diff --git a/src/js_native_api_v8.cc b/src/js_native_api_v8.cc
index 1541f7eb36ea43..95f8212d870a72 100644
--- a/src/js_native_api_v8.cc
+++ b/src/js_native_api_v8.cc
@@ -2660,7 +2660,7 @@ napi_status napi_new_instance(napi_env env,
   auto maybe = ctor->NewInstance(context, argc,
     reinterpret_cast<v8::Local<v8::Value>*>(const_cast<napi_value*>(argv)));
 
-  CHECK_MAYBE_EMPTY(env, maybe, napi_generic_failure);
+  CHECK_MAYBE_EMPTY(env, maybe, napi_pending_exception);
 
   *result = v8impl::JsValueFromV8LocalValue(maybe.ToLocalChecked());
   return GET_RETURN_STATUS(env);
diff --git a/test/js-native-api/test_exception/test.js b/test/js-native-api/test_exception/test.js
index ff11b702198b88..38e8fd1d6b6bdc 100644
--- a/test/js-native-api/test_exception/test.js
+++ b/test/js-native-api/test_exception/test.js
@@ -48,6 +48,34 @@ const test_exception = (function() {
                      ` thrown, but ${returnedError} was passed`);
 }
 
+
+{
+  const throwTheError = class { constructor() { throw theError; } };
+
+  // Test that the native side successfully captures the exception
+  let returnedError = test_exception.constructReturnException(throwTheError);
+  assert.strictEqual(returnedError, theError);
+
+  // Test that the native side passes the exception through
+  assert.throws(
+    () => { test_exception.constructAllowException(throwTheError); },
+    (err) => err === theError
+  );
+
+  // Test that the exception thrown above was marked as pending
+  // before it was handled on the JS side
+  const exception_pending = test_exception.wasPending();
+  assert.strictEqual(exception_pending, true,
+                     'Exception not pending as expected,' +
+                     ` .wasPending() returned ${exception_pending}`);
+
+  // Test that the native side does not capture a non-existing exception
+  returnedError = test_exception.constructReturnException(common.mustCall());
+  assert.strictEqual(returnedError, undefined,
+                     'Returned error should be undefined when no exception is' +
+                     ` thrown, but ${returnedError} was passed`);
+}
+
 {
   // Test that no exception appears that was not thrown by us
   let caughtError;
@@ -66,3 +94,22 @@ const test_exception = (function() {
                      'Exception state did not remain clear as expected,' +
                      ` .wasPending() returned ${exception_pending}`);
 }
+
+{
+  // Test that no exception appears that was not thrown by us
+  let caughtError;
+  try {
+    test_exception.constructAllowException(common.mustCall());
+  } catch (anError) {
+    caughtError = anError;
+  }
+  assert.strictEqual(caughtError, undefined,
+                     'No exception originated on the native side, but' +
+                     ` ${caughtError} was passed`);
+
+  // Test that the exception state remains clear when no exception is thrown
+  const exception_pending = test_exception.wasPending();
+  assert.strictEqual(exception_pending, false,
+                     'Exception state did not remain clear as expected,' +
+                     ` .wasPending() returned ${exception_pending}`);
+}
diff --git a/test/js-native-api/test_exception/test_exception.c b/test/js-native-api/test_exception/test_exception.c
index 791f5219fc61fe..844f4475ac4d4c 100644
--- a/test/js-native-api/test_exception/test_exception.c
+++ b/test/js-native-api/test_exception/test_exception.c
@@ -22,6 +22,22 @@ static napi_value returnException(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info) {
   return NULL;
 }
 
+static napi_value constructReturnException(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info) {
+  size_t argc = 1;
+  napi_value args[1];
+  NODE_API_CALL(env, napi_get_cb_info(env, info, &argc, args, NULL, NULL));
+
+  napi_value result;
+  napi_status status = napi_new_instance(env, args[0], 0, 0, &result);
+  if (status == napi_pending_exception) {
+    napi_value ex;
+    NODE_API_CALL(env, napi_get_and_clear_last_exception(env, &ex));
+    return ex;
+  }
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 static napi_value allowException(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info) {
   size_t argc = 1;
   napi_value args[1];
@@ -38,6 +54,19 @@ static napi_value allowException(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info) {
   return NULL;
 }
 
+static napi_value constructAllowException(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info) {
+  size_t argc = 1;
+  napi_value args[1];
+  NODE_API_CALL(env, napi_get_cb_info(env, info, &argc, args, NULL, NULL));
+
+  napi_value result;
+  napi_new_instance(env, args[0], 0, 0, &result);
+  // Ignore status and check napi_is_exception_pending() instead.
+
+  NODE_API_CALL(env, napi_is_exception_pending(env, &exceptionWasPending));
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 static napi_value wasPending(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info) {
   napi_value result;
   NODE_API_CALL(env, napi_get_boolean(env, exceptionWasPending, &result));
@@ -64,6 +93,8 @@ napi_value Init(napi_env env, napi_value exports) {
   napi_property_descriptor descriptors[] = {
     DECLARE_NODE_API_PROPERTY("returnException", returnException),
     DECLARE_NODE_API_PROPERTY("allowException", allowException),
+    DECLARE_NODE_API_PROPERTY("constructReturnException", constructReturnException),
+    DECLARE_NODE_API_PROPERTY("constructAllowException", constructAllowException),
     DECLARE_NODE_API_PROPERTY("wasPending", wasPending),
     DECLARE_NODE_API_PROPERTY("createExternal", createExternal),
   };