diff --git a/Slim/Middleware/ErrorMiddleware.php b/Slim/Middleware/ErrorMiddleware.php
index 194c57ce4..47232d347 100644
--- a/Slim/Middleware/ErrorMiddleware.php
+++ b/Slim/Middleware/ErrorMiddleware.php
@@ -48,10 +48,15 @@ class ErrorMiddleware implements MiddlewareInterface
     protected $logErrorDetails;
 
     /**
-     * @var array
+     * @var ErrorHandlerInterface[]|callable[]
      */
     protected $handlers = [];
 
+    /**
+     * @var ErrorHandlerInterface[]|callable[]
+     */
+    protected $subClassHandlers = [];
+
     /**
      * @var ErrorHandlerInterface|callable|null
      */
@@ -120,6 +125,14 @@ public function getErrorHandler(string $type)
     {
         if (isset($this->handlers[$type])) {
             return $this->callableResolver->resolve($this->handlers[$type]);
+        } elseif (isset($this->subClassHandlers[$type])) {
+            return $this->callableResolver->resolve($this->subClassHandlers[$type]);
+        } else {
+            foreach ($this->subClassHandlers as $class => $handler) {
+                if (is_subclass_of($type, $class)) {
+                    return $this->callableResolver->resolve($handler);
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         return $this->getDefaultErrorHandler();
@@ -170,6 +183,9 @@ public function setDefaultErrorHandler($handler): self
      *
      * The callable signature MUST match the ErrorHandlerInterface
      *
+     * Pass true to $handleSubclasses to make the handler handle all subclasses of
+     * the type as well.
+     *
      * @see \Slim\Interfaces\ErrorHandlerInterface
      *
      * 1. Instance of \Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface
@@ -183,11 +199,17 @@ public function setDefaultErrorHandler($handler): self
      *
      * @param string                         $type Exception/Throwable name. ie: RuntimeException::class
      * @param callable|ErrorHandlerInterface $handler
+     * @param bool $handleSubclasses
      * @return self
      */
-    public function setErrorHandler(string $type, $handler): self
+    public function setErrorHandler(string $type, $handler, bool $handleSubclasses = false): self
     {
-        $this->handlers[$type] = $handler;
+        if ($handleSubclasses) {
+            $this->subClassHandlers[$type] = $handler;
+        } else {
+            $this->handlers[$type] = $handler;
+        }
+
         return $this;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Middleware/ErrorMiddlewareTest.php b/tests/Middleware/ErrorMiddlewareTest.php
index e238d8b2c..d7a543071 100644
--- a/tests/Middleware/ErrorMiddlewareTest.php
+++ b/tests/Middleware/ErrorMiddlewareTest.php
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 namespace Slim\Tests\Middleware;
 
 use Error;
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+use LogicException;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
 use Slim\App;
@@ -99,24 +101,127 @@ public function testGetErrorHandlerWillReturnDefaultErrorHandlerForUnhandledExce
         $this->assertInstanceOf(ErrorHandler::class, $handler);
     }
 
