diff --git a/src/Pester.RSpec.ps1 b/src/Pester.RSpec.ps1
index e15094b98..10ba6759b 100644
--- a/src/Pester.RSpec.ps1
+++ b/src/Pester.RSpec.ps1
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ function PostProcess-RspecTestRun ($TestRun) {
         $b.Result = if ($b.Skip) {
             "Skipped"
         }
+        elseif (0 -lt $b.ErrorRecord.Count) {
+            "Failed"
+        }
         elseif ($b.Passed) {
             "Passed"
         }
@@ -206,12 +209,12 @@ function PostProcess-RspecTestRun ($TestRun) {
         $b.result = if ($b.Skip) {
             "Skipped"
         }
-        elseif ($b.Passed) {
-            "Passed"
-        }
         elseif (0 -lt $b.ErrorRecord.Count) {
             "Failed"
         }
+        elseif ($b.Passed) {
+            "Passed"
+        }
         elseif (-not $discoveryOnly -and $b.ShouldRun -and (-not $b.Executed -or -not $b.Passed)) {
             "Failed"
         }
diff --git a/tst/Pester.RSpec.ts.ps1 b/tst/Pester.RSpec.ts.ps1
index c8847d604..6cea4cf90 100644
--- a/tst/Pester.RSpec.ts.ps1
+++ b/tst/Pester.RSpec.ts.ps1
@@ -2966,4 +2966,77 @@ i -PassThru:$PassThru {
             $ex.Exception.Message | Verify-Like '*Unbound scriptblock*'
         }
     }
+
+    # Regression test for https://github.com/pester/Pester/issues/2538
+    # When discovery of a Describe body throws after at least one passing It, the
+    # container ends up with Passed=$true (the It passed) AND a non-empty
+    # ErrorRecord (the discovery throw lands on the container, not the inner
+    # block). Before this fix the result was computed by checking Passed before
+    # ErrorRecord, so such a container was reported as Passed even though the run
+    # also listed it under FailedContainers. The fix flips the precedence so
+    # ErrorRecord wins.
+    b "Discovery errors mark container as Failed" {
+        t "container with discovery error after a passing It has result Failed" {
+            # Exact repro from the issue: an It runs (so Passed becomes $true) and
+            # then a throw at the bottom of the Describe body fails discovery.
+            $sb = {
+                Describe 'd' {
+                    It '1' {}
+                    throw 'omg'
+                }
+            }
+
+            $r = Invoke-Pester -Configuration ([PesterConfiguration]@{
+                Run    = @{ ScriptBlock = $sb; PassThru = $true }
+                Output = @{ Verbosity = 'None' }
+            })
+
+            $r.Result | Verify-Equal 'Failed'
+            $r.Containers[0].Result | Verify-Equal 'Failed'
+            $r.FailedContainersCount | Verify-Equal 1
+        }
+
+        t "container with BeforeAll throw has result Failed" {
+            # BeforeAll throws at execution time. Passed is $false but ErrorRecord
+            # is set; verify the ErrorRecord branch still produces Failed (it would
+            # also fall through to the existing ShouldRun/Executed branch, but the
+            # new ErrorRecord branch is what should fire).
+            $sb = {
+                Describe 'Has BeforeAll error' {
+                    BeforeAll {
+                        throw 'deliberate BeforeAll error'
+                    }
+                    It 'should not run' {
+                        $true | Should -Be $true
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            $r = Invoke-Pester -Configuration ([PesterConfiguration]@{
+                Run    = @{ ScriptBlock = $sb; PassThru = $true }
+                Output = @{ Verbosity = 'None' }
+            })
+
+            $r.Result | Verify-Equal 'Failed'
+            $r.Containers[0].Result | Verify-Equal 'Failed'
+        }
+
+        t "container without errors still passes" {
+            $sb = {
+                Describe 'All good' {
+                    It 'passes' {
+                        $true | Should -Be $true
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            $r = Invoke-Pester -Configuration ([PesterConfiguration]@{
+                Run    = @{ ScriptBlock = $sb; PassThru = $true }
+                Output = @{ Verbosity = 'None' }
+            })
+
+            $r.Result | Verify-Equal 'Passed'
+            $r.Containers[0].Result | Verify-Equal 'Passed'
+        }
+    }
 }