diff --git a/vllm/engine/multiprocessing/client.py b/vllm/engine/multiprocessing/client.py
index 18b620c74ddf9..2cb4de79131f1 100644
--- a/vllm/engine/multiprocessing/client.py
+++ b/vllm/engine/multiprocessing/client.py
@@ -380,6 +380,13 @@ def is_stopped(self) -> bool:
     def errored(self) -> bool:
         return self._errored_with is not None
 
+    @property
+    def dead_error(self) -> BaseException:
+        if self._errored_with is not None:
+            return ENGINE_DEAD_ERROR(self._errored_with)
+        else:
+            return ENGINE_DEAD_ERROR()
+
     async def generate(
         self,
         inputs: PromptInputs,