diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index 46923084..1d5e1219 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -904,11 +904,12 @@ func (c *Command) ExecuteC() (cmd *Command, err error) {
 		if cmd != nil {
 			c = cmd
 		}
-		if !c.SilenceErrors {
-			if c.OnCommandNotFound != nil {
-				c.OnCommandNotFound(c, args)
-				return c, nil
-			} else {
+
+		if c.OnCommandNotFound != nil {
+			c.OnCommandNotFound(c, args)
+			return c, nil
+		} else {
+			if !c.SilenceErrors {
 				c.Println("Error:", err.Error())
 				c.Printf("Run '%v --help' for usage.\n", c.CommandPath())
 			}
diff --git a/command_test.go b/command_test.go
index 94058b93..48c805e1 100644
--- a/command_test.go
+++ b/command_test.go
@@ -160,6 +160,19 @@ func TestRootUnknownCommandCustomHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRootUnknownCommandCustomHandlerWithSilencedErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Run: emptyRun, SilenceErrors: true}
+	rootCmd.OnCommandNotFound = func(cmd *Command, args []string) {
+		cmd.Println("Command not found. Sorry buddy :(")
+	}
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(&Command{Use: "child", Run: emptyRun})
+
+	output, _ := executeCommand(rootCmd, "unknown")
+	if output != "Command not found. Sorry buddy :(\n" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected custom output message, because of custom CommandNotFound handler.\nGot:\n %q\n", output)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCommandAlias(t *testing.T) {
 	var timesCmdArgs []string
 	rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Args: NoArgs, Run: emptyRun}