diff --git a/public/Get-DbaWaitResource.ps1 b/public/Get-DbaWaitResource.ps1
index 73a87438819..0d4c6f4d020 100644
--- a/public/Get-DbaWaitResource.ps1
+++ b/public/Get-DbaWaitResource.ps1
@@ -111,7 +111,10 @@ function Get-DbaWaitResource {
         try {
             $server = Connect-DbaInstance -SqlInstance $SqlInstance -SqlCredential $SqlCredential
         } catch {
-            Stop-Function -Message "Failure" -Category ConnectionError -ErrorRecord $_ -Target $instance -Continue
+            # No -Continue here: this block has no enclosing loop, so the continue would escape the command
+            # and eat an iteration of whatever loop the caller runs in (#10638).
+            Stop-Function -Message "Failure" -Category ConnectionError -ErrorRecord $_ -Target $instance
+            return
         }
 
         $null = $WaitResource -match '^(?<Type>[A-Z]*): (?<dbid>[0-9]*):*'
diff --git a/tests/Get-DbaWaitResource.Tests.ps1 b/tests/Get-DbaWaitResource.Tests.ps1
index f6ca1fd5204..fc95e7f90cb 100644
--- a/tests/Get-DbaWaitResource.Tests.ps1
+++ b/tests/Get-DbaWaitResource.Tests.ps1
@@ -157,4 +157,29 @@ Describe $CommandName -Tag IntegrationTests {
             $resultskey.ObjectData.col2 | Should -Be "bilbo"
         }
     }
-}
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+
+    Context "When the instance cannot be reached" {
+        BeforeAll {
+            # Lower the connection timeout so the three failing connection attempts stay fast.
+            $oldConnectionTimeout = Get-DbatoolsConfigValue -FullName sql.connection.timeout
+            $null = Set-DbatoolsConfig -FullName sql.connection.timeout -Value 2
+        }
+
+        AfterAll {
+            $null = Set-DbatoolsConfig -FullName sql.connection.timeout -Value $oldConnectionTimeout
+        }
+
+        It "Warns without eating an iteration of the caller's loop" {
+            # The connection catch used to run Stop-Function -Continue in the process block, where no loop
+            # encloses it - the continue escaped the command and consumed an iteration of this very loop, so
+            # the counter stayed at zero (#10638).
+            $loopCount = 0
+            foreach ($i in 1..3) {
+                $null = Get-DbaWaitResource -SqlInstance dbatoolsci-nohost -WaitResource "PAGE: 1:1:1" -WarningAction SilentlyContinue
+                $loopCount++
+            }
+            $loopCount | Should -Be 3
+            ($WarnVar -join " ") | Should -BeLike "*Failure*"
+        }
+    }
+}