diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php
index 74de1048bb172..63bafb1fd9fd5 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php
@@ -116,8 +116,15 @@ public function run(InputInterface $input = null, OutputInterface $output = null
         $this->configureIO($input, $output);
 
         try {
+            $e = null;
             $exitCode = $this->doRun($input, $output);
-        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+        } catch (\Exception $x) {
+            $e = $x;
+        } catch (\Throwable $x) {
+            $e = new FatalThrowableError($x);
+        }
+
+        if (null !== $e) {
             if (!$this->catchExceptions) {
                 throw $e;
             }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/ApplicationTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/ApplicationTest.php
index 2612be9e9eaaa..056f0d26e0990 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/ApplicationTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/ApplicationTest.php
@@ -969,6 +969,24 @@ public function testRunWithError()
         $tester->run(array('command' => 'dym'));
     }
 
+    public function testRunWithErrorCatchExceptionsFailingStatusCode()
+    {
+        $application = new Application();
+        $application->setDispatcher(new EventDispatcher());
+        $application->setCatchExceptions(true);
+        $application->setAutoExit(false);
+
+        $application->register('dym')->setCode(function (InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output) {
+            $output->write('dym.');
+
+            throw new \Error('dymerr');
+        });
+
+        $tester = new ApplicationTester($application);
+        $tester->run(array('command' => 'dym'));
+        $this->assertSame(1, $tester->getStatusCode(), 'Status code should be 1');
+    }
+
     /**
      * @expectedException        \LogicException
      * @expectedExceptionMessage caught