diff --git a/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py b/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
index 2838d47..5372b2b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 import pickle
 import weakref
 
-from test.support import TESTFN, unlink, run_unittest, captured_output
+from test.support import (TESTFN, unlink, run_unittest, captured_output,
+                          gc_collect)
 
 # XXX This is not really enough, each *operation* should be tested!
 
@@ -554,6 +555,20 @@
             del g
             self.assertEquals(sys.exc_info()[0], TypeError)
 
+    def test_generator_finalizing_and_exc_info(self):
+        # See #7173
+        def simple_gen():
+            yield 1
+        def run_gen():
+            gen = simple_gen()
+            try:
+                raise RuntimeError
+            except RuntimeError:
+                return next(gen)
+        run_gen()
+        gc_collect()
+        self.assertEqual(sys.exc_info(), (None, None, None))
+
     def test_3114(self):
         # Bug #3114: in its destructor, MyObject retrieves a pointer to
         # obsolete and/or deallocated objects.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index bb4dcf4..de9e4f2 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #7173: Generator finalization could invalidate sys.exc_info().
+
 - Issue #7544: Preallocate thread memory before creating the thread to avoid
   a fatal error in low memory condition.
 
diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index 5d1fb28..47c53cf 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@
 	assert(stack_pointer != NULL);
 	f->f_stacktop = NULL;	/* remains NULL unless yield suspends frame */
 
-	if (f->f_code->co_flags & CO_GENERATOR) {
+	if (co->co_flags & CO_GENERATOR && !throwflag) {
 		if (f->f_exc_type != NULL && f->f_exc_type != Py_None) {
 			/* We were in an except handler when we left,
 			   restore the exception state which was put aside