diff --git a/packages/next/server/next-server.ts b/packages/next/server/next-server.ts
index 329709e17b9e10..712fd7c4c0f6b1 100644
--- a/packages/next/server/next-server.ts
+++ b/packages/next/server/next-server.ts
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ export default class Server {
       query,
       pageModule,
       this.renderOpts.previewProps,
-      false
+      this.minimalMode
     )
     return true
   }
diff --git a/test/integration/required-server-files/pages/api/error.js b/test/integration/required-server-files/pages/api/error.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4a900436a53e59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/required-server-files/pages/api/error.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export default async function handler(req, res) {
+  throw new Error('some error from /api/error')
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/required-server-files/test/index.test.js b/test/integration/required-server-files/test/index.test.js
index 2c3d59d3650193..eb2b6c65ca92ac 100644
--- a/test/integration/required-server-files/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/required-server-files/test/index.test.js
@@ -470,6 +470,15 @@ describe('Required Server Files', () => {
     expect(errors[0].message).toContain('gsp hit an oops')
   })
 
+  it('should bubble error correctly for API page', async () => {
+    errors = []
+    const res = await fetchViaHTTP(appPort, '/api/error')
+    expect(res.status).toBe(500)
+    expect(await res.text()).toBe('error')
+    expect(errors.length).toBe(1)
+    expect(errors[0].message).toContain('some error from /api/error')
+  })
+
   it('should normalize optional values correctly for SSP page', async () => {
     const res = await fetchViaHTTP(
       appPort,