diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/transpose.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/transpose.rs
index 813a4733b2..873a21c90d 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/transpose.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/transpose.rs
@@ -175,6 +175,12 @@ pub fn transpose(
 
     let metadata = input.metadata();
     let input: Vec<_> = input.into_iter().collect();
+    // Ensure error values are propagated
+    for i in input.iter() {
+        if let Value::Error { .. } = i {
+            return Ok(i.clone().into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata));
+        }
+    }
 
     let descs = get_columns(&input);
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/transpose.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/transpose.rs
index a155319bfc..29a7632af3 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/transpose.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/transpose.rs
@@ -20,3 +20,15 @@ fn row_but_all() {
 
     assert!(actual.out.contains("foo: [1, 2]"));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn throw_inner_error() {
+    let error_msg = "This message should show up";
+    let error = format!("(error make {{ msg: \"{}\" }})", error_msg);
+    let actual = nu!(format!(
+        "[[key value]; [foo 1] [foo 2] [{} 3]] | transpose",
+        error
+    ));
+
+    assert!(actual.err.contains(error.as_str()));
+}