diff --git a/tests/addressbook.thrift b/tests/addressbook.thrift
index 96957951..93e5698e 100644
--- a/tests/addressbook.thrift
+++ b/tests/addressbook.thrift
@@ -43,4 +43,5 @@ service AddressBookService {
     map<PhoneType, string> get_phones(1: string name);
     bool sleep(1: i32 ms);
     void close(1: i32 ms);
+    void raises(1: string msg);
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_rpc.py b/tests/test_rpc.py
index 6323653a..e0170fe6 100644
--- a/tests/test_rpc.py
+++ b/tests/test_rpc.py
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ def sleep(self, ms):
     def close(self, ms):
         return
 
+    def raises(self, msg):
+        raise TApplicationException(message=msg)
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def server(request):
@@ -273,3 +276,14 @@ def test_ssl_client_timeout():
 def test_close_method():
     with client() as c:
         c.tclose(1)
+
+
+def test_raises_method():
+    with client() as c:
+        try:
+            c.raises("foobarbaz")
+        except TApplicationException as e:
+            assert e.type == 0
+            assert e.message == "foobarbaz"
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("TApplicationException not raised")
diff --git a/thriftpy2/thrift.py b/thriftpy2/thrift.py
index 85d30abb..f167719b 100644
--- a/thriftpy2/thrift.py
+++ b/thriftpy2/thrift.py
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ def process(self, iprot, oprot):
 
         try:
             result.success = call()
+        except TApplicationException as e:
+            return self.send_exception(oprot, api, e, seqid)
         except Exception as e:
             # raise if api don't have throws
             if not self.handle_exception(e, result):