diff --git a/serenity-cucumber/src/main/java/io/cucumber/core/plugin/ScenarioContextParallel.java b/serenity-cucumber/src/main/java/io/cucumber/core/plugin/ScenarioContextParallel.java
index 3b9d01eb5..13cefff6e 100644
--- a/serenity-cucumber/src/main/java/io/cucumber/core/plugin/ScenarioContextParallel.java
+++ b/serenity-cucumber/src/main/java/io/cucumber/core/plugin/ScenarioContextParallel.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package io.cucumber.core.plugin;
 
 
+import io.cucumber.plugin.event.Status;
+import net.serenitybdd.cucumber.events.StepFinishedWithResultEvent;
 import net.serenitybdd.model.exceptions.SerenityManagedException;
 import net.thucydides.core.steps.events.StepEventBusEvent;
 import io.cucumber.messages.types.Scenario;
@@ -337,6 +339,12 @@ public void addHighPriorityStepEventBusEvent(String scenarioId, StepEventBusEven
 
     public void addStepEventBusEvent(StepEventBusEvent event) {
         if (TestSession.isSessionStarted()) {
+            if (event instanceof StepFinishedWithResultEvent) {
+                if (Status.FAILED.equals(((StepFinishedWithResultEvent) event).getResult().getStatus()) && TestSession.currentStepHasFailed()) {
+                    LOGGER.debug("SRP:ignored event " + event + " " + Thread.currentThread() + " because current Step has already failed");
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
             TestSession.addEvent(event);
             event.setStepEventBus(stepEventBus);
         } else {
diff --git a/serenity-cucumber/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/cucumber/events/StepFinishedWithResultEvent.java b/serenity-cucumber/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/cucumber/events/StepFinishedWithResultEvent.java
index 48160bb31..9b50d853b 100644
--- a/serenity-cucumber/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/cucumber/events/StepFinishedWithResultEvent.java
+++ b/serenity-cucumber/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/cucumber/events/StepFinishedWithResultEvent.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public void play() {
 
 
     private void failed(String stepTitle, Throwable cause, List<ScreenshotAndHtmlSource> screenshots) {
-        if (!errorOrFailureRecordedForStep(stepTitle, cause)) {
+        if (!errorOrFailureRecordedForStep(stepTitle, cause))  {
             if (!isEmpty(stepTitle)) {
                 getStepEventBus().updateCurrentStepTitle(stepTitle);
             }
@@ -141,4 +141,11 @@ private String currentStepTitle() {
                 ? getStepEventBus().getCurrentStep().get().getDescription() : "";
     }
 
+    public Result getResult() {
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public String toString() {
+		return("EventBusEvent STEP_FINISHED_WITH_RESULT with result " + result);
+	}
 }