diff --git a/streams/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/streams/StreamsConfig.java b/streams/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/streams/StreamsConfig.java
index 025a8a5b393ad..7b8943af1e5b0 100644
--- a/streams/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/streams/StreamsConfig.java
+++ b/streams/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/streams/StreamsConfig.java
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 import org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.DefaultProductionExceptionHandler;
 import org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.DeserializationExceptionHandler;
 import org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.LogAndFailExceptionHandler;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.LogAndFailProcessingExceptionHandler;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.ProcessingExceptionHandler;
 import org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.ProductionExceptionHandler;
 import org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.StreamsException;
 import org.apache.kafka.streams.internals.StreamsConfigUtils;
@@ -554,6 +556,11 @@ public class StreamsConfig extends AbstractConfig {
     public static final String DEFAULT_PRODUCTION_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_CONFIG = "default.production.exception.handler";
     private static final String DEFAULT_PRODUCTION_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_DOC = "Exception handling class that implements the <code>org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.ProductionExceptionHandler</code> interface.";
 
+    /** {@code processing.exception.handler} */
+    @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
+    public static final String PROCESSING_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_CONFIG = "processing.exception.handler";
+    public static final String PROCESSING_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_DOC = "Exception handling class that implements the <code>org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.ProcessingExceptionHandler</code> interface.";
+
     /** {@code default.dsl.store} */
     @Deprecated
     @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
@@ -931,6 +938,11 @@ public class StreamsConfig extends AbstractConfig {
                     DefaultProductionExceptionHandler.class.getName(),
                     Importance.MEDIUM,
                     DEFAULT_PRODUCTION_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_DOC)
+            .define(PROCESSING_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_CONFIG,
+                    Type.CLASS,
+                    LogAndFailProcessingExceptionHandler.class.getName(),
+                    Importance.MEDIUM,
+                    PROCESSING_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_DOC)
             .define(DEFAULT_TIMESTAMP_EXTRACTOR_CLASS_CONFIG,
                     Type.CLASS,
                     FailOnInvalidTimestamp.class.getName(),
@@ -1925,6 +1937,10 @@ public ProductionExceptionHandler defaultProductionExceptionHandler() {
         return getConfiguredInstance(DEFAULT_PRODUCTION_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_CONFIG, ProductionExceptionHandler.class);
     }
 
+    public ProcessingExceptionHandler processingExceptionHandler() {
+        return getConfiguredInstance(PROCESSING_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_CONFIG, ProcessingExceptionHandler.class);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Override any client properties in the original configs with overrides
      *
diff --git a/streams/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/streams/StreamsConfigTest.java b/streams/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/streams/StreamsConfigTest.java
index 8c89132ae2f9c..28430a27e5d99 100644
--- a/streams/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/streams/StreamsConfigTest.java
+++ b/streams/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/streams/StreamsConfigTest.java
@@ -1586,6 +1586,33 @@ public void shouldDisableMetricCollectionOnMainConsumerOnly() {
         );
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void shouldGetDefaultValueProcessingExceptionHandler() {
+        final StreamsConfig streamsConfig = new StreamsConfig(props);
+
+        assertEquals("org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.LogAndFailProcessingExceptionHandler",   streamsConfig.processingExceptionHandler().getClass().getName());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldOverrideDefaultProcessingExceptionHandler() {
+        props.put(StreamsConfig.PROCESSING_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_CONFIG, "org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.LogAndContinueProcessingExceptionHandler");
+        final StreamsConfig streamsConfig = new StreamsConfig(props);
+
+        assertEquals("org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.LogAndContinueProcessingExceptionHandler",   streamsConfig.processingExceptionHandler().getClass().getName());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testInvalidProcessingExceptionHandler() {
+        props.put(StreamsConfig.PROCESSING_EXCEPTION_HANDLER_CLASS_CONFIG, "org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.InvalidProcessingExceptionHandler");
+        final Exception exception = assertThrows(ConfigException.class, () -> new StreamsConfig(props));
+
+        assertThat(
+                exception.getMessage(),
+                containsString("Invalid value org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.InvalidProcessingExceptionHandler " +
+                        "for configuration processing.exception.handler: Class org.apache.kafka.streams.errors.InvalidProcessingExceptionHandler could not be found.")
+        );
+    }
+
     static class MisconfiguredSerde implements Serde<Object> {
         @Override
         public void configure(final Map<String, ?>  configs, final boolean isKey) {