diff --git a/lib/rspec/rails/example/system_example_group.rb b/lib/rspec/rails/example/system_example_group.rb
index 57266d0a27..59c5606cca 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/rails/example/system_example_group.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/rails/example/system_example_group.rb
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ def driven_by(driver, **driver_options, &blk)
             original_after_teardown.bind(self).call
           ensure
             myio = $stdout
-            RSpec.current_example.metadata[:extra_failure_lines] = myio.string
+            myio.rewind
+            RSpec.current_example.metadata[:extra_failure_lines] = myio.readlines
             $stdout = orig_stdout
           end
         end
diff --git a/spec/rspec/rails/example/system_example_group_spec.rb b/spec/rspec/rails/example/system_example_group_spec.rb
index a73ded072f..053b0edf1c 100644
--- a/spec/rspec/rails/example/system_example_group_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rspec/rails/example/system_example_group_spec.rb
@@ -58,6 +58,28 @@ module RSpec::Rails
           expect(example).to have_received(:driven_by).once
         end
       end
+
+      describe '#after' do
+        it 'sets the :extra_failure_lines metadata to an array of STDOUT lines' do
+          group = RSpec::Core::ExampleGroup.describe do
+            include SystemExampleGroup
+
+            before do
+              driven_by(:selenium)
+            end
+
+            def take_screenshot
+              puts 'line 1'
+              puts 'line 2'
+            end
+          end
+          example = group.it('fails') { fail }
+
+          group.run
+
+          expect(example.metadata[:extra_failure_lines]).to eq(["line 1\n", "line 2\n"])
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end