Iatrogenic acute aortic regurgitation is a rare complication but can occur during cardiac surgery performed in the vicinity of aortic valve. The vulnerability of aortic valve is ascribed to its central location of the cardiac fibrous skeleton. Here we present a case of iatrogenic severe aortic regurgitation during mitral valve replacement because of non-coronary cusp prolapse caused by the traction of a pledgeted suture of mitral valve prosthesis. After prompt correction, transesophageal echocardiography revealed mild aortic regurgitation.