diff --git a/graphql-dgs/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/exceptions/DefaultDataFetcherExceptionHandler.kt b/graphql-dgs/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/exceptions/DefaultDataFetcherExceptionHandler.kt
index 23cfbdb8f..2f142d531 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/exceptions/DefaultDataFetcherExceptionHandler.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/exceptions/DefaultDataFetcherExceptionHandler.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.slf4j.Logger
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
 import org.slf4j.event.Level
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletionException
 
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ open class DefaultDataFetcherExceptionHandler : DataFetcherExceptionHandler {
                                 isSpringSecurityAccessException(
                                     exception,
                                 ) -> TypedGraphQLError.newPermissionDeniedBuilder()
+
                             else -> TypedGraphQLError.newInternalErrorBuilder()
                         }
                     builder
@@ -82,7 +84,12 @@ open class DefaultDataFetcherExceptionHandler : DataFetcherExceptionHandler {
         )
     }
 
-    private fun unwrapCompletionException(e: Throwable): Throwable = if (e is CompletionException && e.cause != null) e.cause!! else e
+    private fun unwrapCompletionException(e: Throwable): Throwable =
+        when (e) {
+            is CompletionException -> unwrapCompletionException(e.cause ?: e)
+            is InvocationTargetException -> unwrapCompletionException(e.targetException)
+            else -> e
+        }
 
     protected val logger: Logger get() = DefaultDataFetcherExceptionHandler.logger
 
diff --git a/graphql-dgs/src/test/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/exceptions/DefaultDataFetcherExceptionHandlerTest.kt b/graphql-dgs/src/test/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/exceptions/DefaultDataFetcherExceptionHandlerTest.kt
index 89edca0a7..4a97b30ab 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs/src/test/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/exceptions/DefaultDataFetcherExceptionHandlerTest.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs/src/test/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/exceptions/DefaultDataFetcherExceptionHandlerTest.kt
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ import io.mockk.spyk
 import io.mockk.verify
 import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.assertAll
 import org.slf4j.Logger
 import org.slf4j.event.Level
 import org.slf4j.spi.NOPLoggingEventBuilder
 import org.springframework.security.access.AccessDeniedException
-import java.lang.IllegalStateException
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletionException
 
 class DefaultDataFetcherExceptionHandlerTest {
@@ -245,4 +246,23 @@ class DefaultDataFetcherExceptionHandlerTest {
         verify { loggerMock.atLevel(Level.ERROR) }
         confirmVerified(loggerMock)
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `unwraps the invocation target exception`() {
+        val invocation = InvocationTargetException(IllegalStateException("I'm illegal!"), "Target invocation happened")
+
+        val params =
+            DataFetcherExceptionHandlerParameters
+                .newExceptionParameters()
+                .exception(invocation)
+                .dataFetchingEnvironment(environment)
+                .build()
+
+        val result = DefaultDataFetcherExceptionHandler().handleException(params).get()
+
+        assertAll(
+            { assertThat(result.errors.size).isEqualTo(1) },
+            { assertThat(result.errors[0].message).containsSubsequence("java.lang.IllegalStateException: I'm illegal!") },
+        )
+    }
 }