diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
index fc0ef15..98a4590 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
@@ -3440,6 +3440,30 @@
   delete(dir, 'rf')
 enddef
 
+def Test_error_in_autoload_script_foldexpr()
+  var save_rtp = &rtp
+  mkdir('Xvim/autoload', 'p')
+  &runtimepath = 'Xvim'
+
+  var lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+      eval [][0]
+      echomsg 'no error'
+  END
+  lines->writefile('Xvim/autoload/script.vim')
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+      import autoload 'script.vim'
+      &foldmethod = 'expr'
+      &foldexpr = 'script.Func()'
+      redraw
+  END
+  v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E684: List index out of range: 0')
+
+  delete('Xvim', 'rf')
+enddef
+
 def Test_invalid_sid()
   assert_fails('func <SNR>1234_func', 'E123:')
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index a7fe96c..bd75074 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -736,6 +736,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    79,
+/**/
     78,
 /**/
     77,
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index b7f590e..c631636 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -610,12 +610,20 @@
     ret = find_imported_in_script(name, len, current_sctx.sc_sid);
     if (ret != NULL && load && (ret->imp_flags & IMP_FLAGS_AUTOLOAD))
     {
-	scid_T dummy;
+	scid_T	dummy;
+	int	save_emsg_off = emsg_off;
+
+	// "emsg_off" will be set when evaluating an expression silently, but
+	// we do want to know about errors in a script.  Also because it then
+	// aborts when an error is encountered.
+	emsg_off = FALSE;
 
 	// script found before but not loaded yet
 	ret->imp_flags &= ~IMP_FLAGS_AUTOLOAD;
 	(void)do_source(SCRIPT_ITEM(ret->imp_sid)->sn_name, FALSE,
 							    DOSO_NONE, &dummy);
+
+	emsg_off = save_emsg_off;
     }
     return ret;
 }