diff --git a/libp2p/host/exceptions.py b/libp2p/host/exceptions.py
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+++ b/libp2p/host/exceptions.py
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+from libp2p.exceptions import BaseLibp2pError
+
+
+class HostException(BaseLibp2pError):
+    """
+    A generic exception  in `IHost`.
+    """
+
+
+class ConnectionFailure(HostException):
+    pass
+
+
+class StreamFailure(HostException):
+    pass