diff --git a/Lib/test/test_csv.py b/Lib/test/test_csv.py
index df79840088abc3..2e5b72742c3f41 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_csv.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_csv.py
@@ -1280,6 +1280,19 @@ class mydialect(csv.Dialect):
                     self.assertRaises(ValueError, create_invalid, field_name, " ",
                                       skipinitialspace=True)
 
+    def test_dialect_getattr_non_attribute_error_propagates(self):
+        # gh-145966: non-AttributeError exceptions raised by __getattr__
+        # during dialect attribute lookup must propagate, not be silenced.
+        class BadDialect:
+            def __getattr__(self, name):
+                raise RuntimeError("boom")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
+            csv.reader([], dialect=BadDialect())
+
+        with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
+            csv.writer(StringIO(), dialect=BadDialect())
+
 
 class TestSniffer(unittest.TestCase):
     sample1 = """\
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-03-15-00-00-00.gh-issue-145966.tCI0uD4I.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-03-15-00-00-00.gh-issue-145966.tCI0uD4I.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c0d4907ada073c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-03-15-00-00-00.gh-issue-145966.tCI0uD4I.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Non-:exc:`AttributeError` exceptions raised during dialect attribute lookup
+in :mod:`csv` are no longer silently suppressed.
diff --git a/Modules/_csv.c b/Modules/_csv.c
index 1f41976e95fdb1..20e247e4953c13 100644
--- a/Modules/_csv.c
+++ b/Modules/_csv.c
@@ -497,13 +497,19 @@ dialect_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
     Py_XINCREF(skipinitialspace);
     Py_XINCREF(strict);
     if (dialect != NULL) {
-#define DIALECT_GETATTR(v, n)                            \
-        do {                                             \
-            if (v == NULL) {                             \
-                v = PyObject_GetAttrString(dialect, n);  \
-                if (v == NULL)                           \
-                    PyErr_Clear();                       \
-            }                                            \
+#define DIALECT_GETATTR(v, n)                                           \
+        do {                                                            \
+            if (v == NULL) {                                            \
+                v = PyObject_GetAttrString(dialect, n);                 \
+                if (v == NULL) {                                        \
+                    if (PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_AttributeError)) { \
+                        PyErr_Clear();                                  \
+                    }                                                   \
+                    else {                                              \
+                        goto err;                                       \
+                    }                                                   \
+                }                                                       \
+            }                                                           \
         } while (0)
         DIALECT_GETATTR(delimiter, "delimiter");
         DIALECT_GETATTR(doublequote, "doublequote");