1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/py/runtime.c b/py/runtime.c
index 2657e7cc2..6b7a9ce3c 100644
--- a/py/runtime.c
+++ b/py/runtime.c
@@ -1319,7 +1319,12 @@ mp_vm_return_kind_t mp_resume(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t send_value, mp_obj_t th
         // will be propagated up. This behavior is approved by test_pep380.py
         // test_delegation_of_close_to_non_generator(),
         //  test_delegating_throw_to_non_generator()
-        *ret_val = mp_make_raise_obj(throw_value);
+        if (mp_obj_exception_match(throw_value, MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(&mp_type_StopIteration))) {
+            // PEP479: if StopIteration is raised inside a generator it is replaced with RuntimeError
+            *ret_val = mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_RuntimeError, "generator raised StopIteration");
+        } else {
+            *ret_val = mp_make_raise_obj(throw_value);
+        }
         return MP_VM_RETURN_EXCEPTION;
     }
 }