diff --git a/lib/internal/http2/core.js b/lib/internal/http2/core.js
index b7a56850a308c8..35218a12f371df 100644
--- a/lib/internal/http2/core.js
+++ b/lib/internal/http2/core.js
@@ -1109,6 +1109,11 @@ class Http2Session extends EventEmitter {
 
     // Destroy any pending and open streams
     const cancel = new errors.Error('ERR_HTTP2_STREAM_CANCEL');
+    if (error) {
+      cancel.cause = error;
+      if (typeof error.message === 'string')
+        cancel.message += ` (caused by: ${error.message})`;
+    }
     state.pendingStreams.forEach((stream) => stream.destroy(cancel));
     state.streams.forEach((stream) => stream.destroy(error));
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-onconnect-errors.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-onconnect-errors.js
index 901caf18d9177f..a75dc590c669a1 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-client-onconnect-errors.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-client-onconnect-errors.js
@@ -91,9 +91,14 @@ function runTest(test) {
     req.on('error', errorMustCall);
   } else {
     client.on('error', errorMustCall);
-    req.on('error', common.expectsError({
-      code: 'ERR_HTTP2_STREAM_CANCEL'
-    }));
+    req.on('error', (err) => {
+      common.expectsError({
+        code: 'ERR_HTTP2_STREAM_CANCEL'
+      })(err);
+      common.expectsError({
+        code: 'ERR_HTTP2_ERROR'
+      })(err.cause);
+    });
   }
 
   req.on('end', common.mustCall());