diff --git a/lisp/ob-core.el b/lisp/ob-core.el
index 9ab2fa920..4689a4723 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-core.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-core.el
@@ -2488,7 +2488,7 @@ in the buffer."
 	   (if (memq (org-element-type element)
 		     ;; Possible results types.
 		     '(drawer example-block export-block fixed-width item
-			      plain-list src-block table))
+			      plain-list special-block src-block table))
 	       (save-excursion
 		 (goto-char (min (point-max) ;for narrowed buffers
 				 (org-element-property :end element)))
diff --git a/testing/lisp/test-ob.el b/testing/lisp/test-ob.el
index 97e1b49e7..fdd8a0da5 100644
--- a/testing/lisp/test-ob.el
+++ b/testing/lisp/test-ob.el
@@ -545,6 +545,17 @@ duplicate results block."
     (org-babel-next-src-block 1)
     (should (looking-at org-babel-src-block-regexp))))
 
+(ert-deftest test-ob/replace-special-block-result ()
+  (should-error
+   (org-test-with-temp-text "
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp :wrap special<point>
+'foo
+#+end_src"
+     (org-babel-execute-src-block)
+     (org-babel-execute-src-block)
+     (buffer-string)
+     (search-forward "#+begin_special" nil nil 2))))
+
 (ert-deftest test-ob/catches-all-references ()
   (org-test-with-temp-text "
 #+NAME: literal-example