diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
index 158c64c..478c394 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
@@ -558,6 +558,43 @@
   assert_equal(411, n)
 enddef
 
+def Test_cnext_works_in_catch()
+  var lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+      au BufEnter * eval 0
+      writefile(['text'], 'Xfile1')
+      writefile(['text'], 'Xfile2')
+      var items = [
+          {lnum: 1, filename: 'Xfile1', valid: true},
+          {lnum: 1, filename: 'Xfile2', valid: true}
+        ]
+      setqflist([], ' ', {items: items})
+      cwindow
+
+      def CnextOrCfirst()
+        # if cnext fails, cfirst is used
+        try
+          cnext
+        catch
+          cfirst
+        endtry
+      enddef
+
+      CnextOrCfirst()
+      CnextOrCfirst()
+      writefile([getqflist({idx: 0}).idx], 'Xresult')
+      qall
+  END
+  writefile(lines, 'XCatchCnext')
+  RunVim([], [], '--clean -S XCatchCnext')
+  assert_equal(['1'], readfile('Xresult'))
+
+  delete('Xfile1')
+  delete('Xfile2')
+  delete('XCatchCnext')
+  delete('Xresult')
+enddef
+
 def Test_throw_skipped()
   if 0
     throw dontgethere
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 3ac6cfa..ecb0c43 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2370,
+/**/
     2369,
 /**/
     2368,
diff --git a/src/vim9execute.c b/src/vim9execute.c
index b24475e..fdc49eb 100644
--- a/src/vim9execute.c
+++ b/src/vim9execute.c
@@ -2572,6 +2572,7 @@
 			trycmd->tcd_caught = TRUE;
 		    }
 		    did_emsg = got_int = did_throw = FALSE;
+		    force_abort = need_rethrow = FALSE;
 		    catch_exception(current_exception);
 		}
 		break;