diff --git a/docs/internals/frontends.rst b/docs/internals/frontends.rst
index b4c2d055..45003929 100644
--- a/docs/internals/frontends.rst
+++ b/docs/internals/frontends.rst
@@ -671,6 +671,8 @@ Errors
     UnexpectedRPCDataFormatFromServer rc: 86 traceback: no
         Got unexpected RPC data format from server:
         {}
+    ConnectionBrokenWithHint rc: 87 traceback: no
+        Connection to remote host is broken. {}
 
     IntegrityError rc: 90 traceback: yes
         Data integrity error: {}
diff --git a/src/borg/remote.py b/src/borg/remote.py
index 52ed46d8..c69b2fe0 100644
--- a/src/borg/remote.py
+++ b/src/borg/remote.py
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ class UnexpectedRPCDataFormatFromServer(Error):
         super().__init__(data)
 
 
+class ConnectionBrokenWithHint(Error):
+    """Connection to remote host is broken. {}"""
+    exit_mcode = 87
+
+
 # Protocol compatibility:
 # In general the server is responsible for rejecting too old clients and the client it responsible for rejecting
 # too old servers. This ensures that the knowledge what is compatible is always held by the newer component.
@@ -421,7 +426,10 @@ class SleepingBandwidthLimiter:
                 self.ratelimit_last = time.monotonic()
             if len(to_send) > self.ratelimit_quota:
                 to_send = to_send[:self.ratelimit_quota]
-        written = os.write(fd, to_send)
+        try:
+            written = os.write(fd, to_send)
+        except BrokenPipeError:
+            raise ConnectionBrokenWithHint("Broken Pipe") from None
         if self.ratelimit:
             self.ratelimit_quota -= written
         return written