diff --git a/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/HttpClientRequest.java b/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/HttpClientRequest.java
index 2c9b01bc966..c56389137a0 100644
--- a/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/HttpClientRequest.java
+++ b/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/HttpClientRequest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import io.vertx.core.buffer.Buffer;
 import io.vertx.core.net.HostAndPort;
 import io.vertx.core.net.NetSocket;
+import io.vertx.core.streams.Pipe;
 import io.vertx.core.streams.ReadStream;
 import io.vertx.core.streams.WriteStream;
 
@@ -370,6 +371,8 @@ default Future<HttpClientResponse> send(Buffer body) {
    * <p> If the {@link HttpHeaders#CONTENT_LENGTH} is set then the request assumes this is the
    * length of the {stream}, otherwise the request will set a chunked {@link HttpHeaders#CONTENT_ENCODING}.
    *
+   * <p>When the {@code body} stream fails, the request is reset with the CANCEL {@literal 0x8} error code.f</p>
+   *
    * @return a future notified when the HTTP response is available
    */
   default Future<HttpClientResponse> send(ReadStream<Buffer> body) {
@@ -377,7 +380,11 @@ default Future<HttpClientResponse> send(ReadStream<Buffer> body) {
     if (headers == null || !headers.contains(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_LENGTH)) {
       setChunked(true);
     }
-    body.pipeTo(this);
+    Future<Void> result = body
+      .pipe()
+      .endOnFailure(false)
+      .to(this);
+    result.onFailure(err -> reset(0x8, err)); // CANCEL
     return response();
   }
 
diff --git a/vertx-core/src/test/java/io/vertx/tests/http/HttpTest.java b/vertx-core/src/test/java/io/vertx/tests/http/HttpTest.java
index 1c59c71e4ca..2ea294568c4 100644
--- a/vertx-core/src/test/java/io/vertx/tests/http/HttpTest.java
+++ b/vertx-core/src/test/java/io/vertx/tests/http/HttpTest.java
@@ -6048,6 +6048,72 @@ private void testClientRequestWithLargeBodyInSmallChunks(boolean chunked, BiFunc
     await();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testClientRequestSendFailure() throws Exception {
+    waitFor(2);
+    CompletableFuture<Void> chunkContinuation = new CompletableFuture<>();
+    server.requestHandler(request -> {
+      request.handler(chunk -> {
+        chunkContinuation.complete(null);
+      });
+      request.exceptionHandler(err -> {
+        if (request.version() == HttpVersion.HTTP_2) {
+          assertEquals(StreamResetException.class, err.getClass());
+          StreamResetException sre = (StreamResetException) err;
+          assertEquals(0x8, sre.getCode());
+        } else {
+          assertEquals(HttpClosedException.class, err.getClass());
+        }
+        complete();
+      });
+      request.endHandler(v -> {
+        fail();
+      });
+    });
+    startServer(testAddress);
+    Throwable failure = new Throwable();
+    client.request(requestOptions).compose(request -> request.send(new ReadStream<>() {
+      Handler<Throwable> exceptionHandler;
+      @Override
+      public ReadStream<Buffer> exceptionHandler(@Nullable Handler<Throwable> handler) {
+        exceptionHandler = handler;
+        return this;
+      }
+      @Override
+      public ReadStream<Buffer> handler(@Nullable Handler<Buffer> handler) {
+        if (handler != null) {
+          vertx.runOnContext(v1 -> {
+            handler.handle(Buffer.buffer("chunk-1"));
+            chunkContinuation.whenComplete((v2, err) -> {
+              exceptionHandler.handle(failure);
+            });
+          });
+        }
+        return this;
+      }
+      @Override
+      public ReadStream<Buffer> pause() {
+        return this;
+      }
+      @Override
+      public ReadStream<Buffer> resume() {
+        return this;
+      }
+      @Override
+      public ReadStream<Buffer> fetch(long amount) {
+        return this;
+      }
+      @Override
+      public ReadStream<Buffer> endHandler(@Nullable Handler<Void> endHandler) {
+        return this;
+      }
+    })).onComplete(onFailure(err -> {
+      assertSame(failure, err.getCause());
+      complete();
+    }));
+    await();
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testClientRequestFlowControlDifferentEventLoops() throws Exception {
     Promise<Void> resume = Promise.promise();