1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval.c b/src/nvim/eval.c
index 8edff558e1..a1cb79d77d 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval.c
+++ b/src/nvim/eval.c
@@ -7097,10 +7097,14 @@ static void f_assert_fails(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, FunPtr fptr)
 {
   const char *const cmd = tv_get_string_chk(&argvars[0]);
   garray_T    ga;
+  int         save_trylevel = trylevel;
 
+  // trylevel must be zero for a ":throw" command to be considered failed
+  trylevel = 0;
   called_emsg = false;
   suppress_errthrow = true;
   emsg_silent = true;
+
   do_cmdline_cmd(cmd);
   if (!called_emsg) {
     prepare_assert_error(&ga);
@@ -7122,6 +7126,7 @@ static void f_assert_fails(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, FunPtr fptr)
     }
   }
 
+  trylevel = save_trylevel;
   called_emsg = false;
   suppress_errthrow = false;
   emsg_silent = false;