diff --git a/include/tscore/InkErrno.h b/include/tscore/InkErrno.h
index 083e8a11bf6..3b6a89d5e81 100644
--- a/include/tscore/InkErrno.h
+++ b/include/tscore/InkErrno.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 #define ENET_THROTTLING (NET_ERRNO + 1)
 #define ENET_CONNECT_TIMEOUT (NET_ERRNO + 2)
 #define ENET_CONNECT_FAILED (NET_ERRNO + 3)
+#define ENET_SSL_CONNECT_FAILED (NET_ERRNO + 4)
+#define ENET_SSL_FAILED (NET_ERRNO + 5)
 
 #define ESOCK_DENIED (SOCK_ERRNO + 0)
 #define ESOCK_TIMEOUT (SOCK_ERRNO + 1)
diff --git a/iocore/net/SSLNetVConnection.cc b/iocore/net/SSLNetVConnection.cc
index 425ee3d09e2..18d06370e20 100644
--- a/iocore/net/SSLNetVConnection.cc
+++ b/iocore/net/SSLNetVConnection.cc
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ SSLNetVConnection::net_read_io(NetHandler *nh, EThread *lthread)
   // If the key renegotiation failed it's over, just signal the error and finish.
   if (sslClientRenegotiationAbort == true) {
     this->read.triggered = 0;
-    readSignalError(nh, static_cast<int>(r));
+    readSignalError(nh, -ENET_SSL_FAILED);
     Debug("ssl", "client renegotiation setting read signal error");
     return;
   }
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ SSLNetVConnection::net_read_io(NetHandler *nh, EThread *lthread)
           Debug("ssl", "ssl handshake for vc %p, expired, release the connection", this);
           read.triggered = 0;
           nh->read_ready_list.remove(this);
-          readSignalError(nh, VC_EVENT_EOS);
+          readSignalError(nh, ETIMEDOUT);
           return;
         }
       }
@@ -670,6 +670,7 @@ SSLNetVConnection::net_read_io(NetHandler *nh, EThread *lthread)
   //
   // not sure if this do-while loop is really needed here, please replace
   // this comment if you know
+  int ssl_read_errno = 0;
   do {
     ret = ssl_read_from_net(this, lthread, r);
     if (ret == SSL_READ_READY || ret == SSL_READ_ERROR_NONE) {
@@ -677,6 +678,7 @@ SSLNetVConnection::net_read_io(NetHandler *nh, EThread *lthread)
     }
     ink_assert(bytes >= 0);
   } while ((ret == SSL_READ_READY && bytes == 0) || ret == SSL_READ_ERROR_NONE);
+  ssl_read_errno = errno;
 
   if (bytes > 0) {
     if (ret == SSL_READ_WOULD_BLOCK || ret == SSL_READ_READY) {
@@ -736,7 +738,7 @@ SSLNetVConnection::net_read_io(NetHandler *nh, EThread *lthread)
     break;
   case SSL_READ_ERROR:
     this->read.triggered = 0;
-    readSignalError(nh, static_cast<int>(r));
+    readSignalError(nh, (ssl_read_errno) ? ssl_read_errno : -ENET_SSL_FAILED);
     Debug("ssl", "read finished - read error");
     break;
   }
@@ -1541,7 +1543,7 @@ SSLNetVConnection::sslClientHandShakeEvent(int &err)
 
   case SSL_ERROR_SSL:
   default: {
-    err = (errno) ? errno : -ENET_CONNECT_FAILED;
+    err = (errno) ? errno : -ENET_SSL_CONNECT_FAILED;
     char buf[512];
     unsigned long e = ERR_peek_last_error();
     ERR_error_string_n(e, buf, sizeof(buf));
diff --git a/src/tscore/InkErrno.cc b/src/tscore/InkErrno.cc
index 3126bfd40db..6cd89a12ae8 100644
--- a/src/tscore/InkErrno.cc
+++ b/src/tscore/InkErrno.cc
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ InkStrerror(int ink_errno)
     return "ENET_CONNECT_TIMEOUT";
   case ENET_CONNECT_FAILED:
     return "ENET_CONNECT_FAILED";
+  case ENET_SSL_CONNECT_FAILED:
+    return "ENET_SSL_CONNECT_FAILED";
+  case ENET_SSL_FAILED:
+    return "ENET_SSL_FAILED";
   case ESOCK_DENIED:
     return "ESOCK_DENIED";
   case ESOCK_TIMEOUT: