diff --git a/src/main/java/graphql/GraphqlErrorException.java b/src/main/java/graphql/GraphqlErrorException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bfe2cb1d56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/graphql/GraphqlErrorException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+package graphql;
+
+import graphql.language.SourceLocation;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * A base class for graphql runtime exceptions that also implement {@link graphql.GraphQLError} and can be used
+ * in a general sense direct or have specialisations made of it.
+ * <p>
+ * This is aimed amongst other reasons at Kotlin consumers due to https://github.com/graphql-java/graphql-java/issues/1690
+ * as well as being a way to share common code.
+ */
+@PublicApi
+public class GraphqlErrorException extends GraphQLException implements GraphQLError {
+
+    private final List<SourceLocation> locations;
+    private final Map<String, Object> extensions;
+    private final List<Object> path;
+    private final ErrorClassification errorClassification;
+
+    protected GraphqlErrorException(BuilderBase<?, ?> builder) {
+        super(builder.message, builder.cause);
+        this.locations = builder.sourceLocations;
+        this.extensions = builder.extensions;
+        this.path = builder.path;
+        this.errorClassification = builder.errorClassification;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<SourceLocation> getLocations() {
+        return locations;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ErrorClassification getErrorType() {
+        return errorClassification;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<Object> getPath() {
+        return path;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Map<String, Object> getExtensions() {
+        return extensions;
+    }
+
+    public static Builder newErrorException() {
+        return new Builder();
+    }
+
+    public static class Builder extends BuilderBase<Builder, GraphqlErrorException> {
+        public GraphqlErrorException build() {
+            return new GraphqlErrorException(this);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A trait like base class that contains the properties that GraphqlErrorException handles and can
+     * be used by other classes to derive their own builders.
+     *
+     * @param <T> the derived class
+     * @param <B> the class to be built
+     */
+    protected abstract static class BuilderBase<T extends BuilderBase<T, B>, B extends GraphqlErrorException> {
+        protected String message;
+        protected Throwable cause;
+        protected ErrorClassification errorClassification = ErrorType.DataFetchingException;
+        protected List<SourceLocation> sourceLocations;
+        protected Map<String, Object> extensions;
+        protected List<Object> path;
+
+        private T asDerivedType() {
+            //noinspection unchecked
+            return (T) this;
+        }
+
+        public T message(String message) {
+            this.message = message;
+            return asDerivedType();
+        }
+
+        public T cause(Throwable cause) {
+            this.cause = cause;
+            return asDerivedType();
+        }
+
+        public T sourceLocation(SourceLocation sourceLocation) {
+            return sourceLocations(sourceLocation == null ? null : Collections.singletonList(sourceLocation));
+        }
+
+        public T sourceLocations(List<SourceLocation> sourceLocations) {
+            this.sourceLocations = sourceLocations;
+            return asDerivedType();
+        }
+
+        public T errorClassification(ErrorClassification errorClassification) {
+            this.errorClassification = errorClassification;
+            return asDerivedType();
+        }
+
+        public T path(List<Object> path) {
+            this.path = path;
+            return asDerivedType();
+        }
+
+        public T extensions(Map<String, Object> extensions) {
+            this.extensions = extensions;
+            return asDerivedType();
+        }
+
+        public abstract B build();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/graphql/schema/CoercingParseLiteralException.java b/src/main/java/graphql/schema/CoercingParseLiteralException.java
index 444c68187c..73f562a62a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/graphql/schema/CoercingParseLiteralException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/graphql/schema/CoercingParseLiteralException.java
@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
 package graphql.schema;
 
 import graphql.ErrorType;
-import graphql.GraphQLError;
-import graphql.GraphQLException;
+import graphql.GraphqlErrorException;
 import graphql.PublicApi;
 import graphql.language.SourceLocation;
 
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-
 @PublicApi
-public class CoercingParseLiteralException extends GraphQLException implements GraphQLError {
-    private final List<SourceLocation> sourceLocations;
-    private final Map<String, Object> extensions;
+public class CoercingParseLiteralException extends GraphqlErrorException {
 
     public CoercingParseLiteralException() {
         this(newCoercingParseLiteralException());
@@ -36,14 +29,7 @@ public CoercingParseLiteralException(Throwable cause) {
     }
 
     private CoercingParseLiteralException(Builder builder) {
-        super(builder.message, builder.cause);
-        this.sourceLocations = builder.sourceLocations;
-        this.extensions = builder.extensions;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public List<SourceLocation> getLocations() {
-        return sourceLocations;
+        super(builder);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -51,41 +37,11 @@ public ErrorType getErrorType() {
         return ErrorType.ValidationError;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public Map<String, Object> getExtensions() {
-        return extensions;
-    }
-
     public static Builder newCoercingParseLiteralException() {
         return new Builder();
     }
 
