diff --git a/fastasyncpg/core.py b/fastasyncpg/core.py
index 938be07..100fbe1 100644
--- a/fastasyncpg/core.py
+++ b/fastasyncpg/core.py
@@ -734,12 +734,15 @@ async def claim_one(self:Table, status_col='status', pending='pending', complete
     p = _ClaimCtx()
     async with self.db.transaction() as txn:
         tbl = txn.t[self.name]
-        p.db = txn
         p.evt = await tbl.claim(where=f'"{status_col}"=$1', where_args=[pending], order_by=order_by)
-        try: yield p
-        except Exception as e: p.failed, p.exc, p.tb = True, e, traceback.format_exc()
+        p.db = txn
+        async with txn.conn.transaction():
+            try: yield p  # create save point in case tx is aborted
+            except Exception as e: p.failed, p.exc, p.tb = True, e, traceback.format_exc()
         if p.evt is None: return
         pk = self.pks[0]
         new = failed if p.failed else (None if p.retry else completed)
         stmt = f'UPDATE {self} SET "{status_col}"=$1 WHERE "{pk}"=$2'
-        if new: await txn.execute(stmt, new, get_field(p.evt, pk))
+        if new: 
+            await txn.execute(stmt, new, get_field(p.evt, pk))
+            p.evt = await tbl.selectone(f'"{pk}"=$1', [get_field(p.evt, pk)])
diff --git a/nbs/00_core.ipynb b/nbs/00_core.ipynb
index d790f8e..00148fd 100644
--- a/nbs/00_core.ipynb
+++ b/nbs/00_core.ipynb
@@ -5091,15 +5091,18 @@
     "    p = _ClaimCtx()\n",
     "    async with self.db.transaction() as txn:\n",
     "        tbl = txn.t[self.name]\n",
-    "        p.db = txn\n",
     "        p.evt = await tbl.claim(where=f'\"{status_col}\"=$1', where_args=[pending], order_by=order_by)\n",
-    "        try: yield p\n",
-    "        except Exception as e: p.failed, p.exc, p.tb = True, e, traceback.format_exc()\n",
+    "        p.db = txn\n",
+    "        async with txn.conn.transaction():\n",
+    "            try: yield p  # create save point in case tx is aborted\n",
+    "            except Exception as e: p.failed, p.exc, p.tb = True, e, traceback.format_exc()\n",
     "        if p.evt is None: return\n",
     "        pk = self.pks[0]\n",
     "        new = failed if p.failed else (None if p.retry else completed)\n",
     "        stmt = f'UPDATE {self} SET \"{status_col}\"=$1 WHERE \"{pk}\"=$2'\n",
-    "        if new: await txn.execute(stmt, new, get_field(p.evt, pk))"
+    "        if new: \n",
+    "            await txn.execute(stmt, new, get_field(p.evt, pk))\n",
+    "            p.evt = await tbl.selectone(f'\"{pk}\"=$1', [get_field(p.evt, pk)])"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -5293,10 +5296,79 @@
     "await jobs(\"payload=$1\", [pl])"
    ]
   },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "a866bdaa",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "Test that when the transaction is aborted the claimed event row is still set to failed."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "e1e45f08",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "await jobs.delete_where()\n",
+    "await jobs.inserts([Job(payload='repro', status='pending')])\n",
+    "\n",
+    "async with jobs.claim_one(order_by='id') as p:\n",
+    "    await p.db.execute('select definitely_not_a_real_function()')\n",
+    "    await p.db.t.job.update(p.evt, status='processing')\n",
+    "\n",
+    "test_eq(p.evt.status, 'failed')\n",
+    "test_eq(p.failed, True)"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "81bb8295",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "Test that if the `txn.conn.transaction` fails, we allow the exception to surface rather than having the generator swallow it and return a `RuntimeError(\"generator didn't yield\")`."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "77029d63",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "await jobs.delete_where()\n",
+    "await jobs.inserts([Job(payload='x', status='pending')])"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "ccacb161",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "async with db.acquire() as c: ConnType = type(c.conn)\n",
+    "orig = ConnType.transaction\n",
+    "calls = []\n",
+    "from unittest.mock import patch as mock_patch\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def boom(self, *a, **k):\n",
+    "    calls.append(1)\n",
+    "    if len(calls) >= 2: raise ConnectionError(\"savepoint boom\")\n",
+    "    return orig(self, *a, **k)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "with mock_patch.object(ConnType, 'transaction', boom):\n",
+    "    try:\n",
+    "        async with jobs.claim_one(order_by='id') as p: pass\n",
+    "        assert False, \"expected ConnectionError\"\n",
+    "    except ConnectionError: pass"
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
    "execution_count": null,
-   "id": "c7e5cb98",
+   "id": "089f1a43",
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [