diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index f3dffbb625..c34fd28a8b 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -8142,7 +8142,7 @@ apply_configuration(cfg_parser_t *configparser, cfg_obj_t *config,
 	uint32_t max;
 	uint64_t initial, idle, keepalive, advertised, primaries;
 	bool loadbalancesockets;
-	bool exclusive = true;
+	bool exclusive = false;
 	dns_aclenv_t *env =
 		ns_interfacemgr_getaclenv(named_g_server->interfacemgr);
 	cfg_aclconfctx_t *tmpaclctx, *aclctx = NULL;
@@ -8199,6 +8199,7 @@ apply_configuration(cfg_parser_t *configparser, cfg_obj_t *config,
 	isc_tlsctx_cache_create(isc_g_mctx, &tlsctx_client_cache);
 
 	/* Ensure exclusive access to configuration data. */
+	exclusive = true;
 	isc_loopmgr_pause();
 
 	/*
@@ -9300,10 +9301,6 @@ cleanup_bindkeys_parser:
 		cfg_parser_destroy(&bindkeys_parser);
 	}
 
-	if (exclusive) {
-		isc_loopmgr_resume();
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Detach the TLS client context (whether the one created at the
 	 * begining of this function, or the previous running one)
@@ -9311,6 +9308,9 @@ cleanup_bindkeys_parser:
 	isc_tlsctx_cache_detach(&tlsctx_client_cache);
 
 cleanup_viewlist:
+	isc_log_write(NAMED_LOGCATEGORY_GENERAL, NAMED_LOGMODULE_SERVER,
+		      ISC_LOG_DEBUG(3), "apply_configuration: detaching views");
+
 	ISC_LIST_FOREACH(viewlist, view, link) {
 		ISC_LIST_UNLINK(viewlist, view, link);
 		if (result == ISC_R_SUCCESS && strcmp(view->name, "_bind") != 0)
@@ -9321,6 +9321,10 @@ cleanup_viewlist:
 		dns_view_detach(&view);
 	}
 
+	if (exclusive) {
+		isc_loopmgr_resume();
+	}
+
 cleanup_kasplist:
 	ISC_LIST_FOREACH(kasplist, kasp, link) {
 		ISC_LIST_UNLINK(kasplist, kasp, link);
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/configloading/ns1/named.conf.j2 b/bin/tests/system/configloading/ns1/named.conf.j2
index 6c85c1df5e..ca1c1630a1 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/configloading/ns1/named.conf.j2
+++ b/bin/tests/system/configloading/ns1/named.conf.j2
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * information regarding copyright ownership.
  */
 
-// NS2
+{% set wrongoption = wrongoption | default(False) %}
 
 options {
 	port @PORT@;
@@ -30,9 +30,15 @@ controls {
 	inet 10.53.0.1 port @CONTROLPORT@ allow { any; } keys { rndc_key; };
 };
 
-
-zone "example." {
-	type primary;
-	file "example.db";
+view "default" {
+	zone "example." {
+		type primary;
+		file "example.db";
+	};
+	/*
+	 * failure to reconfig must occurs during configuration of the views
+	 */
+	{% if wrongoption %}
+		forwarders port 9999999 { 127.0.0.1; };
+	{% endif %}
 };
-
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/configloading/tests_configloading.py b/bin/tests/system/configloading/tests_configloading.py
index 92a1907741..1b74e31b33 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/configloading/tests_configloading.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/configloading/tests_configloading.py
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 # See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
 # information regarding copyright ownership.
 
+import re
+
+
+import isctest
+
 
 def test_configloading_log(ns1):
     """
@@ -39,3 +44,28 @@ def test_configloading_log(ns1):
     with ns1.watch_log_from_here() as watcher:
         ns1.rndc("reload")
         watcher.wait_for_sequence(log_sequence)
+
+
+def test_reload_fails_log(ns1, templates):
+    """
+    This test ensures that when a reconfig fails during view configuration (or
+    after), views/zones (which are newly created view/zones which won't be used
+    and local of apply_configuration) are detached (and freed) before the
+    exclusive mode is released
+    """
+
+    log_sequence = [
+        "apply_configuration",
+        "loop exclusive mode: starting",
+        "apply_configuration: configure_views",
+        re.compile(r".*port '9999999' out of range"),
+        "apply_configuration: detaching views",
+        "loop exclusive mode: ending",
+    ]
+
+    with ns1.watch_log_from_here() as watcher:
+        templates.render("ns1/named.conf", {"wrongoption": True})
+        try:
+            ns1.rndc("reload")
+        except isctest.rndc.RNDCException:
+            watcher.wait_for_sequence(log_sequence)