diff --git a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/transport/TIOStreamTransport.java b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/transport/TIOStreamTransport.java
index c8cd118..93b051f 100644
--- a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/transport/TIOStreamTransport.java
+++ b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/transport/TIOStreamTransport.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
       throw new TTransportException(TTransportException.UNKNOWN, iox);
     }
     if (bytesRead < 0) {
-      throw new TTransportException(TTransportException.END_OF_FILE);
+      throw new TTransportException(TTransportException.END_OF_FILE, "Socket is closed by peer.");
     }
     return bytesRead;
   }