diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/AbstractNativeKlibABITest.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/AbstractNativeKlibABITest.kt
index 42816553aa7..6f8e365dc99 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/AbstractNativeKlibABITest.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/AbstractNativeKlibABITest.kt
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ abstract class AbstractNativeKlibABITest : AbstractNativeSimpleTest() {
         modules = setOf(module),
         freeCompilerArgs = compilerArgs,
         nominalPackageName = PackageName.EMPTY,
-        expectedOutputDataFile = null,
         checks = TestRunChecks.Default(testRunSettings.get<Timeouts>().executionTimeout),
         extras = DEFAULT_EXTRAS
     ).apply {
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/InfrastructureDumpedTestListingTest.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/InfrastructureDumpedTestListingTest.kt
index fc2486dc03e..9229a46b15c 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/InfrastructureDumpedTestListingTest.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/InfrastructureDumpedTestListingTest.kt
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ class InfrastructureDumpedTestListingTest : AbstractNativeSimpleTest() {
             modules = setOf(module),
             freeCompilerArgs = TestCompilerArgs.EMPTY,
             nominalPackageName = PackageName.EMPTY,
-            expectedOutputDataFile = null,
             checks = TestRunChecks.Default(testRunSettings.get<Timeouts>().executionTimeout),
             extras = DEFAULT_EXTRAS
         ).apply {
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/TestCase.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/TestCase.kt
index c4a68f6e213..269cb03d25a 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/TestCase.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/TestCase.kt
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ internal class TestCase(
     val modules: Set<TestModule.Exclusive>,
     val freeCompilerArgs: TestCompilerArgs,
     val nominalPackageName: PackageName,
-    val expectedOutputDataFile: File?, // TODO: refactor to TestRunCheck
     val checks: TestRunChecks,
     val extras: Extras
 ) {
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/TestDirectives.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/TestDirectives.kt
index 4d701580753..2e259ca8bde 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/TestDirectives.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/TestDirectives.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.TestDirectives.OUTPUT_DAT
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.TestDirectives.EXPECTED_TIMEOUT_FAILURE
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.TestDirectives.TEST_RUNNER
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.runner.TestRunCheck
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.runner.TestRunCheck.OutputDataFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.directives.model.RegisteredDirectives
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.directives.model.SimpleDirectivesContainer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.directives.model.StringDirective
@@ -276,8 +277,8 @@ internal fun parseFreeCompilerArgs(registeredDirectives: RegisteredDirectives, l
     return TestCompilerArgs(freeCompilerArgs)
 }
 
-internal fun parseOutputDataFile(baseDir: File, registeredDirectives: RegisteredDirectives, location: Location): File? =
-    parseFileBasedDirective(baseDir, OUTPUT_DATA_FILE, registeredDirectives, location)
+internal fun parseOutputDataFile(baseDir: File, registeredDirectives: RegisteredDirectives, location: Location): OutputDataFile? =
+    parseFileBasedDirective(baseDir, OUTPUT_DATA_FILE, registeredDirectives, location)?.let(TestRunCheck::OutputDataFile)
 
 internal fun parseInputDataFile(baseDir: File, registeredDirectives: RegisteredDirectives, location: Location): File? =
     parseFileBasedDirective(baseDir, INPUT_DATA_FILE, registeredDirectives, location)
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/group/ExtTestCaseGroupProvider.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/group/ExtTestCaseGroupProvider.kt
index 2535b72cea2..8e85c4d7666 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/group/ExtTestCaseGroupProvider.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/group/ExtTestCaseGroupProvider.kt
@@ -553,7 +553,6 @@ private class ExtTestDataFile(
             modules = modules,
             freeCompilerArgs = assembleFreeCompilerArgs(),
             nominalPackageName = testDataFileSettings.nominalPackageName,
-            expectedOutputDataFile = null,
             checks = TestRunChecks.Default(timeouts.executionTimeout),
             extras = WithTestRunnerExtras(runnerType = TestRunnerType.DEFAULT)
         )
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/group/PredefinedTestCaseGroupProvider.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/group/PredefinedTestCaseGroupProvider.kt
index fbf60c53231..31cfc6ace33 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/group/PredefinedTestCaseGroupProvider.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/group/PredefinedTestCaseGroupProvider.kt
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ internal class PredefinedTestCaseGroupProvider(annotation: PredefinedTestCases)
                 freeCompilerArgs = predefinedTestCase.freeCompilerArgs
                     .parseCompilerArgs(settings) { "Failed to parse free compiler arguments for test case $testCaseId" },
                 nominalPackageName = PackageName(testCaseId.uniqueName),
-                expectedOutputDataFile = null,
                 checks = TestRunChecks.Default(settings.get<Timeouts>().executionTimeout),
                 extras = WithTestRunnerExtras(
                     runnerType = predefinedTestCase.runnerType,
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/group/StandardTestCaseGroupProvider.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/group/StandardTestCaseGroupProvider.kt
index e07f48b5e02..9ac0b777e3b 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/group/StandardTestCaseGroupProvider.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/group/StandardTestCaseGroupProvider.kt
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.group
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.TestCase.NoTestRunnerExtras
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.TestCase.WithTestRunnerExtras
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.runner.TestRunCheck.ExecutionTimeout
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.runner.TestRunCheck.ExitCode
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.runner.TestRunCheck.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.runner.TestRunChecks
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.settings.GeneratedSources
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.settings.Settings
@@ -183,7 +182,6 @@ internal class StandardTestCaseGroupProvider : TestCaseGroupProvider {
         val registeredDirectives = directivesParser.build()
 
