diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index de7337be136..3e6bd9bb30a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "expect"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "difference",
  "once_cell",
  "stdx",
 ]
diff --git a/crates/expect/Cargo.toml b/crates/expect/Cargo.toml
index 09eb57a4328..caee4310674 100644
--- a/crates/expect/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/expect/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
 once_cell = "1"
+difference = "2"
 stdx = { path = "../stdx" }
diff --git a/crates/expect/src/lib.rs b/crates/expect/src/lib.rs
index dc4a4223e65..18f361ec2de 100644
--- a/crates/expect/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/expect/src/lib.rs
@@ -107,22 +107,30 @@ fn fail(expect: &Expect, expected: &str, actual: &str) {
         rt.help_printed = true;
 
         let help = if print_help { HELP } else { "" };
+
+        let diff = difference::Changeset::new(actual, expected, "\n");
+
         println!(
             "\n
-error: expect test failed{}
-  --> {}:{}:{}
+\x1b[1m\x1b[91merror\x1b[97m: expect test failed\x1b[0m{}
+   \x1b[1m\x1b[34m-->\x1b[0m {}:{}:{}
 {}
-Expect:
+\x1b[1mExpect\x1b[0m:
 ----
 {}
 ----
 
-Actual:
+\x1b[1mActual\x1b[0m:
+----
+{}
+----
+
+\x1b[1mDiff\x1b[0m:
 ----
 {}
 ----
 ",
-            updated, expect.file, expect.line, expect.column, help, expected, actual
+            updated, expect.file, expect.line, expect.column, help, expected, actual, diff
         );
         // Use resume_unwind instead of panic!() to prevent a backtrace, which is unnecessary noise.
         std::panic::resume_unwind(Box::new(()));