diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9368553ffd..c870ff8a2c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,3 +27,5 @@ log-*/
 /spl_*.so
 
 .DS_Store
+# scripts that may be generated by cargo *-bpf commands
+**/cargo-*-bpf-child-script-*.sh
diff --git a/sdk/cargo-build-bpf/src/main.rs b/sdk/cargo-build-bpf/src/main.rs
index c831159a8a..a99078aa19 100644
--- a/sdk/cargo-build-bpf/src/main.rs
+++ b/sdk/cargo-build-bpf/src/main.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ struct Config<'a> {
     bpf_sdk: PathBuf,
     dump: bool,
     features: Vec<String>,
+    generate_child_script_on_failure: bool,
     no_default_features: bool,
     offline: bool,
     verbose: bool,
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ impl Default for Config<'_> {
             bpf_out_dir: None,
             dump: false,
             features: vec![],
+            generate_child_script_on_failure: false,
             no_default_features: false,
             offline: false,
             verbose: false,
@@ -54,13 +56,13 @@ impl Default for Config<'_> {
     }
 }
 
-fn spawn<I, S>(program: &Path, args: I) -> String
+fn spawn<I, S>(program: &Path, args: I, generate_child_script_on_failure: bool) -> String
 where
     I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
     S: AsRef<OsStr>,
 {
     let args = args.into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>();
-    print!("Running: {}", program.display());
+    print!("cargo-build-bpf child: {}", program.display());
     for arg in args.iter() {
         print!(" {}", arg.as_ref().to_str().unwrap_or("?"));
     }
@@ -77,6 +79,29 @@ where
 
     let output = child.wait_with_output().expect("failed to wait on child");
     if !output.status.success() {
+        if !generate_child_script_on_failure {
+            exit(1);
+        }
+        eprintln!("cargo-build-bpf exited on command execution failure");
+        let script_name = format!(
+            "cargo-build-bpf-child-script-{}.sh",
+            program.file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap(),
+        );
+        let file = File::create(&script_name).unwrap();
+        let mut out = BufWriter::new(file);
+        for (key, value) in env::vars() {
+            writeln!(out, "{}=\"{}\" \\", key, value).unwrap();
+        }
+        write!(out, "{}", program.display()).unwrap();
+        for arg in args.iter() {
+            write!(out, " {}", arg.as_ref().to_str().unwrap_or("?")).unwrap();
+        }
+        writeln!(out).unwrap();
+        out.flush().unwrap();
+        eprintln!(
+            "To rerun the failed command for debugging use {}",
+            script_name,
+        );
         exit(1);
     }
     output
@@ -276,7 +301,11 @@ fn check_undefined_symbols(config: &Config, program: &Path) {
         .join("llvm-readelf");
     let mut readelf_args = vec!["--dyn-symbols"];
     readelf_args.push(program.to_str().unwrap());
-    let output = spawn(&readelf, &readelf_args);
+    let output = spawn(
+        &readelf,
+        &readelf_args,
+        config.generate_child_script_on_failure,
+    );
     if config.verbose {
         println!("{}", output);
     }
@@ -309,7 +338,11 @@ fn link_bpf_toolchain(config: &Config) {
         .join("rust");
     let rustup = PathBuf::from("rustup");
     let rustup_args = vec!["toolchain", "list", "-v"];
-    let rustup_output = spawn(&rustup, &rustup_args);
+    let rustup_output = spawn(
+        &rustup,
+        &rustup_args,
+        config.generate_child_script_on_failure,
+    );
     if config.verbose {
         println!("{}", rustup_output);
     }
@@ -321,7 +354,11 @@ fn link_bpf_toolchain(config: &Config) {
             let path = it.next();
             if path.unwrap() != toolchain_path.to_str().unwrap() {
                 let rustup_args = vec!["toolchain", "uninstall", "bpf"];
-                let output = spawn(&rustup, &rustup_args);
+                let output = spawn(
+                    &rustup,
+                    &rustup_args,
+                    config.generate_child_script_on_failure,
+                );
                 if config.verbose {
                     println!("{}", output);
                 }
@@ -333,7 +370,11 @@ fn link_bpf_toolchain(config: &Config) {
     }
     if do_link {
         let rustup_args = vec!["toolchain", "link", "bpf", toolchain_path.to_str().unwrap()];
-        let output = spawn(&rustup, &rustup_args);
+        let output = spawn(
+            &rustup,
+            &rustup_args,
+            config.generate_child_script_on_failure,
+        );
         if config.verbose {
             println!("{}", output);
         }
@@ -475,7 +516,11 @@ fn build_bpf_package(config: &Config, target_directory: &Path, package: &cargo_m
             cargo_build_args.push(arg);
         }
     }
-    let output = spawn(&cargo_build, &cargo_build_args);
+    let output = spawn(
+        &cargo_build,
+        &cargo_build_args,
+        config.generate_child_script_on_failure,
+    );
     if config.verbose {
         println!("{}", output);
     }
@@ -520,6 +565,7 @@ fn build_bpf_package(config: &Config, target_directory: &Path, package: &cargo_m
             let output = spawn(
                 &config.bpf_sdk.join("scripts").join("strip.sh"),
                 &[&program_unstripped_so, &program_so],
+                config.generate_child_script_on_failure,
             );
             if config.verbose {
                 println!("{}", output);
@@ -530,6 +576,7 @@ fn build_bpf_package(config: &Config, target_directory: &Path, package: &cargo_m
             let output = spawn(
                 &config.bpf_sdk.join("scripts").join("dump.sh"),
                 &[&program_unstripped_so, &program_dump],
+                config.generate_child_script_on_failure,
             );
             if config.verbose {
                 println!("{}", output);
@@ -643,6 +690,12 @@ fn main() {
                 .multiple(true)
                 .help("Space-separated list of features to activate"),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("generate_child_script_on_failure")
+                .long("generate-child-script-on-failure")
+                .takes_value(false)
+                .help("Generate rerun-script.sh to rerun test command on failure"),
+        )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("manifest_path")
                 .long("manifest-path")
@@ -706,6 +759,7 @@ fn main() {
         features: values_t!(matches, "features", String)
             .ok()
             .unwrap_or_else(Vec::new),
+        generate_child_script_on_failure: matches.is_present("generate_child_script_on_failure"),
         no_default_features: matches.is_present("no_default_features"),
         offline: matches.is_present("offline"),
         verbose: matches.is_present("verbose"),
diff --git a/sdk/cargo-build-bpf/tests/crates.rs b/sdk/cargo-build-bpf/tests/crates.rs
index 56c1272094..0cf6cb1fba 100644
--- a/sdk/cargo-build-bpf/tests/crates.rs
+++ b/sdk/cargo-build-bpf/tests/crates.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::{
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate serial_test;
 
