diff --git a/doc/xml/release.xml b/doc/xml/release.xml
index 437ac067a..ddc4d9d1f 100644
--- a/doc/xml/release.xml
+++ b/doc/xml/release.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@
 
                 <release-development-list>
                     <release-item>
-                        <github-pull-request id="1842"/>
+                        <commit subject="Skip mem context cleanup in CATCH_FATAL() block.">
+                            <github-pull-request id="1842"/>
+                        </commit>
+                        <commit subject="Add mem context test missing from 0f7b6a33."/>
 
                         <release-item-contributor-list>
                             <release-item-contributor id="david.steele"/>
diff --git a/src/common/memContext.c b/src/common/memContext.c
index ddac5ffee..a9244e3ed 100644
--- a/src/common/memContext.c
+++ b/src/common/memContext.c
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ memContextClean(const unsigned int tryDepth, const bool fatal)
         // mask the original error.
         if (memContextStack[memContextMaxStackIdx].type == memContextStackTypeNew)
         {
-            if (!fatal)                                                                                         // {uncovered !!!}
+            if (!fatal)
                 memContextFree(memContextStack[memContextMaxStackIdx].memContext);
         }
         // Else find the prior context and make it the current context
diff --git a/test/src/module/common/memContextTest.c b/test/src/module/common/memContextTest.c
index 08f4981fb..ec0fb5918 100644
--- a/test/src/module/common/memContextTest.c
+++ b/test/src/module/common/memContextTest.c
@@ -426,6 +426,31 @@ testRun(void)
 
         TEST_RESULT_BOOL(catch, true, "new context error was caught");
         TEST_RESULT_PTR(memContextCurrent(), memContextTop(), "context is now 'TOP'");
+
+        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        TEST_TITLE("new context not freed on fatal error");
+
+        MemContext *volatile memContextFatal;
+        catch = false;
+
+        TRY_BEGIN()
+        {
+            MEM_CONTEXT_NEW_BEGIN(test-new-failed-fatal-block, .childQty = MEM_CONTEXT_QTY_MAX, .allocQty = MEM_CONTEXT_QTY_MAX)
+            {
+                memContextFatal = MEM_CONTEXT_NEW();
+                THROW(AssertError, "create failed");
+            }
+            MEM_CONTEXT_NEW_END();
+        }
+        CATCH_FATAL()
+        {
+            catch = true;
+        }
+        TRY_END();
+
+        TEST_RESULT_VOID(memContextFree(memContextFatal), "free new context not freed by catch fatal");
+        TEST_RESULT_BOOL(catch, true, "new context error was caught");
+        TEST_RESULT_PTR(memContextCurrent(), memContextTop(), "context is now 'TOP'");
     }
 
     // *****************************************************************************************************************************