diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Foreach_/SimplifyForeachToCoalescingRector/Fixture/skip_throw_after_foreach.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Foreach_/SimplifyForeachToCoalescingRector/Fixture/skip_throw_after_foreach.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..513371b7e13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Foreach_/SimplifyForeachToCoalescingRector/Fixture/skip_throw_after_foreach.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Foreach_\SimplifyForeachToCoalescingRector\Fixture;
+
+class SkipThrowAfterForeach
+{
+    public const SHOPCONFIGKEY_FILTER = 'MY_KEY';
+
+    /**
+     * @return array<string, mixed>
+     *
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    private function getFilterConfig(): array
+    {
+        $shopConfig = clxMobileNet::config('shopconfig');
+
+        foreach ($shopConfig as $key => $mixedValues) {
+            if (self::SHOPCONFIGKEY_FILTER === $key) {
+                return $mixedValues;
+            }
+        }
+
+        throw new \Exception('Usage of "'.self::class.'" assumes that ShopConfig "'.self::SHOPCONFIGKEY_FILTER.'" is defined!');
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Foreach_/SimplifyForeachToCoalescingRector.php b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Foreach_/SimplifyForeachToCoalescingRector.php
index 8dae40fb421..f2508a4d990 100644
--- a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Foreach_/SimplifyForeachToCoalescingRector.php
+++ b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Foreach_/SimplifyForeachToCoalescingRector.php
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
 
                 $nextStmt = $node->stmts[$key + 1] ?? null;
 
+                if (! $nextStmt instanceof Return_) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 $return = $this->processForeachNodeWithReturnInside($foreach, $foreachReturnOrAssign, $nextStmt);
 
                 if (! $return instanceof Return_) {
@@ -121,9 +125,7 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
                 $node->stmts[$key] = $return;
 
                 // cleanup next return
-                if ($nextStmt instanceof Return_) {
-                    unset($node->stmts[$key + 1]);
-                }
+                unset($node->stmts[$key + 1]);
 
                 $hasChanged = true;
             }