diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3018706b8..76a8091e3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2022-11-08  Bart Schaefer  <schaefer@zsh.org>
+
+	* 50897: Src/exec.c, Src/loop.c: nonzero status of complex
+	commands should trigger ERR_EXIT
+
 2022-11-08  Peter Stephenson  <p.stephenson@samsung.com>
 
 	* users/28338: Src/lex.c, Test/D08cmdsubst.ztst: edge case of an
diff --git a/Src/exec.c b/Src/exec.c
index c8bcf4ee5..2422dae91 100644
--- a/Src/exec.c
+++ b/Src/exec.c
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ execcursh(Estate state, int do_exec)
     cmdpop();
 
     state->pc = end;
-    this_noerrexit = 1;
+    this_noerrexit = (WC_SUBLIST_TYPE(*end) != WC_SUBLIST_END);
 
     return lastval;
 }
diff --git a/Src/loop.c b/Src/loop.c
index db5b3e097..be5261369 100644
--- a/Src/loop.c
+++ b/Src/loop.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ execfor(Estate state, int do_exec)
     loops--;
     simple_pline = old_simple_pline;
     state->pc = end;
-    this_noerrexit = 1;
+    this_noerrexit = (WC_SUBLIST_TYPE(*end) != WC_SUBLIST_END);
     return lastval;
 }
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ execselect(Estate state, UNUSED(int do_exec))
     loops--;
     simple_pline = old_simple_pline;
     state->pc = end;
-    this_noerrexit = 1;
+    this_noerrexit = (WC_SUBLIST_TYPE(*end) != WC_SUBLIST_END);
     return lastval;
 }
 
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ execwhile(Estate state, UNUSED(int do_exec))
     popheap();
     loops--;
     state->pc = end;
-    this_noerrexit = 1;
+    this_noerrexit = (WC_SUBLIST_TYPE(*end) != WC_SUBLIST_END);
     return lastval;
 }
 
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ execrepeat(Estate state, UNUSED(int do_exec))
     loops--;
     simple_pline = old_simple_pline;
     state->pc = end;
-    this_noerrexit = 1;
+    this_noerrexit = (WC_SUBLIST_TYPE(*end) != WC_SUBLIST_END);
     return lastval;
 }
 
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ execif(Estate state, int do_exec)
 	    lastval = 0;
     }
     state->pc = end;
-    this_noerrexit = 1;
+    this_noerrexit = (WC_SUBLIST_TYPE(*end) != WC_SUBLIST_END);
 
     return lastval;
 }
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ execcase(Estate state, int do_exec)
 
     if (!anypatok)
 	lastval = 0;
-    this_noerrexit = 1;
+    this_noerrexit = (WC_SUBLIST_TYPE(*end) != WC_SUBLIST_END);
 
     return lastval;
 }