diff --git a/py/test/plugin/api.py b/py/test/plugin/api.py
index 6550864e1..db27921bc 100644
--- a/py/test/plugin/api.py
+++ b/py/test/plugin/api.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class PluginHooks:
 
     def pytest_pyfunc_call(self, pyfuncitem, args, kwargs):
         """ return True if we consumed/did the call to the python function item. """
+    pytest_pyfunc_call.firstresult = True
 
     def pytest_item_makereport(self, item, excinfo, when, outerr):
         """ return ItemTestReport for the given test outcome. """
diff --git a/py/test/testing/test_api.py b/py/test/testing/test_api.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ee84f184
--- /dev/null
+++ b/py/test/testing/test_api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+class TestPyfuncHooks:
+    def test_pyfunc_call(self, testdir):
+        item = testdir.getitem("def test_func(): raise ValueError")
+        config = item.config
+        class MyPlugin1:
+            def pytest_pyfunc_call(self, pyfuncitem, *args, **kwargs):
+                raise ValueError
+        class MyPlugin2:
+            def pytest_pyfunc_call(self, pyfuncitem, *args, **kwargs):
+                return True
+        config.pluginmanager.register(MyPlugin1())
+        config.pluginmanager.register(MyPlugin2())
+        config.api.pytest_pyfunc_call(pyfuncitem=item)