diff --git a/pkg/plugins/errors.go b/pkg/plugins/errors.go
index a3097eb97d8..c26d4b609a5 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/errors.go
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ var (
 	// ErrMethodNotImplemented error returned when a plugin method is not implemented.
 	ErrMethodNotImplemented = errMethodNotImplementedBase.Errorf("method not implemented")
 
+	// ErrPluginHealthCheck error returned when a plugin fails its health check.
+	// Exposed as a base error to wrap it with plugin error.
+	ErrPluginHealthCheck = errutil.Internal("plugin.healthCheck",
+		errutil.WithPublicMessage("Plugin health check failed"),
+		errutil.WithDownstream())
+
 	// ErrPluginDownstreamError error returned when a plugin request fails.
 	// Exposed as a base error to wrap it with plugin downstream errors.
 	ErrPluginDownstreamErrorBase = errutil.Internal("plugin.downstreamError",
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/manager/client/client.go b/pkg/plugins/manager/client/client.go
index fd6817ce764..89afd71fdb0 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/manager/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/manager/client/client.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func (s *Service) CheckHealth(ctx context.Context, req *backend.CheckHealthReque
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		return nil, plugins.ErrPluginDownstreamErrorBase.Errorf("client: failed to check health: %w", err)
+		return nil, plugins.ErrPluginHealthCheck.Errorf("client: failed to check health: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return resp, nil
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/manager/client/client_test.go b/pkg/plugins/manager/client/client_test.go
index 56fb46e1fdd..3d590bdb66e 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/manager/client/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/manager/client/client_test.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func TestCheckHealth(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			{
 				err:           errors.New("surprise surprise"),
-				expectedError: plugins.ErrPluginDownstreamErrorBase,
+				expectedError: plugins.ErrPluginHealthCheck,
 			},
 		}