diff --git a/aiohttp/client_proto.py b/aiohttp/client_proto.py
index 321860a9fe5..1ab8acd27b0 100644
--- a/aiohttp/client_proto.py
+++ b/aiohttp/client_proto.py
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ def connection_lost(self, exc: Optional[BaseException]) -> None:
         if self._parser is not None:
             try:
                 uncompleted = self._parser.feed_eof()
-            except Exception:
+            except Exception as e:
                 if self._payload is not None:
-                    self._payload.set_exception(
-                        ClientPayloadError("Response payload is not completed")
-                    )
+                    exc = ClientPayloadError("Response payload is not completed")
+                    exc.__cause__ = e
+                    self._payload.set_exception(exc)
 
         if not self.is_eof():
             if isinstance(exc, OSError):