diff --git a/src/DispatchListener.php b/src/DispatchListener.php
index ca97412c3..d091351f3 100644
--- a/src/DispatchListener.php
+++ b/src/DispatchListener.php
@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ public function onDispatch(MvcEvent $e)
         } catch (InvalidServiceException $exception) {
             $return = $this->marshalControllerNotFoundEvent($application::ERROR_CONTROLLER_INVALID, $controllerName, $e, $application, $exception);
             return $this->complete($return, $e);
-        } catch (\Exception $exception) {
+        } catch (\Throwable $exception) {
+            $return = $this->marshalBadControllerEvent($controllerName, $e, $application, $exception);
+            return $this->complete($return, $e);
+        } catch (\Exception $exception) {  // @TODO clean up once PHP 7 requirement is enforced
             $return = $this->marshalBadControllerEvent($controllerName, $e, $application, $exception);
             return $this->complete($return, $e);
         }
@@ -109,15 +112,22 @@ public function onDispatch(MvcEvent $e)
 
         $request  = $e->getRequest();
         $response = $application->getResponse();
+        $caughtException = null;
 
         try {
             $return = $controller->dispatch($request, $response);
-        } catch (\Exception $ex) {
+        } catch (\Throwable $ex) {
+            $caughtException = $ex;
+        } catch (\Exception $ex) {  // @TODO clean up once PHP 7 requirement is enforced
+            $caughtException = $ex;
+        }
+
+        if ($caughtException !== null) {
             $e->setName(MvcEvent::EVENT_DISPATCH_ERROR);
             $e->setError($application::ERROR_EXCEPTION);
             $e->setController($controllerName);
             $e->setControllerClass(get_class($controller));
-            $e->setParam('exception', $ex);
+            $e->setParam('exception', $caughtException);
 
             $return = $application->getEventManager()->triggerEvent($e)->last();
             if (! $return) {
@@ -135,7 +145,7 @@ public function reportMonitorEvent(MvcEvent $e)
     {
         $error     = $e->getError();
         $exception = $e->getParam('exception');
-        if ($exception instanceof \Exception) {
+        if ($exception instanceof \Exception || $exception instanceof \Throwable) {  // @TODO clean up once PHP 7 requirement is enforced
             zend_monitor_custom_event_ex($error, $exception->getMessage(), 'Zend Framework Exception', ['code' => $exception->getCode(), 'trace' => $exception->getTraceAsString()]);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/MiddlewareListener.php b/src/MiddlewareListener.php
index 19004b380..4c19672ea 100644
--- a/src/MiddlewareListener.php
+++ b/src/MiddlewareListener.php
@@ -56,9 +56,17 @@ public function onDispatch(MvcEvent $event)
             $event->setResult($return);
             return $return;
         }
+
+        $caughtException = null;
         try {
             $return = $middleware(Psr7Request::fromZend($request), Psr7Response::fromZend($response));
-        } catch (\Exception $exception) {
+        } catch (\Throwable $exception) {
+            $caughtException = $exception;
+        } catch (\Exception $exception) {  // @TODO clean up once PHP 7 requirement is enforced
+            $caughtException = $exception;
+        }
+
+        if ($caughtException !== null) {
             $event->setName(MvcEvent::EVENT_DISPATCH_ERROR);
             $event->setError($application::ERROR_EXCEPTION);
             $event->setController($middlewareName);
diff --git a/src/View/Console/ExceptionStrategy.php b/src/View/Console/ExceptionStrategy.php
index 11fb483d5..7aa7a512b 100644
--- a/src/View/Console/ExceptionStrategy.php
+++ b/src/View/Console/ExceptionStrategy.php
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public function prepareExceptionViewModel(MvcEvent $e)
                 if (is_callable($this->message)) {
                     $callback = $this->message;
                     $message = (string) $callback($exception, $this->displayExceptions);
-                } elseif ($this->displayExceptions && $exception instanceof \Exception) {
+                } elseif ($this->displayExceptions && ($exception instanceof \Exception || $exception instanceof \Throwable)) {  // @TODO clean up once PHP 7 requirement is enforced
                     $previous = '';
                     $previousException = $exception->getPrevious();
                     while ($previousException) {
diff --git a/src/View/Console/RouteNotFoundStrategy.php b/src/View/Console/RouteNotFoundStrategy.php
index c3d74eb71..a61833586 100644
--- a/src/View/Console/RouteNotFoundStrategy.php
+++ b/src/View/Console/RouteNotFoundStrategy.php
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ protected function reportNotFoundReason($e)
         ];
         $report = sprintf("\nReason for failure: %s\n", $reasons[$reason]);
 
