diff --git a/event/subscription.go b/event/subscription.go
index c80d171f3a..6c62874719 100644
--- a/event/subscription.go
+++ b/event/subscription.go
@@ -95,6 +95,26 @@ func (s *funcSub) Err() <-chan error {
 // Resubscribe applies backoff between calls to fn. The time between calls is adapted
 // based on the error rate, but will never exceed backoffMax.
 func Resubscribe(backoffMax time.Duration, fn ResubscribeFunc) Subscription {
+	return ResubscribeErr(backoffMax, func(ctx context.Context, _ error) (Subscription, error) {
+		return fn(ctx)
+	})
+}
+
+// A ResubscribeFunc attempts to establish a subscription.
+type ResubscribeFunc func(context.Context) (Subscription, error)
+
+// ResubscribeErr calls fn repeatedly to keep a subscription established. When the
+// subscription is established, ResubscribeErr waits for it to fail and calls fn again. This
+// process repeats until Unsubscribe is called or the active subscription ends
+// successfully.
+//
+// The difference between Resubscribe and ResubscribeErr is that with ResubscribeErr,
+// the error of the failing subscription is available to the callback for logging
+// purposes.
+//
+// ResubscribeErr applies backoff between calls to fn. The time between calls is adapted
+// based on the error rate, but will never exceed backoffMax.
+func ResubscribeErr(backoffMax time.Duration, fn ResubscribeErrFunc) Subscription {
 	s := &resubscribeSub{
 		waitTime:   backoffMax / 10,
 		backoffMax: backoffMax,
@@ -106,15 +126,18 @@ func Resubscribe(backoffMax time.Duration, fn ResubscribeFunc) Subscription {
 	return s
 }
 
-// A ResubscribeFunc attempts to establish a subscription.
-type ResubscribeFunc func(context.Context) (Subscription, error)
+// A ResubscribeErrFunc attempts to establish a subscription.
+// For every call but the first, the second argument to this function is
+// the error that occurred with the previous subscription.
+type ResubscribeErrFunc func(context.Context, error) (Subscription, error)
 
 type resubscribeSub struct {
-	fn                   ResubscribeFunc
+	fn                   ResubscribeErrFunc
 	err                  chan error
 	unsub                chan struct{}
 	unsubOnce            sync.Once
 	lastTry              mclock.AbsTime
+	lastSubErr           error
 	waitTime, backoffMax time.Duration
 }
 
@@ -149,7 +172,7 @@ func (s *resubscribeSub) subscribe() Subscription {
 		s.lastTry = mclock.Now()
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 		go func() {
-			rsub, err := s.fn(ctx)
+			rsub, err := s.fn(ctx, s.lastSubErr)
 			sub = rsub
 			subscribed <- err
 		}()
@@ -178,6 +201,7 @@ func (s *resubscribeSub) waitForError(sub Subscription) bool {
 	defer sub.Unsubscribe()
 	select {
 	case err := <-sub.Err():
+		s.lastSubErr = err
 		return err == nil
 	case <-s.unsub:
 		return true
diff --git a/event/subscription_test.go b/event/subscription_test.go
index c48be3aa30..ba081705c4 100644
--- a/event/subscription_test.go
+++ b/event/subscription_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package event
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -118,3 +120,37 @@ func TestResubscribeAbort(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestResubscribeWithErrorHandler(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	var i int
+	nfails := 6
+	subErrs := make([]string, 0)
+	sub := ResubscribeErr(100*time.Millisecond, func(ctx context.Context, lastErr error) (Subscription, error) {
+		i++
+		var lastErrVal string
+		if lastErr != nil {
+			lastErrVal = lastErr.Error()
+		}
+		subErrs = append(subErrs, lastErrVal)
+		sub := NewSubscription(func(unsubscribed <-chan struct{}) error {
+			if i < nfails {
+				return fmt.Errorf("err-%v", i)
+			} else {
+				return nil
+			}
+		})
+		return sub, nil
+	})
+
+	<-sub.Err()
+	if i != nfails {
+		t.Fatalf("resubscribe function called %d times, want %d times", i, nfails)
+	}
+
+	expectedSubErrs := []string{"", "err-1", "err-2", "err-3", "err-4", "err-5"}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(subErrs, expectedSubErrs) {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected subscription errors %v, want %v", subErrs, expectedSubErrs)
+	}
+}