diff --git a/common/utils/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkException.scala b/common/utils/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkException.scala
index eb908b826f77..4abf0fdf4984 100644
--- a/common/utils/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkException.scala
+++ b/common/utils/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkException.scala
@@ -67,8 +67,16 @@ class SparkException(
 
 object SparkException {
   def internalError(msg: String, context: Array[QueryContext], summary: String): SparkException = {
+    internalError(msg = msg, context = context, summary = summary, category = None)
+  }
+
+  def internalError(
+      msg: String,
+      context: Array[QueryContext],
+      summary: String,
+      category: Option[String]): SparkException = {
     new SparkException(
-      errorClass = "INTERNAL_ERROR",
+      errorClass = "INTERNAL_ERROR" + category.map("_" + _).getOrElse(""),
       messageParameters = Map("message" -> msg),
       cause = null,
       context,
@@ -76,7 +84,11 @@ object SparkException {
   }
 
   def internalError(msg: String): SparkException = {
-    internalError(msg, context = Array.empty[QueryContext], summary = "")
+    internalError(msg, context = Array.empty[QueryContext], summary = "", category = None)
+  }
+
+  def internalError(msg: String, category: String): SparkException = {
+    internalError(msg, context = Array.empty[QueryContext], summary = "", category = Some(category))
   }
 
   def internalError(msg: String, cause: Throwable): SparkException = {
diff --git a/common/utils/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkThrowableHelper.scala b/common/utils/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkThrowableHelper.scala
index 2ca5b81ffb96..a504c25456c7 100644
--- a/common/utils/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkThrowableHelper.scala
+++ b/common/utils/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkThrowableHelper.scala
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ private[spark] object SparkThrowableHelper {
   }
 
   def isInternalError(errorClass: String): Boolean = {
-    errorClass == "INTERNAL_ERROR"
+    errorClass.startsWith("INTERNAL_ERROR")
   }
 
   def getMessage(e: SparkThrowable with Throwable, format: ErrorMessageFormat.Value): String = {
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/error/error-classes.json b/core/src/main/resources/error/error-classes.json
index 38502171a0a7..4719fb544f35 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/error/error-classes.json
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/error/error-classes.json
@@ -784,6 +784,12 @@
     ],
     "sqlState" : "XX000"
   },
+  "INTERNAL_ERROR_BROADCAST" : {
+    "message" : [
+      "<message>"
+    ],
+    "sqlState" : "XX000"
+  },
   "INTERVAL_ARITHMETIC_OVERFLOW" : {
     "message" : [
       "<message>.<alternative>"
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/broadcast/Broadcast.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/broadcast/Broadcast.scala
index 9ef6c7c5906a..445b7d4d7aa0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/broadcast/Broadcast.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/broadcast/Broadcast.scala
@@ -140,8 +140,9 @@ abstract class Broadcast[T: ClassTag](val id: Long) extends Serializable with Lo
   /** Check if this broadcast is valid. If not valid, exception is thrown. */
   protected def assertValid(): Unit = {
     if (!_isValid) {
-      throw new SparkException(
-        "Attempted to use %s after it was destroyed (%s) ".format(toString, _destroySite))
+      throw SparkException.internalError(
+        "Attempted to use %s after it was destroyed (%s) ".format(toString, _destroySite),
+        category = "BROADCAST")
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/broadcast/TorrentBroadcast.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/broadcast/TorrentBroadcast.scala
index 7b4307668518..e211bd5749af 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/broadcast/TorrentBroadcast.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/broadcast/TorrentBroadcast.scala
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ private[spark] class TorrentBroadcast[T: ClassTag](obj: T, id: Long, serializedO
       // Store a copy of the broadcast variable in the driver so that tasks run on the driver
       // do not create a duplicate copy of the broadcast variable's value.
       if (!blockManager.putSingle(broadcastId, value, MEMORY_AND_DISK, tellMaster = false)) {
-        throw new SparkException(s"Failed to store $broadcastId in BlockManager")
+        throw SparkException.internalError(
+          s"Failed to store $broadcastId in BlockManager", category = "BROADCAST")
       }
     }
     try {
@@ -168,8 +169,8 @@ private[spark] class TorrentBroadcast[T: ClassTag](obj: T, id: Long, serializedO
         val pieceId = BroadcastBlockId(id, "piece" + i)
         val bytes = new ChunkedByteBuffer(block.duplicate())
         if (!blockManager.putBytes(pieceId, bytes, MEMORY_AND_DISK_SER, tellMaster = true)) {
-          throw new SparkException(s"Failed to store $pieceId of $broadcastId " +
-            s"in local BlockManager")
+          throw SparkException.internalError(s"Failed to store $pieceId of $broadcastId " +
+            s"in local BlockManager", category = "BROADCAST")
         }
       }
       blocks.length
@@ -204,19 +205,22 @@ private[spark] class TorrentBroadcast[T: ClassTag](obj: T, id: Long, serializedO
               if (checksumEnabled) {
                 val sum = calcChecksum(b.chunks(0))
                 if (sum != checksums(pid)) {
-                  throw new SparkException(s"corrupt remote block $pieceId of $broadcastId:" +
-                    s" $sum != ${checksums(pid)}")
+                  throw SparkException.internalError(
+                    s"corrupt remote block $pieceId of $broadcastId: $sum != ${checksums(pid)}",
+                    category = "BROADCAST")
                 }
               }
               // We found the block from remote executors/driver's BlockManager, so put the block
               // in this executor's BlockManager.
               if (!bm.putBytes(pieceId, b, StorageLevel.MEMORY_AND_DISK_SER, tellMaster = true)) {
-                throw new SparkException(
-                  s"Failed to store $pieceId of $broadcastId in local BlockManager")
+                throw SparkException.internalError(
+                  s"Failed to store $pieceId of $broadcastId in local BlockManager",
+                  category = "BROADCAST")
               }
               blocks(pid) = new ByteBufferBlockData(b, true)
             case None =>
-              throw new SparkException(s"Failed to get $pieceId of $broadcastId")
+              throw SparkException.internalError(
+                s"Failed to get $pieceId of $broadcastId", category = "BROADCAST")
           }
       }
     }
@@ -265,7 +269,9 @@ private[spark] class TorrentBroadcast[T: ClassTag](obj: T, id: Long, serializedO
 
