diff --git a/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/external.rs b/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/external.rs
index 172ac8cbfc..7268133ab0 100644
--- a/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/external.rs
+++ b/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/external.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use nu_test_support::fs::Stub::EmptyFile;
+use nu_test_support::fs::Stub::{EmptyFile, FileWithContent};
 use nu_test_support::nu;
 use nu_test_support::playground::Playground;
 use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
@@ -627,7 +627,6 @@ fn exit_code_stops_execution_closure() {
     assert!(actual.err.contains("exited with code 1"));
 }
 
-// TODO: need to add tests under display_error.exit_code = true
 #[test]
 fn exit_code_stops_execution_custom_command() {
     let actual = nu!("def cmd [] { nu -c 'exit 42'; 'ok1' }; cmd; print 'ok2'");
@@ -635,7 +634,6 @@ fn exit_code_stops_execution_custom_command() {
     assert!(!actual.err.contains("exited with code 42"));
 }
 
-// TODO: need to add tests under display_error.exit_code = true
 #[test]
 fn exit_code_stops_execution_for_loop() {
     let actual = nu!("for x in [0 1] { nu -c 'exit 42'; print $x }");
@@ -643,6 +641,42 @@ fn exit_code_stops_execution_for_loop() {
     assert!(!actual.err.contains("exited with code 42"));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn display_error_with_exit_code_stops() {
+    Playground::setup("errexit", |dirs, sandbox| {
+        sandbox.with_files(&[FileWithContent(
+            "tmp_env.nu",
+            "$env.config.display_errors.exit_code = true",
+        )]);
+
+        let actual = nu!(
+            env_config: "tmp_env.nu",
+            cwd: dirs.test(),
+            "def cmd [] { nu -c 'exit 42'; 'ok1' }; cmd; print 'ok2'",
+        );
+        assert!(actual.err.contains("exited with code"));
+        assert_eq!(actual.out, "");
+    });
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn display_error_exit_code_stops_execution_for_loop() {
+    Playground::setup("errexit", |dirs, sandbox| {
+        sandbox.with_files(&[FileWithContent(
+            "tmp_env.nu",
+            "$env.config.display_errors.exit_code = true",
+        )]);
+
+        let actual = nu!(
+            env_config: "tmp_env.nu",
+            cwd: dirs.test(),
+            "for x in [0 1] { nu -c 'exit 42'; print $x }",
+        );
+        assert!(actual.err.contains("exited with code"));
+        assert_eq!(actual.out, "");
+    });
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn arg_dont_run_subcommand_if_surrounded_with_quote() {
     let actual = nu!("nu --testbin cococo `(echo aa)`");