diff --git a/spec/lib/guard/rspec/rspec_process_spec.rb b/spec/lib/guard/rspec/rspec_process_spec.rb
index 69456f56..132a7c21 100644
--- a/spec/lib/guard/rspec/rspec_process_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/guard/rspec/rspec_process_spec.rb
@@ -148,5 +148,18 @@
         subject
       end
     end
+
+    context "with error outside examples" do
+      let(:exit_code) { 2 }
+
+      before do
+        summary = '0 examples, 0 failures, 1 error occurred outside of examples'
+        allow(results).to receive(:summary).and_return(summary)
+      end
+
+      it { is_expected.to_not be_all_green }
+
+      it { is_expected.to be_error_and_examples_not_run }
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/guard/rspec/runner_spec.rb b/spec/lib/guard/rspec/runner_spec.rb
index c50be362..aa407e6a 100644
--- a/spec/lib/guard/rspec/runner_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/guard/rspec/runner_spec.rb
@@ -340,6 +340,15 @@
       runner.run(paths)
     end
 
+    it "notifies that examples are not run" do
+      allow(process).to receive(:error_and_examples_not_run?).and_return(true)
+
+      expect(notifier).to receive(:notify_failure)
+        .with(/Error\/s occurred and examples are not run./)
+
+      runner.run(paths)
+    end
+
     describe "return value" do
       subject { runner.run(paths) }