diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/894.fixed.md b/doc/changelog.d/894.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f199006d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/894.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update ``execute_script`` method
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diff --git a/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/app.py b/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/app.py
index fedf6ca03..83367ad3e 100644
--- a/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/app.py
+++ b/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/app.py
@@ -227,7 +227,14 @@ def execute_script(self, script: str) -> typing.Any:
         light_mode = True
         args = None
         rets = None
-        return self.script_engine.ExecuteCode(script, SCRIPT_SCOPE, light_mode, args, rets)
+        script_result = self.script_engine.ExecuteCode(script, SCRIPT_SCOPE, light_mode, args, rets)
+        error_msg = f"Failed to execute the script"
+        if script_result is None:
+            raise Exception(error_msg)
+        if script_result.Error is not None:
+            error_msg += f": {script_result.Error.Message}"
+            raise Exception(error_msg)
+        return script_result.Value
 
     def plotter(self) -> None:
         """Return ``ansys.tools.visualization_interface.Plotter`` object."""
diff --git a/tests/embedding/test_app.py b/tests/embedding/test_app.py
index 3cfda59bd..8f88253f8 100644
--- a/tests/embedding/test_app.py
+++ b/tests/embedding/test_app.py
@@ -312,3 +312,14 @@ def test_rm_lockfile(embedded_app, tmp_path: pytest.TempPathFactory):
     lockfile_path = os.path.join(embedded_app.DataModel.Project.ProjectDirectory, ".mech_lock")
     # Assert lock file path does not exist
     assert not os.path.exists(lockfile_path)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.embedding
+def test_app_execute_script(embedded_app):
+    """Test execute_script method."""
+    embedded_app.update_globals(globals())
+    result = embedded_app.execute_script("2+3")
+    assert result == 5
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+        # This will throw an exception since no module named test available
+        embedded_app.execute_script("import test")