diff --git a/providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/sensors/rds.py b/providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/sensors/rds.py
index b1d165617546d..8e290e61a87a7 100644
--- a/providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/sensors/rds.py
+++ b/providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/sensors/rds.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from functools import cached_property
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from airflow.exceptions import AirflowNotFoundException
+from airflow.exceptions import AirflowException, AirflowNotFoundException
 from airflow.providers.amazon.aws.hooks.rds import RdsHook
 from airflow.providers.amazon.aws.utils.rds import RdsDbType
 from airflow.sensors.base import BaseSensorOperator
@@ -104,18 +104,17 @@ class RdsExportTaskExistenceSensor(RdsBaseSensor):
 
     :param export_task_identifier: A unique identifier for the snapshot export task.
     :param target_statuses: Target status of export task
+    :param error_statuses: Target error status of export task to fail the sensor
     """
 
-    template_fields: Sequence[str] = (
-        "export_task_identifier",
-        "target_statuses",
-    )
+    template_fields: Sequence[str] = ("export_task_identifier", "target_statuses", "error_statuses")
 
     def __init__(
         self,
         *,
         export_task_identifier: str,
         target_statuses: list[str] | None = None,
+        error_statuses: list[str] | None = None,
         aws_conn_id: str | None = "aws_default",
         **kwargs,
     ):
@@ -129,6 +128,7 @@ def __init__(
             "canceling",
             "canceled",
         ]
+        self.error_statuses = error_statuses or ["failed"]
 
     def poke(self, context: Context):
         self.log.info(
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ def poke(self, context: Context):
         )
         try:
             state = self.hook.get_export_task_state(self.export_task_identifier)
+            if state in self.error_statuses:
+                raise AirflowException(
+                    f"Export task {self.export_task_identifier} failed with status {state}"
+                )
+
         except AirflowNotFoundException:
             return False
         return state in self.target_statuses
diff --git a/providers/amazon/tests/unit/amazon/aws/sensors/test_rds.py b/providers/amazon/tests/unit/amazon/aws/sensors/test_rds.py
index 4edad83add0ef..b585ca21c7b6e 100644
--- a/providers/amazon/tests/unit/amazon/aws/sensors/test_rds.py
+++ b/providers/amazon/tests/unit/amazon/aws/sensors/test_rds.py
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@
 # under the License.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import pytest
 from moto import mock_aws
 
+from airflow.exceptions import AirflowException
 from airflow.models import DAG
 from airflow.providers.amazon.aws.hooks.rds import RdsHook
 from airflow.providers.amazon.aws.sensors.rds import (
@@ -99,6 +103,11 @@ def _start_export_task(hook: RdsHook):
         raise ValueError("AWS not properly mocked")
 
 
+def _start_export_task_with_error(hook: RdsHook, mock_describe_export_tasks):
+    _create_db_instance_snapshot(hook)
+    mock_describe_export_tasks.return_value = "failed"
+
+
 class TestBaseRdsSensor:
     dag = None
     base_sensor = None
@@ -223,6 +232,22 @@ def test_export_task_poke_false(self):
         )
         assert not op.poke(None)
 
+    @mock_aws
+    @patch("airflow.providers.amazon.aws.hooks.rds.RdsHook.get_export_task_state")
+    def test_error_statuses(self, mock_describe_export_tasks):
+        # Simulate an error condition
+        _start_export_task_with_error(self.hook, mock_describe_export_tasks)
+        op = RdsExportTaskExistenceSensor(
+            task_id="export_task_error",
+            export_task_identifier=EXPORT_TASK_NAME,
+            aws_conn_id=AWS_CONN,
+            dag=self.dag,
+        )
+        with pytest.raises(AirflowException):
+            op.poke(None)
+
+        assert "failed" in op.error_statuses
+
 
 class TestRdsDbSensor:
     @classmethod