diff --git a/tests/unix/extra_coverage.py b/tests/unix/extra_coverage.py
index ef1b50fda066d3e0e17a021962db76ea1051d785..1c4cc6cf04a1371cc95fed976d04c63dc7726ae9 100644
--- a/tests/unix/extra_coverage.py
+++ b/tests/unix/extra_coverage.py
@@ -60,3 +60,9 @@ from frzstr_pkg2.mod import Foo
 print(Foo.x)
 from frzmpy_pkg2.mod import Foo
 print(Foo.x)
+
+# test raising exception in frozen script
+try:
+    import frzmpy2
+except ZeroDivisionError:
+    print('ZeroDivisionError')
diff --git a/tests/unix/extra_coverage.py.exp b/tests/unix/extra_coverage.py.exp
index 8f62ccf51f558002ffcebe54b434e4d373c7a7c5..3694d97b4bb354217bf63c9e9227a67cebf2adf6 100644
--- a/tests/unix/extra_coverage.py.exp
+++ b/tests/unix/extra_coverage.py.exp
@@ -71,3 +71,4 @@ frzstr_pkg2.mod
 1
 frzmpy_pkg2.mod
 1
+ZeroDivisionError
diff --git a/unix/coverage-frzmpy/frzmpy2.py b/unix/coverage-frzmpy/frzmpy2.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1ad930db2b6a8734bd91b143b91efbbb7d268b07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unix/coverage-frzmpy/frzmpy2.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+raise ZeroDivisionError