diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index 16d3d72..6af712a 100644
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 * DWARF index cache: GDB can now automatically save indices of DWARF
   symbols on disk to speed up further loading of the same binaries.
 
+* GDB in batch mode now exits with status 1 if the last command to be
+  executed failed.
+
 * New commands
 
 frame apply [all | COUNT | -COUNT | level LEVEL...] [FLAG]... COMMAND
diff --git a/gdb/main.c b/gdb/main.c
index e925128..61644cd 100644
--- a/gdb/main.c
+++ b/gdb/main.c
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ captured_main_1 (struct captured_main_args *context)
   int i;
   int save_auto_load;
   struct objfile *objfile;
+  int ret = 1;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_USEFUL_SBRK
   /* Set this before constructing scoped_command_stats.  */
@@ -986,7 +987,7 @@ captured_main_1 (struct captured_main_args *context)
      processed; it sets global parameters, which are independent of
      what file you are debugging or what directory you are in.  */
   if (system_gdbinit && !inhibit_gdbinit)
-    catch_command_errors (source_script, system_gdbinit, 0);
+    ret = catch_command_errors (source_script, system_gdbinit, 0);
 
   /* Read and execute $HOME/.gdbinit file, if it exists.  This is done
      *before* all the command line arguments are processed; it sets
@@ -994,7 +995,7 @@ captured_main_1 (struct captured_main_args *context)
      debugging or what directory you are in.  */
 
   if (home_gdbinit && !inhibit_gdbinit && !inhibit_home_gdbinit)
-    catch_command_errors (source_script, home_gdbinit, 0);
+    ret = catch_command_errors (source_script, home_gdbinit, 0);
 
   /* Process '-ix' and '-iex' options early.  */
   for (i = 0; i < cmdarg_vec.size (); i++)
@@ -1004,12 +1005,12 @@ captured_main_1 (struct captured_main_args *context)
       switch (cmdarg_p.type)
 	{
 	case CMDARG_INIT_FILE:
-	  catch_command_errors (source_script, cmdarg_p.string,
-				!batch_flag);
+	  ret = catch_command_errors (source_script, cmdarg_p.string,
+				      !batch_flag);
 	  break;
 	case CMDARG_INIT_COMMAND:
-	  catch_command_errors (execute_command, cmdarg_p.string,
-				!batch_flag);
+	  ret = catch_command_errors (execute_command, cmdarg_p.string,
+				      !batch_flag);
 	  break;
 	}
     }
@@ -1017,11 +1018,11 @@ captured_main_1 (struct captured_main_args *context)
   /* Now perform all the actions indicated by the arguments.  */
   if (cdarg != NULL)
     {
-      catch_command_errors (cd_command, cdarg, 0);
+      ret = catch_command_errors (cd_command, cdarg, 0);
     }
 
   for (i = 0; i < dirarg.size (); i++)
-    catch_command_errors (directory_switch, dirarg[i], 0);
+    ret = catch_command_errors (directory_switch, dirarg[i], 0);
 
   /* Skip auto-loading section-specified scripts until we've sourced
      local_gdbinit (which is often used to augment the source search
@@ -1036,19 +1037,20 @@ captured_main_1 (struct captured_main_args *context)
       /* The exec file and the symbol-file are the same.  If we can't
          open it, better only print one error message.
          catch_command_errors returns non-zero on success!  */
-      if (catch_command_errors (exec_file_attach, execarg,
-				!batch_flag))
-	catch_command_errors (symbol_file_add_main_adapter, symarg,
-			      !batch_flag);
+      ret = catch_command_errors (exec_file_attach, execarg,
+				  !batch_flag);
+      if (ret != 0)
+	ret = catch_command_errors (symbol_file_add_main_adapter,
+				    symarg, !batch_flag);
     }
   else
     {
       if (execarg != NULL)
-	catch_command_errors (exec_file_attach, execarg,
-			      !batch_flag);
+	ret = catch_command_errors (exec_file_attach, execarg,
+				    !batch_flag);
       if (symarg != NULL)
-	catch_command_errors (symbol_file_add_main_adapter, symarg,
-			      !batch_flag);
+	ret = catch_command_errors (symbol_file_add_main_adapter,
+				    symarg, !batch_flag);
     }
 
   if (corearg && pidarg)
@@ -1056,9 +1058,14 @@ captured_main_1 (struct captured_main_args *context)
 	     "a core file at the same time."));
 
   if (corearg != NULL)
-    catch_command_errors (core_file_command, corearg, !batch_flag);
+    {
+      ret = catch_command_errors (core_file_command, corearg,
+				  !batch_flag);
+    }
   else if (pidarg != NULL)
-    catch_command_errors (attach_command, pidarg, !batch_flag);
+    {
+      ret = catch_command_errors (attach_command, pidarg, !batch_flag);
+    }
   else if (pid_or_core_arg)
     {
       /* The user specified 'gdb program pid' or gdb program core'.
@@ -1067,14 +1074,20 @@ captured_main_1 (struct captured_main_args *context)
 
