diff --git a/packages/cli/src/WorkflowRunner.ts b/packages/cli/src/WorkflowRunner.ts
index 448f7c7f5e57f..a14bccb0fefe9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/WorkflowRunner.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/WorkflowRunner.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,24 @@ export class WorkflowRunner {
 	) {
 		ErrorReporter.error(error);
 
+		const isQueueMode = config.getEnv('executions.mode') === 'queue';
+
+		// in queue mode, first do a sanity run for the edge case that the execution was not marked as stalled
+		// by Bull even though it executed successfully, see https://github.com/OptimalBits/bull/issues/1415
+
+		if (isQueueMode && executionMode !== 'manual') {
+			const executionWithoutData = await Container.get(ExecutionRepository).findSingleExecution(
+				executionId,
+				{
+					includeData: false,
+				},
+			);
+			if (executionWithoutData?.finished === true && executionWithoutData?.status === 'success') {
+				// false positive, execution was successful
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+
 		const fullRunData: IRun = {
 			data: {
 				resultData: {
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/unit/WorkflowRunner.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/unit/WorkflowRunner.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b950046b58a3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/test/unit/WorkflowRunner.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import type { User } from '@db/entities/User';
+import * as testDb from '../integration/shared/testDb';
+import * as utils from '../integration/shared/utils/';
+import { createWorkflow, createExecution } from '../integration/shared/testDb';
+import { WorkflowRunner } from '@/WorkflowRunner';
+import { WorkflowHooks, type ExecutionError, type IWorkflowExecuteHooks } from 'n8n-workflow';
+import { Push } from '../../src/push';
+import { mockInstance } from '../integration/shared/utils';
+import Container from 'typedi';
+import config from '../../src/config';
+
+let owner: User;
+let runner: WorkflowRunner;
+let hookFunctions: IWorkflowExecuteHooks;
+utils.setupTestServer({ endpointGroups: [] });
+
+class Watchers {
+	workflowExecuteAfter = jest.fn();
+}
+const watchers = new Watchers();
+const watchedWorkflowExecuteAfter = jest.spyOn(watchers, 'workflowExecuteAfter');
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+	const globalOwnerRole = await testDb.getGlobalOwnerRole();
+	owner = await testDb.createUser({ globalRole: globalOwnerRole });
+
+	mockInstance(Push);
+	Container.set(Push, new Push());
+
+	runner = new WorkflowRunner();
+
+	hookFunctions = {
+		workflowExecuteAfter: [watchers.workflowExecuteAfter],
+	};
+});
+
+afterAll(() => {
+	jest.restoreAllMocks();
+});
+
+beforeEach(async () => {
+	await testDb.truncate(['Workflow', 'SharedWorkflow']);
+});
+
+test('processError should return early in Bull stalled edge case', async () => {
+	const workflow = await createWorkflow({}, owner);
+	const execution = await createExecution(
+		{
+			status: 'success',
+			finished: true,
+		},
+		workflow,
+	);
+	config.set('executions.mode', 'queue');
+	await runner.processError(
+		new Error('test') as ExecutionError,
+		new Date(),
+		'webhook',
+		execution.id,
+		new WorkflowHooks(hookFunctions, 'webhook', execution.id, workflow),
+	);
+	expect(watchedWorkflowExecuteAfter).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+});
+
+test('processError should process error', async () => {
+	const workflow = await createWorkflow({}, owner);
+	const execution = await createExecution(
+		{
+			status: 'success',
+			finished: true,
+		},
+		workflow,
+	);
+	config.set('executions.mode', 'regular');
+	await runner.processError(
+		new Error('test') as ExecutionError,
+		new Date(),
+		'webhook',
+		execution.id,
+		new WorkflowHooks(hookFunctions, 'webhook', execution.id, workflow),
+	);
+	expect(watchedWorkflowExecuteAfter).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+});