diff --git a/assertions/src/main/java/io/camunda/zeebe/process/test/assertions/ProcessInstanceAssert.java b/assertions/src/main/java/io/camunda/zeebe/process/test/assertions/ProcessInstanceAssert.java
index f535521c..cfa78ca4 100644
--- a/assertions/src/main/java/io/camunda/zeebe/process/test/assertions/ProcessInstanceAssert.java
+++ b/assertions/src/main/java/io/camunda/zeebe/process/test/assertions/ProcessInstanceAssert.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import io.camunda.zeebe.protocol.record.Record;
 import io.camunda.zeebe.protocol.record.RejectionType;
 import io.camunda.zeebe.protocol.record.intent.IncidentIntent;
+import io.camunda.zeebe.protocol.record.intent.JobIntent;
 import io.camunda.zeebe.protocol.record.intent.ProcessInstanceIntent;
 import io.camunda.zeebe.protocol.record.intent.ProcessMessageSubscriptionIntent;
 import io.camunda.zeebe.protocol.record.value.BpmnElementType;
@@ -605,6 +606,31 @@ public ProcessInstanceAssert hasCalledProcess(final String processId) {
     return this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Asserts whether this process has thrown an error for this element
+   *
+   * @param elementId The id of the element that should have thrown error
+   * @return this {@link ProcessInstanceAssert}
+   */
+  public ProcessInstanceAssert hasProcessInstanceThrownError(final String elementId) {
+
+    final long count =
+        StreamFilter.jobRecords(recordStream)
+            .withIntent(JobIntent.ERROR_THROWN)
+            .withElementId(elementId)
+            .stream()
+            .filter(r -> r.getValue().getProcessInstanceKey() == actual)
+            .count();
+
+    assertThat(count)
+        .withFailMessage(
+            "Expected element with id %s to have thrown %s error(s), but was %s",
+            elementId, 1, count)
+        .isEqualTo(1);
+
+    return this;
+  }
+
   private ProcessInstanceRecordStreamFilter getCalledProcessRecords() {
     return StreamFilter.processInstance(recordStream).withParentProcessInstanceKey(actual);
   }