diff --git a/packages/core/exceptions/base-exception-filter.ts b/packages/core/exceptions/base-exception-filter.ts
index 1966614101b..eeca36c1d29 100644
--- a/packages/core/exceptions/base-exception-filter.ts
+++ b/packages/core/exceptions/base-exception-filter.ts
@@ -79,10 +79,28 @@ export class BaseExceptionFilter<T = any> implements ExceptionFilter<T> {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Checks if the thrown error comes from the "http-errors" library.
+   * Checks if the thrown error is a FastifyError or comes from the "http-errors" library.
    * @param err error object
    */
   public isHttpError(err: any): err is { statusCode: number; message: string } {
-    return err?.statusCode && err?.message;
+    if (!err || typeof err !== 'object') {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (
+      err.constructor.name === 'FastifyError' &&
+      typeof err.code === 'string' &&
+      typeof err.statusCode === 'number'
+    ) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    // "http-errors" error signature
+    return (
+      typeof err.expose === 'boolean' &&
+      typeof err.statusCode === 'number' &&
+      err.status === err.statusCode &&
+      err instanceof Error
+    );
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/exceptions/exceptions-handler.spec.ts b/packages/core/test/exceptions/exceptions-handler.spec.ts
index 4472a0b36f1..e8d647e6aff 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/exceptions/exceptions-handler.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/exceptions/exceptions-handler.spec.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { isNil, isObject } from '@nestjs/common/utils/shared.utils';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 import * as createHttpError from 'http-errors';
 import * as sinon from 'sinon';
+import fastifyErrors from '@fastify/error';
 import { AbstractHttpAdapter } from '../../adapters';
 import { InvalidExceptionFilterException } from '../../errors/exceptions/invalid-exception-filter.exception';
 import { ExceptionsHandler } from '../../exceptions/exceptions-handler';
@@ -57,6 +58,38 @@ describe('ExceptionsHandler', () => {
         }),
       ).to.be.true;
     });
+    it('should treat fastify errors as http errors', () => {
+      const fastifyError = fastifyErrors.createError(
+        'FST_ERR_CTP_EMPTY_JSON_BODY',
+        "Body cannot be empty when content-type is set to 'application/json'",
+        400,
+      )();
+      handler.next(fastifyError, new ExecutionContextHost([0, response]));
+
+      expect(statusStub.calledWith(400)).to.be.true;
+      expect(
+        jsonStub.calledWith({
+          statusCode: 400,
+          message:
+            "Body cannot be empty when content-type is set to 'application/json'",
+        }),
+      ).to.be.true;
+    });
+    it('should not treat errors from external API calls as errors from "http-errors" library', () => {
+      const apiCallError = Object.assign(
+        new Error('Some external API call failed'),
+        { status: 400 },
+      );
+      handler.next(apiCallError, new ExecutionContextHost([0, response]));
+
+      expect(statusStub.calledWith(500)).to.be.true;
+      expect(
+        jsonStub.calledWith({
+          statusCode: 500,
+          message: 'Internal server error',
+        }),
+      ).to.be.true;
+    });
     describe('when exception is instantiated by "http-errors" library', () => {
       it('should send expected response status code and message', () => {
         const error = new createHttpError.NotFound('User does not exist');