diff --git a/crates/codegen/src/compile.rs b/crates/codegen/src/compile.rs
index cef312459fa..81349c2f078 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/src/compile.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/src/compile.rs
@@ -2499,8 +2499,12 @@ impl Compiler {
 
         if let Some(last_statement) = body.last() {
             match last_statement {
-                ast::Stmt::Expr(_) => {
-                    self.current_block().instructions.pop(); // pop Instruction::PopTop
+                ast::Stmt::Expr(ast::StmtExpr { value, .. }) => {
+                    if !self.interactive && Self::is_const_expression(value) {
+                        self.compile_expression(value)?;
+                    } else {
+                        self.current_block().instructions.pop(); // pop Instruction::PopTop
+                    }
                 }
                 ast::Stmt::FunctionDef(_) | ast::Stmt::ClassDef(_) => {
                     let pop_instructions = self.current_block().instructions.pop();
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/vm/python_run.rs b/crates/vm/src/vm/python_run.rs
index 26000b5e11f..126bac4fd06 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/vm/python_run.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/vm/python_run.rs
@@ -174,3 +174,35 @@ mod file_run {
         Ok(crate::import::check_pyc_magic_number_bytes(&buf))
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use rustpython_vm::Interpreter;
+
+    fn interpreter() -> Interpreter {
+        Interpreter::without_stdlib(Default::default())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_block_expr_return_const() {
+        interpreter().enter(|vm| {
+            let scope = vm.new_scope_with_builtins();
+            let value = vm.unwrap_pyresult(vm.run_block_expr(scope, "1"));
+            let value = vm.unwrap_pyresult(value.try_int(vm));
+            let value: u32 = vm.unwrap_pyresult(value.try_to_primitive(vm));
+            assert_eq!(value, 1);
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_block_expr_return_nonconst() {
+        interpreter().enter(|vm| {
+            let scope = vm.new_scope_with_builtins();
+            vm.unwrap_pyresult(scope.globals.set_item("x", vm.new_pyobj(3), vm));
+            let value = vm.unwrap_pyresult(vm.run_block_expr(scope, "2 + x"));
+            let value = vm.unwrap_pyresult(value.try_int(vm));
+            let value: u32 = vm.unwrap_pyresult(value.try_to_primitive(vm));
+            assert_eq!(value, 5);
+        })
+    }
+}