diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index 34a6ed60bb..0b3f45cfdc 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -304,6 +304,18 @@ func (a *App) RunContext(ctx context.Context, arguments []string) (err error) {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if a.After != nil {
+		defer func() {
+			if afterErr := a.After(cCtx); afterErr != nil {
+				if err != nil {
+					err = newMultiError(err, afterErr)
+				} else {
+					err = afterErr
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
 	if !a.HideHelp && checkHelp(cCtx) {
 		_ = ShowAppHelp(cCtx)
 		return nil
@@ -320,18 +332,6 @@ func (a *App) RunContext(ctx context.Context, arguments []string) (err error) {
 		return cerr
 	}
 
-	if a.After != nil {
-		defer func() {
-			if afterErr := a.After(cCtx); afterErr != nil {
-				if err != nil {
-					err = newMultiError(err, afterErr)
-				} else {
-					err = afterErr
-				}
-			}
-		}()
-	}
-
 	if a.Before != nil {
 		beforeErr := a.Before(cCtx)
 		if beforeErr != nil {
diff --git a/app_test.go b/app_test.go
index 1d2695d3cc..cc77ce3451 100644
--- a/app_test.go
+++ b/app_test.go
@@ -1309,6 +1309,27 @@ func TestApp_AfterFunc(t *testing.T) {
 	if counts.SubCommand != 1 {
 		t.Errorf("Subcommand not executed when expected")
 	}
+
+	/*
+		reset
+	*/
+	counts = &opCounts{}
+
+	// run with none args
+	err = app.Run([]string{"command"})
+
+	// should be the same error produced by the Before func
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Run error: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if counts.After != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("After() not executed when expected")
+	}
+
+	if counts.SubCommand != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Subcommand not executed when expected")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestAppNoHelpFlag(t *testing.T) {