diff --git a/redis/client.py b/redis/client.py
index 1a9b96b83d..79a7bff2a2 100755
--- a/redis/client.py
+++ b/redis/client.py
@@ -518,10 +518,13 @@ def parse_geosearch_generic(response, **options):
     Parse the response of 'GEOSEARCH', GEORADIUS' and 'GEORADIUSBYMEMBER'
     commands according to 'withdist', 'withhash' and 'withcoord' labels.
     """
-    if options["store"] or options["store_dist"]:
-        # `store` and `store_dist` cant be combined
-        # with other command arguments.
-        # relevant to 'GEORADIUS' and 'GEORADIUSBYMEMBER'
+    try:
+        if options["store"] or options["store_dist"]:
+            # `store` and `store_dist` cant be combined
+            # with other command arguments.
+            # relevant to 'GEORADIUS' and 'GEORADIUSBYMEMBER'
+            return response
+    except KeyError:  # it means the command was sent via execute_command
         return response
 
     if type(response) != list:
diff --git a/tests/test_commands.py b/tests/test_commands.py
index 94249e9419..a44dac42af 100644
--- a/tests/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/test_commands.py
@@ -3508,6 +3508,12 @@ def test_geosearchstore_dist(self, r):
         # instead of save the geo score, the distance is saved.
         assert r.zscore("places_barcelona", "place1") == 88.05060698409301
 
+    @skip_if_server_version_lt("3.2.0")
+    def test_georadius_Issue2609(self, r):
+        # test for issue #2609 (Geo search functions don't work with execute_command)
+        r.geoadd(name="my-key", values=[1, 2, "data"])
+        assert r.execute_command("GEORADIUS", "my-key", 1, 2, 400, "m") == [b"data"]
+
     @skip_if_server_version_lt("3.2.0")
     def test_georadius(self, r):
         values = (2.1909389952632, 41.433791470673, "place1") + (