diff --git a/goerrors.go b/goerrors.go
index dd24bb6..b08ba51 100644
--- a/goerrors.go
+++ b/goerrors.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ package goerrors
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+
+	"github.com/pat42smith/gotest"
 )
 
 // OrPanic panics with e if e is not nil.
@@ -47,3 +49,76 @@ func OrExit2[T1, T2 any](t1 T1, t2 T2, e error) (T1, T2) {
 	OrExit(e)
 	return t1, t2
 }
+
+// OrError(e)(r) calls r.Error(e) if e is not nil.
+//
+// This is intended for use in test cases; r will usually be a *testing.T.
+func OrError(e error) func(r gotest.Reporter) {
+	if e == nil {
+		return func(gotest.Reporter) {}
+	} else {
+		return func(r gotest.Reporter) {
+			r.Helper()
+			r.Error(e)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// OrError1(t, e)(r) is like OrError(e)(r), but returns t.
+func OrError1[T any](t T, e error) func(gotest.Reporter) T {
+	return func(r gotest.Reporter) T {
+		if e != nil {
+			r.Helper()
+			r.Error(e)
+		}
+		return t
+	}
+}
+
+// OrError2(t1, t2, e)(r) is like OrError(e)(r), but returns (t1, t2).
+func OrError2[T1, T2 any](t1 T1, t2 T2, e error) func(gotest.Reporter) (T1, T2) {
+	return func(r gotest.Reporter) (T1, T2) {
+		if e != nil {
+			r.Helper()
+			r.Error(e)
+		}
+		return t1, t2
+	}
+}
+
+// OrFatal(e)(r) calls r.Fatal(e) if e is not nil.
+//
+// This is intended for use in test cases; r will usually be a *testing.T,
+// in which case OrFatal(e)(r) will not return when e != nil.
+func OrFatal(e error) func(r gotest.Reporter) {
+	if e == nil {
+		return func(gotest.Reporter) {}
+	} else {
+		return func(r gotest.Reporter) {
+			r.Helper()
+			r.Fatal(e)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// OrFatal1(t, e)(r) is like OrFatal(e)(r), but returns t when e != nil or r.Fatal() returns.
+func OrFatal1[T any](t T, e error) func(gotest.Reporter) T {
+	return func(r gotest.Reporter) T {
+		if e != nil {
+			r.Helper()
+			r.Fatal(e)
+		}
+		return t
+	}
+}
+
+// OrFatal2(t1, t2, e)(r) is like OrFatal(e)(r), but returns (t1, t2) when e != nil or r.Fatal() returns.
+func OrFatal2[T1, T2 any](t1 T1, t2 T2, e error) func(gotest.Reporter) (T1, T2) {
+	return func(r gotest.Reporter) (T1, T2) {
+		if e != nil {
+			r.Helper()
+			r.Fatal(e)
+		}
+		return t1, t2
+	}
+}
diff --git a/goerrors_test.go b/goerrors_test.go
index f092500..6500fda 100644
--- a/goerrors_test.go
+++ b/goerrors_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package goerrors
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -103,3 +104,107 @@ func TestExits(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestOrError(t *testing.T) {
+	var sr gotest.StubReporter
+	OrError(nil)(&sr)
+	sr.Expect(t, false, false, "", "")
+
+	OrError(errors.New("problem"))(&sr)
+	sr.Expect(t, true, false, "problem\n", "")
+}
+
+func TestOrError1(t *testing.T) {
+	var sr gotest.StubReporter
+	x := OrError1(99.0, nil)(&sr)
+	sr.Expect(t, false, false, "", "")
+	gotest.Expect(t, 99.0, x)
+
+	c := OrError1(rune('日'), errors.New("disaster"))(&sr)
+	sr.Expect(t, true, false, "disaster\n", "")
+	gotest.Expect(t, rune('日'), c)
+
+	var sr1 gotest.StubReporter
+	foo := func() (string, error) {
+		return "doughnuts", errors.New("donuts")
+	}
+	s := OrError1(foo())(&sr1)
+	sr1.Expect(t, true, false, "donuts\n", "")
+	gotest.Expect(t, "doughnuts", s)
+}
+
+func TestOrError2(t *testing.T) {
+	x := "seventeen"
+	y := 3.7
+	var sr gotest.StubReporter
+	u, v := OrError2(x, y, nil)(&sr)
+	sr.Expect(t, false, false, "", "")
+	gotest.Expect(t, x, u)
+	gotest.Expect(t, y, v)
+
+	u, v = OrError2(x, y, errors.New("falling"))(&sr)
+	sr.Expect(t, true, false, "falling\n", "")
+	gotest.Expect(t, x, u)
+	gotest.Expect(t, y, v)
+
+	var sr1 gotest.StubReporter
+	foo := func() (string, float64, error) {
+		return x, y, nil
+	}
+	u, v = OrError2(foo())(&sr1)
+	sr1.Expect(t, false, false, "", "")
+	gotest.Expect(t, x, u)
+	gotest.Expect(t, y, v)
+}
+
+func TestOrFatal(t *testing.T) {
+	var sr gotest.StubReporter
+	OrFatal(nil)(&sr)
+	sr.Expect(t, false, false, "", "")
+
+	OrFatal(errors.New("problem"))(&sr)
+	sr.Expect(t, true, true, "problem\n", "")
+}
+
+func TestOrFatal1(t *testing.T) {
+	var sr gotest.StubReporter
+	x := OrFatal1(99.0, nil)(&sr)
+	sr.Expect(t, false, false, "", "")
+	gotest.Expect(t, 99.0, x)
+
+	c := OrFatal1(rune('日'), errors.New("disaster"))(&sr)
+	sr.Expect(t, true, true, "disaster\n", "")
+	gotest.Expect(t, rune('日'), c)
+
+	var sr1 gotest.StubReporter
+	foo := func() (string, error) {
+		return "doughnuts", errors.New("donuts")
+	}
+	s := OrFatal1(foo())(&sr1)
+	sr1.Expect(t, true, true, "donuts\n", "")
+	gotest.Expect(t, "doughnuts", s)
+}
+
+func TestOrFatal2(t *testing.T) {
+	x := "seventeen"
+	y := 3.7
+	var sr gotest.StubReporter
+	u, v := OrFatal2(x, y, nil)(&sr)
+	sr.Expect(t, false, false, "", "")
+	gotest.Expect(t, x, u)
+	gotest.Expect(t, y, v)
+
+	u, v = OrFatal2(x, y, errors.New("falling"))(&sr)
+	sr.Expect(t, true, true, "falling\n", "")
+	gotest.Expect(t, x, u)
+	gotest.Expect(t, y, v)
+
+	var sr1 gotest.StubReporter
+	foo := func() (string, float64, error) {
+		return x, y, nil
+	}
+	u, v = OrFatal2(foo())(&sr1)
+	sr1.Expect(t, false, false, "", "")
+	gotest.Expect(t, x, u)
+	gotest.Expect(t, y, v)
+}