diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/io/micronaut/retry/annotation/CircuitBreaker.java b/runtime/src/main/java/io/micronaut/retry/annotation/CircuitBreaker.java
index a59d86b800b..e3186977fda 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/io/micronaut/retry/annotation/CircuitBreaker.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/io/micronaut/retry/annotation/CircuitBreaker.java
@@ -95,4 +95,11 @@
      */
     @AliasFor(annotation = Retryable.class, member = "predicate")
     Class<? extends RetryPredicate> predicate() default DefaultRetryPredicate.class;
+
+    /**
+     * If {@code true} and the circuit is opened, it throws the original exception wrapped
+     * in a {@link io.micronaut.retry.exception.CircuitOpenException}
+     * @return Whether to wrap the original exception in a {@link io.micronaut.retry.exception.CircuitOpenException}
+     */
+    boolean throwWrappedException() default false;
 }
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/io/micronaut/retry/intercept/CircuitBreakerRetry.java b/runtime/src/main/java/io/micronaut/retry/intercept/CircuitBreakerRetry.java
index 9935fb8e54e..95426f8450f 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/io/micronaut/retry/intercept/CircuitBreakerRetry.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/io/micronaut/retry/intercept/CircuitBreakerRetry.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class CircuitBreakerRetry implements MutableRetryState {
     private final long openTimeout;
     private final ExecutableMethod<?, ?> method;
     private final ApplicationEventPublisher eventPublisher;
+    private final boolean throwWrappedException;
     private AtomicReference<CircuitState> state = new AtomicReference<>(CircuitState.CLOSED);
     private volatile Throwable lastError;
     private volatile long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
@@ -56,18 +57,20 @@ class CircuitBreakerRetry implements MutableRetryState {
      * @param childStateBuilder The retry state builder
      * @param method            A compile time produced invocation of a method call
      * @param eventPublisher    To publish circuit events
+     * @param throwWrappedException     If {@code true}, the original exception will be wrapped in {@link CircuitOpenException}
      */
     CircuitBreakerRetry(
         long openTimeout,
         RetryStateBuilder childStateBuilder,
         ExecutableMethod<?, ?> method,
-        ApplicationEventPublisher eventPublisher) {
+        ApplicationEventPublisher eventPublisher, boolean throwWrappedException) {
 
         this.retryStateBuilder = childStateBuilder;
         this.openTimeout = openTimeout;
         this.childState = (MutableRetryState) childStateBuilder.build();
         this.eventPublisher = eventPublisher;
         this.method = method;
+        this.throwWrappedException = throwWrappedException;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ public void open() {
             if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
                 LOG.debug("Rethrowing existing exception for Open Circuit [{}]: {}", method, lastError.getMessage());
             }
-            if (lastError instanceof RuntimeException) {
+            if (lastError instanceof RuntimeException && !throwWrappedException) {
                 throw (RuntimeException) lastError;
             } else {
                 throw new CircuitOpenException("Circuit Open: " + lastError.getMessage(), lastError);
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/io/micronaut/retry/intercept/DefaultRetryInterceptor.java b/runtime/src/main/java/io/micronaut/retry/intercept/DefaultRetryInterceptor.java
index 46758f4a421..a9faaf60a28 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/io/micronaut/retry/intercept/DefaultRetryInterceptor.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/io/micronaut/retry/intercept/DefaultRetryInterceptor.java
@@ -102,9 +102,12 @@ public Object intercept(MethodInvocationContext<Object, Object> context) {
             long timeout = context
                     .getValue(CircuitBreaker.class, "reset", Duration.class)
                     .map(Duration::toMillis).orElse(Duration.ofSeconds(DEFAULT_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_TIMEOUT_IN_MILLIS).toMillis());
+            boolean wrapException = context
+                    .getValue(CircuitBreaker.class, "throwWrappedException", Boolean.class)
+                    .orElse(false);
             retryState = circuitContexts.computeIfAbsent(
                     context.getExecutableMethod(),
-                    method -> new CircuitBreakerRetry(timeout, retryStateBuilder, context, eventPublisher)
+                    method -> new CircuitBreakerRetry(timeout, retryStateBuilder, context, eventPublisher, wrapException)
             );
         } else {
             retryState = (MutableRetryState) retryStateBuilder.build();
diff --git a/runtime/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/retry/intercept/CircuitBreakerRetrySpec.groovy b/runtime/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/retry/intercept/CircuitBreakerRetrySpec.groovy
index 84078a81355..dd71b0c8ba5 100644
--- a/runtime/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/retry/intercept/CircuitBreakerRetrySpec.groovy
+++ b/runtime/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/retry/intercept/CircuitBreakerRetrySpec.groovy
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class CircuitBreakerRetrySpec extends Specification {
                 1000,
                 {->
                     new SimpleRetry(3, 2.0d, Duration.ofMillis(500))
-                }, null,null
+                }, null,null,false
         )
         retry.open()
 
diff --git a/runtime/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/retry/intercept/CircuitBreakerSpec.groovy b/runtime/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/retry/intercept/CircuitBreakerSpec.groovy
index 1a515c56627..b2de0579e72 100644
--- a/runtime/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/retry/intercept/CircuitBreakerSpec.groovy
+++ b/runtime/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/retry/intercept/CircuitBreakerSpec.groovy
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import io.micronaut.retry.event.CircuitClosedEvent
 import io.micronaut.retry.event.CircuitOpenEvent
 import io.micronaut.retry.event.RetryEvent
 import io.micronaut.retry.event.RetryEventListener
+import io.micronaut.retry.exception.CircuitOpenException
 import jakarta.inject.Singleton
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono
@@ -188,6 +189,34 @@ class CircuitBreakerSpec extends Specification{
         result == 2
     }
 
+    void "test circuit breaker throws a wrapped exception"(){
+        given:
+        ApplicationContext context = ApplicationContext.run()
+        WrappedExceptionService service = context.getBean(WrappedExceptionService)
+
+        when:"A method is annotated retry"
+        int result = service.getCount()
+
+        then:"It executes until successful"
+        result == 2
+
+        when:"The threshold can never be met"
+        service.countThreshold = Integer.MAX_VALUE
+        service.countValue = 0
+        service.getCount()
+
+        then:"Throws the original exception"
+        thrown(IllegalStateException)
+
+        when:"the method is called again"
+        service.getCount()
+
+        then:"Throws the wrapped exception, the original logic is never invoked"
+        CircuitOpenException e = thrown()
+        e.getCause().getClass() == IllegalStateException
+
+    }
+
     @Singleton
     static class MyRetryListener implements RetryEventListener {
 
@@ -268,4 +297,19 @@ class CircuitBreakerSpec extends Specification{
             return countValue
         }
     }
+
+    @Singleton
+    @CircuitBreaker(throwWrappedException = true)
+    static class WrappedExceptionService {
+        int countValue = 0
+        int countThreshold = 2
+
+        int getCount() {
+            countValue++
+            if(countValue < countThreshold) {
+                throw new IllegalStateException("Bad count")
+            }
+            return countValue
+        }
+    }
 }