diff --git a/ext/spl/spl_iterators.c b/ext/spl/spl_iterators.c
index 2389dd44128..248df73189e 100755
--- a/ext/spl/spl_iterators.c
+++ b/ext/spl/spl_iterators.c
@@ -1184,7 +1184,9 @@ static inline void spl_filter_it_fetch(zval *zthis, spl_dual_it_object *intern T
 			}
 			zval_ptr_dtor(&retval);
 		}
-
+		if (EG(exception)) {
+			return;
+		}
 		intern->inner.iterator->funcs->move_forward(intern->inner.iterator TSRMLS_CC);
 	}
 	spl_dual_it_free(intern TSRMLS_CC);
@@ -1664,11 +1666,14 @@ static inline void spl_caching_it_next(spl_dual_it_object *intern TSRMLS_DC)
 			zend_call_method_with_0_params(&intern->inner.zobject, intern->inner.ce, NULL, "haschildren", &retval);
 			if (zend_is_true(retval)) {
 				zend_call_method_with_0_params(&intern->inner.zobject, intern->inner.ce, NULL, "getchildren", &zchildren);
-				if (EG(exception) && intern->u.caching.flags & CIT_CATCH_GET_CHILD) {
-					zend_clear_exception(TSRMLS_C);
+				if (EG(exception)) {
 					if (zchildren) {
 						zval_ptr_dtor(&zchildren);
 					}
+					if (intern->u.caching.flags & CIT_CATCH_GET_CHILD) {
+						zend_clear_exception(TSRMLS_C);
+					}
+					return;
 				} else {
 					INIT_PZVAL(&zflags);
 					ZVAL_LONG(&zflags, intern->u.caching.flags & CIT_PUBLIC);
diff --git a/ext/spl/tests/bug37457.phpt b/ext/spl/tests/bug37457.phpt
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..e66fa4d6ed5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/spl/tests/bug37457.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #37457 (Crash when an exception is thrown in accept() method of FilterIterator)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class Collection implements Iterator
+{
+	protected $array, $valid = false;
+	
+	public function __construct(array $a)
+	{
+		echo __METHOD__ . "\n";
+		$this->array = $a;
+	}
+	
+	public function current()
+	{
+		echo __METHOD__ . "\n";
+		return current($this->array);
+	}
+
+	public function key()
+	{
+		echo __METHOD__ . "\n";
+		return key($this->array);
+	}
+
+	public function next()
+	{
+		echo __METHOD__ . "\n";
+		$this->valid = (false !== next($this->array));
+	}
+
+	public function valid()
+	{
+		echo __METHOD__ . "\n";
+		return $this->valid;
+	}
+
+	public function rewind()
+	{
+		echo __METHOD__ . "\n";
+		$this->valid = (false !== reset($this->array));
+	}
+}
+
+class TestFilter extends FilterIterator
+{
+    public function accept()
+    {
+		echo __METHOD__ . "\n";
+    	throw new Exception("Failure in Accept");
+    }
+}
+
+$test = new TestFilter(new Collection(array(0)));
+
+try
+{
+	foreach ($test as $item)
+	{
+		echo $item;
+	}
+}
+catch (Exception $e)
+{
+	var_dump($e->getMessage());
+}
+
+?>
+===DONE===
+--EXPECTF--
+Collection::__construct
+Collection::rewind
+Collection::valid
+Collection::current
+Collection::key
+TestFilter::accept
+string(17) "Failure in Accept"
+===DONE===