diff --git a/src/json.hpp b/src/json.hpp
index 3fedc045..5a9399fd 100644
--- a/src/json.hpp
+++ b/src/json.hpp
@@ -11334,7 +11334,7 @@ basic_json_parser_74:
                 // check if stream is still good
                 if (m_stream->fail())
                 {
-                    JSON_THROW(std::invalid_argument("stream error"));
+                    JSON_THROW(parse_error(111, 0, "bad input stream"));
                 }
 
                 std::getline(*m_stream, m_line_buffer_tmp, '\n');
diff --git a/src/json.hpp.re2c b/src/json.hpp.re2c
index 7e7e16e3..e2dd777b 100644
--- a/src/json.hpp.re2c
+++ b/src/json.hpp.re2c
@@ -10367,7 +10367,7 @@ class basic_json
                 // check if stream is still good
                 if (m_stream->fail())
                 {
-                    JSON_THROW(std::invalid_argument("stream error"));
+                    JSON_THROW(parse_error(111, 0, "bad input stream"));
                 }
 
                 std::getline(*m_stream, m_line_buffer_tmp, '\n');
diff --git a/test/src/unit-regression.cpp b/test/src/unit-regression.cpp
index ce984b0d..3f17a917 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-regression.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-regression.cpp
@@ -924,7 +924,8 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
 
             l.m_stream->setstate(std::ios_base::failbit);
 
-            CHECK_THROWS_AS(l.fill_line_buffer(), std::invalid_argument);
+            CHECK_THROWS_AS(l.fill_line_buffer(), json::parse_error);
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(l.fill_line_buffer(), "[json.exception.parse_error.111] parse error: bad input stream");
         }
 
         SECTION("setting badbit")
@@ -938,7 +939,8 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
 
             l.m_stream->setstate(std::ios_base::badbit);
 
-            CHECK_THROWS_AS(l.fill_line_buffer(), std::invalid_argument);
+            CHECK_THROWS_AS(l.fill_line_buffer(), json::parse_error);
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(l.fill_line_buffer(), "[json.exception.parse_error.111] parse error: bad input stream");
         }
     }