diff --git a/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.Exception.pas b/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.Exception.pas
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d15c36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.Exception.pas
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+(*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *)
+
+{$SCOPEDENUMS ON}
+
+unit Thrift.Exception;
+
+interface
+
+uses
+  Classes, SysUtils;
+
+type
+  // base class for all Thrift exceptions
+  TException = class( SysUtils.Exception)
+  public
+    function Message : string;        // hide inherited property: allow read, but prevent accidental writes
+    procedure UpdateMessageProperty;  // update inherited message property with toString()
+  end;
+
+
+
+
+implementation
+
+{ TException }
+
+function TException.Message;
+// allow read (exception summary), but prevent accidental writes
+// read will return the exception summary
+begin
+  result := Self.ToString;
+end;
+
+procedure TException.UpdateMessageProperty;
+// Update the inherited Message property to better conform to standard behaviour.
+// Nice benefit: The IDE is now able to show the exception message again.
+begin
+  inherited Message := Self.ToString;  // produces a summary text
+end;
+
+
+
+
+end.
+
diff --git a/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.Protocol.pas b/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.Protocol.pas
index 24f6791..36509ca 100644
--- a/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.Protocol.pas
+++ b/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.Protocol.pas
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   Classes,
   SysUtils,
   Contnrs,
+  Thrift.Exception,
   Thrift.Stream,
   Thrift.Collections,
   Thrift.Transport;
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@
     function Append(const Value: IThriftContainer): TStringBuilder; overload;
   end;
 
-  TProtocolException = class( Exception )
+  TProtocolException = class( TException)
   public
     const // TODO(jensg): change into enum
       UNKNOWN = 0;
diff --git a/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.Transport.pas b/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.Transport.pas
index 4af65f9..997f406 100644
--- a/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.Transport.pas
+++ b/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.Transport.pas
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     {$ENDIF}
   {$ENDIF}
   Thrift.Collections,
+  Thrift.Exception,
   Thrift.Utils,
   Thrift.Stream;
 
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@
     procedure Flush; virtual;
   end;
 
-  TTransportException = class( Exception )
+  TTransportException = class( TException)
   public
     type
       TExceptionType = (
diff --git a/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.pas b/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.pas
index 6eca3c9..ddd4c11 100644
--- a/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.pas
+++ b/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.pas
@@ -22,15 +22,19 @@
 interface
 
 uses
-  SysUtils, Thrift.Protocol;
+  SysUtils,
+  Thrift.Exception,
+  Thrift.Protocol;
 
 const
   Version = '1.0.0-dev';
 
 type
+  TException = Thrift.Exception.TException; // compatibility alias
+
   TApplicationExceptionSpecializedClass = class of TApplicationExceptionSpecialized;
 
-  TApplicationException = class( SysUtils.Exception )
+  TApplicationException = class( TException)
   public
     type
 {$SCOPEDENUMS ON}
@@ -83,31 +87,9 @@
   TApplicationExceptionInvalidProtocol = class (TApplicationExceptionSpecialized);
   TApplicationExceptionUnsupportedClientType = class (TApplicationExceptionSpecialized);
 
-  // base class for IDL-generated exceptions
-  TException = class( SysUtils.Exception)
-  public
-    function Message : string;        // hide inherited property: allow read, but prevent accidental writes
-    procedure UpdateMessageProperty;  // update inherited message property with toString()
-  end;
 
 implementation
 
-{ TException }
-
-function TException.Message;
-// allow read (exception summary), but prevent accidental writes
-// read will return the exception summary
-begin
-  result := Self.ToString;
-end;
-
-procedure TException.UpdateMessageProperty;
-// Update the inherited Message property to better conform to standard behaviour.
-// Nice benefit: The IDE is now able to show the exception message again.
-begin
-  inherited Message := Self.ToString;  // produces a summary text
-end;
-
 { TApplicationException }
 
 function TApplicationException.GetType: TExceptionType;