diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/asyncrpc/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/asyncrpc/__init__.py
index 9f677eac4c..a4371643d7 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/asyncrpc/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/asyncrpc/__init__.py
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ from .exceptions import (
     ClientError,
     ServerError,
     ConnectionClosedError,
+    InvokeError,
 )
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/asyncrpc/client.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/asyncrpc/client.py
index 009085c306..d27dbf7121 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/asyncrpc/client.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/asyncrpc/client.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import os
 import socket
 import sys
 from .connection import StreamConnection, WebsocketConnection, DEFAULT_MAX_CHUNK
-from .exceptions import ConnectionClosedError
+from .exceptions import ConnectionClosedError, InvokeError
 
 
 class AsyncClient(object):
@@ -93,12 +93,18 @@ class AsyncClient(object):
                 await self.close()
                 count += 1
 
+    def check_invoke_error(self, msg):
+        if isinstance(msg, dict) and "invoke-error" in msg:
+            raise InvokeError(msg["invoke-error"]["message"])
+
     async def invoke(self, msg):
         async def proc():
             await self.socket.send_message(msg)
             return await self.socket.recv_message()
 
-        return await self._send_wrapper(proc)
+        result = await self._send_wrapper(proc)
+        self.check_invoke_error(result)
+        return result
 
     async def ping(self):
         return await self.invoke({"ping": {}})
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/asyncrpc/exceptions.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/asyncrpc/exceptions.py
index a8942b4f0c..ae1043a38b 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/asyncrpc/exceptions.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/asyncrpc/exceptions.py
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ class ClientError(Exception):
     pass
 
 
+class InvokeError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
 class ServerError(Exception):
     pass
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/asyncrpc/serv.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/asyncrpc/serv.py
index c99add4dd1..5fed1730df 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/asyncrpc/serv.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/asyncrpc/serv.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import sys
 import multiprocessing
 import logging
 from .connection import StreamConnection, WebsocketConnection
-from .exceptions import ClientError, ServerError, ConnectionClosedError
+from .exceptions import ClientError, ServerError, ConnectionClosedError, InvokeError
 
 
 class ClientLoggerAdapter(logging.LoggerAdapter):
@@ -76,7 +76,14 @@ class AsyncServerConnection(object):
                 d = await self.socket.recv_message()
                 if d is None:
                     break
-                response = await self.dispatch_message(d)
+                try:
+                    response = await self.dispatch_message(d)
+                except InvokeError as e:
+                    await self.socket.send_message(
+                        {"invoke-error": {"message": str(e)}}
+                    )
+                    break
+
                 if response is not self.NO_RESPONSE:
                     await self.socket.send_message(response)