diff --git a/include/CLI/App.hpp b/include/CLI/App.hpp
index 46fb6504..8bc787c9 100644
--- a/include/CLI/App.hpp
+++ b/include/CLI/App.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ namespace CLI {
         (app).parse((argc), (argv));                                                                                   \
     } catch(const CLI::ParseError &e) {                                                                                \
         return (app).exit(e);                                                                                          \
+    } catch(const CLI::RuntimeError &e) {                                                                              \
+        return e.get_exit_code();                                                                                      \
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/CLI/Error.hpp b/include/CLI/Error.hpp
index e820f265..30887fb1 100644
--- a/include/CLI/Error.hpp
+++ b/include/CLI/Error.hpp
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ struct OptionAlreadyAdded : public ConstructionError {
         : ConstructionError("OptionAlreadyAdded", name, ExitCodes::OptionAlreadyAdded) {}
 };
 
+// Runtime Errors
+
+/// Does not output a diagnostic in CLI11_PARSE, but allows to return from main() with a specific error code.
+struct RuntimeError : public Error {
+    RuntimeError(int exit_code = 1)
+      : Error("RuntimeError", "runtime error", exit_code, false) {}
+};
+
 // Parsing errors
 
 /// Anything that can error in Parse
diff --git a/tests/SubcommandTest.cpp b/tests/SubcommandTest.cpp
index 1fb7f924..52f7acff 100644
--- a/tests/SubcommandTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/SubcommandTest.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,36 @@ TEST_F(TApp, Callbacks) {
     EXPECT_TRUE(val);
 }
 
+TEST_F(TApp, RuntimeErrorInCallback) {
+    auto sub1 = app.add_subcommand("sub1");
+    sub1->set_callback([]() { throw CLI::RuntimeError(); });
+    auto sub2 = app.add_subcommand("sub2");
+    sub2->set_callback([]() { throw CLI::RuntimeError(2); });
+
+    args = {"sub1"};
+    EXPECT_THROW(run(), CLI::RuntimeError);
+
+    app.reset();
+    args = {"sub1"};
+    try {
+        run();
+    } catch(const CLI::RuntimeError &e) {
+        EXPECT_EQ(1, e.get_exit_code());
+    }
+
+    app.reset();
+    args = {"sub2"};
+    EXPECT_THROW(run(), CLI::RuntimeError);
+
+    app.reset();
+    args = {"sub2"};
+    try {
+        run();
+    } catch(const CLI::RuntimeError &e) {
+        EXPECT_EQ(2, e.get_exit_code());
+    }
+}
+
 TEST_F(TApp, NoFallThroughOpts) {
     int val = 1;
     app.add_option("--val", val);