diff --git a/editeng/source/uno/unonrule.cxx b/editeng/source/uno/unonrule.cxx
index f46599e140ee..313d5928f760 100644
--- a/editeng/source/uno/unonrule.cxx
+++ b/editeng/source/uno/unonrule.cxx
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL SvxUnoNumberingRules::getSupportedServiceNames(  )
 }
 
 Sequence<beans::PropertyValue> SvxUnoNumberingRules::getNumberingRuleByIndex(sal_Int32 nIndex) const
-    throw (RuntimeException)
+    throw (RuntimeException, std::exception)
 {
     //  NumberingRule aRule;
     const SvxNumberFormat& rFmt = maRule.GetLevel((sal_uInt16) nIndex);
diff --git a/include/editeng/unonrule.hxx b/include/editeng/unonrule.hxx
index d77883604a75..461fed4ea1a6 100644
--- a/include/editeng/unonrule.hxx
+++ b/include/editeng/unonrule.hxx
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public:
 
     // internal
     css::uno::Sequence<css::beans::PropertyValue> getNumberingRuleByIndex( sal_Int32 nIndex) const
-        throw (css::uno::RuntimeException);
+        throw (css::uno::RuntimeException, std::exception);
     void setNumberingRuleByIndex(const css::uno::Sequence<css::beans::PropertyValue>& rProperties, sal_Int32 nIndex)
         throw (css::uno::RuntimeException, css::lang::IllegalArgumentException, std::exception);