diff --git a/Lib/test/test_descr.py b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
index 32f9090..adcb55f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_descr.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
@@ -1595,7 +1595,11 @@
             def __get__(self, obj, owner):
                 record.append(1)
                 return self.impl.__get__(obj, owner)
-
+        class MyException(Exception):
+            pass
+        class ErrDescr(object):
+            def __get__(self, obj, owner):
+                raise MyException
 
         for name, runner, meth_impl, ok, env in specials:
             class X(Checker):
@@ -1614,6 +1618,18 @@
             runner(X())
             self.assertEqual(record, [1], name)
 
+            class X(Checker):
+                pass
+            for attr, obj in env.items():
+                setattr(X, attr, obj)
+            setattr(X, name, ErrDescr())
+            try:
+                runner(X())
+            except MyException:
+                pass
+            else:
+                self.fail("{0!r} didn't raise".format(name))
+
     def test_specials(self):
         # Testing special operators...
         # Test operators like __hash__ for which a built-in default exists
diff --git a/Objects/abstract.c b/Objects/abstract.c
index 56e5b71..3b2de9d 100644
--- a/Objects/abstract.c
+++ b/Objects/abstract.c
@@ -90,8 +90,12 @@
 
 	/* try o.__length_hint__() */
         hintmeth = _PyObject_LookupSpecial(o, "__length_hint__", &hintstrobj);
-	if (hintmeth == NULL)
-		return defaultvalue;
+	if (hintmeth == NULL) {
+		if (PyErr_Occurred())
+			return -1;
+		else
+			return defaultvalue;
+	}
 	ro = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(hintmeth, NULL);
 	Py_DECREF(hintmeth);
 	if (ro == NULL) {
@@ -2592,6 +2596,8 @@
 		}
 		return ok;
 	}
+	else if (PyErr_Occurred())
+		return -1;
 	return recursive_isinstance(inst, cls);
 }
 
@@ -2655,6 +2661,8 @@
 		}
 		return ok;
 	}
+	else if (PyErr_Occurred())
+		return -1;
 	return recursive_issubclass(derived, cls);
 }
 
diff --git a/Objects/enumobject.c b/Objects/enumobject.c
index f8e4072..62e55bb 100644
--- a/Objects/enumobject.c
+++ b/Objects/enumobject.c
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@
 		Py_DECREF(reversed_meth);
 		return res;
 	}
+	else if (PyErr_Occurred())
+		return NULL;
 
 	if (!PySequence_Check(seq)) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
diff --git a/Objects/object.c b/Objects/object.c
index 58b70f0..a29c31a 100644
--- a/Objects/object.c
+++ b/Objects/object.c
@@ -497,6 +497,8 @@
             }
             return result;
 	}
+	else if (PyErr_Occurred())
+		return NULL;
 	return PyBytes_FromObject(v);
 }
 
diff --git a/Python/sysmodule.c b/Python/sysmodule.c
index 6639acc..89613ec 100644
--- a/Python/sysmodule.c
+++ b/Python/sysmodule.c
@@ -652,10 +652,12 @@
 
 	method = _PyObject_LookupSpecial(o, "__sizeof__",
 					 &str__sizeof__);
-	if (method == NULL)
-		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
-			     "Type %.100s doesn't define __sizeof__",
-			     Py_TYPE(o)->tp_name);
+	if (method == NULL) {
+		if (!PyErr_Occurred())
+			PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
+				     "Type %.100s doesn't define __sizeof__",
+				     Py_TYPE(o)->tp_name);
+	}
 	else {
 		res = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(method, NULL);
 		Py_DECREF(method);