diff --git a/src/body/body.rs b/src/body/body.rs
index fda86915..631d6951 100644
--- a/src/body/body.rs
+++ b/src/body/body.rs
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ impl Body {
                 ref mut abort_rx,
             } => {
                 if let Poll::Ready(Ok(())) = Pin::new(abort_rx).poll(cx) {
-                    return Poll::Ready(Some(Err(crate::Error::new_body_write("body write aborted"))));
+                    return Poll::Ready(Some(Err(crate::Error::new_body_write_aborted())));
                 }
 
                 match ready!(Pin::new(rx).poll_next(cx)?) {
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index ac01d8c4..42ba2dc5 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ pub(crate) enum Kind {
     Body,
     /// Error while writing a body to connection.
     BodyWrite,
+    /// The body write was aborted.
+    BodyWriteAborted,
     /// Error calling AsyncWrite::shutdown()
     Shutdown,
 
@@ -129,6 +131,11 @@ impl Error {
         self.inner.kind == Kind::IncompleteMessage
     }
 
+    /// Returns true if the body write was aborted.
+    pub fn is_body_write_aborted(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.kind == Kind::BodyWriteAborted
+    }
+
     /// Consumes the error, returning its cause.
     pub fn into_cause(self) -> Option<Box<dyn StdError + Send + Sync>> {
         self.inner.cause
@@ -218,6 +225,10 @@ impl Error {
         Error::new(Kind::BodyWrite).with(cause)
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn new_body_write_aborted() -> Error {
+        Error::new(Kind::BodyWriteAborted)
+    }
+
     fn new_user(user: User) -> Error {
         Error::new(Kind::User(user))
     }
@@ -320,6 +331,7 @@ impl StdError for Error {
             Kind::Accept => "error accepting connection",
             Kind::Body => "error reading a body from connection",
             Kind::BodyWrite => "error writing a body to connection",
+            Kind::BodyWriteAborted => "body write aborted",
             Kind::Shutdown => "error shutting down connection",
             Kind::Http2 => "http2 error",
             Kind::Io => "connection error",