diff --git a/qemu/qemu-kernel.go b/qemu/qemu-kernel.go
index 26683f0..1b643de 100644
--- a/qemu/qemu-kernel.go
+++ b/qemu/qemu-kernel.go
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ type QemuSystem struct {
 	Timeout         time.Duration
 	KilledByTimeout bool
 
+	KernelPanic bool
+
 	Died        bool
 	sshAddrPort string
 
@@ -154,6 +156,19 @@ func kvmExists() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+func (q *QemuSystem) panicWatcher() {
+	for {
+		time.Sleep(time.Second)
+		if bytes.Contains(q.Stdout, []byte("Kernel panic")) {
+			time.Sleep(time.Second)
+			// There is no reason to stay alive after kernel panic
+			q.Stop()
+			q.KernelPanic = true
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // Start qemu process
 func (q *QemuSystem) Start() (err error) {
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano()) // Are you sure?
@@ -214,6 +229,8 @@ func (q *QemuSystem) Start() (err error) {
 		err = errors.New("qemu died immediately: " + string(q.Stderr))
 	}
 
+	go q.panicWatcher()
+
 	if q.Timeout != 0 {
 		go func() {
 			time.Sleep(q.Timeout)
diff --git a/qemu/qemu-kernel_test.go b/qemu/qemu-kernel_test.go
index d062ec0..f061cb3 100644
--- a/qemu/qemu-kernel_test.go
+++ b/qemu/qemu-kernel_test.go
@@ -240,6 +240,41 @@ func TestQemuSystemCopyAndInsmod(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestQemuSystemKernelPanic(t *testing.T) {
+	qemu, err := startTestQemu(t, time.Minute)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer qemu.Stop()
+
+	// Enable sysrq
+	_, err = qemu.Command("root", "echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Trigger kernel panic
+	err = qemu.AsyncCommand("root", "sleep 1s && echo c > /proc/sysrq-trigger")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Wait for panic watcher timeout
+	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+
+	if qemu.KilledByTimeout {
+		t.Fatal("qemu is killed by timeout, not because of panic")
+	}
+
+	if !qemu.Died {
+		t.Fatal("qemu is not killed after kernel panic")
+	}
+
+	if !qemu.KernelPanic {
+		t.Fatal("qemu is died but there's no information about panic")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestQemuSystemRun(t *testing.T) {
 	qemu, err := startTestQemu(t, 0)
 	if err != nil {