diff --git a/web3/_utils/module_testing/eth_module.py b/web3/_utils/module_testing/eth_module.py
index 850429a76d..e8aead57c9 100644
--- a/web3/_utils/module_testing/eth_module.py
+++ b/web3/_utils/module_testing/eth_module.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     ContractLogicError,
     InvalidAddress,
     InvalidTransaction,
+    MultipleFailedRequests,
     NameNotFound,
     OffchainLookup,
     TimeExhausted,
@@ -904,7 +905,9 @@ async def test_eth_call_offchain_lookup_raises_when_all_supplied_urls_fail(
         self, async_w3: "Web3", offchain_lookup_contract: "Contract",
     ) -> None:
         # GET and POST requests should fail since responses are not mocked
-        with pytest.raises(Exception, match="Offchain lookup failed for supplied urls"):
+        with pytest.raises(
+            MultipleFailedRequests, match="Offchain lookup failed for supplied urls"
+        ):
             # TODO: change to contract call when async Contract is supported
             tx = {
                 'to': offchain_lookup_contract.address,
@@ -2598,7 +2601,9 @@ def test_eth_call_offchain_lookup_raises_when_all_supplied_urls_fail(
         self, w3: "Web3", offchain_lookup_contract: "Contract",
     ) -> None:
         # GET and POST requests should fail since responses are not mocked
-        with pytest.raises(Exception, match="Offchain lookup failed for supplied urls"):
+        with pytest.raises(
+            MultipleFailedRequests, match="Offchain lookup failed for supplied urls"
+        ):
             offchain_lookup_contract.functions.testOffchainLookup(
                 OFFCHAIN_LOOKUP_TEST_DATA
             ).call()
diff --git a/web3/exceptions.py b/web3/exceptions.py
index 4712a325f1..559ed1f457 100644
--- a/web3/exceptions.py
+++ b/web3/exceptions.py
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ class TooManyRequests(Exception):
     pass
 
 
+class MultipleFailedRequests(Exception):
+    """
+    Raised by a provider to signal that multiple requests to retrieve the same (or similar) data
+    have failed.
+    """
+    pass
+
+
 class InvalidAddress(ValueError):
     """
     The supplied address does not have a valid checksum, as defined in EIP-55
diff --git a/web3/utils/async_exception_handling.py b/web3/utils/async_exception_handling.py
index 259791e57b..28094d32c8 100644
--- a/web3/utils/async_exception_handling.py
+++ b/web3/utils/async_exception_handling.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     to_hex_if_bytes,
 )
 from web3.exceptions import (
+    MultipleFailedRequests,
     ValidationError,
 )
 from web3.types import (
@@ -88,4 +89,4 @@ async def async_handle_offchain_lookup(
         ])
 
         return encoded_data_with_function_selector
-    raise Exception("Offchain lookup failed for supplied urls.")
+    raise MultipleFailedRequests("Offchain lookup failed for supplied urls.")
diff --git a/web3/utils/exception_handling.py b/web3/utils/exception_handling.py
index 4417920069..dddde1d5eb 100644
--- a/web3/utils/exception_handling.py
+++ b/web3/utils/exception_handling.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     to_hex_if_bytes,
 )
 from web3.exceptions import (
+    MultipleFailedRequests,
     ValidationError,
 )
 from web3.types import (
@@ -87,4 +88,4 @@ def handle_offchain_lookup(
         ])
 
         return encoded_data_with_function_selector
-    raise Exception("Offchain lookup failed for supplied urls.")
+    raise MultipleFailedRequests("Offchain lookup failed for supplied urls.")