diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5f39fa1bcb..4c2c0532b4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,20 +49,20 @@ If you are using Maven without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 If you are using Gradle 5.x or later, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:25.4.0')
+implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.0.0')
 
 implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigquerystorage'
 ```
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigquerystorage:2.14.2'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigquerystorage:2.16.1'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-bigquerystorage" % "2.14.2"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-bigquerystorage" % "2.16.1"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
diff --git a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/Exceptions.java b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/Exceptions.java
index 5b02271a58..6d487b1618 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/Exceptions.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/Exceptions.java
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ protected StreamFinalizedException(Status grpcStatus, String name) {
     }
   }
 
+  public static final class StreamWriterClosedException extends StorageException {
+    protected StreamWriterClosedException(Status grpcStatus, String name) {
+      super(grpcStatus, name, null, null, ImmutableMap.of());
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * There was a schema mismatch due to bigquery table with fewer fields than the input message.
    * This can be resolved by updating the table's schema with the message schema.
diff --git a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/StreamWriter.java b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/StreamWriter.java
index 2c4ecdd75f..45b8e2593f 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/StreamWriter.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/StreamWriter.java
@@ -309,9 +309,10 @@ private ApiFuture<AppendRowsResponse> appendInternal(AppendRowsRequest message)
     try {
       if (userClosed) {
         requestWrapper.appendResult.setException(
-            new StatusRuntimeException(
+            new Exceptions.StreamWriterClosedException(
                 Status.fromCode(Status.Code.FAILED_PRECONDITION)
-                    .withDescription("Connection is already closed")));
+                    .withDescription("Connection is already closed"),
+                streamName));
         return requestWrapper.appendResult;
       }
       // Check if queue is going to be full before adding the request.
diff --git a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/StreamWriterTest.java b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/StreamWriterTest.java
index 9078e581bd..a4330be263 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/StreamWriterTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/StreamWriterTest.java
@@ -653,4 +653,16 @@ public void testWriterClosedStream() throws Exception {
       TimeUnit.SECONDS.sleep(1);
     }
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testWriterException() throws Exception {
+    StreamWriter writer = getTestStreamWriter();
+    writer.close();
+    ApiFuture<AppendRowsResponse> appendFuture1 = sendTestMessage(writer, new String[] {"A"}, 0);
+    Exceptions.StreamWriterClosedException actualError =
+        assertFutureException(Exceptions.StreamWriterClosedException.class, appendFuture1);
+    // The basic StatusRuntimeException API is not changed.
+    assertEquals(Status.Code.FAILED_PRECONDITION, actualError.getStatus().getCode());
+    assertTrue(actualError.getStatus().getDescription().contains("Connection is already closed"));
+  }
 }