diff --git a/AmplifyPlugins/Predictions/AWSPredictionsPlugin/Service/Predictions/AWSPredictionsService+Transcribe.swift b/AmplifyPlugins/Predictions/AWSPredictionsPlugin/Service/Predictions/AWSPredictionsService+Transcribe.swift
index 8c4915918a..5c913e7b55 100644
--- a/AmplifyPlugins/Predictions/AWSPredictionsPlugin/Service/Predictions/AWSPredictionsService+Transcribe.swift
+++ b/AmplifyPlugins/Predictions/AWSPredictionsPlugin/Service/Predictions/AWSPredictionsService+Transcribe.swift
@@ -31,7 +31,17 @@ extension AWSPredictionsService: AWSTranscribeStreamingServiceBehavior {
         request.mediaSampleRateHertz = 8_000
 
         transcribeClientDelegate.connectionStatusCallback = { status, error in
-            if status == .connected {
+            if status == .closed && error != nil {
+                guard error != nil else {
+                    return
+                }
+                let nsError = error as NSError?
+                let predictionsError = PredictionsErrorHelper.mapPredictionsServiceError(nsError!)
+                if case .network = predictionsError {
+                    onEvent(.failed(predictionsError))
+                    return
+                }
+            } else if status == .connected {
                 let headers = [
                     ":content-type": "audio/wav",
                     ":message-type": "event",
diff --git a/AmplifyPlugins/Predictions/AWSPredictionsPlugin/Support/Internal/NativeWebSocketProvider.swift b/AmplifyPlugins/Predictions/AWSPredictionsPlugin/Support/Internal/NativeWebSocketProvider.swift
index 5a7ab45647..dd42b1bdd6 100644
--- a/AmplifyPlugins/Predictions/AWSPredictionsPlugin/Support/Internal/NativeWebSocketProvider.swift
+++ b/AmplifyPlugins/Predictions/AWSPredictionsPlugin/Support/Internal/NativeWebSocketProvider.swift
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ class NativeWebSocketProvider: NSObject, AWSTranscribeStreamingWebSocketProvider
                 self.callbackQueue.async {
                     self.clientDelegate.connectionStatusDidChange(status, withError: error)
                 }
+
+                if error is URLError {
+                    self.webSocketTask.cancel()
+                    return
+                }
             case .success(let message):
                 switch message {
                 case .data(let data):
diff --git a/AmplifyPlugins/Predictions/AWSPredictionsPlugin/Support/Utils/PredictionsErrorHelper.swift b/AmplifyPlugins/Predictions/AWSPredictionsPlugin/Support/Utils/PredictionsErrorHelper.swift
index 8794fea049..1b23739d00 100644
--- a/AmplifyPlugins/Predictions/AWSPredictionsPlugin/Support/Utils/PredictionsErrorHelper.swift
+++ b/AmplifyPlugins/Predictions/AWSPredictionsPlugin/Support/Utils/PredictionsErrorHelper.swift
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ class PredictionsErrorHelper {
             )
         }
     }
-   // swiftlint:disable cyclomatic_complexity
+
+    // swiftlint:disable cyclomatic_complexity
     static func mapPredictionsServiceError(_ error: NSError) -> PredictionsError {
         let defaultError = PredictionsErrorHelper.getDefaultError(error)
 
@@ -92,11 +93,33 @@ class PredictionsErrorHelper {
                 return defaultError
             }
             return AWSTranscribeStreamingErrorMessage.map(errorType) ?? defaultError
+        case NSURLErrorDomain:
+            guard let urlError = error as? URLError else {
+                return defaultError
+            }
+            return mapUrlError(urlError)
         default:
             return defaultError
         }
     }
 
+    static func mapUrlError(_ urlError: URLError) -> PredictionsError {
+
+        switch urlError.code {
+        case .cannotFindHost:
+            let errorDescription = "The host name for a URL couldn’t be resolved."
+            let recoverySuggestion = "Please check if you are reaching the correct host."
+            return PredictionsError.network(errorDescription, recoverySuggestion, urlError)
+        case .notConnectedToInternet:
+            // swiftlint:disable:next line_length
+            let errorDescription = "A network resource was requested, but an internet connection hasn’t been established and can’t be established automatically."
+            let recoverySuggestion = "Please check your network connectivity status."
+            return PredictionsError.network(errorDescription, recoverySuggestion, urlError)
+        default:
+            return PredictionsError.network(urlError.localizedDescription, "", urlError)
+        }
+    }
+
     static func getDefaultError(_ error: NSError) -> PredictionsError {
         let errorMessage = """
         Domain: [\(error.domain)
diff --git a/AmplifyPlugins/Predictions/AWSPredictionsPluginTests/Mocks/Service/MockTranscribeStreamingBehavior.swift b/AmplifyPlugins/Predictions/AWSPredictionsPluginTests/Mocks/Service/MockTranscribeStreamingBehavior.swift
index 3b25d32000..30525024df 100644
--- a/AmplifyPlugins/Predictions/AWSPredictionsPluginTests/Mocks/Service/MockTranscribeStreamingBehavior.swift
+++ b/AmplifyPlugins/Predictions/AWSPredictionsPluginTests/Mocks/Service/MockTranscribeStreamingBehavior.swift
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 
+import XCTest
 import Amplify
 import AWSCore
 import AWSTranscribeStreaming
@@ -14,13 +15,22 @@ class MockTranscribeBehavior: AWSTranscribeStreamingBehavior {
 
     var delegate: AWSTranscribeStreamingClientDelegate?
     var callbackQueue: DispatchQueue?
+    var connectionResult: AWSTranscribeStreamingClientConnectionStatus?
     var transcriptionResult: AWSTranscribeStreamingTranscriptResultStream?
     var error: Error?
 
