diff --git a/instrumentation/netty/netty-3.8/javaagent/src/latestDepTest/groovy/Netty38ServerTest.groovy b/instrumentation/netty/netty-3.8/javaagent/src/latestDepTest/groovy/Netty38ServerTest.groovy
index 06367800e6..e840594142 100644
--- a/instrumentation/netty/netty-3.8/javaagent/src/latestDepTest/groovy/Netty38ServerTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/netty/netty-3.8/javaagent/src/latestDepTest/groovy/Netty38ServerTest.groovy
@@ -144,10 +144,4 @@ class Netty38ServerTest extends HttpServerTest<ServerBootstrap> {
   String expectedServerSpanName(ServerEndpoint endpoint) {
     return "netty.request"
   }
-
-  @Override
-  boolean testException() {
-    // https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/issues/807
-    return false
-  }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/netty/netty-3.8/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/netty/v3_8/DefaultChannelPipelineInstrumentation.java b/instrumentation/netty/netty-3.8/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/netty/v3_8/DefaultChannelPipelineInstrumentation.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5fffce2dca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation/netty/netty-3.8/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/netty/v3_8/DefaultChannelPipelineInstrumentation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+package io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.netty.v3_8;
+
+import static io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.netty.v3_8.server.NettyHttpServerTracer.tracer;
+import static java.util.Collections.singletonMap;
+import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.isMethod;
+import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.named;
+import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.takesArgument;
+
+import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.Span;
+import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.api.Java8BytecodeBridge;
+import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.tooling.TypeInstrumentation;
+import java.util.Map;
+import net.bytebuddy.asm.Advice;
+import net.bytebuddy.description.method.MethodDescription;
+import net.bytebuddy.description.type.TypeDescription;
+import net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatcher;
+
+public class DefaultChannelPipelineInstrumentation implements TypeInstrumentation {
+
+  @Override
+  public ElementMatcher<TypeDescription> typeMatcher() {
+    return named("org.jboss.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Map<? extends ElementMatcher<? super MethodDescription>, String> transformers() {
+    return singletonMap(
+        isMethod()
+            .and(named("notifyHandlerException"))
+            .and(takesArgument(1, named(Throwable.class.getName()))),
+        DefaultChannelPipelineInstrumentation.class.getName() + "$NotifyHandlerExceptionAdvice");
+  }
+
+  public static class NotifyHandlerExceptionAdvice {
+    @Advice.OnMethodEnter
+    public static void onEnter(@Advice.Argument(1) Throwable throwable) {
+      Span span = Java8BytecodeBridge.currentSpan();
+      if (span.getSpanContext().isValid() && throwable != null) {
+        tracer().addThrowable(span, throwable);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/instrumentation/netty/netty-3.8/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/netty/v3_8/NettyInstrumentationModule.java b/instrumentation/netty/netty-3.8/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/netty/v3_8/NettyInstrumentationModule.java
index 9fae920d9b..2f1153e700 100644
--- a/instrumentation/netty/netty-3.8/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/netty/v3_8/NettyInstrumentationModule.java
+++ b/instrumentation/netty/netty-3.8/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/netty/v3_8/NettyInstrumentationModule.java
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ public class NettyInstrumentationModule extends InstrumentationModule {
     return asList(
         new ChannelFutureListenerInstrumentation(),
         new NettyChannelInstrumentation(),
-        new NettyChannelPipelineInstrumentation());
+        new NettyChannelPipelineInstrumentation(),
+        new DefaultChannelPipelineInstrumentation());
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/instrumentation/netty/netty-3.8/javaagent/src/test/groovy/Netty38ServerTest.groovy b/instrumentation/netty/netty-3.8/javaagent/src/test/groovy/Netty38ServerTest.groovy
index bb77939728..670deffebe 100644
--- a/instrumentation/netty/netty-3.8/javaagent/src/test/groovy/Netty38ServerTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/netty/netty-3.8/javaagent/src/test/groovy/Netty38ServerTest.groovy
@@ -144,10 +144,4 @@ class Netty38ServerTest extends HttpServerTest<ServerBootstrap> {
   String expectedServerSpanName(ServerEndpoint endpoint) {
     return "netty.request"
   }
-
-  @Override
-  boolean testException() {
-    // https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/issues/807
-    return false
-  }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/netty/v4_0/AbstractChannelHandlerContextInstrumentation.java b/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/netty/v4_0/AbstractChannelHandlerContextInstrumentation.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..02f3a343f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/netty/v4_0/AbstractChannelHandlerContextInstrumentation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+package io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.netty.v4_0;
+
+import static io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.netty.v4_0.server.NettyHttpServerTracer.tracer;
+import static java.util.Collections.singletonMap;
+import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.isMethod;
+import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.named;
+import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.takesArgument;
+
+import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.Span;
+import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.api.Java8BytecodeBridge;
+import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.tooling.TypeInstrumentation;
+import java.util.Map;
+import net.bytebuddy.asm.Advice;
+import net.bytebuddy.description.method.MethodDescription;
+import net.bytebuddy.description.type.TypeDescription;
+import net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatcher;
+
+public class AbstractChannelHandlerContextInstrumentation implements TypeInstrumentation {
+
+  @Override
