diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
index b4107e9..bd06f7a 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
@@ -3699,6 +3699,46 @@
   CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
 enddef
 
+def Test_error_in_autoload_script()
+  var save_rtp = &rtp
+  var dir = getcwd() .. '/Xruntime'
+  &rtp = dir
+  mkdir(dir .. '/autoload', 'p')
+
+  var lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script noclear
+      def script#autoloaded()
+      enddef
+      def Broken()
+        var x: any = ''
+        eval x != 0
+      enddef
+      Broken()
+  END
+  writefile(lines, dir .. '/autoload/script.vim')
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+      def CallAutoloaded()
+        script#autoloaded()
+      enddef
+
+      function Legacy()
+        try
+          call s:CallAutoloaded()
+        catch
+          call assert_match('E1030: Using a String as a Number', v:exception)
+        endtry
+      endfunction
+
+      Legacy()
+  END
+  CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
+
+  &rtp = save_rtp
+  delete(dir, 'rf')
+enddef
+
 def Test_cmdline_win()
   # if the Vim syntax highlighting uses Vim9 constructs they can be used from
   # the command line window.
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index ba8362b..896ca07 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -756,6 +756,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    3166,
+/**/
     3165,
 /**/
     3164,
diff --git a/src/vim9execute.c b/src/vim9execute.c
index 4124928..b882c4d 100644
--- a/src/vim9execute.c
+++ b/src/vim9execute.c
@@ -4737,7 +4737,8 @@
     // Not sure if this is necessary.
     suppress_errthrow = save_suppress_errthrow;
 
-    if (ret != OK && did_emsg_cumul + did_emsg == did_emsg_before)
+    if (ret != OK && did_emsg_cumul + did_emsg == did_emsg_before
+							      && !need_rethrow)
 	semsg(_(e_unknown_error_while_executing_str),
 						   printable_func_name(ufunc));
     funcdepth_restore(orig_funcdepth);