diff --git a/doc/en/usage.rst b/doc/en/usage.rst
index a23cf764ace..3b5919363c8 100644
--- a/doc/en/usage.rst
+++ b/doc/en/usage.rst
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ To stop the testing process after the first (N) failures:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    pytest -x            # stop after first failure
-    pytest --maxfail=2    # stop after two failures
+    pytest -x           # stop after first failure
+    pytest --maxfail=2  # stop after two failures
 
 .. _select-tests:
 
diff --git a/src/_pytest/terminal.py b/src/_pytest/terminal.py
index 41e4e6e94c9..022a96e9835 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/terminal.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/terminal.py
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ def _printcollecteditems(self, items):
                             self._tw.line("{}{}".format(indent + "  ", line.strip()))
 
     @pytest.hookimpl(hookwrapper=True)
-    def pytest_sessionfinish(self, exitstatus):
+    def pytest_sessionfinish(self, session: Session, exitstatus: ExitCode):
         outcome = yield
         outcome.get_result()
         self._tw.line("")
@@ -815,9 +815,13 @@ def pytest_sessionfinish(self, exitstatus):
             self.config.hook.pytest_terminal_summary(
                 terminalreporter=self, exitstatus=exitstatus, config=self.config
             )
+        if session.shouldfail:
+            self.write_sep("!", session.shouldfail, red=True)
         if exitstatus == ExitCode.INTERRUPTED:
             self._report_keyboardinterrupt()
             del self._keyboardinterrupt_memo
+        elif session.shouldstop:
+            self.write_sep("!", session.shouldstop, red=True)
         self.summary_stats()
 
     @pytest.hookimpl(hookwrapper=True)
diff --git a/testing/test_collection.py b/testing/test_collection.py
index 2ab0a80171b..3daf28adb02 100644
--- a/testing/test_collection.py
+++ b/testing/test_collection.py
@@ -852,11 +852,15 @@ def test_exit_on_collection_with_maxfail_smaller_than_n_errors(testdir):
 
     res = testdir.runpytest("--maxfail=1")
     assert res.ret == 1
-
     res.stdout.fnmatch_lines(
-        ["*ERROR collecting test_02_import_error.py*", "*No module named *asdfa*"]
+        [
+            "collected 1 item / 1 error",
+            "*ERROR collecting test_02_import_error.py*",
+            "*No module named *asdfa*",
+            "*! stopping after 1 failures !*",
+            "*= 1 error in *",
+        ]
     )
-
     res.stdout.no_fnmatch_line("*test_03*")
 
 
@@ -869,7 +873,6 @@ def test_exit_on_collection_with_maxfail_bigger_than_n_errors(testdir):
 
     res = testdir.runpytest("--maxfail=4")
     assert res.ret == 2
-
     res.stdout.fnmatch_lines(
         [
             "collected 2 items / 2 errors",
@@ -877,6 +880,8 @@ def test_exit_on_collection_with_maxfail_bigger_than_n_errors(testdir):
             "*No module named *asdfa*",
             "*ERROR collecting test_03_import_error.py*",
             "*No module named *asdfa*",
+            "*! Interrupted: 2 errors during collection !*",
+            "*= 2 errors in *",
         ]
     )
 
diff --git a/testing/test_terminal.py b/testing/test_terminal.py
index f94643e16f7..2a085169533 100644
--- a/testing/test_terminal.py
+++ b/testing/test_terminal.py
@@ -1017,7 +1017,31 @@ def test_3():
         )
         result = testdir.runpytest("--maxfail=2", *option.args)
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(
-            ["*def test_1():*", "*def test_2():*", "*2 failed*"]
+            [
+                "*def test_1():*",
+                "*def test_2():*",
+                "*! stopping after 2 failures !*",
+                "*2 failed*",
+            ]
+        )
+
+    def test_maxfailures_with_interrupted(self, testdir):
+        testdir.makepyfile(
+            """
+            def test(request):
+                request.session.shouldstop = "session_interrupted"
+                assert 0
+        """
+        )
+        result = testdir.runpytest("--maxfail=1", "-ra")
+        result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(
+            [
+                "*= short test summary info =*",
+                "FAILED *",
+                "*! stopping after 1 failures !*",
+                "*! session_interrupted !*",
+                "*= 1 failed in*",
+            ]
         )
 
     def test_tb_option(self, testdir, option):