diff --git a/autosubmit/autosubmit.py b/autosubmit/autosubmit.py
index fa565a28e776c8a7748b1bb3241db2be9d9d48c2..f4feb04d8be08479b898a9ecc3853a4871a54652 100644
--- a/autosubmit/autosubmit.py
+++ b/autosubmit/autosubmit.py
@@ -2075,6 +2075,8 @@ class Autosubmit:
                     try:
                         if Autosubmit.exit:
                             Autosubmit.terminate(threading.enumerate())
+                            if job_list.get_failed():
+                                return 1
                             return 0
                         # reload parameters changes
                         Log.debug("Reloading parameters...")
@@ -2276,6 +2278,12 @@ class Autosubmit:
             if profile:
                 profiler.stop()
 
+        # Suppress in case ``job_list`` was not defined yet...
+        with suppress(NameError):
+            if job_list.get_failed():
+                return 1
+            return 0
+
     @staticmethod
     def restore_platforms(platform_to_test, mail_notify=False, as_conf=None, expid=None):
         Log.info("Checking the connection to all platforms in use")
diff --git a/bin/autosubmit b/bin/autosubmit
index d3775fbb1d0179539f8e9de0e400f237fbb7f6b5..de9c86d3b171fe90357dc9aa5f184ff675924a6f 100755
--- a/bin/autosubmit
+++ b/bin/autosubmit
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ from autosubmit.autosubmit import Autosubmit
 # noinspection PyProtectedMember
 def main():
     try:
-        Autosubmit.parse_args()
+        return_value = Autosubmit.parse_args()
         if os.path.exists(os.path.join(Log.file_path, "autosubmit.lock")):
             os.remove(os.path.join(Log.file_path, "autosubmit.lock"))
+        if type(return_value) is int:
+            os._exit(return_value)
         os._exit(0)
     except AutosubmitError as e:
         if os.path.exists(os.path.join(Log.file_path, "autosubmit.lock")):
diff --git a/docs/source/userguide/run/index.rst b/docs/source/userguide/run/index.rst
index a3b7984ad41aa10b9a3d816b74b71b2d14263a9e..e61e62f23d8e8bc0df190f2d35df4ded8925f155 100644
--- a/docs/source/userguide/run/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/userguide/run/index.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ Launch Autosubmit with the command:
     ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
     autosubmit run EXPID
 
-*EXPID* is the experiment identifier.
+In the previous command output ``EXPID`` is the experiment identifier. The command
+exits with ``0`` when the workflow finishes with no failed jobs, and with ``1``
+otherwise.
 
 Options:
 ::
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ Example:
     ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
     autosubmit run cxxx
 
-.. important:: If the autosubmit version is set on autosubmit.yml it must match the actual autosubmit version
+.. important:: If the autosubmit version is set on ``autosubmit.yml`` it must match the actual autosubmit version
 .. hint:: It is recommended to launch it in background and with ``nohup`` (continue running although the user who launched the process logs out).
 
 .. code-block:: bash