diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_fatal_condition_handler.cpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_fatal_condition_handler.cpp
index 9383257c..7d3534ca 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_fatal_condition_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_fatal_condition_handler.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace Catch {
         { static_cast<DWORD>(EXCEPTION_INT_DIVIDE_BY_ZERO), "Divide by zero error" },
     };
 
-    static LONG CALLBACK handleVectoredException(PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) {
+    static LONG CALLBACK topLevelExceptionFilter(PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) {
         for (auto const& def : signalDefs) {
             if (ExceptionInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode == def.id) {
                 reportFatal(def.name);
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ namespace Catch {
     // Since we do not support multiple instantiations, we put these
     // into global variables and rely on cleaning them up in outlined
     // constructors/destructors
-    static PVOID exceptionHandlerHandle = nullptr;
+    static LPTOP_LEVEL_EXCEPTION_FILTER previousTopLevelExceptionFilter = nullptr;
 
 
     // For MSVC, we reserve part of the stack memory for handling
@@ -120,18 +120,15 @@ namespace Catch {
 
 
     void FatalConditionHandler::engage_platform() {
-        // Register as first handler in current chain
-        exceptionHandlerHandle = AddVectoredExceptionHandler(1, handleVectoredException);
-        if (!exceptionHandlerHandle) {
-            CATCH_RUNTIME_ERROR("Could not register vectored exception handler");
-        }
+        // Register as a the top level exception filter.
+        previousTopLevelExceptionFilter = SetUnhandledExceptionFilter(topLevelExceptionFilter);
     }
 
     void FatalConditionHandler::disengage_platform() {
-        if (!RemoveVectoredExceptionHandler(exceptionHandlerHandle)) {
-            CATCH_RUNTIME_ERROR("Could not unregister vectored exception handler");
+        if (SetUnhandledExceptionFilter(reinterpret_cast<LPTOP_LEVEL_EXCEPTION_FILTER>(previousTopLevelExceptionFilter)) != topLevelExceptionFilter) {
+            CATCH_RUNTIME_ERROR("Could not restore previous top level exception filter");
         }
-        exceptionHandlerHandle = nullptr;
+        previousTopLevelExceptionFilter = nullptr;
     }
 
 } // end namespace Catch
diff --git a/tests/SelfTest/UsageTests/Misc.tests.cpp b/tests/SelfTest/UsageTests/Misc.tests.cpp
index 2d40a6b1..e5409772 100644
--- a/tests/SelfTest/UsageTests/Misc.tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/SelfTest/UsageTests/Misc.tests.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
 #include <catch2/catch_template_test_macros.hpp>
 #include <catch2/internal/catch_config_wchar.hpp>
+#include <catch2/internal/catch_windows_h_proxy.hpp>
 
 #ifdef __clang__
 #   pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wc++98-compat"
@@ -498,3 +499,34 @@ TEMPLATE_TEST_CASE_SIG("#1954 - 7 arg template test case sig compiles", "[regres
 
 TEST_CASE("Same test name but with different tags is fine", "[.approvals][some-tag]") {}
 TEST_CASE("Same test name but with different tags is fine", "[.approvals][other-tag]") {}
+
+#if defined(CATCH_PLATFORM_WINDOWS)
+void throw_and_catch()
+{
+    __try {
+        RaiseException(0xC0000005, 0, 0, NULL);
+    }
+    __except (1)
+    {
+
+    }
+}
+
+
+TEST_CASE("Validate SEH behavior - handled", "[approvals][FatalConditionHandler][CATCH_PLATFORM_WINDOWS]")
+{
+    // Validate that Catch2 framework correctly handles tests raising and handling SEH exceptions.
+    throw_and_catch();
+}
+
+void throw_no_catch()
+{
+    RaiseException(0xC0000005, 0, 0, NULL);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Validate SEH behavior - unhandled", "[.approvals][FatalConditionHandler][CATCH_PLATFORM_WINDOWS]")
+{
+    // Validate that Catch2 framework correctly handles tests raising and not handling SEH exceptions.
+    throw_no_catch();
+}
+#endif