diff --git a/test/integration/fixtures/uncaught/recover.fixture.js b/test/integration/fixtures/uncaught/recover.fixture.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12e346dafe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/fixtures/uncaught/recover.fixture.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+'use strict';
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+describe('uncaught', function() {
+  var hookOrder = [];
+  it('throw delayed error', (done) => {
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      throw new Error('Whoops!');
+    }, 10)
+    setTimeout(done, 10);
+  });
+  it('should wait 15 ms', (done) => {      
+    setTimeout(done, 15);
+  });
+  it('test 3', () => { });
+
+  afterEach(function() {
+    hookOrder.push('afterEach');
+  });
+  after(function() {
+    hookOrder.push('after');
+    assert.deepEqual(hookOrder, ['afterEach', 'afterEach', 'afterEach', 'after']);
+    throw new Error('should get upto here and throw');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/integration/uncaught.spec.js b/test/integration/uncaught.spec.js
index 001c89429a..55920f3b31 100644
--- a/test/integration/uncaught.spec.js
+++ b/test/integration/uncaught.spec.js
@@ -87,6 +87,33 @@ describe('uncaught exceptions', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  it('handles uncaught exceptions within open tests', function(done) {
+    run('uncaught/recover.fixture.js', args, function(err, res) {
+      if (err) {
+        return done(err);
+      }
+
+      expect(
+        res,
+        'to have failed with error',
+        'Whoops!',
+        'Whoops!', // JSON reporter does not show the second error message
+        'should get upto here and throw'
+      )
+        .and('to have passed test count', 2)
+        .and('to have failed test count', 3)
+        .and('to have passed test', 'should wait 15 ms', 'test 3')
+        .and(
+          'to have failed test',
+          'throw delayed error',
+          'throw delayed error',
+          '"after all" hook for "test 3"'
+        );
+
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
   it('removes uncaught exceptions handlers correctly', function(done) {
     run('uncaught/listeners.fixture.js', args, function(err, res) {
       if (err) {