diff --git a/src/error/GraphQLError.ts b/src/error/GraphQLError.ts
index 77a5e78779..baeee9fde0 100644
--- a/src/error/GraphQLError.ts
+++ b/src/error/GraphQLError.ts
@@ -38,20 +38,22 @@ export interface GraphQLErrorOptions {
   source?: Maybe<Source>;
   positions?: Maybe<ReadonlyArray<number>>;
   path?: Maybe<ReadonlyArray<string | number>>;
+  /** @deprecated Prefer `cause` instead */
   originalError?: Maybe<Error & { readonly extensions?: unknown }>;
+  cause?: unknown;
   extensions?: Maybe<GraphQLErrorExtensions>;
 }
 
 type BackwardsCompatibleArgs =
   | [options?: GraphQLErrorOptions]
   | [
-      nodes?: GraphQLErrorOptions['nodes'],
-      source?: GraphQLErrorOptions['source'],
-      positions?: GraphQLErrorOptions['positions'],
-      path?: GraphQLErrorOptions['path'],
-      originalError?: GraphQLErrorOptions['originalError'],
-      extensions?: GraphQLErrorOptions['extensions'],
-    ];
+    nodes?: GraphQLErrorOptions['nodes'],
+    source?: GraphQLErrorOptions['source'],
+    positions?: GraphQLErrorOptions['positions'],
+    path?: GraphQLErrorOptions['path'],
+    originalError?: GraphQLErrorOptions['originalError'],
+    extensions?: GraphQLErrorOptions['extensions'],
+  ];
 
 function toNormalizedOptions(
   args: BackwardsCompatibleArgs,
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ export class GraphQLError extends Error {
 
   /**
    * The original error thrown from a field resolver during execution.
+   * @deprecated Prefer using {@link Error.cause} instead
    */
   readonly originalError: Error | undefined;
 
@@ -140,13 +143,21 @@ export class GraphQLError extends Error {
     extensions?: Maybe<GraphQLErrorExtensions>,
   );
   constructor(message: string, ...rawArgs: BackwardsCompatibleArgs) {
-    const { nodes, source, positions, path, originalError, extensions } =
+    const { nodes, source, positions, path, originalError, extensions, cause } =
       toNormalizedOptions(rawArgs);
-    super(message);
+    super(message, { cause: cause ?? originalError });
 
     this.name = 'GraphQLError';
     this.path = path ?? undefined;
-    this.originalError = originalError ?? undefined;
+    if (originalError) {
+      this.originalError = originalError;
+    } else if (cause instanceof Error) {
+      // If we guide users to migrate to `cause` instead of `originalError`,
+      // better not to break any downstream usages that still rely on `originalError`
+      this.originalError = cause;
+    } else {
+      this.originalError = undefined;
+    }
 
     // Compute list of blame nodes.
     this.nodes = undefinedIfEmpty(