@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ public String getIdStringFromIdFieldRef(JFieldRef idRef) {
 		throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to extract target name from JFieldRef");
 	}
 
-	public JTryBlock surroundWithTryCatch(EBeanHolder holder, JBlock block, JBlock content, String exceptionMessage) {
+	public JTryBlock surroundWithTryCatch(EBeanHolder holder, JBlock block, JBlock content, String exceptionMessage, boolean propagate) {
 		Classes classes = holder.classes();
 		JTryBlock tryBlock = block._try();
 		tryBlock.body().add(content);
@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@ public JTryBlock surroundWithTryCatch(EBeanHolder holder, JBlock block, JBlock c
 		errorInvoke.arg(exceptionMessage);
 		errorInvoke.arg(exceptionParam);
 		catchBlock.body().add(errorInvoke);
+		if (propagate) {
+			catchBlock.body()._throw(exceptionParam);
+		}
 		return tryBlock;
 	}
 
@@ -257,7 +260,7 @@ public JDefinedClass createDelegatingAnonymousRunnableClass(EBeanHolder holder,
 
 		JBlock runMethodBody = runMethod.body();
 
-		surroundWithTryCatch(holder, runMethodBody, previousMethodBody, "A runtime exception was thrown while executing code in a runnable");
+		surroundWithTryCatch(holder, runMethodBody, previousMethodBody, "A runtime exception was thrown while executing code in a runnable", true);
 
 		return anonymousRunnableClass;
 	}
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public void process(Element element, JCodeModel codeModel, EBeanHolder holder) t
 		executeMethod.annotate(Override.class);
 
 		JBlock runMethodBody = executeMethod.body();
-		helper.surroundWithTryCatch(holder, runMethodBody, previousMethodBody, "A runtime exception was thrown while executing code in a background task");
+		helper.surroundWithTryCatch(holder, runMethodBody, previousMethodBody, "A runtime exception was thrown while executing code in a background task", true);
 
 		Background annotation = element.getAnnotation(Background.class);
 		String id = annotation.id();
 
@@ -263,4 +263,26 @@ public void cancellableSerializedBackgroundTasks() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void propagateException() {
+		BackgroundExecutor.setExecutor(new Executor() {
+			@Override
+			public void execute(Runnable command) {
+				command.run();
+			}
+		});
+		try {
+			activity.backgroundThrowException();
+			Assert.fail("Exception should be propagated in @Background annotated methods");
+		} catch (RuntimeException e) {
+			// good
+		}
+		try {
+			activity.uiThreadThrowException();
+			Assert.fail("Exception should be propagated in @UIThread annotated methods");
+		} catch (RuntimeException e) {
+			// good
+		}
+	}
+
 }
@@ -139,4 +139,14 @@ void backgrounddUsingArrayParamtersMethod(MySerializableBean[] array) {
 	@Background
 	void backgroundUsingArrayParamtersMethod(MySerializableBean[][] array) {
 	}
+
+	@Background
+	void backgroundThrowException() {
+		throw new RuntimeException();
+	}
+
+	@UiThread
+	void uiThreadThrowException() {
+		throw new RuntimeException();
+	}
 }