diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 98f2ffd8..25a5e1ee 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ set(IMPL_SOURCES
     ${SOURCES_DIR}/internal/catch_commandline.cpp
     ${SOURCES_DIR}/internal/catch_source_line_info.cpp
     ${SOURCES_DIR}/catch_config.cpp
+    ${SOURCES_DIR}/internal/catch_test_failure_exception.cpp
     ${SOURCES_DIR}/internal/catch_case_insensitive_comparisons.cpp
     ${SOURCES_DIR}/internal/catch_console_colour.cpp
     ${SOURCES_DIR}/internal/catch_context.cpp
diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_assertion_handler.cpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_assertion_handler.cpp
index 96e5c8b3..bfa0897d 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_assertion_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_assertion_handler.cpp
@@ -48,11 +48,7 @@ namespace Catch {
             CATCH_BREAK_INTO_DEBUGGER();
         }
         if (m_reaction.shouldThrow) {
-#if !defined(CATCH_CONFIG_DISABLE_EXCEPTIONS)
-            throw Catch::TestFailureException();
-#else
-            CATCH_ERROR( "Test failure requires aborting test!" );
-#endif
+            throw_test_failure_exception();
         }
     }
     void AssertionHandler::setCompleted() {
diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_test_failure_exception.cpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_test_failure_exception.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1edff3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_test_failure_exception.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+
+//              Copyright Catch2 Authors
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+//   (See accompanying file LICENSE.txt or copy at
+//        https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSL-1.0
+
+#include <catch2/internal/catch_test_failure_exception.hpp>
+#include <catch2/internal/catch_enforce.hpp>
+#include <catch2/catch_user_config.hpp>
+
+namespace Catch {
+
+    void throw_test_failure_exception() {
+#if !defined( CATCH_CONFIG_DISABLE_EXCEPTIONS )
+        throw TestFailureException{};
+#else
+        CATCH_ERROR( "Test failure requires aborting test!" );
+#endif
+    }
+
+} // namespace Catch
diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_test_failure_exception.hpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_test_failure_exception.hpp
index 8dc32b46..810a81c9 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_test_failure_exception.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_test_failure_exception.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ namespace Catch {
     //! Used to signal that an assertion macro failed
     struct TestFailureException{};
 
+    /**
+     * Outlines throwing of `TestFailureException` into a single TU
+     *
+     * Also handles `CATCH_CONFIG_DISABLE_EXCEPTIONS` for callers.
+     */
+    [[noreturn]] void throw_test_failure_exception();
+
 } // namespace Catch
 
 #endif // CATCH_TEST_FAILURE_EXCEPTION_HPP_INCLUDED
diff --git a/src/catch2/meson.build b/src/catch2/meson.build
index 1083897d..9cdaf9d9 100644
--- a/src/catch2/meson.build
+++ b/src/catch2/meson.build
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ internal_sources = files(
   'internal/catch_test_case_info_hasher.cpp',
   'internal/catch_test_case_registry_impl.cpp',
   'internal/catch_test_case_tracker.cpp',
+  'internal/catch_test_failure_exception.cpp',
   'internal/catch_test_registry.cpp',
   'internal/catch_test_spec_parser.cpp',
   'internal/catch_textflow.cpp',