diff --git a/source/errors.ts b/source/errors.ts
index b4de714..f018d0a 100644
--- a/source/errors.ts
+++ b/source/errors.ts
@@ -80,3 +80,13 @@ export class ExponentialBackoffNonIntegerError extends Error {
         this.name = 'ExponentialBackoffNonIntegerError';
     }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Error thrown when a waitFor timeout is reached
+ */
+export class WaitForTimeoutError extends Error {
+    constructor(type: string) {
+        super(`Timeout waiting for event "${type}"`);
+        this.name = 'WaitForTimeoutError';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/source/event-emitter.ts b/source/event-emitter.ts
index 6e4fc26..ccc0dd5 100644
--- a/source/event-emitter.ts
+++ b/source/event-emitter.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { DeeplyReadonly } from './types.ts';
 
+import { WaitForTimeoutError } from './errors.ts';
 import { deepFreeze } from './misc.ts';
 
 export type EventMap = Record<string, unknown>;
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ export class EventEmitter<T extends EventMap> {
             if (timeoutMs !== undefined) {
                 timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
                     this.off(type, listener);
-                    reject(new Error(`Timeout waiting for event "${String(type)}"`));
+                    reject(new WaitForTimeoutError(String(type)));
                 }, timeoutMs);
             }