         val freeCompilerArgs = parseFreeCompilerArgs(registeredDirectives, location)
-        val expectedOutputDataFile = parseOutputDataFile(baseDir = testDataFile.parentFile, registeredDirectives, location)
         val testKind = parseTestKind(registeredDirectives, location)
         val expectedTimeoutFailure = parseExpectedTimeoutFailure(registeredDirectives)
 
@@ -198,10 +196,10 @@ internal class StandardTestCaseGroupProvider : TestCaseGroupProvider {
             modules = testModules.values.toSet(),
             freeCompilerArgs = freeCompilerArgs,
             nominalPackageName = nominalPackageName,
-            expectedOutputDataFile = expectedOutputDataFile,
             checks = TestRunChecks(
                 computeExecutionTimeoutCheck(settings, expectedTimeoutFailure),
-                computeExitCodeCheck(testKind, registeredDirectives, location)
+                computeExitCodeCheck(testKind, registeredDirectives, location),
+                computeOutputDataFileCheck(testDataFile, registeredDirectives, location)
             ),
             extras = if (testKind == TestKind.STANDALONE_NO_TR)
                 NoTestRunnerExtras(
@@ -254,5 +252,11 @@ internal class StandardTestCaseGroupProvider : TestCaseGroupProvider {
                 parseExpectedExitCode(registeredDirectives, location)
             else
                 ExitCode.Expected(0)
+
+        private fun computeOutputDataFileCheck(
+            testDataFile: File,
+            registeredDirectives: RegisteredDirectives,
+            location: Location
+        ): OutputDataFile? = parseOutputDataFile(baseDir = testDataFile.parentFile, registeredDirectives, location)
     }
 }
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/runner/AbstractLocalProcessRunner.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/runner/AbstractLocalProcessRunner.kt
index f3e3a5a0082..a611041c88b 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/runner/AbstractLocalProcessRunner.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/runner/AbstractLocalProcessRunner.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.runner
 
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtilRt.convertLineSeparators
 import kotlinx.coroutines.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.runner.AbstractRunner.AbstractRun
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.runner.TestRunCheck.ExecutionTimeout
@@ -94,6 +95,16 @@ internal abstract class AbstractLocalProcessRunner<R>(private val checks: TestRu
                             }
                         }
                     }
+                    is TestRunCheck.OutputDataFile -> {
+                        val expectedOutput = check.file.readText()
+                        val actualFilteredOutput = runResult.processOutput.stdOut.filteredOutput + runResult.processOutput.stdErr
+
+                        // Don't use verifyExpectation(expected, actual) to avoid exposing potentially large test output in exception message
+                        // and blowing up test logs.
+                        verifyExpectation(convertLineSeparators(expectedOutput) == convertLineSeparators(actualFilteredOutput)) {
+                            "Tested process output mismatch. See \"TEST STDOUT\" and \"EXPECTED OUTPUT DATA FILE\" below."
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/runner/BaseTestRunProvider.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/runner/BaseTestRunProvider.kt
index dec510829d5..dcffc199e97 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/runner/BaseTestRunProvider.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/runner/BaseTestRunProvider.kt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ internal open class BaseTestRunProvider {
     )
 