       if (isdigit (pid_or_core_arg[0]))
 	{
-	  if (catch_command_errors (attach_command, pid_or_core_arg,
-				    !batch_flag) == 0)
-	    catch_command_errors (core_file_command, pid_or_core_arg,
-				  !batch_flag);
+	  ret = catch_command_errors (attach_command, pid_or_core_arg,
+				      !batch_flag);
+	  if (ret == 0)
+	    ret = catch_command_errors (core_file_command,
+					pid_or_core_arg,
+					!batch_flag);
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  /* Can't be a pid, better be a corefile.  */
+	  ret = catch_command_errors (core_file_command,
+				      pid_or_core_arg,
+				      !batch_flag);
 	}
-      else /* Can't be a pid, better be a corefile.  */
-	catch_command_errors (core_file_command, pid_or_core_arg,
-			      !batch_flag);
     }
 
   if (ttyarg != NULL)
@@ -1098,7 +1111,7 @@ captured_main_1 (struct captured_main_args *context)
 	{
 	  auto_load_local_gdbinit_loaded = 1;
 
-	  catch_command_errors (source_script, local_gdbinit, 0);
+	  ret = catch_command_errors (source_script, local_gdbinit, 0);
 	}
     }
 
@@ -1118,12 +1131,12 @@ captured_main_1 (struct captured_main_args *context)
       switch (cmdarg_p.type)
 	{
 	case CMDARG_FILE:
-	  catch_command_errors (source_script, cmdarg_p.string,
-				!batch_flag);
+	  ret = catch_command_errors (source_script, cmdarg_p.string,
+				      !batch_flag);
 	  break;
 	case CMDARG_COMMAND:
-	  catch_command_errors (execute_command, cmdarg_p.string,
-				!batch_flag);
+	  ret = catch_command_errors (execute_command, cmdarg_p.string,
+				      !batch_flag);
 	  break;
 	}
     }
@@ -1134,8 +1147,11 @@ captured_main_1 (struct captured_main_args *context)
 
   if (batch_flag)
     {
+      int error_status = EXIT_FAILURE;
+      int *exit_arg = ret == 0 ? &error_status : NULL;
+
       /* We have hit the end of the batch file.  */
-      quit_force (NULL, 0);
+      quit_force (exit_arg, 0);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/batch-exit-status.bad-commands b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/batch-exit-status.bad-commands
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4793acb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/batch-exit-status.bad-commands
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bork
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/batch-exit-status.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/batch-exit-status.exp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bee4d72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/batch-exit-status.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Check that "gdb -batch" exits with appropriate status.
+
+standard_testfile
+
+set good_commands "$srcdir/$subdir/batch-exit-status.good-commands"
+set bad_commands "$srcdir/$subdir/batch-exit-status.bad-commands"
+
+proc _test_exit_status {expect_status cmdline_opts} {
+    global gdb_spawn_id
+
+    gdb_exit
+    if {[gdb_spawn_with_cmdline_opts $cmdline_opts] != 0} {
+	fail "spawn"
+	return
+    }
+
+    set result [wait -i $gdb_spawn_id]
+    verbose $result
+    gdb_assert { [lindex $result 2] == 0 }
+    set actual_status [lindex $result 3]
+    gdb_assert { $actual_status == $expect_status }
+}
+
+proc test_exit_status {expect_status cmdline_opts} {
+    with_test_prefix $cmdline_opts {
+	_test_exit_status $expect_status $cmdline_opts
+    }
+}
+
+# gdb -batch with nothing to do should exit 0.
+test_exit_status 0 "-batch"
+
+# Bad command-line options should cause exit 1.
+test_exit_status 1 "-batch -jslkflsdjlkfjlksdjf"
+
+# gdb -batch with good commands should exit 0.
+test_exit_status 0 "-batch -ex \"info source\""
+test_exit_status 0 "-batch -x $good_commands"
+
+# gdb -batch with bad commands should exit 1.
+test_exit_status 1 "-batch -ex \"set not-a-thing 4\""
+test_exit_status 1 "-batch -x $bad_commands"
+
+# Success or failure of the last thing determines the exit code.
+test_exit_status 0 "-batch -ex \"set not-a-thing 4\" -x $good_commands"
+test_exit_status 0 "-batch -x $bad_commands -ex \"info source\""
+test_exit_status 1 "-batch -x $good_commands -x $bad_commands"
+test_exit_status 1 "-batch -x $good_commands -ex \"set not-a-thing 4\""
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/batch-exit-status.good-commands b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/batch-exit-status.good-commands
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80708a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/batch-exit-status.good-commands
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+info mem
