diff --git a/src/Driver/API/DefaultExceptionConverter.php b/src/Driver/API/IBMDB2/ExceptionConverter.php
similarity index 58%
rename from src/Driver/API/DefaultExceptionConverter.php
rename to src/Driver/API/IBMDB2/ExceptionConverter.php
index fa28b4fe473..2f7035326e4 100644
--- a/src/Driver/API/DefaultExceptionConverter.php
+++ b/src/Driver/API/IBMDB2/ExceptionConverter.php
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
-namespace Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API;
+namespace Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\IBMDB2;
 
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\ExceptionConverter as ExceptionConverterInterface;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\Exception;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Exception\DriverException;
 
-final class DefaultExceptionConverter implements ExceptionConverter
+final class ExceptionConverter implements ExceptionConverterInterface
 {
     public function convert(string $message, Exception $exception): DriverException
     {
diff --git a/src/Driver/API/SQLSrv/ExceptionConverter.php b/src/Driver/API/SQLSrv/ExceptionConverter.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..37b1c7cbcec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Driver/API/SQLSrv/ExceptionConverter.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\SQLSrv;
+
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\ExceptionConverter as ExceptionConverterInterface;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\Exception;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Exception\DriverException;
+
+final class ExceptionConverter implements ExceptionConverterInterface
+{
+    public function convert(string $message, Exception $exception): DriverException
+    {
+        return new DriverException($message, $exception);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Driver/AbstractDB2Driver.php b/src/Driver/AbstractDB2Driver.php
index 8314a8fd0d6..35b1245ae59 100644
--- a/src/Driver/AbstractDB2Driver.php
+++ b/src/Driver/AbstractDB2Driver.php
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Connection;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver;
-use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\DefaultExceptionConverter;
-use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\ExceptionConverter;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\ExceptionConverter as ExceptionConverterInterface;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\IBMDB2\ExceptionConverter;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\DB2Platform;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DB2SchemaManager;
 
 /**
- * Abstract base implementation of the {@link Doctrine\DBAL\Driver} interface for IBM DB2 based drivers.
+ * Abstract base implementation of the {@link Driver} interface for IBM DB2 based drivers.
  */
 abstract class AbstractDB2Driver implements Driver
 {
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ public function getSchemaManager(Connection $conn)
         return new DB2SchemaManager($conn);
     }
 
-    public function getExceptionConverter(): ExceptionConverter
+    public function getExceptionConverter(): ExceptionConverterInterface
     {
-        return new DefaultExceptionConverter();
+        return new ExceptionConverter();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Driver/AbstractSQLServerDriver.php b/src/Driver/AbstractSQLServerDriver.php
index 829428342ce..4b05fd097ba 100644
--- a/src/Driver/AbstractSQLServerDriver.php
+++ b/src/Driver/AbstractSQLServerDriver.php
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Connection;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver;
-use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\DefaultExceptionConverter;
-use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\ExceptionConverter;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\ExceptionConverter as ExceptionConverterInterface;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\SQLSrv\ExceptionConverter;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\SQLServer2012Platform;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\SQLServerSchemaManager;
 
 /**
- * Abstract base implementation of the {@link Doctrine\DBAL\Driver} interface for Microsoft SQL Server based drivers.
+ * Abstract base implementation of the {@link Driver} interface for Microsoft SQL Server based drivers.
  */
 abstract class AbstractSQLServerDriver implements Driver
 {
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ public function getSchemaManager(Connection $conn)
         return new SQLServerSchemaManager($conn);
     }
 
-    public function getExceptionConverter(): ExceptionConverter
+    public function getExceptionConverter(): ExceptionConverterInterface
     {
-        return new DefaultExceptionConverter();
+        return new ExceptionConverter();
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Connection/ExceptionHandlingTest.php b/tests/Connection/ExceptionHandlingTest.php
index 9412eb42dc1..9b164630838 100644
--- a/tests/Connection/ExceptionHandlingTest.php
+++ b/tests/Connection/ExceptionHandlingTest.php
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Connection;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver;
-use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\DefaultExceptionConverter;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\ExceptionConverter;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\Exception as DriverException;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
 use function chr;
@@ -16,34 +17,43 @@ final class ExceptionHandlingTest extends TestCase
     /** @var Connection */
     private $connection;
 
