diff --git a/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/common/error.rb b/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/common/error.rb
index 7e3de39f2d6f4..deece7d2e3b0f 100644
--- a/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/common/error.rb
+++ b/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/common/error.rb
@@ -77,11 +77,7 @@ class UnknownCommandError < WebDriverError; end
       # A command failed because the referenced element is no longer attached to the DOM.
       #
 
-      class StaleElementReferenceError < WebDriverError
-        def initialize(msg = '')
-          super("#{msg}; #{SUPPORT_MSG} #{URLS[:StaleElementReferenceError]}")
-        end
-      end
+      class StaleElementReferenceError < WebDriverError; end
 
       #
       # A command failed because the referenced shadow root is no longer attached to the DOM.
diff --git a/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/response.rb b/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/response.rb
index 93e95f8576306..453a04a2c0695 100644
--- a/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/response.rb
+++ b/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/response.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Response
         attr_reader :code, :payload
 
         def initialize(code, payload = nil)
-          @code    = code
+          @code = code
           @payload = payload || {}
 
           assert_ok
@@ -37,11 +37,8 @@ def initialize(code, payload = nil)
         def error
           error, message, backtrace = process_error
           klass = Error.for_error(error) || return
-
           ex = klass.new(message)
-          ex.set_backtrace(caller)
-          add_backtrace ex, backtrace
-
+          add_cause(ex, error, backtrace)
           ex
         end
 
@@ -59,34 +56,12 @@ def assert_ok
           raise Error::ServerError, self
         end
 
-        def add_backtrace(ex, server_trace)
-          return unless server_trace
-
-          backtrace = case server_trace
-                      when Array
-                        backtrace_from_remote(server_trace)
-                      when String
-                        server_trace.split("\n")
-                      end
-
-          ex.set_backtrace(backtrace + ex.backtrace)
-        end
-
-        def backtrace_from_remote(server_trace)
-          server_trace.filter_map do |frame|
-            next unless frame.is_a?(Hash)
-
-            file = frame['fileName']
-            line = frame['lineNumber']
-            meth = frame['methodName']
-
-            class_name = frame['className']
-            file = "#{class_name}(#{file})" if class_name
-
-            meth = 'unknown' if meth.nil? || meth.empty?
-
-            "[remote server] #{file}:#{line}:in `#{meth}'"
-          end
+        def add_cause(ex, error, backtrace)
+          cause = Error::WebDriverError.new
+          cause.set_backtrace(backtrace)
+          raise ex, cause: cause
+        rescue Error.for_error(error)
+          ex
         end
 
         def process_error
diff --git a/rb/sig/lib/selenium/webdriver/common/error.rbs b/rb/sig/lib/selenium/webdriver/common/error.rbs
index 16c7caf9d033a..da8be68ee9f8c 100644
--- a/rb/sig/lib/selenium/webdriver/common/error.rbs
+++ b/rb/sig/lib/selenium/webdriver/common/error.rbs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Selenium
   module WebDriver
     module Error
-      def self.for_error: (untyped error) -> untyped
+      def self.for_error: (String? error) -> Class?
 
       SUPPORT_MSG: String
 
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ module Selenium
       URLS: Hash[Symbol, String]
 
       class WebDriverError < StandardError
+        def initialize: (?String | Array[String] msg) -> void
+
         def class_name: -> Symbol?
       end
 
       class NoSuchElementError < WebDriverError
-        def initialize: (?String msg) -> void
       end
 
       class NoSuchFrameError < WebDriverError
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ module Selenium
       end
 
       class StaleElementReferenceError < WebDriverError
-        def initialize: (?String msg) -> void
       end
 
       class DetachedShadowRootError < WebDriverError
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ module Selenium
       end
 
       class InvalidSelectorError < WebDriverError
-        def initialize: (?::String msg) -> void
       end
 
       class SessionNotCreatedError < WebDriverError
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@ module Selenium
       end
 
       class NoSuchDriverError < WebDriverError
-        def initialize: (?String msg) -> void
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/rb/sig/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/response.rbs b/rb/sig/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/response.rbs
index 2fb2cb8756483..c2955447fa993 100644
--- a/rb/sig/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/response.rbs
+++ b/rb/sig/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/response.rbs
@@ -12,19 +12,17 @@ module Selenium
 
         def initialize: (String code, ?Hash[untyped, untyped]? payload) -> void
 
-        def error: () -> (nil | untyped)
+        def error: () -> Error::WebDriverError?
 
         def []: (untyped key) -> untyped
 
         private
 
-        def assert_ok: () -> (nil | untyped)
+        def assert_ok: () -> Error::WebDriverError
 
-        def add_backtrace: (untyped ex, untyped server_trace) -> (nil | untyped)
+        def add_cause: (Error::WebDriverError ex, String error, Array[String] backtrace) -> Error::WebDriverError
 
-        def backtrace_from_remote: (untyped server_trace) -> String
-
-        def process_error: () -> (nil | untyped)
+        def process_error: () -> Array[Hash[untyped, untyped]]
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/rb/spec/integration/selenium/webdriver/error_spec.rb b/rb/spec/integration/selenium/webdriver/error_spec.rb
index ad5fd3ae0ff65..936b2186e6491 100644
--- a/rb/spec/integration/selenium/webdriver/error_spec.rb
+++ b/rb/spec/integration/selenium/webdriver/error_spec.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,24 @@ module WebDriver
           driver.find_element(id: 'nonexistent')
         }.to raise_error(WebDriver::Error::NoSuchElementError, /#no-such-element-exception/)
       end
+
+      it 'has backtrace locations' do
+        driver.find_element(id: 'nonexistent')
+      rescue WebDriver::Error::NoSuchElementError => e
+        expect(e.backtrace_locations).not_to be_empty
+      end
+
+      it 'has cause' do
+        driver.find_element(id: 'nonexistent')
+      rescue WebDriver::Error::NoSuchElementError => e
+        expect(e.cause).to be_a(WebDriver::Error::WebDriverError)
+      end
+
+      it 'has backtrace' do
+        driver.find_element(id: 'nonexistent')
+      rescue WebDriver::Error::NoSuchElementError => e
+        expect(e.backtrace).not_to be_empty
+      end
     end
   end # WebDriver
 end # Selenium