diff --git a/jetty-servlet/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlet/ErrorPageErrorHandler.java b/jetty-servlet/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlet/ErrorPageErrorHandler.java
index b5788f1b6a72..54ba33c1f307 100644
--- a/jetty-servlet/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlet/ErrorPageErrorHandler.java
+++ b/jetty-servlet/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlet/ErrorPageErrorHandler.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public String getErrorPage(HttpServletRequest request)
 
         if (error instanceof ServletException && _unwrapServletException)
         {
-            Throwable unwrapped = ((ServletException)error).getRootCause();
+            Throwable unwrapped = getFirstNonServletException(error);
             if (unwrapped != null)
             {
                 request.setAttribute(Dispatcher.ERROR_EXCEPTION, unwrapped);
@@ -177,6 +177,20 @@ public String getErrorPage(HttpServletRequest request)
         return errorPage;
     }
 
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param t the initial exception
+     * @return the first non {@link ServletException} from root cause chain
+     */
+    private Throwable getFirstNonServletException(Throwable t) 
+    {
+        if (t instanceof ServletException && t.getCause() != null) 
+        {
+            return getFirstNonServletException(t.getCause());
+        }
+        return t;
+    }
+
     public Map<String, String> getErrorPages()
     {
         return _errorPages;
diff --git a/jetty-servlet/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlet/ErrorPageTest.java b/jetty-servlet/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlet/ErrorPageTest.java
index e1545c41284f..2f44ea99e442 100644
--- a/jetty-servlet/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlet/ErrorPageTest.java
+++ b/jetty-servlet/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlet/ErrorPageTest.java
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ public void init() throws Exception
         _context.addFilter(SingleDispatchFilter.class, "/*", EnumSet.allOf(DispatcherType.class));
         _context.addServlet(DefaultServlet.class, "/");
         _context.addServlet(FailServlet.class, "/fail/*");
+        _context.addServlet(FailServletDoubleWrap.class, "/fail-double-wrap/*");
         _context.addServlet(FailClosedServlet.class, "/fail-closed/*");
         _context.addServlet(ErrorServlet.class, "/error/*");
         _context.addServlet(AppServlet.class, "/app/*");
@@ -307,6 +308,14 @@ public void testErrorException() throws Exception
             assertThat(response, Matchers.containsString("ERROR_EXCEPTION_TYPE: class jakarta.servlet.ServletException"));
             assertThat(response, Matchers.containsString("ERROR_SERVLET: org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ErrorPageTest$FailServlet-"));
             assertThat(response, Matchers.containsString("ERROR_REQUEST_URI: /fail/exception"));
+            response = _connector.getResponse("GET /fail-double-wrap/exception HTTP/1.0\r\n\r\n");
+            assertThat(response, Matchers.containsString("HTTP/1.1 500 Server Error"));
+            assertThat(response, Matchers.containsString("ERROR_PAGE: /TestException"));
+            assertThat(response, Matchers.containsString("ERROR_CODE: 500"));
+            assertThat(response, Matchers.containsString("ERROR_EXCEPTION: jakarta.servlet.ServletException: jakarta.servlet.ServletException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Test Exception"));
+            assertThat(response, Matchers.containsString("ERROR_EXCEPTION_TYPE: class jakarta.servlet.ServletException"));
+            assertThat(response, Matchers.containsString("ERROR_SERVLET: org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ErrorPageTest$FailServletDoubleWrap-"));
+            assertThat(response, Matchers.containsString("ERROR_REQUEST_URI: /fail-double-wrap/exception"));
         }
 
         _errorPageErrorHandler.setUnwrapServletException(true);
@@ -320,6 +329,14 @@ public void testErrorException() throws Exception
             assertThat(response, Matchers.containsString("ERROR_EXCEPTION_TYPE: class java.lang.IllegalStateException"));
             assertThat(response, Matchers.containsString("ERROR_SERVLET: org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ErrorPageTest$FailServlet-"));
             assertThat(response, Matchers.containsString("ERROR_REQUEST_URI: /fail/exception"));
+            response = _connector.getResponse("GET /fail-double-wrap/exception HTTP/1.0\r\n\r\n");
+            assertThat(response, Matchers.containsString("HTTP/1.1 500 Server Error"));
+            assertThat(response, Matchers.containsString("ERROR_PAGE: /TestException"));
+            assertThat(response, Matchers.containsString("ERROR_CODE: 500"));
+            assertThat(response, Matchers.containsString("ERROR_EXCEPTION: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Test Exception"));
+            assertThat(response, Matchers.containsString("ERROR_EXCEPTION_TYPE: class java.lang.IllegalStateException"));
+            assertThat(response, Matchers.containsString("ERROR_SERVLET: org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ErrorPageTest$FailServletDoubleWrap-"));
+            assertThat(response, Matchers.containsString("ERROR_REQUEST_URI: /fail-double-wrap/exception"));
         }
     }
 
@@ -637,6 +654,19 @@ protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) t
         }
     }
 
+    public static class FailServletDoubleWrap extends HttpServlet implements Servlet
+    {
+        @Override
+        protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, IOException
+        {
+            String code = request.getParameter("code");
+            if (code != null)
+                response.sendError(Integer.parseInt(code));
+            else
+                throw new ServletException(new ServletException(new IllegalStateException("Test Exception")));
+        }
+    }
+
     public static class FailClosedServlet extends HttpServlet implements Servlet
     {
         @Override