diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/pool2/proxy/BaseProxyHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/pool2/proxy/BaseProxyHandler.java
index 26c571a49..7bb35451e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/pool2/proxy/BaseProxyHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/pool2/proxy/BaseProxyHandler.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.commons.pool2.proxy;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
 import org.apache.commons.pool2.UsageTracking;
@@ -32,19 +33,22 @@ class BaseProxyHandler<T> {
 
     private volatile T pooledObject;
     private final UsageTracking<T> usageTracking;
+    private final boolean unwrapInvocationTargetException;
 
 
     /**
      * Create a new wrapper for the given pooled object.
      *
-     * @param pooledObject  The object to wrap
-     * @param usageTracking The instance, if any (usually the object pool) to
-     *                      be provided with usage tracking information for this
-     *                      wrapped object
+     * @param pooledObject                    The object to wrap
+     * @param usageTracking                   The instance, if any (usually the object pool) to
+     *                                        be provided with usage tracking information for this
+     *                                        wrapped object
+     * @param unwrapInvocationTargetException True to make the proxy throw {@link InvocationTargetException#getTargetException()} instead of {@link InvocationTargetException}
      */
-    BaseProxyHandler(final T pooledObject, final UsageTracking<T> usageTracking) {
+    BaseProxyHandler(final T pooledObject, final UsageTracking<T> usageTracking, boolean unwrapInvocationTargetException) {
         this.pooledObject = pooledObject;
         this.usageTracking = usageTracking;
+        this.unwrapInvocationTargetException = unwrapInvocationTargetException;
     }
 
 
@@ -76,7 +80,14 @@ Object doInvoke(final Method method, final Object[] args) throws Throwable {
         if (usageTracking != null) {
             usageTracking.use(object);
         }
-        return method.invoke(object, args);
+        try {
+            return method.invoke(object, args);
+        } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
+            if (unwrapInvocationTargetException) {
+               throw e.getTargetException();
+            }
+            throw e;
+        }
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/pool2/proxy/CglibProxyHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/pool2/proxy/CglibProxyHandler.java
index 1ff3891c1..4d0def202 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/pool2/proxy/CglibProxyHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/pool2/proxy/CglibProxyHandler.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.commons.pool2.proxy;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
 import org.apache.commons.pool2.UsageTracking;
@@ -37,13 +38,14 @@ class CglibProxyHandler<T> extends BaseProxyHandler<T>
     /**
      * Create a CGLib proxy instance.
      *
-     * @param pooledObject  The object to wrap
-     * @param usageTracking The instance, if any (usually the object pool) to
-     *                      be provided with usage tracking information for this
-     *                      wrapped object
+     * @param pooledObject                    The object to wrap
+     * @param usageTracking                   The instance, if any (usually the object pool) to
+     *                                        be provided with usage tracking information for this
+     *                                        wrapped object
+     * @param unwrapInvocationTargetException True to make the proxy throw {@link InvocationTargetException#getTargetException()} instead of {@link InvocationTargetException}
      */
-    CglibProxyHandler(final T pooledObject, final UsageTracking<T> usageTracking) {
-        super(pooledObject, usageTracking);
+    CglibProxyHandler(final T pooledObject, final UsageTracking<T> usageTracking, boolean unwrapInvocationTargetException) {
+        super(pooledObject, usageTracking, unwrapInvocationTargetException);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/pool2/proxy/CglibProxySource.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/pool2/proxy/CglibProxySource.java
index 15592be31..2b08355f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/pool2/proxy/CglibProxySource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/pool2/proxy/CglibProxySource.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.commons.pool2.proxy;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import org.apache.commons.pool2.UsageTracking;
 
 import net.sf.cglib.proxy.Enhancer;
@@ -31,14 +32,26 @@
 public class CglibProxySource<T> implements ProxySource<T> {
 
     private final Class<? extends T> superclass;
+    private final boolean unwrapInvocationTargetException;
 
