diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Features-20240323-172105.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20240323-172105.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d7bd2b49e7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20240323-172105.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Features
+body: Populate actual count of failures in `run_results.json` for passing tests
+time: 2024-03-23T17:21:05.10213675+07:00
+custom:
+  Author: tbog357
+  Issue: "9808"
diff --git a/core/dbt/task/test.py b/core/dbt/task/test.py
index dbcbbbb8ee3..2d06a1ad143 100644
--- a/core/dbt/task/test.py
+++ b/core/dbt/task/test.py
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ def build_test_run_result(self, test: TestNode, result: TestResultData) -> RunRe
             failures = result.failures
         else:
             status = TestStatus.Pass
+            failures = result.failures
 
         run_result = RunResult(
             node=test,
diff --git a/tests/functional/schema_tests/test_schema_v2_tests.py b/tests/functional/schema_tests/test_schema_v2_tests.py
index ea33e62bce3..767ae783f3e 100644
--- a/tests/functional/schema_tests/test_schema_v2_tests.py
+++ b/tests/functional/schema_tests/test_schema_v2_tests.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def assertTestFailed(self, result):
     def assertTestPassed(self, result):
         assert result.status == "pass"
         assert not result.skipped
-        assert result.failures == 0, "test {} failed".format(result.node.name)
+        assert result.failures >= 0, "test {} failed".format(result.node.name)
 
     def test_schema_tests(
         self,
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def assertTestWarn(self, result):
     def assertTestPassed(self, result):
         assert result.status == "pass"
         assert not result.skipped
-        assert result.failures == 0, "test {} failed".format(result.node.name)
+        assert result.failures >= 0, "test {} failed".format(result.node.name)
 
     def test_limit_schema_tests(
         self,
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ def test_limit_schema_tests(
             else:
                 self.assertTestPassed(result)
         # warnings are also marked as failures
-        assert sum(x.failures for x in test_results) == 3
+        assert sum(x.failures for x in test_results) == 4
 
 
 class TestDefaultBoolType:
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def assertTestWarn(self, result):
     def assertTestPassed(self, result):
         assert result.status == "pass"
         assert not result.skipped
-        assert result.failures == 0, "test {} failed".format(result.node.name)
+        assert result.failures >= 0, "test {} failed".format(result.node.name)
 
     def test_limit_schema_tests(
         self,
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ def test_limit_schema_tests(
             else:
                 self.assertTestPassed(result)
         # warnings are also marked as failures
-        assert sum(x.failures for x in test_results) == 3
+        assert sum(x.failures for x in test_results) == 4
 
 
 class TestOtherBoolType:
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ def assertTestWarn(self, result):
     def assertTestPassed(self, result):
         assert result.status == "pass"
         assert not result.skipped
-        assert result.failures == 0, "test {} failed".format(result.node.name)
+        assert result.failures >= 0, "test {} failed".format(result.node.name)
 
     def test_limit_schema_tests(
         self,
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ def test_limit_schema_tests(
             else:
                 self.assertTestPassed(result)
         # warnings are also marked as failures
-        assert sum(x.failures for x in test_results) == 3
+        assert sum(x.failures for x in test_results) == 4
 
 
 class TestNonBoolType:
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ def test_hooks_do_run_for_tests(
         for result in results:
             assert result.status == "pass"
             assert not result.skipped
-            assert result.failures == 0, "test {} failed".format(result.node.name)
+            assert result.failures >= 0, "test {} failed".format(result.node.name)
 
 
 class TestHooksForWhich:
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ def test_these_hooks_dont_run_for_tests(
         for result in results:
             assert result.status == "pass"
             assert not result.skipped
-            assert result.failures == 0, "test {} failed".format(result.node.name)
+            assert result.failures >= 0, "test {} failed".format(result.node.name)
 
 
 class TestCustomSchemaTests: