diff --git a/src/compare/libs/looks-same/looks-same.service.spec.ts b/src/compare/libs/looks-same/looks-same.service.spec.ts
index 505ceb3..00b6426 100644
--- a/src/compare/libs/looks-same/looks-same.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/compare/libs/looks-same/looks-same.service.spec.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,11 @@ describe('getDiff', () => {
     const getImageMock = jest.fn().mockReturnValueOnce(image).mockReturnValueOnce(anotherImage);
     service = await initService({ getImageMock });
     service.compare = jest.fn().mockReturnValueOnce({ equal: false });
-    service.createDiff = jest.fn().mockReturnValueOnce('diff name');
+    service.createDiff = jest.fn().mockReturnValueOnce({
+      diffName: 'diff name',
+      diffPercent: 5,
+      pixelMisMatchCount: 20,
+    });
 
     const result = await service.getDiff(
       {
@@ -192,9 +196,44 @@ describe('getDiff', () => {
     expect(result).toStrictEqual({
       status: TestStatus.unresolved,
       diffName: 'diff name',
-      diffPercent: undefined,
-      pixelMisMatchCount: undefined,
+      diffPercent: 5,
+      pixelMisMatchCount: 20,
       isSameDimension: true,
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('createDiff', () => {
+  it('returns metrics from the generated Looks-Same diff', async () => {
+    const baseline = new PNG({ width: 2, height: 1 });
+    const image = new PNG({ width: 2, height: 1 });
+    baseline.data.fill(255);
+    image.data.fill(255);
+    image.data[0] = 0;
+
+    const saveImageMock = jest.fn().mockReturnValueOnce('diff name');
+    service = await initService({ saveImageMock });
+
+    const result = await service.createDiff(baseline, image, {
+      ...DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+      strict: true,
+      ignoreAntialiasing: false,
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toStrictEqual({
+      diffName: 'diff name',
+      diffPercent: 50,
+      pixelMisMatchCount: 1,
+    });
+    expect(saveImageMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('diff', expect.any(Buffer));
+  });
+
+  it('rejects an equal result instead of silently omitting the artifact', async () => {
+    const image = new PNG({ width: 1, height: 1 });
+    service = await initService({});
+
+    await expect(service.createDiff(image, image, DEFAULT_CONFIG)).rejects.toThrow(
+      'Cannot create a diff image for an equal Looks-Same result'
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/compare/libs/looks-same/looks-same.service.ts b/src/compare/libs/looks-same/looks-same.service.ts
index 2127e02..e877f2d 100644
--- a/src/compare/libs/looks-same/looks-same.service.ts
+++ b/src/compare/libs/looks-same/looks-same.service.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ export class LookSameService implements ImageComparator {
     } else {
       result.status = TestStatus.unresolved;
       if (data.saveDiffAsFile) {
-        result.diffName = await this.createDiff(baselineIgnored, imageIgnored, config);
+        const diff = await this.createDiff(baselineIgnored, imageIgnored, config);
+        result.diffName = diff.diffName;
+        result.diffPercent = diff.diffPercent;
+        result.pixelMisMatchCount = diff.pixelMisMatchCount;
       }
     }
 
@@ -76,20 +79,24 @@ export class LookSameService implements ImageComparator {
     return undefined;
   }
 
-  async createDiff(baseline: PNG, image: PNG, config: LooksSameConfig): Promise<string | undefined> {
-    const buffer = await looksSame
-      .createDiff({
-        reference: PNG.sync.write(baseline),
-        current: PNG.sync.write(image),
-        highlightColor: '#ff00ff',
-        ...config,
-      })
-      .catch((error) => {
-        this.logger.error(error.message);
-      });
-    if (buffer) {
-      return this.staticService.saveImage('diff', buffer);
+  async createDiff(
+    baseline: PNG,
+    image: PNG,
+    config: LooksSameConfig
+  ): Promise<Pick<DiffResult, 'diffName' | 'diffPercent' | 'pixelMisMatchCount'>> {
+    const diffResult = await looksSame(PNG.sync.write(baseline), PNG.sync.write(image), {
+      ...config,
+      createDiffImage: true,
+    });
+
+    if (diffResult.equal) {
+      throw new Error('Cannot create a diff image for an equal Looks-Same result');
     }
-    return undefined;
+
+    return {
+      diffName: await this.staticService.saveImage('diff', await diffResult.diffImage.createBuffer('png')),
+      diffPercent: diffResult.totalPixels > 0 ? (diffResult.differentPixels * 100) / diffResult.totalPixels : 0,
+      pixelMisMatchCount: diffResult.differentPixels,
+    };
   }
 }