diff --git a/include/aws/http/http.h b/include/aws/http/http.h
index babdc8e3e..173d12c6e 100644
--- a/include/aws/http/http.h
+++ b/include/aws/http/http.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ enum aws_http_errors {
     AWS_ERROR_HTTP_RESPONSE_FIRST_BYTE_TIMEOUT,
     AWS_ERROR_HTTP_CONNECTION_MANAGER_ACQUISITION_TIMEOUT,
     AWS_ERROR_HTTP_CONNECTION_MANAGER_MAX_PENDING_ACQUISITIONS_EXCEEDED,
+    AWS_ERROR_HTTP_STREAM_CANCELLED,
 
     AWS_ERROR_HTTP_END_RANGE = AWS_ERROR_ENUM_END_RANGE(AWS_C_HTTP_PACKAGE_ID)
 };
diff --git a/include/aws/http/request_response.h b/include/aws/http/request_response.h
index c323db428..8f8746e53 100644
--- a/include/aws/http/request_response.h
+++ b/include/aws/http/request_response.h
@@ -1230,6 +1230,12 @@ uint32_t aws_http_stream_get_id(const struct aws_http_stream *stream);
  */
 AWS_HTTP_API
 void aws_http_stream_cancel(struct aws_http_stream *stream, int error_code);
+/**
+ * Cancel the stream with default error code.
+ * Equivalent to invoke aws_http_stream_cancel with AWS_ERROR_HTTP_STREAM_CANCELLED.
+ */
+AWS_HTTP_API
+void aws_http_stream_cancel_default_error(struct aws_http_stream *stream);
 
 /**
  * Reset the HTTP/2 stream (HTTP/2 only).
diff --git a/source/http.c b/source/http.c
index 979ae3484..4cf1f6d3c 100644
--- a/source/http.c
+++ b/source/http.c
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ static struct aws_error_info s_errors[] = {
     AWS_DEFINE_ERROR_INFO_HTTP(
         AWS_ERROR_HTTP_CONNECTION_MANAGER_MAX_PENDING_ACQUISITIONS_EXCEEDED,
         "Max pending acquisitions reached"),
+    AWS_DEFINE_ERROR_INFO_HTTP(
+        AWS_ERROR_HTTP_STREAM_CANCELLED,
+        "In-flight HTTP-stream has been cancelled by user."),
 };
 /* clang-format on */
 
diff --git a/source/request_response.c b/source/request_response.c
index e2d21ba5b..6e4cabe6a 100644
--- a/source/request_response.c
+++ b/source/request_response.c
@@ -1218,6 +1218,10 @@ void aws_http_stream_cancel(struct aws_http_stream *stream, int error_code) {
     stream->vtable->cancel(stream, error_code);
 }
 
+void aws_http_stream_cancel_default_error(struct aws_http_stream *stream) {
+    stream->vtable->cancel(stream, AWS_ERROR_HTTP_STREAM_CANCELLED);
+}
+
 int aws_http2_stream_reset(struct aws_http_stream *http2_stream, uint32_t http2_error) {
     AWS_PRECONDITION(http2_stream);
     AWS_PRECONDITION(http2_stream->vtable);
diff --git a/tests/test_h2_client.c b/tests/test_h2_client.c
index a5a90af6e..3cc5855d7 100644
--- a/tests/test_h2_client.c
+++ b/tests/test_h2_client.c
@@ -4542,12 +4542,12 @@ TEST_CASE(h2_client_stream_cancel_stream) {
     testing_channel_drain_queued_tasks(&s_tester.testing_channel);
 
     /* Cancel the request */
-    aws_http_stream_cancel(stream_tester.stream, AWS_ERROR_COND_VARIABLE_ERROR_UNKNOWN);
+    aws_http_stream_cancel_default_error(stream_tester.stream);
     testing_channel_drain_queued_tasks(&s_tester.testing_channel);
 
     ASSERT_TRUE(aws_http_connection_is_open(s_tester.connection));
     ASSERT_TRUE(stream_tester.complete);
-    ASSERT_INT_EQUALS(AWS_ERROR_COND_VARIABLE_ERROR_UNKNOWN, stream_tester.on_complete_error_code);
+    ASSERT_INT_EQUALS(AWS_ERROR_HTTP_STREAM_CANCELLED, stream_tester.on_complete_error_code);
     /* validate that stream sent RST_STREAM */
     ASSERT_SUCCESS(h2_fake_peer_decode_messages_from_testing_channel(&s_tester.peer));
     struct h2_decoded_frame *rst_stream_frame =