diff --git a/pydbus/__init__.py b/pydbus/__init__.py
index 5576517..3b79e77 100644
--- a/pydbus/__init__.py
+++ b/pydbus/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from .bus import SystemBus, SessionBus, connect
+from .exceptions import DBusException
 from gi.repository.GLib import Variant
 
-__all__ = ["SystemBus", "SessionBus", "connect", "Variant"]
+__all__ = ["SystemBus", "SessionBus", "connect", "DBusException", "Variant"]
diff --git a/pydbus/exceptions.py b/pydbus/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46d4904
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pydbus/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class DBusException(Exception):
+	dbus_name = 'org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Failed'
+	silent = False
diff --git a/pydbus/registration.py b/pydbus/registration.py
index f531539..3749d83 100644
--- a/pydbus/registration.py
+++ b/pydbus/registration.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from functools import partial
 from .method_call_context import MethodCallContext
 import logging
+from .exceptions import DBusException
 
 try:
 	from inspect import signature, Parameter
@@ -87,15 +88,21 @@ def call_method(self, connection, sender, object_path, interface_name, method_na
 			else:
 				invocation.return_value(GLib.Variant("(" + "".join(outargs) + ")", result))
 
+		# catch DBusExceptions and turn them into dbus_errors
+		except DBusException as e:
+			if not e.silent:
+				logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+				logger.exception("DBusException while handling %s.%s()", interface_name, method_name)
+
+			invocation.return_dbus_error(e.dbus_name, str(e))
+
+		# catch all other Exceptions report and reraise them
 		except Exception as e:
 			logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 			logger.exception("Exception while handling %s.%s()", interface_name, method_name)
 
-			#TODO Think of a better way to translate Python exception types to DBus error types.
-			e_type = type(e).__name__
-			if not "." in e_type:
-				e_type = "unknown." + e_type
-			invocation.return_dbus_error(e_type, str(e))
+			invocation.return_dbus_error(DBusException.dbus_name, "Uncought exception while handling.")
+			raise e
 
 	def Get(self, interface_name, property_name):
 		type = self.readable_properties[interface_name + "." + property_name]
diff --git a/tests/dbus_exception.py b/tests/dbus_exception.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a46582a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dbus_exception.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+from pydbus import SessionBus, DBusException
+from gi.repository import GLib
+from threading import Thread
+import sys
+
+done = 0
+loop = GLib.MainLoop()
+
+class CustomDBusException(DBusException):
+	dbus_name = "net.lew21.pydbus.Test.Error.Custom"
+	silent = True
+
+class TestObject(object):
+	'''
+<node>
+	<interface name='net.lvht.ExceptionTest'>
+		<method name='QuitService'>
+		</method>
+		<method name='RaiseException'>
+		</method>
+		<method name='RaiseDBusException'>
+		</method>
+	</interface>
+</node>
+	'''
+	def __init__(self, id):
+		self.id = id
+
+	def QuitService(self):
+		loop.quit()
+		return None
+
+	def RaiseException(self):
+		raise Exception("sensitive")
+		return None
+
+	def RaiseDBusException(self):
+		raise CustomDBusException("insensitive")
+		return None
+
+
+bus = SessionBus()
+
+with bus.publish("net.lew21.pydbus.Test", TestObject("Main")):
+	remoteMain = bus.get("net.lew21.pydbus.Test")
+
+	def t1_func():
+		try:
+			remoteMain.RaiseDBusException()
+		except Exception as e:
+			if 'insensitive' not in str(e):
+				raise e
+			if CustomDBusException.dbus_name not in str(e):
+				raise e
+		try:
+			remoteMain.RaiseException()
+		except Exception as e:
+			if 'sensitive' in str(e):
+				raise e
+			if DBusException.dbus_name not in str(e):
+				raise e
+		remoteMain.QuitService()
+
+	t1 = Thread(None, t1_func)
+	t1.daemon = True
+
+	def handle_timeout():
+		print("ERROR: Timeout.")
+		sys.exit(1)
+
+	GLib.timeout_add_seconds(2, handle_timeout)
+
+	t1.start()
+
+	loop.run()
+
+	t1.join()
diff --git a/tests/run.sh b/tests/run.sh
index 8d93644..49a9352 100755
--- a/tests/run.sh
+++ b/tests/run.sh
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ then
 	"$PYTHON" $TESTS_DIR/publish.py
 	"$PYTHON" $TESTS_DIR/publish_properties.py
 	"$PYTHON" $TESTS_DIR/publish_multiface.py
+	"$PYTHON" $TESTS_DIR/dbus_exception.py
 fi