diff --git a/strings/base_error.h b/strings/base_error.h
index 2a6eea281..07d688472 100644
--- a/strings/base_error.h
+++ b/strings/base_error.h
@@ -313,8 +313,8 @@ WINRT_EXPORT namespace winrt
             }
 
             com_ptr<impl::IErrorInfo> info;
-            WINRT_VERIFY_(0, WINRT_IMPL_GetErrorInfo(0, info.put_void()));
-            WINRT_VERIFY(info.try_as(m_info));
+            WINRT_IMPL_GetErrorInfo(0, info.put_void());
+            info.try_as(m_info);
         }
 
         static hresult verify_error(hresult const code) noexcept
diff --git a/test/test/suppress_error_info.cpp b/test/test/suppress_error_info.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2d25cac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test/suppress_error_info.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include "pch.h"
+#include <roerrorapi.h>
+
+TEST_CASE("suppress_error_info")
+{
+    winrt::check_hresult(RoSetErrorReportingFlags(RO_ERROR_REPORTING_SUPPRESSSETERRORINFO));
+
+    // Since the error information is suppressed, the best we can hope for is that C++/WinRT
+    // will provide a generic message for the HRESULT.
+    REQUIRE(winrt::hresult_error(E_FAIL, L"message").message() == L"Unspecified error");
+
+    winrt::check_hresult(RoSetErrorReportingFlags(RO_ERROR_REPORTING_USESETERRORINFO));
+
+    // The default behavior has been restored, so C++/WinRT can faithfully provide error
+    // information as usual.
+    REQUIRE(winrt::hresult_error(E_FAIL, L"message").message() == L"message");
+}
diff --git a/test/test/test.vcxproj b/test/test/test.vcxproj
index bb33508a2..b75f2e219 100644
--- a/test/test/test.vcxproj
+++ b/test/test/test.vcxproj
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="single_threaded_observable_vector.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="structs.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="struct_delegate.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="suppress_error_info.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="tearoff.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="thread_pool.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="uniform_in_params.cpp" />