diff --git a/GraphQLSharp/Client/Exceptions/GraphQLHttpException.cs b/GraphQLSharp/Client/Exceptions/GraphQLHttpException.cs
index c88e49f..5b10bd2 100644
--- a/GraphQLSharp/Client/Exceptions/GraphQLHttpException.cs
+++ b/GraphQLSharp/Client/Exceptions/GraphQLHttpException.cs
@@ -2,11 +2,19 @@ namespace GraphQLSharp;
 
 public class GraphQLHttpException : GraphQLException
 {
+    public IReadOnlyList<string> Errors { get; }
+
     public GraphQLHttpException(GraphQLRequest request, HttpResponse httpResponse, Exception ex)
-        : base(request, httpResponse, $"""
-                            GraphQL request failed with an HTTP error:
-                            Request: {request}
+        : this(new GraphQLHttpError { Request = request, HttpResponse = httpResponse }, ex)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public GraphQLHttpException(GraphQLHttpError error, Exception ex)
+        : base(error.Request, error.HttpResponse, $"""
+                            GraphQL request failed with an HTTP error: {(error.errors != null ? string.Join("\n", error.errors) : "")}
+                            Request: {error.Request}
                         """, ex)
     {
+        Errors = Array.AsReadOnly(error.errors?.ToArray() ?? Array.Empty<string>());
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/GraphQLSharp/Client/GraphQLClient.cs b/GraphQLSharp/Client/GraphQLClient.cs
index e986605..575aced 100644
--- a/GraphQLSharp/Client/GraphQLClient.cs
+++ b/GraphQLSharp/Client/GraphQLClient.cs
@@ -102,7 +102,20 @@ private async Task<GraphQLResponse<T>> ExecuteCoreAsync<T>(TRequest request, Can
             }
             catch (Exception httpEx)
             {
-                throw new GraphQLHttpException(request, httpResponse, httpEx);
+                GraphQLHttpError gqlHttpError = null;
+                try
+                {
+                    gqlHttpError = await httpResponseMsg.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<GraphQLHttpError>(_options.JsonSerializerOptions ?? Serializer.GetOptions(),
+                                                                                                     cancellationToken);
+                }
+                catch (Exception errorDetailsException) when (errorDetailsException is JsonException or InvalidOperationException)
+                {
+                    // Error details are optional; preserve the HTTP failure for callers and retries.
+                }
+                gqlHttpError ??= new GraphQLHttpError();
+                gqlHttpError.Request = request;
+                gqlHttpError.HttpResponse = httpResponse;
+                throw new GraphQLHttpException(gqlHttpError, httpEx);
             }
 
             GraphQLResponse<T> res;
@@ -148,4 +161,4 @@ private HttpRequestMessage CreateHttpRequest(TRequest request, HttpClient httpCl
         _options.ConfigureHttpRequestHeaders?.Invoke(requestMessage.Headers);
         return requestMessage;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/GraphQLSharp/Client/Response/GraphQLHttpError.cs b/GraphQLSharp/Client/Response/GraphQLHttpError.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49202d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GraphQLSharp/Client/Response/GraphQLHttpError.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace GraphQLSharp;
+
+public class GraphQLHttpError : IGraphQLObject
+{
+    [JsonIgnore]
+    public GraphQLRequest Request { get; internal set; }
+
+    [JsonIgnore]
+    public HttpResponse HttpResponse { get; internal set; }
+
+    [JsonConverter(typeof(GraphQLHttpErrorMessageConverter))]
+    public List<string> errors { get; set; }
+}
diff --git a/GraphQLSharp/Serialization/GraphQLHttpErrorMessageConverter.cs b/GraphQLSharp/Serialization/GraphQLHttpErrorMessageConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf8257b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GraphQLSharp/Serialization/GraphQLHttpErrorMessageConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace GraphQLSharp;
+
+// Normalizes the value of an HTTP error response's "errors" property into individual messages:
+//   "Service unavailable"                         -> one message
+//   ["First error", "Second error"]               -> multiple messages
+//   [{"message":"First"}, {"message":"Second"}]   -> GraphQL error object messages
+// Arrays may mix strings and error objects; message order is preserved.
+// JSON null is handled by System.Text.Json and remains null.
+internal sealed class GraphQLHttpErrorMessageConverter : JsonConverter<List<string>>
+{
+    public override List<string> Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        if (reader.TokenType == JsonTokenType.String)
+            return [reader.GetString()];
+
+        using var document = JsonDocument.ParseValue(ref reader);
+        var errors = document.RootElement;
+        if (errors.ValueKind != JsonValueKind.Array)
+            return null;
+
+        var messages = new List<string>();
+        foreach (var error in errors.EnumerateArray())
+        {
+            if (error.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String)
+                messages.Add(error.GetString());
+            else if (error.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Object
+                && error.TryGetProperty("message", out var message)
+                && message.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String)
+                messages.Add(message.GetString());
+        }
+        return messages;
+    }
+
+    public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, List<string> value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        // Non-null lists are always written as JSON string arrays, regardless of the input format.
+        writer.WriteStartArray();
+        foreach (var message in value)
+            writer.WriteStringValue(message);
+        writer.WriteEndArray();
+    }
+}