diff --git a/qubesadmin/events/__init__.py b/qubesadmin/events/__init__.py
index c1a37286..0bea5cc3 100644
--- a/qubesadmin/events/__init__.py
+++ b/qubesadmin/events/__init__.py
@@ -249,4 +249,9 @@ def handle(self, subject, event, **kwargs):
             for h_func in h_func_set
             if fnmatch.fnmatch(event, h_name)]
         for handler in handlers:
-            handler(subject, event, **kwargs)
+            try:
+                handler(subject, event, **kwargs)
+            except:  # pylint: disable=bare-except
+                self.app.log.exception(
+                    'Failed to handle event: %s, %s, %s',
+                    subject, event, kwargs)
diff --git a/qubesadmin/tests/events.py b/qubesadmin/tests/events.py
index 62ca6237..5510ca91 100644
--- a/qubesadmin/tests/events.py
+++ b/qubesadmin/tests/events.py
@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ def test_002_handler_glob_partial(self):
         self.dispatcher.handle('', 'some-event', arg1='value1')
         self.assertFalse(handler.called)
 
+    def test_003_handler_error(self):
+        handler = unittest.mock.Mock()
+        self.dispatcher.add_handler('some-event', handler)
+        handler2 = unittest.mock.Mock(side_effect=AssertionError)
+        self.dispatcher.add_handler('some-event', handler2)
+        # should catch the exception
+        self.dispatcher.handle('', 'some-event', arg1='value1')
+        handler.assert_called_once_with(None, 'some-event', arg1='value1')
+        handler2.assert_called_once_with(None, 'some-event', arg1='value1')
+
     async def mock_get_events_reader(self, stream, cleanup_func, expected_vm,
             vm=None):
         self.assertEqual(expected_vm, vm)