diff --git a/py/runtime.c b/py/runtime.c
index ca68fe982d..219ec22dee 100644
--- a/py/runtime.c
+++ b/py/runtime.c
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ mp_vm_return_kind_t mp_resume(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t send_value, mp_obj_t th
         // will be propagated up. This behavior is approved by test_pep380.py
         // test_delegation_of_close_to_non_generator(),
         //  test_delegating_throw_to_non_generator()
-        *ret_val = throw_value;
+        *ret_val = mp_make_raise_obj(throw_value);
         return MP_VM_RETURN_EXCEPTION;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/basics/gen_yield_from_throw3.py b/tests/basics/gen_yield_from_throw3.py
index 0f6c7c8429..85b6f71f99 100644
--- a/tests/basics/gen_yield_from_throw3.py
+++ b/tests/basics/gen_yield_from_throw3.py
@@ -28,3 +28,30 @@ print(g.throw(123))
 g = gen()
 print(next(g))
 print(g.throw(ZeroDivisionError))
+
+# this user-defined generator doesn't have a throw() method
+class Iter2:
+    def __iter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __next__(self):
+        return 1
+
+def gen2():
+    yield from Iter2()
+
+# the thrown ValueError is not intercepted by the user class
+g = gen2()
+print(next(g))
+try:
+    g.throw(ValueError)
+except:
+    print('ValueError')
+
+# the thrown 123 is not an exception so raises a TypeError
+g = gen2()
+print(next(g))
+try:
+    g.throw(123)
+except TypeError:
+    print('TypeError')