diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index de0f0433ed0f8..256d380981760 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+* [#13046](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/13046) Fix missing return statement in BaseApp.Query.
 * [#12548](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/12548) Prevent signing from wrong key while using multisig.
 * (genutil) [#12140](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/12140) Fix staking's genesis JSON migrate in the `simd migrate v0.46` CLI command.
 * (types) [#12154](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/12154) Add `baseAccountGetter` to avoid invalid account error when create vesting account.
diff --git a/baseapp/abci.go b/baseapp/abci.go
index 2434961d098e7..6c6bd2f81ea3b 100644
--- a/baseapp/abci.go
+++ b/baseapp/abci.go
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ func (app *BaseApp) Query(req abci.RequestQuery) (res abci.ResponseQuery) {
 
 	path := SplitABCIQueryPath(req.Path)
 	if len(path) == 0 {
-		sdkerrors.QueryResult(sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "no query path provided"), app.trace)
+		return sdkerrors.QueryResult(sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "no query path provided"), app.trace)
 	}
 
 	switch path[0] {