diff --git a/docs/sphinx/exceptions.rst b/docs/sphinx/exceptions.rst
index e766cfeab..49ae7f7c0 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/exceptions.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/exceptions.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ These errors are triggered from an HTTP response that isn't 2XX:
 .. autoclass:: RequestError
 .. autoclass:: AuthenticationException
 .. autoclass:: AuthorizationException
+.. autoclass:: ApiUnavailableException
 .. autoclass:: UnsupportedProductError
 
 Transport and Connection Errors
diff --git a/elasticsearch/__init__.py b/elasticsearch/__init__.py
index 723b3a2b7..a33fbb515 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/__init__.py
+++ b/elasticsearch/__init__.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 from .exceptions import ElasticsearchDeprecationWarning  # noqa: F401
 from .exceptions import (
     ApiError,
+    ApiUnavailableException,
     AuthenticationException,
     AuthorizationException,
     BadRequestError,
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@
 
 __all__ = [
     "ApiError",
+    "ApiUnavailableException",
     "AsyncElasticsearch",
     "BadRequestError",
     "Elasticsearch",
diff --git a/elasticsearch/exceptions.py b/elasticsearch/exceptions.py
index dc410ae30..73d11d132 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/exceptions.py
+++ b/elasticsearch/exceptions.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     "NotFoundError",
     "ConflictError",
     "BadRequestError",
+    "ApiUnavailableException",
 ]
 
 
@@ -109,6 +110,10 @@ class AuthorizationException(ApiError):
     """Exception representing a 403 status code."""
 
 
+class ApiUnavailableException(ApiError):
+    """Exception representing a 410 status code."""
+
+
 class ElasticsearchWarning(TransportWarning):
     """Warning that is raised when a deprecated option
     or incorrect usage is flagged via the 'Warning' HTTP header.
@@ -130,4 +135,5 @@ class GeneralAvailabilityWarning(TransportWarning):
     403: AuthorizationException,
     404: NotFoundError,
     409: ConflictError,
+    410: ApiUnavailableException,
 }