-fn run_cargo_build(extra_args: &[&str]) -> Output {
+fn run_cargo_build(crate_name: &str, extra_args: &[&str]) -> Output {
     let cwd = env::current_dir().expect("Unable to get current working directory");
     let root = cwd
         .parent()
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fn run_cargo_build(extra_args: &[&str]) -> Output {
     let toml = cwd
         .join("tests")
         .join("crates")
-        .join("noop")
+        .join(crate_name)
         .join("Cargo.toml");
     let toml = format!("{}", toml.display());
     let mut args = vec!["--bpf-sdk", "../bpf", "--manifest-path", &toml];
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ fn run_cargo_build(extra_args: &[&str]) -> Output {
 #[test]
 #[serial]
 fn test_build() {
-    let output = run_cargo_build(&[]);
+    let output = run_cargo_build("noop", &[]);
     assert!(output.status.success());
 }
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fn test_dump() {
         .status()
         .expect("Unable to install rustfilt required for --dump option")
         .success());
-    let output = run_cargo_build(&["--dump"]);
+    let output = run_cargo_build("noop", &["--dump"]);
     assert!(output.status.success());
     let cwd = env::current_dir().expect("Unable to get current working directory");
     let dump = cwd
@@ -71,10 +71,25 @@ fn test_dump() {
 #[test]
 #[serial]
 fn test_out_dir() {
-    let output = run_cargo_build(&["--bpf-out-dir", "tmp_out"]);
+    let output = run_cargo_build("noop", &["--bpf-out-dir", "tmp_out"]);
     assert!(output.status.success());
     let cwd = env::current_dir().expect("Unable to get current working directory");
     let dir = cwd.join("tmp_out");
     assert!(dir.exists());
     fs::remove_dir_all("tmp_out").expect("Failed to remove tmp_out dir");
 }
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn test_generate_child_script_on_failre() {
+    let output = run_cargo_build("fail", &["--generate-child-script-on-failure"]);
+    assert!(!output.status.success());
+    let cwd = env::current_dir().expect("Unable to get current working directory");
+    let scr = cwd
+        .join("tests")
+        .join("crates")
+        .join("fail")
+        .join("cargo-build-bpf-child-script-cargo.sh");
+    assert!(scr.exists());
+    fs::remove_file(scr).expect("Failed to remove script");
+}
diff --git a/sdk/cargo-build-bpf/tests/crates/fail/Cargo.toml b/sdk/cargo-build-bpf/tests/crates/fail/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ec35bc4f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/cargo-build-bpf/tests/crates/fail/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[package]
+name = "fail"
+version = "1.8.0"
+description = "Solana BPF test program written in Rust"
+authors = ["Solana Maintainers <maintainers@solana.foundation>"]
+repository = "https://github.com/solana-labs/solana"
+license = "Apache-2.0"
+homepage = "https://solana.com/"
+edition = "2018"
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+solana-program = { path = "../../../../program", version = "=1.8.0" }
+
+[lib]
+crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+
+[workspace]
diff --git a/sdk/cargo-build-bpf/tests/crates/fail/src/lib.rs b/sdk/cargo-build-bpf/tests/crates/fail/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da12227da5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/cargo-build-bpf/tests/crates/fail/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//! @brief Example Rust-based BPF noop program
+
+extern crate solana_program;
+use solana_program::{
+    account_info::AccountInfo, entrypoint, entrypoint::ProgramResult, pubkey::Pubkey,
+};
+
+entrypoint!(process_instruction);
+fn process_instruction(
+    _program_id: &Pubkey,
+    _accounts: &[AccountInfo],
+    _instruction_data: &[u8],
+) -> ProgramResult {
+    // error to make build fail: no return value
+}
diff --git a/sdk/cargo-test-bpf/src/main.rs b/sdk/cargo-test-bpf/src/main.rs
index 49b39f5487..8599f60cab 100644
--- a/sdk/cargo-test-bpf/src/main.rs
+++ b/sdk/cargo-test-bpf/src/main.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ use clap::{
 use std::{
     env,
     ffi::OsStr,
+    fs::File,
+    io::{prelude::*, BufWriter},
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
     process::exit,
     process::Command,
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ struct Config {
     cargo_build_bpf: PathBuf,
     extra_cargo_test_args: Vec<String>,
     features: Vec<String>,
+    generate_child_script_on_failure: bool,
     test_name: Option<String>,
     no_default_features: bool,
     no_run: bool,
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             cargo_build_bpf: PathBuf::from("cargo-build-bpf"),
             extra_cargo_test_args: vec![],
             features: vec![],
+            generate_child_script_on_failure: false,
             test_name: None,
             no_default_features: false,
             no_run: false,
@@ -43,13 +47,13 @@ impl Default for Config {
     }
 }
 
