diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/BrokerServiceException.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/BrokerServiceException.java
index 831d6068e2097..6abe40f811d1d 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/BrokerServiceException.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/BrokerServiceException.java
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ public static class TopicBusyException extends BrokerServiceException {
         public TopicBusyException(String msg) {
             super(msg);
         }
+
+        public TopicBusyException(String msg, Throwable t) {
+            super(msg, t);
+        }
     }
 
     public static class TopicNotFoundException extends BrokerServiceException {
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/nonpersistent/NonPersistentTopic.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/nonpersistent/NonPersistentTopic.java
index 586fcd76151e4..8cb8394440f33 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/nonpersistent/NonPersistentTopic.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/nonpersistent/NonPersistentTopic.java
@@ -477,7 +477,8 @@ private CompletableFuture<Void> delete(boolean failIfHasSubscriptions, boolean c
                 }
             }).exceptionally(ex -> {
                 deleteFuture.completeExceptionally(
-                        new TopicBusyException("Failed to close clients before deleting topic."));
+                        new TopicBusyException("Failed to close clients before deleting topic.",
+                                FutureUtil.unwrapCompletionException(ex)));
                 return null;
             });
         } finally {
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java
index c1a75d67e3c4e..c7d762d595c33 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java
@@ -1506,7 +1506,8 @@ public void deleteLedgerComplete(Object ctx) {
                 }).exceptionally(ex->{
                     unfenceTopicToResume();
                     deleteFuture.completeExceptionally(
-                            new TopicBusyException("Failed to close clients before deleting topic."));
+                            new TopicBusyException("Failed to close clients before deleting topic.",
+                                    FutureUtil.unwrapCompletionException(ex)));
                     return null;
                 });