     private fun getTestRunParameters(testCase: TestCase, testName: TestName?): List<TestRunParameter> = buildList {
-        addIfNotNull(testCase.expectedOutputDataFile?.let(TestRunParameter::WithExpectedOutputData))
+        addIfNotNull(testCase.checks.outputDataFile?.file?.let(TestRunParameter::WithExpectedOutputData))
 
         when (testCase.kind) {
             TestKind.STANDALONE_NO_TR -> {
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/runner/LocalTestRunner.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/runner/LocalTestRunner.kt
index 5c01a4689ca..a3edfc4d9e8 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/runner/LocalTestRunner.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/runner/LocalTestRunner.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.runner
 
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtilRt.convertLineSeparators
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.util.TCTestOutputFilter
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.util.TestOutputFilter
@@ -51,9 +50,6 @@ internal class LocalTestRunner(private val testRun: TestRun) : AbstractLocalProc
 
         override fun doHandle() {
             verifyTestReport(runResult.processOutput.stdOut.testReport)
-
-            val mergedOutput = runResult.processOutput.stdOut.filteredOutput + runResult.processOutput.stdErr
-            verifyNonTestOutput(mergedOutput)
         }
 
         private fun verifyTestReport(testReport: TestReport?) {
@@ -84,15 +80,5 @@ internal class LocalTestRunner(private val testRun: TestRun) : AbstractLocalProc
                 tests.forEach { appendLine().append(" - ").append(it) }
             }
         }
-
-        private fun verifyNonTestOutput(nonTestOutput: String) {
-            testRun.runParameters.get<TestRunParameter.WithExpectedOutputData> {
-                // Don't use verifyExpectation(expected, actual) to avoid exposing potentially large test output in exception message
-                // and blowing up test logs.
-                verifyExpectation(convertLineSeparators(expectedOutputDataFile.readText()) == convertLineSeparators(nonTestOutput)) {
-                    "Tested process output mismatch. See \"TEST STDOUT\" and \"EXPECTED OUTPUT DATA FILE\" below."
-                }
-            }
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/runner/TestRun.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/runner/TestRun.kt
index 93f5f516fe2..02f6c14ed09 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/runner/TestRun.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/runner/TestRun.kt
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ internal sealed interface TestRunParameter {
         override fun applyTo(programArgs: MutableList<String>) = Unit
     }
 
+    // Currently, used only for logging the data.
     class WithExpectedOutputData(val expectedOutputDataFile: File) : TestRunParameter {
         override fun applyTo(programArgs: MutableList<String>) = Unit
     }
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/runner/TestRunChecks.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/runner/TestRunChecks.kt
index 9e15e23a02c..324d6886e2e 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/runner/TestRunChecks.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/runner/TestRunChecks.kt
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.runner
 
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.runner.TestRunCheck.ExecutionTimeout
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.runner.TestRunCheck.ExitCode
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.runner.TestRunCheck.*
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.yieldIfNotNull
+import java.io.File
 import kotlin.time.Duration
 
 internal sealed interface TestRunCheck {
@@ -19,24 +20,29 @@ internal sealed interface TestRunCheck {
         object AnyNonZero : ExitCode()
         class Expected(val expectedExitCode: Int) : ExitCode()
     }
+
+    class OutputDataFile(val file: File) : TestRunCheck
 }
 
 internal class TestRunChecks(
     val executionTimeoutCheck: ExecutionTimeout,
-    private val exitCodeCheck: ExitCode
+    private val exitCodeCheck: ExitCode,
+    val outputDataFile: OutputDataFile?
 ) : Iterable<TestRunCheck> {
 
     override fun iterator() = iterator {
         yield(executionTimeoutCheck)
         yield(exitCodeCheck)
+        yieldIfNotNull(outputDataFile)
     }
 
     companion object {
         // The most frequently used case:
         @Suppress("TestFunctionName")
         fun Default(timeout: Duration) = TestRunChecks(
-            ExecutionTimeout.ShouldNotExceed(timeout),
-            ExitCode.Expected(0)
+            executionTimeoutCheck = ExecutionTimeout.ShouldNotExceed(timeout),
+            exitCodeCheck = ExitCode.Expected(0),
+            outputDataFile = null
         )
     }
 }