diff --git a/services/actions/job_emitter.go b/services/actions/job_emitter.go
index 593e17517a..0a9c297033 100644
--- a/services/actions/job_emitter.go
+++ b/services/actions/job_emitter.go
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func (r *jobStatusResolver) resolve() map[int64]actions_model.Status {
 		if status != actions_model.StatusBlocked {
 			continue
 		}
-		allDone, allSucceed := true, true
+		allDone, allSucceed, allSucceedOrSkip := true, true, true
 		for _, need := range r.needs[id] {
 			needStatus := r.statuses[need]
 			if !needStatus.IsDone() {
@@ -201,13 +201,16 @@ func (r *jobStatusResolver) resolve() map[int64]actions_model.Status {
 			if needStatus.In(actions_model.StatusFailure, actions_model.StatusCancelled, actions_model.StatusSkipped) {
 				allSucceed = false
 			}
+			if needStatus.In(actions_model.StatusFailure, actions_model.StatusCancelled) {
+				allSucceedOrSkip = false
+			}
 		}
 		if allDone {
 			if isWorkflowCallOuterJob, _ := r.jobMap[id].IsWorkflowCallOuterJob(); isWorkflowCallOuterJob {
 				// If the dependent job was a workflow call outer job, then options aren't waiting/skipped, but rather
 				// success/failure.  checkJobsOfRun will do additional work in these cases to "finish" the workflow call
 				// job as well.
-				if allSucceed {
+				if allSucceedOrSkip {
 					isIncompleteMatrix, _, _ := r.jobMap[id].HasIncompleteMatrix()
 					isIncompleteWith, _, _, _ := r.jobMap[id].HasIncompleteWith()
 					if isIncompleteMatrix || isIncompleteWith {
diff --git a/services/actions/job_emitter_test.go b/services/actions/job_emitter_test.go
index 44e9163102..a7e3b7467b 100644
--- a/services/actions/job_emitter_test.go
+++ b/services/actions/job_emitter_test.go
@@ -146,6 +146,27 @@ jobs:
 					`
 name: test
 on: push
+jobs:
+  job2:
+    if: false
+    uses: ./.forgejo/workflows/reusable.yml
+__metadata:
+  workflow_call_id: b5a9f46f1f2513d7777fde50b169d323a6519e349cc175484c947ac315a209ed
+`)},
+			},
+			want: map[int64]actions_model.Status{
+				3: actions_model.StatusSuccess,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unblocked workflow call outer job with success and skip",
+			jobs: actions_model.ActionJobList{
+				{ID: 1, JobID: "job1.innerjob1", Status: actions_model.StatusSuccess, Needs: []string{}},
+				{ID: 2, JobID: "job1.innerjob2", Status: actions_model.StatusSkipped, Needs: []string{}},
+				{ID: 3, JobID: "job1", Status: actions_model.StatusBlocked, Needs: []string{"job1.innerjob1", "job1.innerjob2"}, WorkflowPayload: []byte(
+					`
+name: test
+on: push
 jobs:
   job2:
     if: false
@@ -219,6 +240,27 @@ __metadata:
 					`
 name: test
 on: push
+jobs:
+  job2:
+    if: false
+    uses: ./.forgejo/workflows/reusable.yml
+__metadata:
+  workflow_call_id: b5a9f46f1f2513d7777fde50b169d323a6519e349cc175484c947ac315a209ed
+`)},
+			},
+			want: map[int64]actions_model.Status{
+				3: actions_model.StatusFailure,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unblocked workflow call outer job with internal failure",
+			jobs: actions_model.ActionJobList{
+				{ID: 1, JobID: "job1.innerjob1", Status: actions_model.StatusSkipped, Needs: []string{}},
+				{ID: 2, JobID: "job1.innerjob2", Status: actions_model.StatusFailure, Needs: []string{}},
+				{ID: 3, JobID: "job1", Status: actions_model.StatusBlocked, Needs: []string{"job1.innerjob1", "job1.innerjob2"}, WorkflowPayload: []byte(
+					`
+name: test
+on: push
 jobs:
   job2:
     if: false