diff --git a/src/catch2/catch_registry_hub.cpp b/src/catch2/catch_registry_hub.cpp
index ed2d068a..a8860e3a 100644
--- a/src/catch2/catch_registry_hub.cpp
+++ b/src/catch2/catch_registry_hub.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_registry_hub.hpp>
 
 #include <catch2/internal/catch_context.hpp>
+#include <catch2/internal/catch_enforce.hpp>
 #include <catch2/internal/catch_test_case_registry_impl.hpp>
 #include <catch2/internal/catch_reporter_registry.hpp>
 #include <catch2/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.hpp>
@@ -59,7 +60,11 @@ namespace Catch {
                 m_tagAliasRegistry.add( alias, tag, lineInfo );
             }
             void registerStartupException() noexcept override {
+#if !defined(CATCH_CONFIG_DISABLE_EXCEPTIONS)
                 m_exceptionRegistry.add(std::current_exception());
+#else
+                CATCH_INTERNAL_ERROR("Attempted to register active exception under CATCH_CONFIG_DISABLE_EXCEPTIONS!");
+#endif
             }
             IMutableEnumValuesRegistry& getMutableEnumValuesRegistry() override {
                 return m_enumValuesRegistry;
diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_combined_tu.cpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_combined_tu.cpp
index fcb05093..c18d4cc7 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_combined_tu.cpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_combined_tu.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ namespace Catch {
 
 namespace Catch {
     bool uncaught_exceptions() {
-#if defined(CATCH_CONFIG_CPP17_UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTIONS) || (defined(__cpp_lib_uncaught_exceptions) && !defined(CATCH_CONFIG_NO_CPP17_UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTIONS))
+#if defined(CATCH_CONFIG_DISABLE_EXCEPTIONS)
+        return false;
+#elif defined(CATCH_CONFIG_CPP17_UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTIONS) || (defined(__cpp_lib_uncaught_exceptions) && !defined(CATCH_CONFIG_NO_CPP17_UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTIONS))
         return std::uncaught_exceptions() > 0;
 #else
         return std::uncaught_exception();
@@ -122,7 +124,8 @@ namespace Catch {
 #include <catch2/internal/catch_compiler_capabilities.hpp>
 
 namespace Catch {
-void StartupExceptionRegistry::add( std::exception_ptr const& exception ) noexcept {
+#if !defined(CATCH_CONFIG_DISABLE_EXCEPTIONS)
+    void StartupExceptionRegistry::add( std::exception_ptr const& exception ) noexcept {
         CATCH_TRY {
             m_exceptions.push_back(exception);
         } CATCH_CATCH_ALL {
@@ -134,6 +137,7 @@ void StartupExceptionRegistry::add( std::exception_ptr const& exception ) noexce
     std::vector<std::exception_ptr> const& StartupExceptionRegistry::getExceptions() const noexcept {
         return m_exceptions;
     }
+#endif
 
 } // end namespace Catch
 
diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_startup_exception_registry.hpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_startup_exception_registry.hpp
index feb56601..366312ad 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_startup_exception_registry.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_startup_exception_registry.hpp
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
 namespace Catch {
 
     class StartupExceptionRegistry {
+#if !defined(CATCH_CONFIG_DISABLE_EXCEPTIONS)
     public:
         void add(std::exception_ptr const& exception) noexcept;
         std::vector<std::exception_ptr> const& getExceptions() const noexcept;
     private:
         std::vector<std::exception_ptr> m_exceptions;
+#endif
     };
 
 } // end namespace Catch