diff --git a/src/lib-sieve/sieve-result.c b/src/lib-sieve/sieve-result.c
index 87370c4f7..f9318ff75 100644
--- a/src/lib-sieve/sieve-result.c
+++ b/src/lib-sieve/sieve-result.c
@@ -1058,6 +1058,8 @@ static int _sieve_result_implicit_keep
 			(&act_keep, aenv, tr_context, status);
 	}
 
+	if (status == SIEVE_EXEC_FAILURE)
+		status = SIEVE_EXEC_KEEP_FAILED;
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -1286,6 +1288,13 @@ static int sieve_result_action_commit_or_rollback
 		sieve_result_action_rollback(result, rac);
 	}
 
+	if (rac->keep) {
+		if (status == SIEVE_EXEC_FAILURE)
+			status = SIEVE_EXEC_KEEP_FAILED;
+		if (*commit_status == SIEVE_EXEC_FAILURE)
+			*commit_status = SIEVE_EXEC_KEEP_FAILED;
+	}
+
 	return status;
 }