diff --git a/src/quickfix.c b/src/quickfix.c
index 40897b6..5e46ad2 100644
--- a/src/quickfix.c
+++ b/src/quickfix.c
@@ -4151,13 +4151,15 @@
     if (qf_buf != NULL)
     {
 	// Use the existing quickfix buffer
-	(void)do_ecmd(qf_buf->b_fnum, NULL, NULL, NULL, ECMD_ONE,
-		ECMD_HIDE + ECMD_OLDBUF, oldwin);
+	if (do_ecmd(qf_buf->b_fnum, NULL, NULL, NULL, ECMD_ONE,
+				      ECMD_HIDE + ECMD_OLDBUF, oldwin) == FAIL)
+	    return FAIL;
     }
     else
     {
 	// Create a new quickfix buffer
-	(void)do_ecmd(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, ECMD_ONE, ECMD_HIDE, oldwin);
+	if (do_ecmd(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, ECMD_ONE, ECMD_HIDE, oldwin) == FAIL)
+	    return FAIL;
 
 	// save the number of the new buffer
 	qi->qf_bufnr = curbuf->b_fnum;
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_quickfix_window_fails.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_quickfix_window_fails.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..769e30a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_quickfix_window_fails.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+|a+0&#ffffff0|n|y|t|h|i|n|g| @66
+> @74
+|t|r|y| @71
+|X+3&&|q|u|i|c|k|f|i|x|F|a|i|l|s| |[|+|]| @38|2|,|0|-|1| @9|T|o|p
+| +0&&@74
+|t|r|y| @71
+@2|a|n|y|t|h|i|n|g| @64
+|X+1&&|q|u|i|c|k|f|i|x|F|a|i|l|s| |[|+|]| @38|2|,|0|-|1| @9|5|0|%
+| +0&&@74
+|~+0#4040ff13&| @73
+|~| @73
+|[+1#0000000&|N|o| |N|a|m|e|]| @47|0|,|0|-|1| @9|A|l@1
+| +0&&@74
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim b/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
index cbdc610..759cb0d 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
@@ -5218,4 +5218,39 @@
   cclose
 endfunc
 
+" Test for very weird problem: autocommand causes a failure, resulting opening
+" the quickfix window to fail. This still splits the window, but otherwise
+" should not mess up buffers.
+func Test_quickfix_window_fails_to_open()
+  CheckScreendump
+
+  let lines =<< trim END
+      anything
+      try
+        anything
+      endtry
+  END
+  call writefile(lines, 'XquickfixFails')
+
+  let lines =<< trim END
+      split XquickfixFails
+      silent vimgrep anything %
+      normal o
+      au BufLeave * ++once source XquickfixFails
+      " This will trigger the autocommand, which causes an error, what follows
+      " is aborted but the window was already split.
+      silent! cwindow
+  END
+  call writefile(lines, 'XtestWinFails')
+  let buf = RunVimInTerminal('-S XtestWinFails', #{rows: 13})
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_quickfix_window_fails', {})
+
+  " clean up
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":bwipe!\<CR>")
+  call term_wait(buf)
+  call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
+  call delete('XtestWinFails')
+  call delete('XquickfixFails')
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index ca81643..3f79d3a 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2036,
+/**/
     2035,
 /**/
     2034,