diff --git a/gql/transport/exceptions.py b/gql/transport/exceptions.py
index 89ae992b..48e9d96b 100644
--- a/gql/transport/exceptions.py
+++ b/gql/transport/exceptions.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def __init__(self, message: str, code: Optional[int] = None):
         self.code = code
 
 
-class TransportQueryError(Exception):
+class TransportQueryError(TransportError):
     """The server returned an error for a specific query.
 
     This exception should not close the transport connection.