diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 151e10d38d3b..91d3c0a11144 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 ### Bug Fixes
 
 * (export) [#13029](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/13029) Fix exporting the blockParams regression.
+* [#13046](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/13046) Fix missing return statement in BaseApp.Query.
 
 ## [v0.46.1](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/releases/tag/v0.46.1) - 2022-08-24
 
diff --git a/baseapp/abci.go b/baseapp/abci.go
index 2434961d098e..6c6bd2f81ea3 100644
--- a/baseapp/abci.go
+++ b/baseapp/abci.go
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ func (app *BaseApp) Query(req abci.RequestQuery) (res abci.ResponseQuery) {
 
 	path := SplitABCIQueryPath(req.Path)
 	if len(path) == 0 {
-		sdkerrors.QueryResult(sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "no query path provided"), app.trace)
+		return sdkerrors.QueryResult(sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "no query path provided"), app.trace)
 	}
 
 	switch path[0] {