diff --git a/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkExecuteStatementOperation.scala b/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkExecuteStatementOperation.scala
index 83dfa74ace055..1772fe69622d3 100644
--- a/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkExecuteStatementOperation.scala
+++ b/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkExecuteStatementOperation.scala
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ private[hive] class SparkExecuteStatementOperation(
         case NonFatal(e) =>
           logError(s"Error executing query in background", e)
           setState(OperationState.ERROR)
-          throw e
+          throw new HiveSQLException(e)
       }
     }
   }