diff --git a/tools/check_skips.py b/tools/check_skips.py
index d800af6dfd..0cc51cacb3 100644
--- a/tools/check_skips.py
+++ b/tools/check_skips.py
@@ -7,11 +7,22 @@ DEVICE_LIMITATION = re.compile(r"skipped,.*(subgroup|the device (has no|reports|
 
 NO_DISPLAY = re.compile(r"skipped,.*no display", re.IGNORECASE)
 
-HIGH_REFRESH_LIMITATION = re.compile(r"^skipped, current display does not provide 120 Hz[ \t]*$", re.IGNORECASE | re.MULTILINE)
+HIGH_REFRESH_LIMITATION = re.compile(r"current display does not provide 120 Hz", re.IGNORECASE)
 
 WINDOWS_PREFIX = "agc"
 
 
+def high_refresh_limitation(output):
+    reasons = []
+    for line in output.splitlines():
+        reason = line.strip()
+        if reason.lower().startswith("skipped,"):
+            reason = reason[len("skipped,"):].strip()
+        if reason:
+            reasons.append(reason)
+    return bool(reasons) and all(HIGH_REFRESH_LIMITATION.fullmatch(reason) for reason in reasons)
+
+
 def skips(path):
     for case in ET.parse(path).getroot().iter("testcase"):
         if case.get("status") == "disabled":
@@ -43,10 +54,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             print(f"{name}: {reason}")
         raise SystemExit
     if args.job == "windows":
-        unexpected = [name for name, output in found if not name.startswith(WINDOWS_PREFIX) and not NO_DISPLAY.search(output) and not HIGH_REFRESH_LIMITATION.search(output)]
+        unexpected = [name for name, output in found if not name.startswith(WINDOWS_PREFIX) and not NO_DISPLAY.search(output) and not high_refresh_limitation(output)]
         expected = f"any {WINDOWS_PREFIX}* test, which the runner has no Vulkan driver for, or a test that reports no display or Vulkan device or a display without a 120 Hz mode"
     else:
-        unexpected = [name for name, output in found if not DEVICE_LIMITATION.search(output) and not HIGH_REFRESH_LIMITATION.search(output)]
+        unexpected = [name for name, output in found if not DEVICE_LIMITATION.search(output) and not high_refresh_limitation(output)]
         expected = "any test that reports the device limitation it needs, such as narrow subgroups, a missing extension, no display for a Vulkan window or a display without a 120 Hz mode"
     for name in unexpected:
         print(f"error: {name} skipped")
diff --git a/tools/tests/test_check_skips.py b/tools/tests/test_check_skips.py
index 710df2240c..c2a4c33b79 100644
--- a/tools/tests/test_check_skips.py
+++ b/tools/tests/test_check_skips.py
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ class CheckSkipsTests(unittest.TestCase):
         reports = (
             f'<skipped/><system-out>skipped, {reason}</system-out>',
             f'<skipped message="{reason}"/>',
+            f'<skipped>{reason}</skipped>',
+            f'<skipped/><system-err>skipped, {reason}</system-err>',
+            f'<skipped message="{reason}">\n\n{reason}\n</skipped>'
+            f'<system-out>\n\nskipped, {reason}\n\n</system-out>'
+            f'<system-err>\nskipped, {reason}\n</system-err>',
+            f'<skipped>\n\n{reason}\n\n{reason}\n</skipped>',
         )
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as directory:
             junit = Path(directory) / "junit.xml"
@@ -52,6 +58,35 @@ class CheckSkipsTests(unittest.TestCase):
                         self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stdout + result.stderr)
                         self.assertIn("1 test(s) skipped, all expected", result.stdout)
 
+    def test_high_refresh_reason_cannot_hide_additional_diagnostics(self):
+        reason = "current display does not provide 120 Hz"
+        known = f"skipped, {reason}"
+        extra = "unexpected failure detail"
+        reports = (
+            f'<skipped/><system-out>{known}\n{extra}</system-out>',
+            f'<skipped/><system-out>{extra}\n{known}</system-out>',
+            f'<skipped/><system-err>{known}\n{extra}</system-err>',
+            f'<skipped/><system-out>{known}</system-out><system-err>{extra}</system-err>',
+            f'<skipped/><system-out>{extra}</system-out><system-err>{known}</system-err>',
+            f'<skipped message="{reason}"/><system-err>{extra}</system-err>',
+            f'<skipped>{reason}</skipped><system-out>{extra}</system-out>',
+            f'<skipped message="{reason}">{extra}</skipped>',
+            f'<skipped message="{extra}"/><system-out>{known}</system-out>',
+            f'<skipped>{reason}\n{extra}</skipped>',
+            f'<skipped/><system-out>{known}\n{known}\n{extra}</system-out>',
+        )
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as directory:
+            junit = Path(directory) / "junit.xml"
+            for report in reports:
+                junit.write_text(f'<testsuite><testcase name="guest_video_out_high_frame_rate">{report}</testcase></testsuite>', encoding="utf-8")
+                for job in ("linux", "windows"):
+                    with self.subTest(job=job, report=report):
+                        result = subprocess.run(
+                            [sys.executable, "-I", str(TOOL), str(junit), "--job", job],
+                            capture_output=True, text=True)
+                        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 1, result.stdout + result.stderr)
+                        self.assertIn("error: guest_video_out_high_frame_rate skipped", result.stdout)
+
     def test_unknown_display_reasons_stay_unexpected_in_both_jobs(self):
         reasons = (
             "current display is broken",