diff --git a/src/main/java/jssc/SerialNativeInterface.java b/src/main/java/jssc/SerialNativeInterface.java
index 5da95e399..40022472e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/jssc/SerialNativeInterface.java
+++ b/src/main/java/jssc/SerialNativeInterface.java
@@ -277,8 +277,7 @@ public static String getLibraryVersion() {
      * 
      * @return If the operation is successfully completed, the method returns true, otherwise false
      */
-    public native boolean writeBytes(long handle, byte[] buffer)
-        throws java.io.IOException;
+    public native boolean writeBytes(long handle, byte[] buffer) throws IOException;
 
     /**
      * Get bytes count in buffers of port
diff --git a/src/main/java/jssc/SerialPort.java b/src/main/java/jssc/SerialPort.java
index 588f9bb05..713fa769c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/jssc/SerialPort.java
+++ b/src/main/java/jssc/SerialPort.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  */
 package jssc;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
@@ -406,9 +407,13 @@ public boolean setDTR(boolean enabled) throws SerialPortException {
      * 
      * @throws SerialPortException if exception occurred
      */
-    public boolean writeBytes(byte[] buffer) throws SerialPortException, java.io.IOException {
+    public boolean writeBytes(byte[] buffer) throws SerialPortException {
         checkPortOpened("writeBytes()");
-        return serialInterface.writeBytes(portHandle, buffer);
+        try {
+            return serialInterface.writeBytes(portHandle, buffer);
+        } catch(IOException ex) {
+            throw SerialPortException.wrapNativeException(ex, this, "writeBytes");
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -422,7 +427,7 @@ public boolean writeBytes(byte[] buffer) throws SerialPortException, java.io.IOE
      *
      * @since 0.8
      */
-    public boolean writeByte(byte singleByte) throws SerialPortException, java.io.IOException {
+    public boolean writeByte(byte singleByte) throws SerialPortException {
         checkPortOpened("writeByte()");
         return writeBytes(new byte[]{singleByte});
     }
@@ -438,7 +443,7 @@ public boolean writeByte(byte singleByte) throws SerialPortException, java.io.IO
      *
      * @since 0.8
      */
-    public boolean writeString(String string) throws SerialPortException, java.io.IOException {
+    public boolean writeString(String string) throws SerialPortException {
         checkPortOpened("writeString()");
         return writeBytes(string.getBytes());
     }
@@ -455,7 +460,7 @@ public boolean writeString(String string) throws SerialPortException, java.io.IO
      *
      * @since 2.8.0
      */
-    public boolean writeString(String string, String charsetName) throws SerialPortException, UnsupportedEncodingException, java.io.IOException {
+    public boolean writeString(String string, String charsetName) throws SerialPortException, UnsupportedEncodingException {
         checkPortOpened("writeString()");
         return writeBytes(string.getBytes(charsetName));
     }
@@ -471,7 +476,7 @@ public boolean writeString(String string, String charsetName) throws SerialPortE
      *
      * @since 0.8
      */
-    public boolean writeInt(int singleInt) throws SerialPortException, java.io.IOException {
+    public boolean writeInt(int singleInt) throws SerialPortException {
         checkPortOpened("writeInt()");
         return writeBytes(new byte[]{(byte)singleInt});
     }
@@ -487,7 +492,7 @@ public boolean writeInt(int singleInt) throws SerialPortException, java.io.IOExc
      *
      * @since 0.8
      */
-    public boolean writeIntArray(int[] buffer) throws SerialPortException, java.io.IOException {
+    public boolean writeIntArray(int[] buffer) throws SerialPortException {
         checkPortOpened("writeIntArray()");
         byte[] byteArray = new byte[buffer.length];
         for(int i = 0; i < buffer.length; i++){
diff --git a/src/main/java/jssc/SerialPortException.java b/src/main/java/jssc/SerialPortException.java
index ba35e7684..b075aef40 100644
--- a/src/main/java/jssc/SerialPortException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/jssc/SerialPortException.java
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ public class SerialPortException extends Exception {
      */
     final public static String TYPE_INCORRECT_SERIAL_PORT = "Incorrect serial port";
 
+    /** Exception occurred in native code */
+    final public static String TYPE_NATIVE_EXCEPTION = "Native exception occurred: %s";
+
     /** Serial port object **/
     private SerialPort port;
     /** Method name **/
@@ -110,6 +113,10 @@ public SerialPortException(String portName, String methodName, String exceptionT
         this.exceptionType = exceptionType;
     }
 
+    public static SerialPortException wrapNativeException(Exception ex, SerialPort port, String methodName) {
+        return new SerialPortException(port, methodName, String.format(TYPE_NATIVE_EXCEPTION, ex.getLocalizedMessage()));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Getting port name during operation with which the exception was called
      * Deprecated: Use <code>getPort().getName()</code> instead.