diff --git a/src/Exception/RuntimeException.php b/src/Exception/RuntimeException.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59063c5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Exception/RuntimeException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @see       https://github.com/laminas/laminas-diactoros for the canonical source repository
+ * @copyright https://github.com/laminas/laminas-diactoros/blob/master/COPYRIGHT.md
+ * @license   https://github.com/laminas/laminas-diactoros/blob/master/LICENSE.md New BSD License
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Laminas\Diactoros\Exception;
+
+class RuntimeException extends \RuntimeException implements ExceptionInterface
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/Stream.php b/src/Stream.php
index afa8eec8..6202b5fa 100644
--- a/src/Stream.php
+++ b/src/Stream.php
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ private function setStream($stream, string $mode = 'r') : void
         }
 
         if ($error) {
-            throw new Exception\InvalidArgumentException('Invalid stream reference provided');
+            throw new Exception\RuntimeException('Invalid stream reference provided');
         }
 
         if (! $this->isValidStreamResourceType($resource)) {