diff --git a/lib/internal/process/task_queues.js b/lib/internal/process/task_queues.js
index f9e72c67075f94..bec23352eb4518 100644
--- a/lib/internal/process/task_queues.js
+++ b/lib/internal/process/task_queues.js
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ const {
   enqueueMicrotask
 } = internalBinding('task_queue');
 
+const {
+  triggerUncaughtException
+} = internalBinding('errors');
+
 const {
   setHasRejectionToWarn,
   hasRejectionToWarn,
@@ -147,6 +151,11 @@ function runMicrotask() {
     const callback = this.callback;
     try {
       callback();
+    } catch (error) {
+      // runInAsyncScope() swallows the error so we need to catch
+      // it and handle it here.
+      triggerUncaughtException(error, false /* fromPromise */);
+
     } finally {
       this.emitDestroy();
     }