diff --git a/ext/win32ole/win32ole.c b/ext/win32ole/win32ole.c
index 960c03da1c..47dc558671 100644
--- a/ext/win32ole/win32ole.c
+++ b/ext/win32ole/win32ole.c
@@ -3397,7 +3397,7 @@ typeinfo_from_ole(struct oledata *pole, ITypeInfo **ppti)
     HRESULT hr = pole->pDispatch->lpVtbl->GetTypeInfo(pole->pDispatch,
                                                       0, lcid, &pTypeInfo);
     if(FAILED(hr)) {
-        ole_raise(hr, rb_eRuntimeError, "failed to GetTypeInfo");
+        ole_raise(hr, eWIN32OLEQueryInterfaceError, "failed to GetTypeInfo");
     }
     hr = pTypeInfo->lpVtbl->GetDocumentation(pTypeInfo,
                                              -1,
@@ -3407,7 +3407,7 @@ typeinfo_from_ole(struct oledata *pole, ITypeInfo **ppti)
     hr = pTypeInfo->lpVtbl->GetContainingTypeLib(pTypeInfo, &pTypeLib, &i);
     OLE_RELEASE(pTypeInfo);
     if (FAILED(hr)) {
-        ole_raise(hr, rb_eRuntimeError, "failed to GetContainingTypeLib");
+        ole_raise(hr, eWIN32OLEQueryInterfaceError, "failed to GetContainingTypeLib");
     }
     count = pTypeLib->lpVtbl->GetTypeInfoCount(pTypeLib);
     for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
diff --git a/ext/win32ole/win32ole_error.c b/ext/win32ole/win32ole_error.c
index 62e69b186c..022527617e 100644
--- a/ext/win32ole/win32ole_error.c
+++ b/ext/win32ole/win32ole_error.c
@@ -80,4 +80,5 @@ Init_win32ole_error(void)
      *
      */
     eWIN32OLERuntimeError = rb_define_class("WIN32OLERuntimeError", rb_eRuntimeError);
+    eWIN32OLEQueryInterfaceError = rb_define_class("WIN32OLEQueryInterfaceError", eWIN32OLERuntimeError);
 }
diff --git a/ext/win32ole/win32ole_error.h b/ext/win32ole/win32ole_error.h
index e0eee0ecf9..296eb101ad 100644
--- a/ext/win32ole/win32ole_error.h
+++ b/ext/win32ole/win32ole_error.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define WIN32OLE_ERROR_H 1
 
 VALUE eWIN32OLERuntimeError;
+VALUE eWIN32OLEQueryInterfaceError;
 NORETURN(PRINTF_ARGS(void ole_raise(HRESULT hr, VALUE ecs, const char *fmt, ...), 3, 4));
 void Init_win32ole_error(void);
 
diff --git a/ext/win32ole/win32ole_method.c b/ext/win32ole/win32ole_method.c
index 381c1cbbd3..f2578072d2 100644
--- a/ext/win32ole/win32ole_method.c
+++ b/ext/win32ole/win32ole_method.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ ole_methods_from_typeinfo(ITypeInfo *pTypeInfo, int mask)
     VALUE methods = rb_ary_new();
     hr = OLE_GET_TYPEATTR(pTypeInfo, &pTypeAttr);
     if (FAILED(hr)) {
-        ole_raise(hr, eWIN32OLERuntimeError, "failed to GetTypeAttr");
+        ole_raise(hr, eWIN32OLEQueryInterfaceError, "failed to GetTypeAttr");
     }
 
     ole_methods_sub(0, pTypeInfo, methods, mask);
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ ole_methods_sub(ITypeInfo *pOwnerTypeInfo, ITypeInfo *pTypeInfo, VALUE methods,
     WORD i;
     hr = OLE_GET_TYPEATTR(pTypeInfo, &pTypeAttr);
     if (FAILED(hr)) {
-        ole_raise(hr, eWIN32OLERuntimeError, "failed to GetTypeAttr");
+        ole_raise(hr, eWIN32OLEQueryInterfaceError, "failed to GetTypeAttr");
     }
     for(i = 0; i < pTypeAttr->cFuncs; i++) {
         hr = pTypeInfo->lpVtbl->GetFuncDesc(pTypeInfo, i, &pFuncDesc);