diff --git a/lib/internal/http2/core.js b/lib/internal/http2/core.js
index 473c1244f75da7..de75a7108e9886 100644
--- a/lib/internal/http2/core.js
+++ b/lib/internal/http2/core.js
@@ -1778,7 +1778,9 @@ class ClientHttp2Session extends Http2Session {
     const { signal } = options;
     if (signal) {
       validateAbortSignal(signal, 'options.signal');
-      const aborter = () => stream.destroy(new AbortError());
+      const aborter = () => {
+        stream.destroy(new AbortError(undefined, { cause: signal.reason }));
+      };
       if (signal.aborted) {
         aborter();
       } else {