diff --git a/lib/cppcheck.cpp b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
index d69e0ea7f..7cc42b6a5 100644
--- a/lib/cppcheck.cpp
+++ b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
@@ -930,6 +930,24 @@ unsigned int CppCheck::checkFile(const std::string& filename, const std::string
                 // #error etc during preprocessing
                 configurationError.push_back((mCurrentConfig.empty() ? "\'\'" : mCurrentConfig) + " : [" + o.location.file() + ':' + std::to_string(o.location.line) + "] " + o.msg);
                 --checkCount; // don't count invalid configurations
+
+                if (!hasValidConfig && currCfg == *configurations.rbegin()) {
+                    // If there is no valid configuration then report error..
+                    std::string file = Path::fromNativeSeparators(o.location.file());
+                    if (mSettings.relativePaths)
+                        file = Path::getRelativePath(file, mSettings.basePaths);
+
+                    const ErrorMessage::FileLocation loc1(file, o.location.line, o.location.col);
+                    std::list<ErrorMessage::FileLocation> callstack(1, loc1);
+
+                    ErrorMessage errmsg(callstack,
+                                        filename,
+                                        Severity::error,
+                                        o.msg,
+                                        "preprocessorErrorDirective",
+                                        Certainty::normal);
+                    reportErr(errmsg);
+                }
                 continue;
 
             } catch (const TerminateException &) {
diff --git a/test/cli/test-other.py b/test/cli/test-other.py
index 95aaaa654..fcdf75392 100644
--- a/test/cli/test-other.py
+++ b/test/cli/test-other.py
@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ def test_missing_include_inline_suppr(tmpdir):
     assert stderr == ''
 
 
+def test_preprocessor_error(tmpdir):
+    test_file = os.path.join(tmpdir, '10866.c')
+    with open(test_file, 'wt') as f:
+        f.write('#error test\nx=1;\n')
+    exitcode, _, stderr = cppcheck(['--error-exitcode=1', test_file])
+    assert 'preprocessorErrorDirective' in stderr
+    assert exitcode != 0
+
+
 def test_invalid_library(tmpdir):
     args = ['--library=none', '--library=posix', '--library=none2', 'file.c']