diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index 373c67bd16f..71aef2ceac1 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
         "description": "rusticl/event: return execution errors when doing a blocking enqueue",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 0,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": null,
         "notes": null
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/api/event.rs b/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/api/event.rs
index fe50974c56c..c027b79b202 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/api/event.rs
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/api/event.rs
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ pub fn create_and_queue(
         if e.deps.iter().any(|dep| dep.is_error()) {
             return Err(CL_EXEC_STATUS_ERROR_FOR_EVENTS_IN_WAIT_LIST);
         }
+        // return any execution errors when blocking
+        let err = e.status();
+        if err < 0 {
+            return Err(err);
+        }
     } else {
         q.queue(e);
     }