diff --git a/Lib/test/test_embed.py b/Lib/test/test_embed.py
index 0a650edc2005acf..8927189587112e6 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_embed.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_embed.py
@@ -1669,6 +1669,9 @@ def test_initconfig_api(self):
         self.check_all_configs("test_initconfig_api", config, preconfig,
                                api=API_PYTHON)
 
+    def test_initconfig_exit(self):
+        self.run_embedded_interpreter("test_initconfig_exit")
+
     def test_get_argc_argv(self):
         self.run_embedded_interpreter("test_get_argc_argv")
         # ignore output
diff --git a/Programs/_testembed.c b/Programs/_testembed.c
index a6907feeef76ec6..1337629af6c2b1d 100644
--- a/Programs/_testembed.c
+++ b/Programs/_testembed.c
@@ -1855,6 +1855,33 @@ static int test_initconfig_api(void)
 }
 
 
+static int test_initconfig_exit(void)
+{
+    PyInitConfig *config = PyInitConfig_Python_New();
+    if (config == NULL) {
+        printf("Init allocation error\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    wchar_t *argv[] = {PROGRAM_NAME, L"--help"};
+    assert(PyInitConfig_SetWStrList(config, "argv",
+                                    Py_ARRAY_LENGTH(argv), argv) == 0);
+
+    assert(Py_InitializeFromInitConfig(config) < 0);
+
+    int exitcode;
+    assert(PyInitConfig_GetExitCode(config, &exitcode) == 1);
+    assert(exitcode == 0);
+
+    const char *err_msg;
+    assert(PyInitConfig_GetError(config, &err_msg) == 1);
+    assert(strcmp(err_msg, "exit code 0") == 0);
+
+    PyInitConfig_Free(config);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 static void configure_init_main(PyConfig *config)
 {
     wchar_t* argv[] = {
@@ -2258,6 +2285,7 @@ static struct TestCase TestCases[] = {
     {"test_init_warnoptions", test_init_warnoptions},
     {"test_init_set_config", test_init_set_config},
     {"test_initconfig_api", test_initconfig_api},
+    {"test_initconfig_exit", test_initconfig_exit},
     {"test_run_main", test_run_main},
     {"test_run_main_loop", test_run_main_loop},
     {"test_get_argc_argv", test_get_argc_argv},