+    public function testSuperclassExceptionHandlerHandlesExceptionWithSubclassExactMatch()
+    {
+        $responseFactory = $this->getResponseFactory();
+        $app = new App($responseFactory);
+        $callableResolver = $app->getCallableResolver();
+        $mw = new ErrorMiddleware($callableResolver, $this->getResponseFactory(), false, false, false);
+        $app->add(function ($request, $handler) {
+            throw new LogicException('This is a LogicException...');
+        });
+        $mw->setErrorHandler(LogicException::class, (function (ServerRequestInterface $request, $exception) {
+            $response = $this->createResponse();
+            $response->getBody()->write($exception->getMessage());
+            return $response;
+        })->bindTo($this), true); // - true; handle subclass but also LogicException explicitly
+        $mw->setDefaultErrorHandler((function () {
+            $response = $this->createResponse();
+            $response->getBody()->write('Oops..');
+            return $response;
+        })->bindTo($this));
+        $app->add($mw);
+        $app->get('/foo', function (ServerRequestInterface $request, ResponseInterface $response) {
+            $response->getBody()->write('...');
+            return $response;
+        });
+        $request = $this->createServerRequest('/foo');
+        $app->run($request);
+        $this->expectOutputString('This is a LogicException...');
+    }
+
+    public function testSuperclassExceptionHandlerHandlesSubclassException()
+    {
+        $responseFactory = $this->getResponseFactory();
+        $app = new App($responseFactory);
+        $callableResolver = $app->getCallableResolver();
+
+        $mw = new ErrorMiddleware($callableResolver, $this->getResponseFactory(), false, false, false);
+
+        $app->add(function ($request, $handler) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('This is a subclass of LogicException...');
+        });
+
+        $mw->setErrorHandler(LogicException::class, (function (ServerRequestInterface $request, $exception) {
+            $response = $this->createResponse();
+            $response->getBody()->write($exception->getMessage());
+            return $response;
+        })->bindTo($this), true); // - true; handle subclass
+
+        $mw->setDefaultErrorHandler((function () {
+            $response = $this->createResponse();
+            $response->getBody()->write('Oops..');
+            return $response;
+        })->bindTo($this));
+
+        $app->add($mw);
+
+        $app->get('/foo', function (ServerRequestInterface $request, ResponseInterface $response) {
+            $response->getBody()->write('...');
+            return $response;
+        });
+
+        $request = $this->createServerRequest('/foo');
+        $app->run($request);
+
+        $this->expectOutputString('This is a subclass of LogicException...');
+    }
+
+    public function testSuperclassExceptionHandlerDoesNotHandleSubclassException()
+    {
+        $responseFactory = $this->getResponseFactory();
+        $app = new App($responseFactory);
+        $callableResolver = $app->getCallableResolver();
+
+        $mw = new ErrorMiddleware($callableResolver, $this->getResponseFactory(), false, false, false);
+
+        $app->add(function ($request, $handler) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('This is a subclass of LogicException...');
+        });
+
+        $mw->setErrorHandler(LogicException::class, (function (ServerRequestInterface $request, $exception) {
+            $response = $this->createResponse();
+            $response->getBody()->write($exception->getMessage());
+            return $response;
+        })->bindTo($this), false); // - false; don't handle subclass
+
+        $mw->setDefaultErrorHandler((function () {
+            $response = $this->createResponse();
+            $response->getBody()->write('Oops..');
+            return $response;
+        })->bindTo($this));
+
+        $app->add($mw);
+
+        $app->get('/foo', function (ServerRequestInterface $request, ResponseInterface $response) {
+            $response->getBody()->write('...');
+            return $response;
+        });
+
+        $request = $this->createServerRequest('/foo');
+        $app->run($request);
+
+        $this->expectOutputString('Oops..');
+    }
+
     public function testErrorHandlerHandlesThrowables()
     {
         $responseFactory = $this->getResponseFactory();
         $app = new App($responseFactory);
         $callableResolver = $app->getCallableResolver();
 
+        $mw = new ErrorMiddleware($callableResolver, $this->getResponseFactory(), false, false, false);
+
         $app->add(function ($request, $handler) {
             throw new Error('Oops..');
         });
 
-        $handler = (function (ServerRequestInterface $request, $exception) {
+        $mw->setDefaultErrorHandler((function (ServerRequestInterface $request, $exception) {
             $response = $this->createResponse();
             $response->getBody()->write($exception->getMessage());
             return $response;
-        })->bindTo($this);
+        })->bindTo($this));
 
-        $mw = new ErrorMiddleware($callableResolver, $this->getResponseFactory(), false, false, false);
-        $mw->setDefaultErrorHandler($handler);
         $app->add($mw);
 
         $app->get('/foo', function (ServerRequestInterface $request, ResponseInterface $response) {