diff --git a/test/common.js b/test/common.js
index b4f55d94d7d6b1..0721ad94ec7c2b 100644
--- a/test/common.js
+++ b/test/common.js
@@ -202,6 +202,28 @@ exports.hasIPv6 = Object.keys(ifaces).some(function(name) {
   });
 });
 
+/*
+ * Check that when running a test with
+ * `$node --abort-on-uncaught-exception $file child`
+ * the process aborts.
+ */
+exports.childShouldThrowAndAbort = function() {
+  var testCmd = '';
+  if (!exports.isWindows) {
+    // Do not create core files, as it can take a lot of disk space on
+    // continuous testing and developers' machines
+    testCmd += 'ulimit -c 0 && ';
+  }
+  testCmd += `${process.argv[0]} --abort-on-uncaught-exception `;
+  testCmd += `${process.argv[1]} child`;
+  const child = child_process.exec(testCmd);
+  child.on('exit', function onExit(exitCode, signal) {
+    const errMsg = 'Test should have aborted ' +
+                   `but instead exited with exit code ${exitCode}` +
+                   ` and signal ${signal}`;
+    assert(exports.nodeProcessAborted(exitCode, signal), errMsg);
+  });
+};
 
 exports.ddCommand = function(filename, kilobytes) {
   if (exports.isWindows) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-0.js b/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-0.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..6a3a670b9204c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-0.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const domain = require('domain');
+
+function test() {
+  const d = domain.create();
+
+  d.run(function() {
+    throw new Error('boom!');
+  });
+}
+
+if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
+  test();
+} else {
+  common.childShouldThrowAndAbort();
+}
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-1.js b/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-1.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e32245176571ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-1.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const domain = require('domain');
+
+function test() {
+  const d = domain.create();
+  const d2 = domain.create();
+
+  d.run(function() {
+    d2.run(function() {
+      throw new Error('boom!');
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
+  test();
+} else {
+  common.childShouldThrowAndAbort();
+}
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-2.js b/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-2.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ff0fd5eec35f6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-2.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const domain = require('domain');
+
+function test() {
+  const d = domain.create();
+
+  d.run(function() {
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      throw new Error('boom!');
+    }, 1);
+  });
+}
+
+if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
+  test();
+} else {
+  common.childShouldThrowAndAbort();
+}
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-3.js b/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-3.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..cbe5f3ed8dc4a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-3.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const domain = require('domain');
+
+function test() {
+  const d = domain.create();
+
+  d.run(function() {
+    setImmediate(function() {
+      throw new Error('boom!');
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
+  test();
+} else {
+  common.childShouldThrowAndAbort();
+}
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-4.js b/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-4.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4d0dd39454d2b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-4.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const domain = require('domain');
+
+function test() {
+  const d = domain.create();
+
+  d.run(function() {
+    process.nextTick(function() {
+      throw new Error('boom!');
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
+  test();
+} else {
+  common.childShouldThrowAndAbort();
+}
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-5.js b/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-5.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..78ef3662a20229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-5.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const domain = require('domain');
+
+function test() {
+  const d = domain.create();
+
+  d.run(function() {
+    var fs = require('fs');
+    fs.exists('/non/existing/file', function onExists() {
+      throw new Error('boom!');
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
+  test();
+} else {
+  common.childShouldThrowAndAbort();
+}
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-6.js b/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-6.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c3a91379319db5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-6.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const domain = require('domain');
+
+function test() {
+  const d = domain.create();
+  const d2 = domain.create();
+
+  d.on('error', function errorHandler() {
+  });
+
+  d.run(function() {
+    d2.run(function() {
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        throw new Error('boom!');
+      }, 1);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
+  test();
+} else {
+  common.childShouldThrowAndAbort();
+}
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-7.js b/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-7.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..9debc754cea3d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-7.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const domain = require('domain');
+
+function test() {
+  const d = domain.create();
+  const d2 = domain.create();
+
+  d.on('error', function errorHandler() {
+  });
+
+  d.run(function() {
+    d2.run(function() {
+      setImmediate(function() {
+        throw new Error('boom!');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
+  test();
+} else {
+  common.childShouldThrowAndAbort();
+}
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-8.js b/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-8.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f1670cbd300bdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-8.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const domain = require('domain');
+
+function test() {
+  const d = domain.create();
+  const d2 = domain.create();
+
+  d.on('error', function errorHandler() {
+  });
+
+  d.run(function() {
+    d2.run(function() {
+      process.nextTick(function() {
+        throw new Error('boom!');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
+  test();
+} else {
+  common.childShouldThrowAndAbort();
+}
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-9.js b/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-9.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a4eebd50e96388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught-9.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const domain = require('domain');
+
+function test() {
+  const d = domain.create();
+  const d2 = domain.create();
+
+  d.on('error', function errorHandler() {
+  });
+
+  d.run(function() {
+    d2.run(function() {
+      var fs = require('fs');
+      fs.exists('/non/existing/file', function onExists() {
+        throw new Error('boom!');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
+  test();
+} else {
+  common.childShouldThrowAndAbort();
+}
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught.js b/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 833e7374d7f2ab..00000000000000
--- a/test/parallel/test-domain-no-error-handler-abort-on-uncaught.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,168 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-/*
- * This test makes sure that when using --abort-on-uncaught-exception and
- * when throwing an error from within a domain that does not have an error
- * handler setup, the process aborts.