               x
             } else {
-              throw new SparkException(s"Failed to get locally stored broadcast data: $broadcastId")
+              throw SparkException.internalError(
+                s"Failed to get locally stored broadcast data: $broadcastId",
+                category = "BROADCAST")
             }
           case None =>
             val estimatedTotalSize = Utils.bytesToString(numBlocks.toLong * blockSize)
@@ -284,7 +290,8 @@ private[spark] class TorrentBroadcast[T: ClassTag](obj: T, id: Long, serializedO
                 // need to re-fetch it.
                 val storageLevel = StorageLevel.MEMORY_AND_DISK
                 if (!blockManager.putSingle(broadcastId, obj, storageLevel, tellMaster = false)) {
-                  throw new SparkException(s"Failed to store $broadcastId in BlockManager")
+                  throw SparkException.internalError(
+                    s"Failed to store $broadcastId in BlockManager", category = "BROADCAST")
                 }
               }
 
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkThrowableSuite.scala b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkThrowableSuite.scala
index a8c56cf14606..f5b5ad2ab103 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkThrowableSuite.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkThrowableSuite.scala
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class SparkThrowableSuite extends SparkFunSuite {
   test("Message format invariants") {
     val messageFormats = errorReader.errorInfoMap
       .filterKeys(!_.startsWith("_LEGACY_ERROR_TEMP_"))
+      .filterKeys(!_.startsWith("INTERNAL_ERROR"))
       .values.toSeq.flatMap { i => Seq(i.messageTemplate) }
     checkCondition(messageFormats, s => s != null)
     checkIfUnique(messageFormats)
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/broadcast/BroadcastSuite.scala b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/broadcast/BroadcastSuite.scala
index 41452076f888..1efef3383b82 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/broadcast/BroadcastSuite.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/broadcast/BroadcastSuite.scala
@@ -315,9 +315,15 @@ class BroadcastSuite extends SparkFunSuite with LocalSparkContext with Encryptio
     if (removeFromDriver) {
       // Using this variable on the executors crashes them, which hangs the test.
       // Instead, crash the driver by directly accessing the broadcast value.
-      intercept[SparkException] { broadcast.value }
-      intercept[SparkException] { broadcast.unpersist(blocking = true) }
-      intercept[SparkException] { broadcast.destroy(blocking = true) }
+      val e1 = intercept[SparkException] { broadcast.value }
+      assert(e1.isInternalError)
+      assert(e1.getErrorClass == "INTERNAL_ERROR_BROADCAST")
+      val e2 = intercept[SparkException] { broadcast.unpersist(blocking = true) }
+      assert(e2.isInternalError)
+      assert(e2.getErrorClass == "INTERNAL_ERROR_BROADCAST")
+      val e3 = intercept[SparkException] { broadcast.destroy(blocking = true) }
+      assert(e3.isInternalError)
+      assert(e3.getErrorClass == "INTERNAL_ERROR_BROADCAST")
     } else {
       val results = sc.parallelize(1 to partitions, partitions).map(x => (x, broadcast.value.sum))
       assert(results.collect().toSet === (1 to partitions).map(x => (x, list.sum)).toSet)
@@ -332,6 +338,8 @@ package object testPackage extends Assertions {
     broadcast.destroy(blocking = true)
     val thrown = intercept[SparkException] { broadcast.value }
     assert(thrown.getMessage.contains("BroadcastSuite.scala"))
+    assert(thrown.isInternalError)
+    assert(thrown.getErrorClass == "INTERNAL_ERROR_BROADCAST")
   }
 
 }