diff --git a/core/lib/init.c b/core/lib/init.c
index b20252945d..cdf7358a4e 100644
--- a/core/lib/init.c
+++ b/core/lib/init.c
@@ -60,7 +60,12 @@ static void *main_trampoline(void *arg)
         LOG_INFO(CONFIG_BOOT_MSG_STRING "\n");
     }
 
-    main();
+    int res = main();
+
+    if (IS_USED(MODULE_TEST_UTILS_MAIN_EXIT_CB)) {
+        void test_utils_main_exit_cb(int res);
+        test_utils_main_exit_cb(res);
+    }
 
 #ifdef MODULE_TEST_UTILS_PRINT_STACK_USAGE
     void print_stack_usage_metric(const char *name, void *stack, unsigned max_size);
diff --git a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
index 2516929079..17cb40b7de 100644
--- a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ PSEUDOMODULES += crypto_aes_unroll
 
 # declare shell version of test_utils_interactive_sync
 PSEUDOMODULES += test_utils_interactive_sync_shell
+PSEUDOMODULES += test_utils_main_exit_cb
 
 # All auto_init modules are pseudomodules
 PSEUDOMODULES += auto_init_%