diff --git a/Lib/contextlib.py b/Lib/contextlib.py
index 1e0a39f..c63a849 100644
--- a/Lib/contextlib.py
+++ b/Lib/contextlib.py
@@ -540,10 +540,10 @@ def _fix_exception_context(new_exc, old_exc):
             # Context may not be correct, so find the end of the chain
             while 1:
                 exc_context = new_exc.__context__
-                if exc_context is old_exc:
+                if exc_context is None or exc_context is old_exc:
                     # Context is already set correctly (see issue 20317)
                     return
-                if exc_context is None or exc_context is frame_exc:
+                if exc_context is frame_exc:
                     break
                 new_exc = exc_context
             # Change the end of the chain to point to the exception
@@ -674,10 +674,10 @@ def _fix_exception_context(new_exc, old_exc):
             # Context may not be correct, so find the end of the chain
             while 1:
                 exc_context = new_exc.__context__
-                if exc_context is old_exc:
+                if exc_context is None or exc_context is old_exc:
                     # Context is already set correctly (see issue 20317)
                     return
-                if exc_context is None or exc_context is frame_exc:
+                if exc_context is frame_exc:
                     break
                 new_exc = exc_context
             # Change the end of the chain to point to the exception
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_contextlib.py b/Lib/test/test_contextlib.py
index 5a08065..fbaae2d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_contextlib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_contextlib.py
@@ -780,6 +780,40 @@ def suppress_exc(*exc_details):
         self.assertIsInstance(inner_exc, ValueError)
         self.assertIsInstance(inner_exc.__context__, ZeroDivisionError)
 
+    def test_exit_exception_explicit_none_context(self):
+        # Ensure ExitStack chaining matches actual nested `with` statements
+        # regarding explicit __context__ = None.
+
+        class MyException(Exception):
+            pass
+
+        @contextmanager
+        def my_cm():
+            try:
+                yield
+            except BaseException:
+                exc = MyException()
+                try:
+                    raise exc
+                finally:
+                    exc.__context__ = None
+
+        @contextmanager
+        def my_cm_with_exit_stack():
+            with self.exit_stack() as stack:
+                stack.enter_context(my_cm())
+                yield stack
+
+        for cm in (my_cm, my_cm_with_exit_stack):
+            with self.subTest():
+                try:
+                    with cm():
+                        raise IndexError()
+                except MyException as exc:
+                    self.assertIsNone(exc.__context__)
+                else:
+                    self.fail("Expected IndexError, but no exception was raised")
+
     def test_exit_exception_non_suppressing(self):
         # http://bugs.python.org/issue19092
         def raise_exc(exc):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_contextlib_async.py b/Lib/test/test_contextlib_async.py
index 603162e..127d750 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_contextlib_async.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_contextlib_async.py
@@ -552,6 +552,41 @@ async def suppress_exc(*exc_details):
         self.assertIsInstance(inner_exc, ValueError)
         self.assertIsInstance(inner_exc.__context__, ZeroDivisionError)
 
+    @_async_test
+    async def test_async_exit_exception_explicit_none_context(self):
+        # Ensure AsyncExitStack chaining matches actual nested `with` statements
+        # regarding explicit __context__ = None.
+
+        class MyException(Exception):
+            pass
+
+        @asynccontextmanager
+        async def my_cm():
+            try:
+                yield
+            except BaseException:
+                exc = MyException()
+                try:
+                    raise exc
+                finally:
+                    exc.__context__ = None
+
+        @asynccontextmanager
+        async def my_cm_with_exit_stack():
+            async with self.exit_stack() as stack:
+                await stack.enter_async_context(my_cm())
+                yield stack
+
+        for cm in (my_cm, my_cm_with_exit_stack):
+            with self.subTest():
+                try:
+                    async with cm():
+                        raise IndexError()
+                except MyException as exc:
+                    self.assertIsNone(exc.__context__)
+                else:
+                    self.fail("Expected IndexError, but no exception was raised")
+
 
 class TestAsyncNullcontext(unittest.TestCase):
     @_async_test