diff --git a/src/uu/chmod/src/chmod.rs b/src/uu/chmod/src/chmod.rs
index a2dc8e06b..374f22874 100644
--- a/src/uu/chmod/src/chmod.rs
+++ b/src/uu/chmod/src/chmod.rs
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ use std::fs;
 use std::os::unix::fs::{MetadataExt, PermissionsExt};
 use std::path::Path;
 use uucore::display::Quotable;
-use uucore::error::{ExitCode, UResult, USimpleError, UUsageError};
+use uucore::error::{set_exit_code, ExitCode, UResult, USimpleError, UUsageError};
 use uucore::fs::display_permissions_unix;
 use uucore::libc::mode_t;
 #[cfg(not(windows))]
 use uucore::mode;
-use uucore::{format_usage, show_error};
+use uucore::{format_usage, show, show_error};
 
 const ABOUT: &str = "Change the mode of each FILE to MODE.\n\
     With --reference, change the mode of each FILE to that of RFILE.";
@@ -195,21 +195,24 @@ impl Chmoder {
                         filename.quote()
                     );
                     if !self.quiet {
-                        return Err(USimpleError::new(
+                        show!(USimpleError::new(
                             1,
                             format!("cannot operate on dangling symlink {}", filename.quote()),
                         ));
                     }
                 } else if !self.quiet {
-                    return Err(USimpleError::new(
+                    show!(USimpleError::new(
                         1,
                         format!(
                             "cannot access {}: No such file or directory",
                             filename.quote()
-                        ),
+                        )
                     ));
                 }
-                return Err(ExitCode::new(1));
+                // GNU exits with exit code 1 even if -q or --quiet are passed
+                // So we set the exit code, because it hasn't been set yet if `self.quiet` is true.
+                set_exit_code(1);
+                continue;
             }
             if self.recursive && self.preserve_root && filename == "/" {
                 return Err(USimpleError::new(
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_chmod.rs b/tests/by-util/test_chmod.rs
index 5dfd1a714..feb756632 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_chmod.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_chmod.rs
@@ -574,3 +574,71 @@ fn test_mode_after_dash_dash() {
         ucmd,
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_chmod_file_after_non_existing_file() {
+    let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
+    let at = &scene.fixtures;
+    at.touch(TEST_FILE);
+    at.touch("file2");
+    set_permissions(at.plus(TEST_FILE), Permissions::from_mode(0o664)).unwrap();
+    set_permissions(at.plus("file2"), Permissions::from_mode(0o664)).unwrap();
+    scene
+        .ucmd()
+        .arg("u+x")
+        .arg("does-not-exist")
+        .arg(TEST_FILE)
+        .fails()
+        .stderr_contains("chmod: cannot access 'does-not-exist': No such file or directory")
+        .code_is(1);
+
+    assert_eq!(at.metadata(TEST_FILE).permissions().mode(), 0o100764);
+
+    scene
+        .ucmd()
+        .arg("u+x")
+        .arg("--q")
+        .arg("does-not-exist")
+        .arg("file2")
+        .fails()
+        .no_stderr()
+        .code_is(1);
+    assert_eq!(at.metadata("file2").permissions().mode(), 0o100764);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_chmod_file_symlink_after_non_existing_file() {
+    let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
+    let at = &scene.fixtures;
+    let existing = "file";
+    let test_existing_symlink = "file_symlink";
+
+    let non_existing = "test_chmod_symlink_non_existing_file";
+    let test_dangling_symlink = "test_chmod_symlink_non_existing_file_symlink";
+    let expected_stdout = &format!(
+        "failed to change mode of '{test_dangling_symlink}' from 0000 (---------) to 0000 (---------)"
+    );
+    let expected_stderr = &format!("cannot operate on dangling symlink '{test_dangling_symlink}'");
+
+    at.touch(existing);
+    set_permissions(at.plus(existing), Permissions::from_mode(0o664)).unwrap();
+    at.symlink_file(non_existing, test_dangling_symlink);
+    at.symlink_file(existing, test_existing_symlink);
+
+    // this cannot succeed since the symbolic link dangles
+    // but the metadata for the existing target should change
+    scene
+        .ucmd()
+        .arg("u+x")
+        .arg("-v")
+        .arg(test_dangling_symlink)
+        .arg(test_existing_symlink)
+        .fails()
+        .code_is(1)
+        .stdout_contains(expected_stdout)
+        .stderr_contains(expected_stderr);
+    assert_eq!(
+        at.metadata(test_existing_symlink).permissions().mode(),
+        0o100764
+    );
+}