diff --git a/src/main/java/io/r2dbc/postgresql/PostgresqlConnectionFactory.java b/src/main/java/io/r2dbc/postgresql/PostgresqlConnectionFactory.java
index 44e4ed1f..cccd7ba6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/r2dbc/postgresql/PostgresqlConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/r2dbc/postgresql/PostgresqlConnectionFactory.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBufAllocator;
 import io.netty.channel.unix.DomainSocketAddress;
+import io.r2dbc.postgresql.api.ErrorDetails;
+import io.r2dbc.postgresql.api.PostgresqlException;
 import io.r2dbc.postgresql.authentication.AuthenticationHandler;
 import io.r2dbc.postgresql.authentication.PasswordAuthenticationHandler;
 import io.r2dbc.postgresql.authentication.SASLAuthenticationHandler;
@@ -262,10 +264,20 @@ private Mono<IsolationLevel> getIsolationLevel(io.r2dbc.postgresql.api.Postgresq
             })).defaultIfEmpty(IsolationLevel.READ_COMMITTED).last();
     }
 
-    static class PostgresConnectionException extends R2dbcNonTransientResourceException {
+    static class PostgresConnectionException extends R2dbcNonTransientResourceException implements PostgresqlException {
 
-        public PostgresConnectionException(String msg, @Nullable Throwable cause) {
-            super(msg, cause);
+        private static final String CONNECTION_DOES_NOT_EXIST = "08003";
+
+        private final ErrorDetails errorDetails;
+
+        public PostgresConnectionException(String reason, @Nullable Throwable cause) {
+            super(reason, CONNECTION_DOES_NOT_EXIST, 0, null, cause);
+            this.errorDetails = ErrorDetails.fromCodeAndMessage(CONNECTION_DOES_NOT_EXIST, reason);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public ErrorDetails getErrorDetails() {
+            return this.errorDetails;
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/r2dbc/postgresql/api/ErrorDetails.java b/src/main/java/io/r2dbc/postgresql/api/ErrorDetails.java
index ad7967ee..27b47631 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/r2dbc/postgresql/api/ErrorDetails.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/r2dbc/postgresql/api/ErrorDetails.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
@@ -130,6 +131,22 @@ public static ErrorDetails fromMessage(String message) {
         return new ErrorDetails(Collections.singletonMap(MESSAGE, message));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create a new {@link ErrorDetails}
+     *
+     * @param code    the error code
+     * @param message the error message
+     * @return the {@link ErrorDetails} object
+     */
+    public static ErrorDetails fromCodeAndMessage(String code, String message) {
+
+        Map<FieldType, String> details = new LinkedHashMap<>(2);
+        details.put(CODE, code);
+        details.put(MESSAGE, message);
+
+        return new ErrorDetails(details);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object o) {
         if (this == o) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/r2dbc/postgresql/client/AbstractPostgresSSLHandlerAdapter.java b/src/main/java/io/r2dbc/postgresql/client/AbstractPostgresSSLHandlerAdapter.java
index 76da3013..6edc7341 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/r2dbc/postgresql/client/AbstractPostgresSSLHandlerAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/r2dbc/postgresql/client/AbstractPostgresSSLHandlerAdapter.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 import io.netty.handler.ssl.SslHandler;
 import io.netty.util.concurrent.Future;
 import io.netty.util.concurrent.GenericFutureListener;
+import io.r2dbc.postgresql.api.ErrorDetails;
+import io.r2dbc.postgresql.api.PostgresqlException;
 import io.r2dbc.spi.R2dbcPermissionDeniedException;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
@@ -86,10 +88,18 @@ SslHandler getSslHandler() {
     /**
      * Postgres-specific {@link R2dbcPermissionDeniedException}.
      */
-    static final class PostgresqlSslException extends R2dbcPermissionDeniedException {
+    static final class PostgresqlSslException extends R2dbcPermissionDeniedException implements PostgresqlException {
 
