diff --git a/src/pcre2_match.c b/src/pcre2_match.c
index ea98af3c3..afe3036b2 100644
--- a/src/pcre2_match.c
+++ b/src/pcre2_match.c
@@ -7454,6 +7454,7 @@ if (utf && end_subject != true_end_subject &&
     if (start_match >= true_end_subject)
       {
       rc = MATCH_NOMATCH;  /* In case it was partial */
+      match_partial = NULL;
       break;
       }
 
diff --git a/testdata/testinput10 b/testdata/testinput10
index 53e37cbca..27321e374 100644
--- a/testdata/testinput10
+++ b/testdata/testinput10
@@ -506,6 +506,25 @@
 \= Expect no match
     ab\x80cdef\=ph
 
+/.a/match_invalid_utf
+    ab\=ph
+    ab\=ps
+    b\xf0\x91\x88b\=ph
+    b\xf0\x91\x88b\=ps
+    b\xf0\x91\x88\xb4a
+\= Expect no match
+    b\x80\=ph
+    b\x80\=ps
+    b\xf0\x91\x88\=ph
+    b\xf0\x91\x88\=ps
+
+/.a$/match_invalid_utf
+    ab\=ph
+    ab\=ps
+\= Expect no match
+    b\xf0\x91\x98\=ph
+    b\xf0\x91\x98\=ps
+
 /ab$/match_invalid_utf
     ab\x80cdeab
 \= Expect no match
diff --git a/testdata/testinput12 b/testdata/testinput12
index 9b4f8d343..7a85eb578 100644
--- a/testdata/testinput12
+++ b/testdata/testinput12
@@ -413,6 +413,20 @@
 \= Expect no match
     ab\x{df00}cdef\=ph
 
+/.a/match_invalid_utf
+    ab\=ph
+    ab\=ps
+\= Expect no match
+    b\x{df00}\=ph
+    b\x{df00}\=ps
+
+/.a$/match_invalid_utf
+    ab\=ph
+    ab\=ps
+\= Expect no match
+    b\x{df00}\=ph
+    b\x{df00}\=ps
+
 /ab$/match_invalid_utf
     ab\x{df00}cdeab
 \= Expect no match
diff --git a/testdata/testoutput10 b/testdata/testoutput10
index d40851061..1f4c876bb 100644
--- a/testdata/testoutput10
+++ b/testdata/testoutput10
@@ -1646,6 +1646,38 @@ Partial match: ab
     ab\x80cdef\=ph
 No match
 
+/.a/match_invalid_utf
+    ab\=ph
+Partial match: b
+    ab\=ps
+Partial match: b
+    b\xf0\x91\x88b\=ph
+Partial match: b
+    b\xf0\x91\x88b\=ps
+Partial match: b
+    b\xf0\x91\x88\xb4a
+ 0: \x{11234}a
+\= Expect no match
+    b\x80\=ph
+No match
+    b\x80\=ps
+No match
+    b\xf0\x91\x88\=ph
+No match
+    b\xf0\x91\x88\=ps
+No match
+
+/.a$/match_invalid_utf
+    ab\=ph
+Partial match: b
+    ab\=ps
+Partial match: b
+\= Expect no match
+    b\xf0\x91\x98\=ph
+No match
+    b\xf0\x91\x98\=ps
+No match
+
 /ab$/match_invalid_utf
     ab\x80cdeab
  0: ab
diff --git a/testdata/testoutput12-16 b/testdata/testoutput12-16
index 84c485817..98676324b 100644
--- a/testdata/testoutput12-16
+++ b/testdata/testoutput12-16
@@ -1522,6 +1522,28 @@ Partial match: ab
     ab\x{df00}cdef\=ph
 No match
 
+/.a/match_invalid_utf
+    ab\=ph
+Partial match: b
+    ab\=ps
+Partial match: b
+\= Expect no match
+    b\x{df00}\=ph
+No match
+    b\x{df00}\=ps
+No match
+
+/.a$/match_invalid_utf
+    ab\=ph
+Partial match: b
+    ab\=ps
+Partial match: b
+\= Expect no match
+    b\x{df00}\=ph
+No match
+    b\x{df00}\=ps
+No match
+
 /ab$/match_invalid_utf
     ab\x{df00}cdeab
  0: ab
diff --git a/testdata/testoutput12-32 b/testdata/testoutput12-32
index 03b6e3940..3a20dd4bd 100644
--- a/testdata/testoutput12-32
+++ b/testdata/testoutput12-32
@@ -1520,6 +1520,28 @@ Partial match: ab
     ab\x{df00}cdef\=ph
 No match
 
+/.a/match_invalid_utf
+    ab\=ph
+Partial match: b
+    ab\=ps
+Partial match: b
+\= Expect no match
+    b\x{df00}\=ph
+No match
+    b\x{df00}\=ps
+No match
+
+/.a$/match_invalid_utf
+    ab\=ph
+Partial match: b
+    ab\=ps
+Partial match: b
+\= Expect no match
+    b\x{df00}\=ph
+No match
+    b\x{df00}\=ps
+No match
+
 /ab$/match_invalid_utf
     ab\x{df00}cdeab
  0: ab