3 files changed, 54 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/enum.py b/Lib/enum.py
index 0839671cca..02405c865b 100644
--- a/Lib/enum.py
+++ b/Lib/enum.py
@@ -585,7 +585,25 @@ class Enum(metaclass=EnumMeta):
                 if member._value_ == value:
                     return member
         # still not found -- try _missing_ hook
-        return cls._missing_(value)
+        try:
+            exc = None
+            result = cls._missing_(value)
+        except Exception as e:
+            exc = e
+            result = None
+        if isinstance(result, cls):
+            return result
+        else:
+            ve_exc = ValueError("%r is not a valid %s" % (value, cls.__name__))
+            if result is None and exc is None:
+                raise ve_exc
+            elif exc is None:
+                exc = TypeError(
+                        'error in %s._missing_: returned %r instead of None or a valid member'
+                        % (cls.__name__, result)
+                        )
+            exc.__context__ = ve_exc
+            raise exc
 
     def _generate_next_value_(name, start, count, last_values):
         for last_value in reversed(last_values):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_enum.py b/Lib/test/test_enum.py
index c04d03f375..b8efb835ce 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_enum.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_enum.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import inspect
 import pydoc
 import sys
 import unittest
+import sys
 import threading
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from enum import Enum, IntEnum, EnumMeta, Flag, IntFlag, unique, auto
@@ -1697,6 +1698,38 @@ class TestEnum(unittest.TestCase):
             third = auto()
         self.assertEqual([Dupes.first, Dupes.second, Dupes.third], list(Dupes))
 
+    def test_missing(self):
+        class Color(Enum):
+            red = 1
+            green = 2
+            blue = 3
+            @classmethod
+            def _missing_(cls, item):
+                if item == 'three':
+                    return cls.blue
+                elif item == 'bad return':
+                    # trigger internal error
+                    return 5
+                elif item == 'error out':
+                    raise ZeroDivisionError
+                else:
+                    # trigger not found
+                    return None
+        self.assertIs(Color('three'), Color.blue)
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, Color, 7)
+        try:
+            Color('bad return')
+        except TypeError as exc:
+            self.assertTrue(isinstance(exc.__context__, ValueError))
+        else:
+            raise Exception('Exception not raised.')
+        try:
+            Color('error out')
+        except ZeroDivisionError as exc:
+            self.assertTrue(isinstance(exc.__context__, ValueError))
+        else:
+            raise Exception('Exception not raised.')
+
 
 class TestOrder(unittest.TestCase):
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-09-11-15-49-09.bpo-34536.3IPIH5.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-09-11-15-49-09.bpo-34536.3IPIH5.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be45eb57ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-09-11-15-49-09.bpo-34536.3IPIH5.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+`Enum._missing_`:  raise `ValueError` if None returned and `TypeError` if
+non-member is returned.