diff --git a/tests/runner/test_parallel_runner.py b/tests/runner/test_parallel_runner.py
index 049b27f200..7173ee047a 100644
--- a/tests/runner/test_parallel_runner.py
+++ b/tests/runner/test_parallel_runner.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import re
 from concurrent.futures.process import ProcessPoolExecutor
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -253,6 +254,23 @@ def _describe(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
 ParallelRunnerManager.register("LoggingDataset", LoggingDataset)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def logging_dataset_catalog():
+    log = []
+    persistent_dataset = LoggingDataset(log, "in", "stuff")
+    return DataCatalog(
+        {
+            "ds0_A": persistent_dataset,
+            "ds0_B": persistent_dataset,
+            "ds2_A": persistent_dataset,
+            "ds2_B": persistent_dataset,
+            "dsX": persistent_dataset,
+            "dsY": persistent_dataset,
+            "params:p": MemoryDataset(1),
+        }
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("is_async", [False, True])
 class TestParallelRunnerRelease:
     def test_dont_release_inputs_and_outputs(self, is_async):
@@ -342,3 +360,76 @@ def test_release_transcoded(self, is_async):
 
         # we want to see both datasets being released
         assert list(log) == [("release", "save"), ("load", "load"), ("release", "load")]
+
+
+class TestSuggestResumeScenario:
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "failing_node_names,expected_pattern",
+        [
+            (["node1_A", "node1_B"], r"No nodes ran."),
+            (["node2"], r"(node1_A,node1_B|node1_B,node1_A)"),
+            (["node3_A"], r"(node3_A,node3_B|node3_B,node3_A|node3_A)"),
+            (["node4_A"], r"(node3_A,node3_B|node3_B,node3_A|node3_A)"),
+            (["node3_A", "node4_A"], r"(node3_A,node3_B|node3_B,node3_A|node3_A)"),
+            (["node2", "node4_A"], r"(node1_A,node1_B|node1_B,node1_A)"),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_suggest_resume_scenario(
+        self,
+        caplog,
+        two_branches_crossed_pipeline,
+        logging_dataset_catalog,
+        failing_node_names,
+        expected_pattern,
+    ):
+        nodes = {n.name: n for n in two_branches_crossed_pipeline.nodes}
+        for name in failing_node_names:
+            two_branches_crossed_pipeline -= modular_pipeline([nodes[name]])
+            two_branches_crossed_pipeline += modular_pipeline(
+                [nodes[name]._copy(func=exception_fn)]
+            )
+        with pytest.raises(Exception):
+            ParallelRunner().run(
+                two_branches_crossed_pipeline,
+                logging_dataset_catalog,
+                hook_manager=_create_hook_manager(),
+            )
+        assert re.search(expected_pattern, caplog.text)
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "failing_node_names,expected_pattern",
+        [
+            (["node1_A", "node1_B"], r"No nodes ran."),
+            (["node2"], r'"node1_A,node1_B"'),
+            (["node3_A"], r"(node3_A,node3_B|node3_A)"),
+            (["node4_A"], r"(node3_A,node3_B|node3_A)"),
+            (["node3_A", "node4_A"], r"(node3_A,node3_B|node3_A)"),
+            (["node2", "node4_A"], r'"node1_A,node1_B"'),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_stricter_suggest_resume_scenario(
+        self,
+        caplog,
+        two_branches_crossed_pipeline_variable_inputs,
+        logging_dataset_catalog,
+        failing_node_names,
+        expected_pattern,
+    ):
+        """
+        Stricter version of previous test.
+        Covers pipelines where inputs are shared across nodes.
+        """
+        test_pipeline = two_branches_crossed_pipeline_variable_inputs
+
+        nodes = {n.name: n for n in test_pipeline.nodes}
+        for name in failing_node_names:
+            test_pipeline -= modular_pipeline([nodes[name]])
+            test_pipeline += modular_pipeline([nodes[name]._copy(func=exception_fn)])
+
+        with pytest.raises(Exception, match="test exception"):
+            ParallelRunner().run(
+                test_pipeline,
+                logging_dataset_catalog,
+                hook_manager=_create_hook_manager(),
+            )
+        assert re.search(expected_pattern, caplog.text)