+  public ElementMatcher<TypeDescription> typeMatcher() {
+    return named("io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Map<? extends ElementMatcher<? super MethodDescription>, String> transformers() {
+    return singletonMap(
+        isMethod()
+            .and(named("notifyHandlerException"))
+            .and(takesArgument(0, named(Throwable.class.getName()))),
+        AbstractChannelHandlerContextInstrumentation.class.getName()
+            + "$NotifyHandlerExceptionAdvice");
+  }
+
+  public static class NotifyHandlerExceptionAdvice {
+    @Advice.OnMethodEnter
+    public static void onEnter(@Advice.Argument(0) Throwable throwable) {
+      Span span = Java8BytecodeBridge.currentSpan();
+      if (span.getSpanContext().isValid() && throwable != null) {
+        tracer().addThrowable(span, throwable);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/netty/v4_0/NettyInstrumentationModule.java b/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/netty/v4_0/NettyInstrumentationModule.java
index d5229e2964..9d083ed51e 100644
--- a/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/netty/v4_0/NettyInstrumentationModule.java
+++ b/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/netty/v4_0/NettyInstrumentationModule.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ public class NettyInstrumentationModule extends InstrumentationModule {
   @Override
   public List<TypeInstrumentation> typeInstrumentations() {
     return asList(
-        new ChannelFutureListenerInstrumentation(), new NettyChannelPipelineInstrumentation());
+        new ChannelFutureListenerInstrumentation(),
+        new NettyChannelPipelineInstrumentation(),
+        new AbstractChannelHandlerContextInstrumentation());
   }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.0/javaagent/src/test/groovy/Netty40ServerTest.groovy b/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.0/javaagent/src/test/groovy/Netty40ServerTest.groovy
index 488b4d12fe..248274945a 100644
--- a/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.0/javaagent/src/test/groovy/Netty40ServerTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.0/javaagent/src/test/groovy/Netty40ServerTest.groovy
@@ -116,10 +116,4 @@ class Netty40ServerTest extends HttpServerTest<EventLoopGroup> {
   String expectedServerSpanName(ServerEndpoint endpoint) {
     return "netty.request"
   }
-
-  @Override
-  boolean testException() {
-    // https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/issues/807
-    return false
-  }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/netty/v4_1/AbstractChannelHandlerContextInstrumentation.java b/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/netty/v4_1/AbstractChannelHandlerContextInstrumentation.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e1251126a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/netty/v4_1/AbstractChannelHandlerContextInstrumentation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+package io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.netty.v4_1;
+
+import static io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.netty.v4_1.server.NettyHttpServerTracer.tracer;
+import static java.util.Collections.singletonMap;
+import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.isMethod;
+import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.named;
+import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.takesArgument;
+
+import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.Span;
+import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.api.Java8BytecodeBridge;
+import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.tooling.TypeInstrumentation;
+import java.util.Map;
+import net.bytebuddy.asm.Advice;
+import net.bytebuddy.description.method.MethodDescription;
+import net.bytebuddy.description.type.TypeDescription;
+import net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatcher;
+
+public class AbstractChannelHandlerContextInstrumentation implements TypeInstrumentation {
+
+  @Override
+  public ElementMatcher<TypeDescription> typeMatcher() {
+    return named("io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Map<? extends ElementMatcher<? super MethodDescription>, String> transformers() {
+    return singletonMap(
+        isMethod()
+            .and(named("notifyHandlerException"))
+            .and(takesArgument(0, named(Throwable.class.getName()))),
+        AbstractChannelHandlerContextInstrumentation.class.getName()
+            + "$NotifyHandlerExceptionAdvice");
+  }
+
+  public static class NotifyHandlerExceptionAdvice {
+    @Advice.OnMethodEnter
+    public static void onEnter(@Advice.Argument(0) Throwable throwable) {
+      Span span = Java8BytecodeBridge.currentSpan();
+      if (span.getSpanContext().isValid() && throwable != null) {
+        tracer().addThrowable(span, throwable);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/netty/v4_1/NettyInstrumentationModule.java b/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/netty/v4_1/NettyInstrumentationModule.java
index 7d361449d5..d5aa8e0742 100644
--- a/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/netty/v4_1/NettyInstrumentationModule.java
+++ b/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/netty/v4_1/NettyInstrumentationModule.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ public class NettyInstrumentationModule extends InstrumentationModule {
   @Override
   public List<TypeInstrumentation> typeInstrumentations() {
     return asList(
-        new ChannelFutureListenerInstrumentation(), new NettyChannelPipelineInstrumentation());
+        new ChannelFutureListenerInstrumentation(),
+        new NettyChannelPipelineInstrumentation(),
+        new AbstractChannelHandlerContextInstrumentation());
   }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.1/javaagent/src/test/groovy/Netty41ServerTest.groovy b/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.1/javaagent/src/test/groovy/Netty41ServerTest.groovy
index 78f7b984ab..3ca957e980 100644
--- a/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.1/javaagent/src/test/groovy/Netty41ServerTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/netty/netty-4.1/javaagent/src/test/groovy/Netty41ServerTest.groovy
@@ -115,10 +115,4 @@ class Netty41ServerTest extends HttpServerTest<EventLoopGroup> {
   String expectedServerSpanName(ServerEndpoint endpoint) {
     return "netty.request"
   }
-
-  @Override
-  boolean testException() {
-    // https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/issues/807
-    return false
-  }
 }