-    public static class Builder {
-        private String message;
-        private Throwable cause;
-        private List<SourceLocation> sourceLocations;
-        private Map<String, Object> extensions;
-
-        public Builder message(String message) {
-            this.message = message;
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public Builder cause(Throwable cause) {
-            this.cause = cause;
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public Builder sourceLocation(SourceLocation sourceLocation) {
-            this.sourceLocations = sourceLocation == null ? null : Collections.singletonList(sourceLocation);
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public Builder extensions(Map<String, Object> extensions) {
-            this.extensions = extensions;
-            return this;
-        }
-
+    public static class Builder extends BuilderBase<Builder, CoercingParseLiteralException> {
         public CoercingParseLiteralException build() {
             return new CoercingParseLiteralException(this);
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/graphql/schema/CoercingParseValueException.java b/src/main/java/graphql/schema/CoercingParseValueException.java
index 7d416f2dc7..3bc93518d3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/graphql/schema/CoercingParseValueException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/graphql/schema/CoercingParseValueException.java
@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
 package graphql.schema;
 
 import graphql.ErrorType;
-import graphql.GraphQLError;
-import graphql.GraphQLException;
+import graphql.GraphqlErrorException;
 import graphql.PublicApi;
 import graphql.language.SourceLocation;
 
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-
 @PublicApi
-public class CoercingParseValueException extends GraphQLException implements GraphQLError {
-    private final List<SourceLocation> sourceLocations;
-    private final Map<String, Object> extensions;
+public class CoercingParseValueException extends GraphqlErrorException {
 
     public CoercingParseValueException() {
         this(newCoercingParseValueException());
@@ -36,14 +29,7 @@ public CoercingParseValueException(String message, Throwable cause, SourceLocati
     }
 
     private CoercingParseValueException(Builder builder) {
-        super(builder.message, builder.cause);
-        this.sourceLocations = builder.sourceLocations;
-        this.extensions = builder.extensions;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public List<SourceLocation> getLocations() {
-        return sourceLocations;
+        super(builder);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -51,46 +37,11 @@ public ErrorType getErrorType() {
         return ErrorType.ValidationError;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public Map<String, Object> getExtensions() {
-        return extensions;
-    }
-
     public static Builder newCoercingParseValueException() {
         return new Builder();
     }
 
-    public static class Builder {
-        private String message;
-        private Throwable cause;
-        private List<SourceLocation> sourceLocations;
-        private Map<String, Object> extensions;
-
-        public Builder message(String message) {
-            this.message = message;
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public Builder cause(Throwable cause) {
-            this.cause = cause;
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public Builder sourceLocation(SourceLocation sourceLocation) {
-            this.sourceLocations = sourceLocation == null ? null : Collections.singletonList(sourceLocation);
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public Builder sourceLocations(List<SourceLocation> sourceLocations) {
-            this.sourceLocations = sourceLocations;
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public Builder extensions(Map<String, Object> extensions) {
-            this.extensions = extensions;
-            return this;
-        }
-
+    public static class Builder extends BuilderBase<Builder,CoercingParseValueException> {
         public CoercingParseValueException build() {
             return new CoercingParseValueException(this);
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/graphql/schema/CoercingSerializeException.java b/src/main/java/graphql/schema/CoercingSerializeException.java
index e6755069b9..8de575af17 100644
--- a/src/main/java/graphql/schema/CoercingSerializeException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/graphql/schema/CoercingSerializeException.java
@@ -2,19 +2,11 @@
 
 import graphql.ErrorClassification;
 import graphql.ErrorType;
-import graphql.GraphQLError;
-import graphql.GraphQLException;
+import graphql.GraphqlErrorException;
 import graphql.PublicApi;
-import graphql.language.SourceLocation;
-
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
 
 @PublicApi
-public class CoercingSerializeException extends GraphQLException implements GraphQLError {
-    private final List<SourceLocation> sourceLocations;
-    private final Map<String, Object> extensions;
+public class CoercingSerializeException extends GraphqlErrorException {
 
     public CoercingSerializeException() {
         this(newCoercingSerializeException());
@@ -33,14 +25,7 @@ public CoercingSerializeException(Throwable cause) {
     }
 
     private CoercingSerializeException(Builder builder) {
-        super(builder.message, builder.cause);
-        this.sourceLocations = builder.sourceLocations;
-        this.extensions = builder.extensions;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public List<SourceLocation> getLocations() {
-        return sourceLocations;
+        super(builder);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -48,41 +33,11 @@ public ErrorClassification getErrorType() {
         return ErrorType.DataFetchingException;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public Map<String, Object> getExtensions() {
-        return extensions;
-    }
-
     public static Builder newCoercingSerializeException() {
         return new Builder();
     }
 
-    public static class Builder {
-        private String message;
-        private Throwable cause;
-        private Map<String, Object> extensions;
-        private List<SourceLocation> sourceLocations;
-
-        public Builder message(String message) {
-            this.message = message;
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public Builder cause(Throwable cause) {
-            this.cause = cause;
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public Builder sourceLocation(SourceLocation sourceLocation) {
-            this.sourceLocations = sourceLocation == null ? null : Collections.singletonList(sourceLocation);
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public Builder extensions(Map<String, Object> extensions) {
-            this.extensions = extensions;
-            return this;
-        }
-
+    public static class Builder extends BuilderBase<Builder, CoercingSerializeException> {
         public CoercingSerializeException build() {
             return new CoercingSerializeException(this);
         }