diff --git a/client/api/src/main/java/io/smallrye/graphql/client/UnexpectedCloseException.java b/client/api/src/main/java/io/smallrye/graphql/client/UnexpectedCloseException.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd426af3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/api/src/main/java/io/smallrye/graphql/client/UnexpectedCloseException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package io.smallrye.graphql.client;
+
+/**
+ * Marks a close WebSocket message from the server that was unexpected.
+ */
+public class UnexpectedCloseException extends InvalidResponseException {
+
+    private final int closeStatusCode;
+
+    public UnexpectedCloseException(String message, int closeStatusCode) {
+        super(message);
+        this.closeStatusCode = closeStatusCode;
+    }
+
+    public UnexpectedCloseException(String message, Throwable cause, int closeStatusCode) {
+        super(message, cause);
+        this.closeStatusCode = closeStatusCode;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The close status code returned by the server.
+     */
+    public int getCloseStatusCode() {
+        return closeStatusCode;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/client/implementation-vertx/src/main/java/io/smallrye/graphql/client/vertx/websocket/graphqltransportws/GraphQLTransportWSSubprotocolHandler.java b/client/implementation-vertx/src/main/java/io/smallrye/graphql/client/vertx/websocket/graphqltransportws/GraphQLTransportWSSubprotocolHandler.java
index 98f268f5f..28d2ab30a 100644
--- a/client/implementation-vertx/src/main/java/io/smallrye/graphql/client/vertx/websocket/graphqltransportws/GraphQLTransportWSSubprotocolHandler.java
+++ b/client/implementation-vertx/src/main/java/io/smallrye/graphql/client/vertx/websocket/graphqltransportws/GraphQLTransportWSSubprotocolHandler.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import io.smallrye.graphql.client.GraphQLClientException;
 import io.smallrye.graphql.client.GraphQLError;
 import io.smallrye.graphql.client.InvalidResponseException;
+import io.smallrye.graphql.client.UnexpectedCloseException;
 import io.smallrye.graphql.client.impl.ResponseReader;
 import io.smallrye.graphql.client.vertx.websocket.WebSocketSubprotocolHandler;
 import io.smallrye.graphql.client.vertx.websocket.opid.IncrementingNumberOperationIDGenerator;
@@ -98,12 +99,13 @@ private Uni<Void> initialize() {
                         // even if the status code is OK, any unfinished single-result operation
                         // should be marked as failed
                         uniOperations.forEach((id, emitter) -> emitter.fail(
-                                new InvalidResponseException("Connection closed before data was received")));
+                                new UnexpectedCloseException("Connection closed before data was received", 1000)));
                         multiOperations.forEach((id, emitter) -> emitter.complete());
                     } else {
-                        InvalidResponseException exception = new InvalidResponseException(
+                        UnexpectedCloseException exception = new UnexpectedCloseException(
                                 "Server closed the websocket connection with code: "
-                                        + webSocket.closeStatusCode() + " and reason: " + webSocket.closeReason());
+                                        + webSocket.closeStatusCode() + " and reason: " + webSocket.closeReason(),
+                                webSocket.closeStatusCode());
                         uniOperations.forEach((id, emitter) -> emitter.fail(exception));
                         multiOperations.forEach((id, emitter) -> emitter.fail(exception));
                     }
diff --git a/client/implementation-vertx/src/main/java/io/smallrye/graphql/client/vertx/websocket/graphqlws/GraphQLWSSubprotocolHandler.java b/client/implementation-vertx/src/main/java/io/smallrye/graphql/client/vertx/websocket/graphqlws/GraphQLWSSubprotocolHandler.java
index 2588565b3..60945ee69 100644
--- a/client/implementation-vertx/src/main/java/io/smallrye/graphql/client/vertx/websocket/graphqlws/GraphQLWSSubprotocolHandler.java
+++ b/client/implementation-vertx/src/main/java/io/smallrye/graphql/client/vertx/websocket/graphqlws/GraphQLWSSubprotocolHandler.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import io.smallrye.graphql.client.GraphQLClientException;
 import io.smallrye.graphql.client.GraphQLError;
 import io.smallrye.graphql.client.InvalidResponseException;
+import io.smallrye.graphql.client.UnexpectedCloseException;
 import io.smallrye.graphql.client.impl.ResponseReader;
 import io.smallrye.graphql.client.vertx.websocket.WebSocketSubprotocolHandler;
 import io.smallrye.graphql.client.vertx.websocket.opid.IncrementingNumberOperationIDGenerator;
@@ -79,12 +80,13 @@ private Uni<Void> initialize() {
                         // even if the status code is OK, any unfinished single-result operation
                         // should be marked as failed
                         uniOperations.forEach((id, emitter) -> emitter.fail(
-                                new InvalidResponseException("Connection closed before data was received")));
+                                new UnexpectedCloseException("Connection closed before data was received", 1000)));
                         multiOperations.forEach((id, emitter) -> emitter.complete());
                     } else {
-                        InvalidResponseException exception = new InvalidResponseException(
+                        UnexpectedCloseException exception = new UnexpectedCloseException(
                                 "Server closed the websocket connection with code: "
-                                        + webSocket.closeStatusCode() + " and reason: " + webSocket.closeReason());
+                                        + webSocket.closeStatusCode() + " and reason: " + webSocket.closeReason(),
+                                webSocket.closeStatusCode());
                         uniOperations.forEach((id, emitter) -> emitter.fail(exception));
                         multiOperations.forEach((id, emitter) -> emitter.fail(exception));
                     }