diff --git a/py/test/plugin/pytest_resultlog.py b/py/test/plugin/pytest_resultlog.py
index 044a4f3c0..5a981bda0 100644
--- a/py/test/plugin/pytest_resultlog.py
+++ b/py/test/plugin/pytest_resultlog.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
     resultlog = config.option.resultlog
     if resultlog:
         logfile = open(resultlog, 'w', 1) # line buffered
-        config._resultlog = ResultLog(logfile) 
+        config._resultlog = ResultLog(config, logfile) 
         config.pluginmanager.register(config._resultlog)
 
 def pytest_unconfigure(config):
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ def generic_path(item):
     return ''.join(gpath)
         
 class ResultLog(object):
-    def __init__(self, logfile):
+    def __init__(self, config, logfile):
+        self.config = config
         self.logfile = logfile # preferably line buffered
 
     def write_log_entry(self, testpath, shortrepr, longrepr):
@@ -61,8 +62,16 @@ class ResultLog(object):
         self.write_log_entry(testpath, shortrepr, longrepr) 
 
     def pytest_runtest_logreport(self, report):
-        code = report.shortrepr 
-        if report.passed:
+        res = self.config.hook.pytest_report_teststatus(report=report)
+        if res is not None:
+            code = res[1]
+        else:
+            code = report.shortrepr
+        if code == 'x':
+            longrepr = str(report.longrepr)
+        elif code == 'P':
+            longrepr = ''
+        elif report.passed:
             longrepr = ""
         elif report.failed:
             longrepr = str(report.longrepr) 
diff --git a/testing/pytest/plugin/test_pytest_resultlog.py b/testing/pytest/plugin/test_pytest_resultlog.py
index 026c82bc4..11430dff6 100644
--- a/testing/pytest/plugin/test_pytest_resultlog.py
+++ b/testing/pytest/plugin/test_pytest_resultlog.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def test_generic_path():
     assert res == 'test/a:B().c[1]'
 
 def test_write_log_entry():
-    reslog = ResultLog(None)
+    reslog = ResultLog(None, None)
     reslog.logfile = py.io.TextIO()
     reslog.write_log_entry('name', '.', '')  
     entry = reslog.logfile.getvalue()
@@ -100,7 +100,13 @@ class TestWithFunctionIntegration:
             import py 
             def test_pass(): pass
             def test_skip(): py.test.skip("hello")
-            def test_fail(): raise ValueError("val")
+            def test_fail(): raise ValueError("FAIL")
+
+            @py.test.mark.xfail
+            def test_xfail(): raise ValueError("XFAIL")
+            @py.test.mark.xfail
+            def test_xpass(): pass            
+            
         """)
         lines = self.getresultlog(testdir, mod)
         assert len(lines) >= 3
@@ -112,8 +118,15 @@ class TestWithFunctionIntegration:
        
         assert lines[3].startswith("F ")
         assert lines[3].endswith("test_fail")
-        tb = "".join(lines[4:])
-        assert tb.find("ValueError") != -1 
+        tb = "".join(lines[4:8])
+        assert tb.find('raise ValueError("FAIL")') != -1
+
+        assert lines[8].startswith('x ')
+        tb = "".join(lines[8:14])
+        assert tb.find('raise ValueError("XFAIL")') != -1
+
+        assert lines[14].startswith('P ')
+        assert len(lines) == 15
 
     def test_internal_exception(self):
         # they are produced for example by a teardown failing
@@ -122,7 +135,7 @@ class TestWithFunctionIntegration:
             raise ValueError
         except ValueError:
             excinfo = py.code.ExceptionInfo()
-        reslog = ResultLog(py.io.TextIO())        
+        reslog = ResultLog(None, py.io.TextIO())        
         reslog.pytest_internalerror(excinfo.getrepr())
         entry = reslog.logfile.getvalue()
         entry_lines = entry.splitlines()
@@ -142,12 +155,16 @@ def test_generic(testdir, LineMatcher):
             assert 0
         def test_skip():
             py.test.skip("")
+        @py.test.mark.xfail
+        def test_xfail():
+            assert 0
     """)
     testdir.runpytest("--resultlog=result.log")
     lines = testdir.tmpdir.join("result.log").readlines(cr=0)
     LineMatcher(lines).fnmatch_lines([
         ". *:test_pass", 
         "F *:test_fail", 
-        "s *:test_skip", 
+        "s *:test_skip",
+        "x *:test_xfail", 
     ])