+    /** @var ExceptionConverter&MockObject */
+    private $exceptionConverter;
+
     protected function setUp(): void
     {
+        $this->exceptionConverter = $this->createMock(ExceptionConverter::class);
+
         $this->connection = new Connection([], $this->createConfiguredMock(Driver::class, [
-            'getExceptionConverter' => new DefaultExceptionConverter(),
+            'getExceptionConverter' => $this->exceptionConverter,
         ]));
     }
 
     public function testDriverExceptionDuringQueryAcceptsBinaryData(): void
     {
-        $e = $this->connection->convertExceptionDuringQuery(
+        $this->exceptionConverter->expects(self::once())
+            ->method('convert')
+            ->with(self::stringContains('with params ["ABC", "\x80"]'));
+
+        $this->connection->convertExceptionDuringQuery(
             $this->createMock(DriverException::class),
             '',
             ['ABC', chr(128)]
         );
-
-        self::assertStringContainsString('with params ["ABC", "\x80"]', $e->getMessage());
     }
 
     public function testDriverExceptionDuringQueryAcceptsResource(): void
     {
-        $e = $this->connection->convertExceptionDuringQuery(
+        $this->exceptionConverter->expects(self::once())
+            ->method('convert')
+            ->with(self::stringContains('Resource'));
+
+        $this->connection->convertExceptionDuringQuery(
             $this->createMock(DriverException::class),
             'INSERT INTO file (`content`) VALUES (?)',
             [
                 1 => fopen(__FILE__, 'r'),
             ]
         );
-
-        self::assertStringContainsString('Resource', $e->getMessage());
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Driver/AbstractDB2DriverTest.php b/tests/Driver/AbstractDB2DriverTest.php
index 52b614c38ac..6439a54f6ee 100644
--- a/tests/Driver/AbstractDB2DriverTest.php
+++ b/tests/Driver/AbstractDB2DriverTest.php
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Connection;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\AbstractDB2Driver;
-use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\DefaultExceptionConverter;
-use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\ExceptionConverter;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\ExceptionConverter as ExceptionConverterInterface;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\IBMDB2\ExceptionConverter;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\AbstractPlatform;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\DB2Platform;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\AbstractSchemaManager;
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ protected function createSchemaManager(Connection $connection): AbstractSchemaMa
         return new DB2SchemaManager($connection);
     }
 
-    protected function createExceptionConverter(): ExceptionConverter
+    protected function createExceptionConverter(): ExceptionConverterInterface
     {
-        return new DefaultExceptionConverter();
+        return new ExceptionConverter();
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Driver/AbstractSQLServerDriverTest.php b/tests/Driver/AbstractSQLServerDriverTest.php
index 4ef2a2c1bd5..cb94e9d1555 100644
--- a/tests/Driver/AbstractSQLServerDriverTest.php
+++ b/tests/Driver/AbstractSQLServerDriverTest.php
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Connection;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\AbstractSQLServerDriver\Exception\PortWithoutHost;
-use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\DefaultExceptionConverter;
-use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\ExceptionConverter;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\ExceptionConverter as ExceptionConverterInterface;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\API\SQLSrv\ExceptionConverter;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\AbstractPlatform;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\SQLServer2012Platform;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\AbstractSchemaManager;
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ protected function createSchemaManager(Connection $connection): AbstractSchemaMa
         return new SQLServerSchemaManager($connection);
     }
 
-    protected function createExceptionConverter(): ExceptionConverter
+    protected function createExceptionConverter(): ExceptionConverterInterface
     {
-        return new DefaultExceptionConverter();
+        return new ExceptionConverter();
     }
 
     /**