diff --git a/src/glob.rs b/src/glob.rs
index 6c247e5e..b30a5724 100644
--- a/src/glob.rs
+++ b/src/glob.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,23 @@
 use std::env;
 use std::path::Path;
+use std::sync::Mutex;
 
 use globset::{GlobBuilder, GlobMatcher};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use walkdir::WalkDir;
 
 use crate::settings::Settings;
+use crate::utils::style;
+
+pub(crate) struct GlobCollector {
+    pub(crate) fail_fast: bool,
+    pub(crate) failed: usize,
+    pub(crate) show_insta_hint: bool,
+}
+
+// the glob stack holds failure count + an indication if cargo insta review
+// should be run.
+pub(crate) static GLOB_STACK: Lazy<Mutex<Vec<GlobCollector>>> = Lazy::new(Mutex::default);
 
 static GLOB_FILTER: Lazy<Vec<GlobMatcher>> = Lazy::new(|| {
     env::var("INSTA_GLOB_FILTER")
@@ -34,6 +46,12 @@ pub fn glob_exec<F: FnMut(&Path)>(base: &Path, pattern: &str, mut f: F) {
     let mut glob_found_matches = false;
     let mut settings = Settings::clone_current();
 
+    GLOB_STACK.lock().unwrap().push(GlobCollector {
+        failed: 0,
+        show_insta_hint: false,
+        fail_fast: std::env::var("INSTA_GLOB_FAIL_FAST").as_deref() == Ok("1"),
+    });
+
     for file in walker {
         let file = file.unwrap();
         let path = file.path();
@@ -58,7 +76,28 @@ pub fn glob_exec<F: FnMut(&Path)>(base: &Path, pattern: &str, mut f: F) {
         });
     }
 
+    let top = GLOB_STACK.lock().unwrap().pop().unwrap();
     if !glob_found_matches && !settings.allow_empty_glob() {
         panic!("the glob! macro did not match any files.");
     }
+
+    if top.failed > 0 {
+        if top.show_insta_hint {
+            println!(
+                "{hint}",
+                hint = style("To update snapshots run `cargo insta review`").dim(),
+            );
+        }
+        if top.failed > 1 {
+            println!(
+                "{hint}",
+                hint = style("To enable fast failing for glob! export INSTA_GLOB_FAIL_FAST=1 as environment variable.").dim()
+            );
+        }
+        panic!(
+            "glob! resulted in {} snapshot assertion failure{}s",
+            top.failed,
+            if top.failed == 1 { "" } else { "s" },
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/macros.rs b/src/macros.rs
index d420e98c..63b9ac77 100644
--- a/src/macros.rs
+++ b/src/macros.rs
@@ -488,6 +488,11 @@ macro_rules! with_settings {
 /// `INSTA_GLOB_FILTER` to `foo-*txt;bar-*.txt` only files starting with `foo-` or `bar-`
 /// end ending in `.txt` will be executed.  When using `cargo-insta` the `--glob-filter`
 /// option can be used instead.
+///
+/// Another effect of the globbing system is that snapshot failures within the glob macro
+/// are deferred until the end of of it.  In other words this means that each snapshot
+/// assertion within the `glob!` block are reported.  It can be disabled by setting
+/// `INSTA_GLOB_FAIL_FAST` environment variable to `1`.
 #[cfg(feature = "glob")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "glob")))]
 #[macro_export]
diff --git a/src/runtime.rs b/src/runtime.rs
index 07f0d16b..e7e606bc 100644
--- a/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/src/runtime.rs
@@ -436,9 +436,39 @@ fn print_snapshot_info(ctx: &SnapshotAssertionContext, new_snapshot: &Snapshot)
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "glob")]
+macro_rules! print_or_panic {
+    ($fail_fast:expr, $($tokens:tt)*) => {{
+        if (!$fail_fast) {
+            eprintln!($($tokens)*);
+            eprintln!();
+        } else {
+            panic!($($tokens)*);
+        }
+    }}
+}
+
 /// Finalizes the assertion based on the update result.
 fn finalize_assertion(ctx: &SnapshotAssertionContext, update_result: SnapshotUpdate) {
-    if update_result == SnapshotUpdate::NewFile
+    // if we are in glob mode, we want to adjust the finalization
+    // so that we do not show the hints immediately.
+    let fail_fast = {
+        #[cfg(feature = "glob")]
+        {
+            if let Some(top) = crate::glob::GLOB_STACK.lock().unwrap().last() {
+                top.fail_fast
+            } else {
+                true
+            }
+        }
+        #[cfg(not(feature = "glob"))]
+        {
+            true
+        }
+    };
+
+    if fail_fast
+        && update_result == SnapshotUpdate::NewFile
         && get_output_behavior() != OutputBehavior::Nothing
         && !ctx.is_doctest
     {
@@ -449,7 +479,7 @@ fn finalize_assertion(ctx: &SnapshotAssertionContext, update_result: SnapshotUpd
     }
 
     if update_result != SnapshotUpdate::InPlace && !force_pass() {
-        if get_output_behavior() != OutputBehavior::Nothing {
+        if fail_fast && get_output_behavior() != OutputBehavior::Nothing {
             println!(
                 "{hint}",
                 hint = style(
@@ -458,6 +488,31 @@ fn finalize_assertion(ctx: &SnapshotAssertionContext, update_result: SnapshotUpd
                 .dim(),
             );
         }
+
+        // if we are in glob mode, count the failures and print the
+        // errors instead of panicking.  The glob will then panic at
+        // the end.
+        #[cfg(feature = "glob")]
+        {
+            let mut stack = crate::glob::GLOB_STACK.lock().unwrap();
+            if let Some(glob_collector) = stack.last_mut() {
+                glob_collector.failed += 1;
+                if update_result == SnapshotUpdate::NewFile
+                    && get_output_behavior() != OutputBehavior::Nothing
+                {
+                    glob_collector.show_insta_hint = true;
+                }
+
+                print_or_panic!(
+                    fail_fast,
+                    "snapshot assertion from glob for '{}' failed in line {}",
+                    ctx.snapshot_name.as_deref().unwrap_or("unnamed snapshot"),
+                    ctx.assertion_line
+                );
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
         panic!(
             "snapshot assertion for '{}' failed in line {}",
             ctx.snapshot_name.as_deref().unwrap_or("unnamed snapshot"),