-        PostgresqlSslException(String msg) {
-            super(msg);
+        private final ErrorDetails errorDetails;
+
+        PostgresqlSslException(String reason) {
+            super(reason, ReactorNettyClient.CONNECTION_FAILURE, 0, (String) null);
+            this.errorDetails = ErrorDetails.fromCodeAndMessage(ReactorNettyClient.CONNECTION_FAILURE, reason);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public ErrorDetails getErrorDetails() {
+            return this.errorDetails;
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/r2dbc/postgresql/client/ReactorNettyClient.java b/src/main/java/io/r2dbc/postgresql/client/ReactorNettyClient.java
index 7087d4e6..061835a8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/r2dbc/postgresql/client/ReactorNettyClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/r2dbc/postgresql/client/ReactorNettyClient.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 import io.netty.util.ReferenceCountUtil;
 import io.netty.util.internal.logging.InternalLogger;
 import io.netty.util.internal.logging.InternalLoggerFactory;
+import io.r2dbc.postgresql.api.ErrorDetails;
+import io.r2dbc.postgresql.api.PostgresqlException;
 import io.r2dbc.postgresql.message.backend.BackendKeyData;
 import io.r2dbc.postgresql.message.backend.BackendMessage;
 import io.r2dbc.postgresql.message.backend.BackendMessageDecoder;
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@
  */
 public final class ReactorNettyClient implements Client {
 
+    static final String CONNECTION_FAILURE = "08006";
+
     private static final Logger logger = Loggers.getLogger(ReactorNettyClient.class);
 
     private static final boolean DEBUG_ENABLED = logger.isDebugEnabled();
@@ -535,38 +539,70 @@ public void channelUnregistered(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception {
 
     }
 
-    static class PostgresConnectionClosedException extends R2dbcNonTransientResourceException {
+    static class PostgresConnectionClosedException extends R2dbcNonTransientResourceException implements PostgresqlException {
+
+        private final ErrorDetails errorDetails;
 
         public PostgresConnectionClosedException(String reason) {
-            super(reason);
+            super(reason, CONNECTION_FAILURE, 0, (String) null);
+            this.errorDetails = ErrorDetails.fromCodeAndMessage(CONNECTION_FAILURE, reason);
         }
 
         public PostgresConnectionClosedException(String reason, @Nullable Throwable cause) {
-            super(reason, cause);
+            super(reason, CONNECTION_FAILURE, 0, null, cause);
+            this.errorDetails = ErrorDetails.fromCodeAndMessage(CONNECTION_FAILURE, reason);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public ErrorDetails getErrorDetails() {
+            return this.errorDetails;
         }
 
     }
 
-    static class PostgresConnectionException extends R2dbcNonTransientResourceException {
+    static class PostgresConnectionException extends R2dbcNonTransientResourceException implements PostgresqlException {
+
+        private final static ErrorDetails ERROR_DETAILS = ErrorDetails.fromCodeAndMessage(CONNECTION_FAILURE, "An I/O error occurred while sending to the backend or receiving from the backend");
 
         public PostgresConnectionException(Throwable cause) {
-            super(cause);
+            super(ERROR_DETAILS.getMessage(), ERROR_DETAILS.getCode(), 0, null, cause);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public ErrorDetails getErrorDetails() {
+            return ERROR_DETAILS;
         }
 
     }
 
-    static class RequestQueueException extends R2dbcTransientResourceException {
+    static class RequestQueueException extends R2dbcTransientResourceException implements PostgresqlException {
+
+        private final ErrorDetails errorDetails;
 
         public RequestQueueException(String message) {
-            super(message);
+            super(message, CONNECTION_FAILURE, 0, (String) null);
+            this.errorDetails = ErrorDetails.fromCodeAndMessage(CONNECTION_FAILURE, message);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public ErrorDetails getErrorDetails() {
+            return this.errorDetails;
         }
 
     }
 
-    static class ResponseQueueException extends R2dbcNonTransientResourceException {
+    static class ResponseQueueException extends R2dbcNonTransientResourceException implements PostgresqlException {
+
+        private final ErrorDetails errorDetails;
 
         public ResponseQueueException(String message) {
-            super(message);
+            super(message, CONNECTION_FAILURE, 0, (String) null);
+            this.errorDetails = ErrorDetails.fromCodeAndMessage(CONNECTION_FAILURE, message);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public ErrorDetails getErrorDetails() {
+            return this.errorDetails;
         }
 
     }