diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/events.py b/python/src/deltachat/events.py
index d7520baf2..ad1f12189 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/events.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/events.py
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ class EventThread(threading.Thread):
 
             lib.dc_event_unref(event)
             ffi_event = FFIEvent(name=evt_name, data1=data1, data2=data2)
-            self.account._pm.hook.ac_process_ffi_event(account=self, ffi_event=ffi_event)
+            with self.swallow_and_log_exception("ac_process_ffi_event {}".format(ffi_event)):
+                self.account._pm.hook.ac_process_ffi_event(account=self, ffi_event=ffi_event)
             for name, kwargs in self._map_ffi_event(ffi_event):
                 hook = getattr(self.account._pm.hook, name)
                 info = "call {} kwargs={} failed".format(name, kwargs)
diff --git a/python/tests/test_lowlevel.py b/python/tests/test_lowlevel.py
index b14943f83..17d7de99f 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_lowlevel.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_lowlevel.py
@@ -152,3 +152,25 @@ def test_logged_hook_failure(acfactory):
     assert "some" in str(cap)
     assert "ZeroDivisionError" in str(cap)
     assert "Traceback" in str(cap)
+
+
+def test_logged_ac_process_ffi_failure(acfactory):
+    from deltachat import account_hookimpl
+
+    ac1 = acfactory.get_unconfigured_account()
+    acfactory._acsetup.init_logging(ac1)
+
+    class FailPlugin:
+        @account_hookimpl
+        def ac_process_ffi_event(ffi_event):
+            0/0
+
+    ac1.add_account_plugin(FailPlugin())
+    cap = []
+    ac1.log = cap.append
+    # cause any event eg contact added/changed
+    ac1.create_contact("something@example.org")
+    assert cap
+    assert "ac_process_ffi_event" in str(cap)
+    assert "ZeroDivisionError" in str(cap)
+    assert "Traceback" in str(cap)