diff --git a/Source/MQTTnet/Client/MqttClient.cs b/Source/MQTTnet/Client/MqttClient.cs
index 52c5cb8c..2cb737f2 100644
--- a/Source/MQTTnet/Client/MqttClient.cs
+++ b/Source/MQTTnet/Client/MqttClient.cs
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Client
 
         static void ThrowNotConnected()
         {
-            throw new MqttCommunicationException("The client is not connected.");
+            throw new MqttClientNotConnectedException();
         }
 
         void TryInitiateDisconnect()
diff --git a/Source/MQTTnet/Exceptions/MqttClientNotConnectedException.cs b/Source/MQTTnet/Exceptions/MqttClientNotConnectedException.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..716ead70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/MQTTnet/Exceptions/MqttClientNotConnectedException.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+
+namespace MQTTnet.Exceptions
+{
+    public class MqttClientNotConnectedException : MqttCommunicationException
+    {
+        public MqttClientNotConnectedException() : base("The MQTT client is not connected.")
+        {
+        }
+
+        public MqttClientNotConnectedException(Exception innerException) : base("The MQTT client is not connected.", innerException)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}