-fn spawn<I, S>(program: &Path, args: I)
+fn spawn<I, S>(program: &Path, args: I, generate_child_script_on_failure: bool)
 where
     I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
     S: AsRef<OsStr>,
 {
     let args = args.into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>();
-    print!("Running: {}", program.display());
+    print!("cargo-test-bpf child: {}", program.display());
     for arg in args.iter() {
         print!(" {}", arg.as_ref().to_str().unwrap_or("?"));
     }
@@ -65,6 +69,29 @@ where
 
     let exit_status = child.wait().expect("failed to wait on child");
     if !exit_status.success() {
+        if !generate_child_script_on_failure {
+            exit(1);
+        }
+        eprintln!("cargo-test-bpf exited on command execution failure");
+        let script_name = format!(
+            "cargo-test-bpf-child-script-{}.sh",
+            program.file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap(),
+        );
+        let file = File::create(&script_name).unwrap();
+        let mut out = BufWriter::new(file);
+        for (key, value) in env::vars() {
+            writeln!(out, "{}=\"{}\" \\", key, value).unwrap();
+        }
+        write!(out, "{}", program.display()).unwrap();
+        for arg in args.iter() {
+            write!(out, " {}", arg.as_ref().to_str().unwrap_or("?")).unwrap();
+        }
+        writeln!(out).unwrap();
+        out.flush().unwrap();
+        eprintln!(
+            "To rerun the failed command for debugging use {}",
+            script_name,
+        );
         exit(1);
     }
 }
@@ -99,7 +126,11 @@ fn test_bpf_package(config: &Config, target_directory: &Path, package: &cargo_me
     build_bpf_args.push("--bpf-out-dir");
     build_bpf_args.push(&bpf_out_dir);
 
-    spawn(&config.cargo_build_bpf, &build_bpf_args);
+    spawn(
+        &config.cargo_build_bpf,
+        &build_bpf_args,
+        config.generate_child_script_on_failure,
+    );
 
     // Pass --bpf-out-dir along to the solana-program-test crate
     env::set_var("BPF_OUT_DIR", bpf_out_dir);
@@ -124,7 +155,11 @@ fn test_bpf_package(config: &Config, target_directory: &Path, package: &cargo_me
     for extra_cargo_test_arg in &config.extra_cargo_test_args {
         cargo_args.push(extra_cargo_test_arg);
     }
-    spawn(&config.cargo, &cargo_args);
+    spawn(
+        &config.cargo,
+        &cargo_args,
+        config.generate_child_script_on_failure,
+    );
 }
 
 fn test_bpf(config: Config, manifest_path: Option<PathBuf>) {
@@ -239,6 +274,12 @@ fn main() {
                 .takes_value(false)
                 .help("Run without accessing the network"),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("generate_child_script_on_failure")
+                .long("generate-child-script-on-failure")
+                .takes_value(false)
+                .help("Generate rerun-script.sh to rerun test command on failure"),
+        )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("verbose")
                 .short("v")
@@ -271,6 +312,7 @@ fn main() {
         features: values_t!(matches, "features", String)
             .ok()
             .unwrap_or_else(Vec::new),
+        generate_child_script_on_failure: matches.is_present("generate_child_script_on_failure"),
         test_name: value_t!(matches, "test", String).ok(),
         no_default_features: matches.is_present("no_default_features"),
         no_run: matches.is_present("no_run"),