diff --git a/lib/neography/connection.rb b/lib/neography/connection.rb
index d07241c..52cfffe 100644
--- a/lib/neography/connection.rb
+++ b/lib/neography/connection.rb
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ def raise_errors(code, exception, message, stacktrace, request, index)
         when /RelationshipNotFoundException/ ; RelationshipNotFoundException
         when /NotFoundException/             ; NotFoundException
         when /UniquePathNotUniqueException/  ; UniquePathNotUniqueException
+        when /DeadlockDetectedException/     ; DeadlockDetectedException          
         else
           NeographyError
       end
diff --git a/lib/neography/errors.rb b/lib/neography/errors.rb
index 8b9ac49..d7711b6 100644
--- a/lib/neography/errors.rb
+++ b/lib/neography/errors.rb
@@ -44,4 +44,7 @@ class NotFoundException < NeographyError; end
   # Thrown when CREATE UNIQUE matches multiple paths.
   class UniquePathNotUniqueException < NeographyError; end
 
+  # Signals that a deadlock between two or more transactions has been detected
+  class DeadlockDetectedException < NeographyError; end
+
 end