- */
-const common = require('../common');
-const assert = require('assert');
-const domain = require('domain');
-const child_process = require('child_process');
-
-const tests = [
-  function() {
-    const d = domain.create();
-
-    d.run(function() {
-      throw new Error('boom!');
-    });
-  },
-
-  function() {
-    const d = domain.create();
-    const d2 = domain.create();
-
-    d.run(function() {
-      d2.run(function() {
-        throw new Error('boom!');
-      });
-    });
-  },
-
-  function() {
-    const d = domain.create();
-
-    d.run(function() {
-      setTimeout(function() {
-        throw new Error('boom!');
-      }, 1);
-    });
-  },
-
-  function() {
-    const d = domain.create();
-
-    d.run(function() {
-      setImmediate(function() {
-        throw new Error('boom!');
-      });
-    });
-  },
-
-  function() {
-    const d = domain.create();
-
-    d.run(function() {
-      process.nextTick(function() {
-        throw new Error('boom!');
-      });
-    });
-  },
-
-  function() {
-    const d = domain.create();
-
-    d.run(function() {
-      var fs = require('fs');
-      fs.exists('/non/existing/file', function onExists() {
-        throw new Error('boom!');
-      });
-    });
-  },
-
-  function() {
-    const d = domain.create();
-    const d2 = domain.create();
-
-    d.on('error', function errorHandler() {
-    });
-
-    d.run(function() {
-      d2.run(function() {
-        setTimeout(function() {
-          throw new Error('boom!');
-        }, 1);
-      });
-    });
-  },
-
-  function() {
-    const d = domain.create();
-    const d2 = domain.create();
-
-    d.on('error', function errorHandler() {
-    });
-
-    d.run(function() {
-      d2.run(function() {
-        setImmediate(function() {
-          throw new Error('boom!');
-        });
-      });
-    });
-  },
-
-  function() {
-    const d = domain.create();
-    const d2 = domain.create();
-
-    d.on('error', function errorHandler() {
-    });
-
-    d.run(function() {
-      d2.run(function() {
-        process.nextTick(function() {
-          throw new Error('boom!');
-        });
-      });
-    });
-  },
-
-  function() {
-    const d = domain.create();
-    const d2 = domain.create();
-
-    d.on('error', function errorHandler() {
-    });
-
-    d.run(function() {
-      d2.run(function() {
-        var fs = require('fs');
-        fs.exists('/non/existing/file', function onExists() {
-          throw new Error('boom!');
-        });
-      });
-    });
-  },
-];
-
-if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
-  const testIndex = +process.argv[3];
-  tests[testIndex]();
-} else {
-
-  tests.forEach(function(test, testIndex) {
-    var testCmd = '';
-    if (!common.isWindows) {
-      // Do not create core files, as it can take a lot of disk space on
-      // continuous testing and developers' machines
-      testCmd += 'ulimit -c 0 && ';
-    }
-
-    testCmd += process.argv[0];
-    testCmd += ' ' + '--abort-on-uncaught-exception';
-    testCmd += ' ' + process.argv[1];
-    testCmd += ' ' + 'child';
-    testCmd += ' ' + testIndex;
-
-    var child = child_process.exec(testCmd);
-
-    child.on('exit', function onExit(exitCode, signal) {
-      const errMsg = 'Test at index ' + testIndex + ' should have aborted ' +
-                     'but instead exited with exit code ' + exitCode +
-                     ' and signal ' + signal;
-      assert(common.nodeProcessAborted(exitCode, signal), errMsg);
-    });
-  });
-}