diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/issue_verification/README.txt b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/issue_verification/README.txt
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+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/issue_verification/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Tests in this directory are intentionally setup to
+fail, error, timeout, etc. to verify that the buildbots
+pick up errors.  The tests in this directory will be
+parked/removed/renamed after verifying they trigger
+as expected.
diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/issue_verification/TestFail.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/issue_verification/TestFail.py
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+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/issue_verification/TestFail.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+"""Tests that a FAIL is detected by the testbot."""
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import lldbsuite.test.lldbtest as lldbtest
+
+
+class FailTestCase(lldbtest.TestBase):
+    """Forces test failure."""
+    mydir = lldbtest.TestBase.compute_mydir(__file__)
+
+    def test_buildbot_catches_failure(self):
+        """Issues a failing test assertion."""
+        self.assertTrue(
+            False,
+            "This will always fail, buildbot should flag this.")
diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/issue_verification/TestSignal.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/issue_verification/TestSignal.py
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+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/issue_verification/TestSignal.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"""Tests that an exceptional exit is detected by the testbot."""
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import os
+import signal
+import time
+
+import lldbsuite.test.lldbtest as lldbtest
+
+
+class ExceptionalExitTestCase(lldbtest.TestBase):
+    """Forces exceptional exit."""
+    mydir = lldbtest.TestBase.compute_mydir(__file__)
+
+    @lldbtest.skipIfWindows
+    def test_buildbot_catches_exceptional_exit(self):
+        """Force process to die with exceptional exit."""
+
+        # Sleep for a couple seconds
+        try:
+            time.sleep(5)
+        except:
+            pass
+
+        os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGKILL)
diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/issue_verification/TestTimeout.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/issue_verification/TestTimeout.py
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ba7be454f9a9ad22e94a7aaef50e8e7c50d1fd4e
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+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/issue_verification/TestTimeout.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+"""Tests that a timeout is detected by the testbot."""
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import time
+
+import lldbsuite.test.lldbtest as lldbtest
+
+
+class TimeoutTestCase(lldbtest.TestBase):
+    """Forces test timeout."""
+    mydir = lldbtest.TestBase.compute_mydir(__file__)
+
+    def test_buildbot_catches_timeout(self):
+        """Tests that timeout logic kicks in and is picked up."""
+        while True:
+            try:
+                time.sleep(1)
+            except:
+                print("ignoring exception during sleep")