-        while ($exception instanceof \Exception) {
+        while ($exception instanceof \Exception || $exception instanceof \Throwable) {  // @TODO clean up once PHP 7 requirement is enforced
             $report   .= sprintf("Exception: %s\nTrace:\n%s\n", $exception->getMessage(), $exception->getTraceAsString());
             $exception = $exception->getPrevious();
         }
diff --git a/src/View/Http/DefaultRenderingStrategy.php b/src/View/Http/DefaultRenderingStrategy.php
index a5d02bb67..71bb74a6a 100644
--- a/src/View/Http/DefaultRenderingStrategy.php
+++ b/src/View/Http/DefaultRenderingStrategy.php
@@ -99,9 +99,17 @@ public function render(MvcEvent $e)
         $view->setRequest($request);
         $view->setResponse($response);
 
+        $caughtException = null;
+
         try {
             $view->render($viewModel);
-        } catch (\Exception $ex) {
+        } catch (\Throwable $ex) {
+            $caughtException = $ex;
+        } catch (\Exception $ex) {  // @TODO clean up once PHP 7 requirement is enforced
+            $caughtException = $ex;
+        }
+
+        if ($caughtException !== null) {
             if ($e->getName() === MvcEvent::EVENT_RENDER_ERROR) {
                 throw $ex;
             }
diff --git a/src/View/Http/RouteNotFoundStrategy.php b/src/View/Http/RouteNotFoundStrategy.php
index b43fe0072..3a932185b 100644
--- a/src/View/Http/RouteNotFoundStrategy.php
+++ b/src/View/Http/RouteNotFoundStrategy.php
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ protected function injectException($model, $e)
         $model->setVariable('display_exceptions', true);
 
         $exception = $e->getParam('exception', false);
-        if (!$exception instanceof \Exception) {
+        if (!$exception instanceof \Exception && !$exception instanceof \Throwable) {  // @TODO clean up once PHP 7 requirement is enforced
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/test/ApplicationTest.php b/test/ApplicationTest.php
index 49f70a258..00acff441 100644
--- a/test/ApplicationTest.php
+++ b/test/ApplicationTest.php
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ public function setupActionController()
         return $this->application;
     }
 
-    public function setupBadController($addService = true)
+    public function setupBadController($addService = true, $action = 'test')
     {
         $request = $this->serviceManager->get('Request');
         $request->setUri('http://example.local/bad');
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ public function setupBadController($addService = true)
             'route'    => '/bad',
             'defaults' => [
                 'controller' => 'bad',
-                'action'     => 'test',
+                'action'     => $action,
             ],
         ]);
         $router->addRoute('bad', $route);
@@ -374,6 +374,25 @@ public function testLocatorExceptionShouldTriggerDispatchError()
         $this->assertSame($response, $result->getResponse(), get_class($result));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @requires PHP 7.0
+     * @group error-handling
+     */
+    public function testPhp7ErrorRaisedInDispatchableShouldRaiseDispatchErrorEvent()
+    {
+        $this->setupBadController(true, 'test-php7-error');
+        $response = $this->application->getResponse();
+        $events   = $this->application->getEventManager();
+        $events->attach(MvcEvent::EVENT_DISPATCH_ERROR, function ($e) use ($response) {
+            $exception = $e->getParam('exception');
+            $response->setContent($exception->getMessage());
+            return $response;
+        });
+
+        $this->application->run();
+        $this->assertContains('Raised an error', $response->getContent());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @group error-handling
      */
diff --git a/test/Controller/TestAsset/BadController.php b/test/Controller/TestAsset/BadController.php
index 7369c0f90..35034dc42 100644
--- a/test/Controller/TestAsset/BadController.php
+++ b/test/Controller/TestAsset/BadController.php
@@ -17,4 +17,9 @@ public function testAction()
     {
         throw new \Exception('Raised an exception');
     }
+
+    public function testPhp7ErrorAction()
+    {
+        throw new \Error('Raised an error');
+    }
 }