+    var sendEndFrameExpection: XCTestExpectation?
+
     func getTranscribeStreaming() -> AWSTranscribeStreaming {
         return AWSTranscribeStreaming()
     }
 
+    public func setConnectionResult(result: AWSTranscribeStreamingClientConnectionStatus,
+                                    error: Error? = nil) {
+        connectionResult = result
+        self.error = error
+    }
+
     public func setError(error: Error) {
         transcriptionResult = nil
         self.error = error
@@ -32,10 +42,18 @@ class MockTranscribeBehavior: AWSTranscribeStreamingBehavior {
     }
 
     func startTranscriptionWSS(request: AWSTranscribeStreamingStartStreamTranscriptionRequest) {
-        delegate?.didReceiveEvent(transcriptionResult, decodingError: error)
+        if connectionResult != nil && transcriptionResult != nil {
+            delegate?.connectionStatusDidChange(connectionResult!, withError: error)
+            delegate?.didReceiveEvent(transcriptionResult, decodingError: error)
+        } else if connectionResult != nil && transcriptionResult == nil {
+            delegate?.connectionStatusDidChange(connectionResult!, withError: error)
+        } else {
+            delegate?.didReceiveEvent(transcriptionResult, decodingError: error)
+        }
     }
 
-    func setDelegate(delegate: AWSTranscribeStreamingClientDelegate, callbackQueue: DispatchQueue) {
+    func setDelegate(delegate: AWSTranscribeStreamingClientDelegate,
+                     callbackQueue: DispatchQueue) {
         self.delegate = delegate
         self.callbackQueue = callbackQueue
     }
@@ -45,7 +63,9 @@ class MockTranscribeBehavior: AWSTranscribeStreamingBehavior {
     }
 
     func sendEndFrame() {
-
+        if let sendEndFrameExpection = sendEndFrameExpection {
+            sendEndFrameExpection.fulfill()
+        }
     }
 
     func endTranscription() {
diff --git a/AmplifyPlugins/Predictions/AWSPredictionsPluginTests/Service/PredictionsTest/PredictionsServiceTranscribeTests.swift b/AmplifyPlugins/Predictions/AWSPredictionsPluginTests/Service/PredictionsTest/PredictionsServiceTranscribeTests.swift
index 5911a2ccae..7f1a2843c9 100644
--- a/AmplifyPlugins/Predictions/AWSPredictionsPluginTests/Service/PredictionsTest/PredictionsServiceTranscribeTests.swift
+++ b/AmplifyPlugins/Predictions/AWSPredictionsPluginTests/Service/PredictionsTest/PredictionsServiceTranscribeTests.swift
@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@ class PredictionsServiceTranscribeTests: XCTestCase {
     ///
     func testTranscribeService() {
         let mockResponse = createMockTranscribeResponse()
+
+        mockTranscribe.setConnectionResult(result: AWSTranscribeStreamingClientConnectionStatus.connected, error: nil)
+        mockTranscribe.sendEndFrameExpection = expectation(description: "Sent end frame")
         mockTranscribe.setResult(result: mockResponse)
+
         let expectedTranscription = "This is a test"
         let resultReceived = expectation(description: "Transcription result should be returned")
 
@@ -126,6 +130,36 @@ class PredictionsServiceTranscribeTests: XCTestCase {
         waitForExpectations(timeout: 1)
     }
 
+    /// Test whether error is correctly propogated
+    ///
+    /// - Given: Predictions service with transcribe behavior
+    /// - When:
+    ///    - I invoke an invalid request with Unreachable host
+    /// - Then:
+    ///    - I should get back a connection error
+    ///
+    func testTranscribeServiceWithCannotFindHostError() {
+        let urlError = URLError(.cannotFindHost)
+        mockTranscribe.setConnectionResult(result: AWSTranscribeStreamingClientConnectionStatus.closed, error: urlError)
+
+        let errorReceived = expectation(description: "Error should be returned")
+
+        predictionsService.transcribe(speechToText: audioFile, language: .usEnglish) { event in
+            switch event {
+            case .completed(let result):
+                XCTFail("Should not produce result: \(result)")
+            case .failed(let error):
+                guard case .network = error else {
+                    XCTFail("Should produce an network error instead of \(error)")
+                    return
+                }
+                errorReceived.fulfill()
+            }
+        }
+
+        waitForExpectations(timeout: 1)
+    }
+
     /// Test if language from configuration is picked up
     ///
     /// - Given: Predictions service with transcribe behavior. And language is set in config