diff --git a/src/core/Akka.Tests/Actor/AskSpec.cs b/src/core/Akka.Tests/Actor/AskSpec.cs
index d6389f71c4d..7935fbf461d 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.Tests/Actor/AskSpec.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka.Tests/Actor/AskSpec.cs
@@ -282,6 +282,23 @@ public async Task Bugfix5204_should_allow_null_response_without_error()
             resp.Should().BeNullOrEmpty();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Reproduction for https://github.com/akkadotnet/akka.net/issues/7254
+        /// </summary>
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task Bugfix7254_should_throw_error_when_expecting_object_type()
+        {
+            const string textExceptionMessage = "THIS IS TEST";
+
+            var actor = Sys.ActorOf(act => act.ReceiveAny((_, context) =>
+            {
+                context.Sender.Tell(new Status.Failure(new Exception(textExceptionMessage)));
+            }));
+
+            var ex = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<Exception>(async () => await actor.Ask("answer"));
+            ex.Message.ShouldBe(textExceptionMessage);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void AskDoesNotDeadlockWhenWaitForResultInGuiApplication()
         {
diff --git a/src/core/Akka.Tests/Actor/InboxSpec.cs b/src/core/Akka.Tests/Actor/InboxSpec.cs
index b1a19321f1d..7abbc4c94dd 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.Tests/Actor/InboxSpec.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka.Tests/Actor/InboxSpec.cs
@@ -157,9 +157,7 @@ public void Select_WithClient_should_update_Client_and_copy_the_rest_of_the_prop
         public async Task Inbox_Receive_will_timeout_gracefully_if_timeout_is_already_expired()
         {
             var task = _inbox.ReceiveAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(-1));
-            Assert.True(await task.AwaitWithTimeout(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1000)), "Receive did not complete in time.");
-            Assert.IsType<Status.Failure>(task.Result);
+            await Assert.ThrowsAnyAsync<Exception>(() => task.AwaitWithTimeout(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1000)));
         }
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorRef.cs b/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorRef.cs
index 8be973a515d..fda9af4a400 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorRef.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorRef.cs
@@ -113,23 +113,23 @@ protected override void TellInternal(object message, IActorRef sender)
                 case ISystemMessage msg:
                     handled = _result.TrySetException(new InvalidOperationException($"system message of type '{msg.GetType().Name}' is invalid for {nameof(FutureActorRef<T>)}"));
                     break;
-                case T t:
-                    handled = _result.TrySetResult(t);
-                    break;
-                case null:
-                    handled = _result.TrySetResult(default);
-                    break;
-                case Status.Failure f:
+                case Status.Failure f when typeof(T) != typeof(Status.Failure):
                     handled = _result.TrySetException(f.Cause
                         ?? new TaskCanceledException("Task cancelled by actor via Failure message."));
                     break;
 #pragma warning disable CS0618
                 // for backwards compatibility
-                case Failure f:
+                case Failure f when !typeof(Failure).IsAssignableFrom(typeof(T)):
                     handled = _result.TrySetException(f.Exception
                                                       ?? new TaskCanceledException("Task cancelled by actor via Failure message."));
 #pragma warning restore CS0618
                     break;
+                case T t:
+                    handled = _result.TrySetResult(t);
+                    break;
+                case null:
+                    handled = _result.TrySetResult(default);
+                    break;
                 default:
                     _ = _result.TrySetException(new ArgumentException(
                         $"Received message of type [{message.GetType()}] - Ask expected message of type [{typeof(T)}]"));