diff --git a/src/callosum/rpc/channel.py b/src/callosum/rpc/channel.py
index e5b250b..0f0841b 100644
--- a/src/callosum/rpc/channel.py
+++ b/src/callosum/rpc/channel.py
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
     Union,
 )
 
-import attrs
-
 from ..abc import (
     AbstractChannel,
     AbstractDeserializer,
@@ -370,9 +368,9 @@ async def invoke(
                 server_cancelled = True
                 raise asyncio.CancelledError
             elif response.msgtype == RPCMessageTypes.FAILURE:
-                raise RPCUserError(*attrs.astuple(response.metadata))
+                raise RPCUserError.from_err_metadata(response.metadata)
             elif response.msgtype == RPCMessageTypes.ERROR:
-                raise RPCInternalError(*attrs.astuple(response.metadata))
+                raise RPCInternalError.from_err_metadata(response.metadata)
             return upper_result
         except (asyncio.TimeoutError, asyncio.CancelledError):
             # propagate cancellation to the connected peer
diff --git a/src/callosum/rpc/exceptions.py b/src/callosum/rpc/exceptions.py
index b8609f2..8635f8a 100644
--- a/src/callosum/rpc/exceptions.py
+++ b/src/callosum/rpc/exceptions.py
@@ -1,41 +1,47 @@
-from ..exceptions import CallosumError
+from __future__ import annotations
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Self
 
-class RPCError(CallosumError):
-    """
-    A base exception for all RPC-specific errors.
-    """
+from ..exceptions import CallosumError
 
-    pass
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .message import ErrorMetadata
 
 
-class RPCUserError(RPCError):
+class RPCError(CallosumError):
     """
-    Represents an error caused in user-defined handlers.
+    A base exception for all RPC-specific errors.
     """
 
     name: str
     repr: str
     traceback: str
+    exceptions: tuple
 
-    def __init__(self, name: str, repr_: str, tb: str, *args):
+    def __init__(self, name: str, repr_: str, tb: str, exceptions: tuple, *args):
         super().__init__(name, repr_, tb, *args)
         self.name = name
         self.repr = repr_
         self.traceback = tb
+        self.exceptions = exceptions
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_err_metadata(cls, metadata: ErrorMetadata) -> Self:
+        return cls(
+            metadata.name,
+            metadata.repr,
+            metadata.traceback,
+            tuple(cls.from_err_metadata(err) for err in metadata.sub_errors),
+        )
 
-class RPCInternalError(RPCError):
+
+class RPCUserError(RPCError):
     """
-    Represents an error caused in Calloum's internal logic.
+    Represents an error caused in user-defined handlers.
     """
 
-    name: str
-    repr: str
-    traceback: str
 
-    def __init__(self, name: str, repr_: str, tb: str, *args):
-        super().__init__(name, tb, *args)
-        self.name = name
-        self.repr = repr_
-        self.traceback = tb
+class RPCInternalError(RPCError):
+    """
+    Represents an error caused in Calloum's internal logic.
+    """
diff --git a/src/callosum/rpc/message.py b/src/callosum/rpc/message.py
index 8fd8913..d35c330 100644
--- a/src/callosum/rpc/message.py
+++ b/src/callosum/rpc/message.py
@@ -72,6 +72,55 @@ class ErrorMetadata(Metadata):
     repr: str
     traceback: str
 
+    sub_errors: tuple[ErrorMetadata, ...] = attrs.field(factory=tuple)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def decode(cls, buffer: bytes) -> Any:
+        if not buffer:
+            return None
+        values = munpackb(buffer)
+        match values:
+            case (name, repr, traceback, raw_sub_errors):
+                return cls(
+                    name,
+                    repr,
+                    traceback,
+                    tuple(cls.decode(raw_error) for raw_error in raw_sub_errors),
+                )
+            case _:
+                return cls(*values)
+
+    def encode(self) -> bytes:
+        values = [
+            self.name,
+            self.repr,
+            self.traceback,
+            [err.encode() for err in self.sub_errors],
+        ]
+        return mpackb(values)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_exception(
+        cls, exc: BaseExceptionGroup | BaseException, formatted_traceback: str
+    ) -> ErrorMetadata:
+        match exc:
+            case BaseExceptionGroup():
+                return ErrorMetadata(
+                    "ExceptionGroup",
+                    repr(exc),
+                    formatted_traceback,
+                    sub_errors=tuple(
+                        cls.from_exception(sub_exc, formatted_traceback)
+                        for sub_exc in exc.exceptions
+                    ),
+                )
+            case _:
+                return ErrorMetadata(
+                    type(exc).__name__,
+                    repr(exc),
+                    formatted_traceback,
+                )
+
 
 @attrs.define(frozen=True, slots=True)
 class NullMetadata(Metadata):
@@ -150,11 +199,7 @@ def failure(cls, request):
             request.method,
             request.order_key,
             request.client_seq_id,
-            ErrorMetadata(
-                exc_info[0].__name__,
-                repr(exc_info[1]),
-                traceback.format_exc(),
-            ),
+            ErrorMetadata.from_exception(exc_info[1], traceback.format_exc()),
             None,
         )
 
@@ -174,11 +219,7 @@ def error(cls, request):
             request.method,
             request.order_key,
             request.client_seq_id,
-            ErrorMetadata(
-                exc_info[0].__name__,
-                repr(exc_info[1]),
-                traceback.format_exc(),
-            ),
+            ErrorMetadata.from_exception(exc_info[1], traceback.format_exc()),
             None,
         )