diff --git a/packages/rpc-provider/src/coder/error.spec.ts b/packages/rpc-provider/src/coder/error.spec.ts
index c9720d793b..c1ec6802d6 100644
--- a/packages/rpc-provider/src/coder/error.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/rpc-provider/src/coder/error.spec.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ describe('RpcError', (): void => {
         new RpcError('test message', 1234, data).data
       ).toEqual(data);
     });
+
+    it('sets the .data property to generic value', (): void => {
+      const data = { custom: 'value' } as const;
+
+      expect(
+        new RpcError('test message', 1234, data).data
+      ).toEqual(data);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('stack traces', (): void => {
diff --git a/packages/rpc-provider/src/coder/error.ts b/packages/rpc-provider/src/coder/error.ts
index 2c13144b69..f95a624a34 100644
--- a/packages/rpc-provider/src/coder/error.ts
+++ b/packages/rpc-provider/src/coder/error.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { RpcErrorInterface } from '../types';
 
 const UNKNOWN = -99999;
 
-function extend (that: RpcError, name: string, value?: string | number): void {
+function extend<Data, K extends keyof RpcError<Data>> (that: RpcError<Data>, name: K, value?: RpcError<Data>[K]): void {
   Object.defineProperty(that, name, {
     configurable: true,
     enumerable: false,
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ function extend (that: RpcError, name: string, value?: string | number): void {
  * throw new RpcError('some message', RpcError.CODES.METHOD_NOT_FOUND); // => error.code = -32601
  * ```
  */
-export default class RpcError extends Error implements RpcErrorInterface {
+export default class RpcError<Data = never> extends Error implements RpcErrorInterface<Data> {
   public code!: number;
 
-  public data?: number | string;
+  public data?: Data;
 
   public override message!: string;
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export default class RpcError extends Error implements RpcErrorInterface {
 
   public override stack!: string;
 
-  public constructor (message = '', code: number = UNKNOWN, data?: number | string) {
+  public constructor (message = '', code: number = UNKNOWN, data?: Data) {
     super();
 
     extend(this, 'message', String(message));
diff --git a/packages/rpc-provider/src/types.ts b/packages/rpc-provider/src/types.ts
index d1fda1a3a7..040e631a47 100644
--- a/packages/rpc-provider/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/rpc-provider/src/types.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ export interface JsonRpcResponseBaseError {
   message: string;
 }
 
-export interface RpcErrorInterface {
+export interface RpcErrorInterface<Data> {
   code: number;
-  data?: string | number;
+  data?: Data;
   message: string;
   stack: string;
 }