diff --git a/test/jdk/java/foreign/sharedclosejvmti/TestSharedCloseJvmti.java b/test/jdk/java/foreign/sharedclosejvmti/TestSharedCloseJvmti.java
index b2bfdd18b50b3..9fba092744e8d 100644
--- a/test/jdk/java/foreign/sharedclosejvmti/TestSharedCloseJvmti.java
+++ b/test/jdk/java/foreign/sharedclosejvmti/TestSharedCloseJvmti.java
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
                 // run in separate thread so that waiting on
                 // latch doesn't block main thread
                 Thread.ofPlatform().name("Trigger").start(() -> {
-                    SINK = segment.get(ValueLayout.JAVA_INT, 0);
+                    SINK = segment.get(ValueLayout.JAVA_INT, 0); // should throw
+                    System.err.println("No exception thrown during outer memory access");
+                    System.exit(1);
                 });
                 // wait until trigger thread is in JVMTI event callback
                 MAIN_LATCH.await();
@@ -107,7 +109,9 @@ private static void target() {
             } else {
                 reentrant = true;
                 try (Arena arena = Arena.ofConfined()) {
-                    SINK = arena.allocate(4).get(ValueLayout.JAVA_INT, 0);
+                    SINK = arena.allocate(4).get(ValueLayout.JAVA_INT, 0); // should throw
+                    System.err.println("No exception thrown during reentrant memory access");
+                    System.exit(1);
                 }
                 reentrant = false;
             }
diff --git a/test/jdk/java/foreign/sharedclosejvmti/libSharedCloseAgent.cpp b/test/jdk/java/foreign/sharedclosejvmti/libSharedCloseAgent.cpp
index a82818e028049..97c10be3d3d58 100644
--- a/test/jdk/java/foreign/sharedclosejvmti/libSharedCloseAgent.cpp
+++ b/test/jdk/java/foreign/sharedclosejvmti/libSharedCloseAgent.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@
 
 #include <jvmti.h>
 
-#include <string.h>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <cstdlib>
 
 static jclass MAIN_CLS;
 static jmethodID TARGET_ID;
+static jclass EXCEPTION_CLS;
 
 static const char* TARGET_CLASS_NAME = "TestSharedCloseJvmti$EventDuringScopedAccessRunner";
 static const char* TARGET_METHOD_NAME = "target";
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ static const char* TARGET_METHOD_SIG = "()V";
 static const char* INTERCEPT_CLASS_NAME = "Ljdk/internal/foreign/MemorySessionImpl;";
 static const char* INTERCEPT_METHOD_NAME = "checkValidStateRaw";
 
+static const char* EXCEPTION_CLASS_NAME = "Ljdk/internal/misc/ScopedMemoryAccess$ScopedAccessError;";
+
 void start(jvmtiEnv*, JNIEnv* jni_env, jthread) {
 
   jclass cls = jni_env->FindClass(TARGET_CLASS_NAME);
@@ -50,6 +54,14 @@ void start(jvmtiEnv*, JNIEnv* jni_env, jthread) {
     jni_env->ExceptionDescribe();
     return;
   }
+
+  jclass ex_cls = jni_env->FindClass(EXCEPTION_CLASS_NAME);
+  if (ex_cls == nullptr) {
+    jni_env->ExceptionDescribe();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  EXCEPTION_CLS = (jclass) jni_env->NewGlobalRef(ex_cls);
 }
 
 void method_exit(jvmtiEnv *jvmti_env, JNIEnv* jni_env, jthread thread, jmethodID method,
@@ -60,38 +72,44 @@ void method_exit(jvmtiEnv *jvmti_env, JNIEnv* jni_env, jthread thread, jmethodID
     return;
   }
 
-  if (strcmp(method_name, INTERCEPT_METHOD_NAME) != 0) {
-    jvmti_env->Deallocate((unsigned char*) method_name);
+  bool is_intercept_method = strcmp(method_name, INTERCEPT_METHOD_NAME) == 0;
+  jvmti_env->Deallocate((unsigned char*) method_name);
+  if (!is_intercept_method) {
     return;
   }
 
   jclass cls;
   err = jvmti_env->GetMethodDeclaringClass(method, &cls);
   if (err != JVMTI_ERROR_NONE) {
-    jvmti_env->Deallocate((unsigned char*) method_name);
     return;
   }
 
   char* class_sig = nullptr;
   err = jvmti_env->GetClassSignature(cls, &class_sig, nullptr);
   if (err != JVMTI_ERROR_NONE) {
-    jvmti_env->Deallocate((unsigned char*) method_name);
     return;
   }
 
-  if (strcmp(class_sig, INTERCEPT_CLASS_NAME) != 0) {
-    jvmti_env->Deallocate((unsigned char*) method_name);
-    jvmti_env->Deallocate((unsigned char*) class_sig);
+  bool is_intercept_class = strcmp(class_sig, INTERCEPT_CLASS_NAME) == 0;
+  jvmti_env->Deallocate((unsigned char*) class_sig);
+  if (!is_intercept_class) {
     return;
   }
 
   jni_env->CallStaticVoidMethod(MAIN_CLS, TARGET_ID);
-  if (jni_env->ExceptionOccurred()) {
+  jthrowable ex = jni_env->ExceptionOccurred();
+  if (ex != nullptr) {
+    // we can not return with a pending exception from this JMVTI callback,
+    // and there is no way to propagate it to the caller so that the memory
+    // access will be interrupted.
+    // We log the exception for testing purposes end then terminate the process.
     jni_env->ExceptionDescribe();
+    if (jni_env->IsInstanceOf(ex, EXCEPTION_CLS)) {
+      exit(0); // success
+    }
+    // else, another exception was thrown. Let the java logic handle the lack of
+    // ScopedAccessError
   }
-
-  jvmti_env->Deallocate((unsigned char*) method_name);
-  jvmti_env->Deallocate((unsigned char*) class_sig);
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL