diff --git a/ansible_mitogen/runner.py b/ansible_mitogen/runner.py
index 56d29487..608a707f 100644
--- a/ansible_mitogen/runner.py
+++ b/ansible_mitogen/runner.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import shlex
 import shutil
 import sys
 import tempfile
+import traceback
 import types
 
 import mitogen.core
@@ -871,6 +872,11 @@ class NewStyleRunner(ScriptRunner):
             except SystemExit:
                 exc = sys.exc_info()[1]
                 rc = exc.args[0]
+            except Exception:
+                # This writes to stderr by default.
+                traceback.print_exc()
+                rc = 1
+
         finally:
             self.atexit_wrapper.run_callbacks()
 
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/runner/all.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/runner/all.yml
index 32229fe9..dc23901f 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/integration/runner/all.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/runner/all.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 - include: atexit.yml
 - include: builtin_command_module.yml
+- include: crashy_new_style_module.yml
 - include: custom_bash_hashbang_argument.yml
 - include: custom_bash_old_style_module.yml
 - include: custom_bash_want_json_module.yml
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/runner/crashy_new_style_module.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/runner/crashy_new_style_module.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40ee7f88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/runner/crashy_new_style_module.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# issue #527: catch exceptions from crashy modules.
+
+- name: integration/runner/crashy_new_style_module.yml
+  hosts: test-targets
+  tasks:
+    - custom_python_run_script:
+        script: kaboom
+      register: out
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+        - not out.changed
+        - out.rc == 1
+        - out.msg == "MODULE FAILURE"
+        - out.module_stdout == ""
+        - "'Traceback (most recent call last)' in out.module_stderr"
+        - "\"NameError: name 'kaboom' is not defined\" in out.module_stderr"