diff --git a/include/sdbusplus/async/scope.hpp b/include/sdbusplus/async/scope.hpp
index 6fc21f6..cc6c87a 100644
--- a/include/sdbusplus/async/scope.hpp
+++ b/include/sdbusplus/async/scope.hpp
@@ -138,12 +138,14 @@
 
     // Save the scope (since we're going to delete `this`).
     auto owning_scope = s;
+    // We also need to save the exception, which is likely owned by `this`.
+    std::exception_ptr ex{std::move(e)};
 
     // Delete the operational state, which triggers deleting this.
     delete static_cast<scope_ns::scope_operation_state<Sender>*>(op_state);
 
     // Inform the scope that a task has completed.
-    owning_scope->ended_task(std::move(e));
+    owning_scope->ended_task(std::move(ex));
 }
 
 // Virtual class to handle the scope completions.
diff --git a/test/async/context.cpp b/test/async/context.cpp
index 7f821ed..7d7f6fa 100644
--- a/test/async/context.cpp
+++ b/test/async/context.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,22 @@
     ctx->run();
 }
 
+TEST_F(Context, SpawnThrowingCoroutine)
+{
+    struct _
+    {
+        static auto one() -> sdbusplus::async::task<>
+        {
+            throw std::logic_error("Oops");
+            co_return;
+        }
+    };
+
+    ctx->spawn(_::one());
+    EXPECT_THROW(runToStop(), std::logic_error);
+    ctx->run();
+};
+
 TEST_F(Context, SpawnManyThrowingTasks)
 {
     static constexpr size_t count = 100;