diff --git a/src/_pytask/execute.py b/src/_pytask/execute.py
index 6cf2f2e1..51a25db7 100644
--- a/src/_pytask/execute.py
+++ b/src/_pytask/execute.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def pytask_execute_task_protocol(session: Session, task: PTask) -> ExecutionRepo
         short_exc_info = remove_traceback_from_exc_info(sys.exc_info())
         report = ExecutionReport.from_task_and_exception(task, short_exc_info)
         session.should_stop = True
-    except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
+    except BaseException:  # noqa: BLE001
         report = ExecutionReport.from_task_and_exception(task, sys.exc_info())
     else:
         report = ExecutionReport.from_task(task)
diff --git a/tests/test_execute.py b/tests/test_execute.py
index c3315ab5..c8795684 100644
--- a/tests/test_execute.py
+++ b/tests/test_execute.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 import pytask
+from _pytask.mark import MARK_GEN
 from pytask import CaptureMethod
 from pytask import ExitCode
 from pytask import NodeNotFoundError
@@ -123,6 +124,45 @@ def task_3(paths = [Path("deleted.txt"), Path("out_2.txt")]):
     assert isinstance(exc_info[1], NodeNotFoundError)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("exit_code", [0, 7])
+def test_system_exit_is_a_normal_task_failure(tmp_path, exit_code):
+    source = f"""
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    def task_exits(produces=Path("upstream.txt")):
+        raise SystemExit({exit_code})
+
+    def task_descendant(
+        path=Path("upstream.txt"), produces=Path("descendant.txt")
+    ):
+        produces.write_text(path.read_text())
+
+    def task_unrelated(produces=Path("unrelated.txt")):
+        produces.write_text("unrelated")
+    """
+    tmp_path.joinpath("task_module.py").write_text(textwrap.dedent(source))
+
+    session = build(paths=tmp_path)
+
+    assert session.exit_code == ExitCode.FAILED
+    assert tmp_path.joinpath("unrelated.txt").read_text() == "unrelated"
+    assert not tmp_path.joinpath("descendant.txt").exists()
+    assert {report.outcome for report in session.execution_reports} == {
+        TaskOutcome.FAIL,
+        TaskOutcome.SKIP_PREVIOUS_FAILED,
+        TaskOutcome.SUCCESS,
+    }
+    failed_report = next(
+        report
+        for report in session.execution_reports
+        if report.outcome == TaskOutcome.FAIL
+    )
+    assert failed_report.exc_info is not None
+    assert isinstance(failed_report.exc_info[1], SystemExit)
+    assert failed_report.exc_info[1].code == exit_code
+    assert MARK_GEN.config is None
+
+
 def test_depends_on_and_produces_can_be_used_in_task(tmp_path):
     source = """
     from pathlib import Path