     /**
      * Create a new proxy source for the given class.
      *
+     * @param superclass                      The class to proxy
+     * @param unwrapInvocationTargetException True to make the proxy throw {@link InvocationTargetException#getTargetException()} instead of {@link InvocationTargetException}
+     */
+    public CglibProxySource(final Class<? extends T> superclass, boolean unwrapInvocationTargetException) {
+        this.superclass = superclass;
+        this.unwrapInvocationTargetException = unwrapInvocationTargetException;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new proxy source for the given class.
+     *
      * @param superclass The class to proxy
      */
     public CglibProxySource(final Class<? extends T> superclass) {
-        this.superclass = superclass;
+        this(superclass, false);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -47,7 +60,7 @@ public T createProxy(final T pooledObject, final UsageTracking<T> usageTracking)
         enhancer.setSuperclass(superclass);
 
         final CglibProxyHandler<T> proxyInterceptor =
-                new CglibProxyHandler<>(pooledObject, usageTracking);
+                new CglibProxyHandler<>(pooledObject, usageTracking, unwrapInvocationTargetException);
         enhancer.setCallback(proxyInterceptor);
 
         @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/pool2/proxy/JdkProxyHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/pool2/proxy/JdkProxyHandler.java
index b1f863658..7aadc02de 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/pool2/proxy/JdkProxyHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/pool2/proxy/JdkProxyHandler.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.apache.commons.pool2.proxy;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationHandler;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
 import org.apache.commons.pool2.UsageTracking;
@@ -34,13 +35,14 @@ class JdkProxyHandler<T> extends BaseProxyHandler<T>
     /**
      * Create a Java reflection proxy instance.
      *
-     * @param pooledObject  The object to wrap
-     * @param usageTracking The instance, if any (usually the object pool) to
-     *                      be provided with usage tracking information for this
-     *                      wrapped object
+     * @param pooledObject                    The object to wrap
+     * @param usageTracking                   The instance, if any (usually the object pool) to
+     *                                        be provided with usage tracking information for this
+     *                                        wrapped object
+     * @param unwrapInvocationTargetException True to make the proxy throw {@link InvocationTargetException#getTargetException()} instead of {@link InvocationTargetException}
      */
-    JdkProxyHandler(final T pooledObject, final UsageTracking<T> usageTracking) {
-        super(pooledObject, usageTracking);
+    JdkProxyHandler(final T pooledObject, final UsageTracking<T> usageTracking, boolean unwrapInvocationTargetException) {
+        super(pooledObject, usageTracking, unwrapInvocationTargetException);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/pool2/proxy/JdkProxySource.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/pool2/proxy/JdkProxySource.java
index b2036c99c..60080198a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/pool2/proxy/JdkProxySource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/pool2/proxy/JdkProxySource.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.commons.pool2.proxy;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ public class JdkProxySource<T> implements ProxySource<T> {
 
     private final ClassLoader classLoader;
     private final Class<?>[] interfaces;
+    private final boolean unwrapInvocationTargetException;
 
 
     /**
@@ -39,12 +41,24 @@ public class JdkProxySource<T> implements ProxySource<T> {
      *
      * @param classLoader The class loader with which to create the proxy
      * @param interfaces  The interfaces to proxy
+     * @param unwrapInvocationTargetException True to make the proxy throw {@link InvocationTargetException#getTargetException()} instead of {@link InvocationTargetException}
      */
-    public JdkProxySource(final ClassLoader classLoader, final Class<?>[] interfaces) {
+    public JdkProxySource(final ClassLoader classLoader, final Class<?>[] interfaces, boolean unwrapInvocationTargetException) {
         this.classLoader = classLoader;
         // Defensive copy
         this.interfaces = new Class<?>[interfaces.length];
         System.arraycopy(interfaces, 0, this.interfaces, 0, interfaces.length);
+        this.unwrapInvocationTargetException = unwrapInvocationTargetException;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new proxy source for the given interfaces.
+     *
+     * @param classLoader The class loader with which to create the proxy
+     * @param interfaces  The interfaces to proxy
+     */
+    public JdkProxySource(final ClassLoader classLoader, final Class<?>[] interfaces) {
+        this(classLoader, interfaces, false);
     }
 
 
@@ -53,11 +67,10 @@ public T createProxy(final T pooledObject, final UsageTracking<T> usageTracking)
         @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
         final
         T proxy = (T) Proxy.newProxyInstance(classLoader, interfaces,
-                new JdkProxyHandler<>(pooledObject, usageTracking));
+                new JdkProxyHandler<>(pooledObject, usageTracking, unwrapInvocationTargetException));
         return proxy;
     }
 
-
     @Override
     public T resolveProxy(final T proxy) {
         @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")