diff --git a/doc/api/errors.md b/doc/api/errors.md
index 248944097f6a3f..2f7968031d7726 100644
--- a/doc/api/errors.md
+++ b/doc/api/errors.md
@@ -1748,12 +1748,36 @@ Accessing `Object.prototype.__proto__` has been forbidden using
 [`Object.setPrototypeOf`][] should be used to get and set the prototype of an
 object.
 
-<a id="ERR_QUICSESSION_VERSION_NEGOTIATION"></a>
-### `ERR_QUICSESSION_VERSION_NEGOTIATION`
+<a id="ERR_QUIC_FAILED_TO_CREATE_SESSION"></a>
+### `ERR_QUIC_FAILED_TO_CREATE_SESSION`
 
 > Stability: 1 - Experimental
 
-TBD
+An unspecified failure occured trying to initialize a new `QuicClientSession`.
+
+<a id="ERR_QUIC_INVALID_REMOTE_TRANSPORT_PARAMS"></a>
+### `ERR_QUIC_INVALID_REMOTE_TRANSPORT_PARAMS`
+
+> Stability: 1 - Experimental
+
+An attempt to resume a `QuicClientSession` using remembered remote transport
+parameters failed because the transport parameters were invalid.
+
+<a id="ERR_QUIC_INVALID_TLS_SESSION_TICKET"></a>
+### `ERR_QUIC_INVALID_TLS_SESSION_TICKET`
+
+> Stability: 1 - Experimental
+
+An attempt resume a `QuicClientSession` using a remembered TLS session ticket
+failed because the session ticket was invalid.
+
+<a id="ERR_QUIC_VERSION_NEGOTIATION"></a>
+### `ERR_QUIC_VERSION_NEGOTIATION`
+
+> Stability: 1 - Experimental
+
+A `QuicClientSession` received a version negotiation request from the
+server and was shutdown accordingly.
 
 <a id="ERR_REQUIRE_ESM"></a>
 ### `ERR_REQUIRE_ESM`
diff --git a/lib/internal/errors.js b/lib/internal/errors.js
index b1ea26ab3e04b3..a9c69eda7b0e6c 100644
--- a/lib/internal/errors.js
+++ b/lib/internal/errors.js
@@ -1301,7 +1301,12 @@ E('ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED', (pkgPath, subpath, base = undefined) => {
   return `Package subpath '${subpath}' is not defined by "exports" in ${
     pkgPath}package.json${base ? ` imported from ${base}` : ''}`;
 }, Error);
-E('ERR_QUICSESSION_VERSION_NEGOTIATION',
+E('ERR_QUIC_FAILED_TO_CREATE_SESSION', 'Failed to create QuicSession', Error);
+E('ERR_QUIC_INVALID_REMOTE_TRANSPORT_PARAMS',
+  'Invalid remote transport params', Error);
+E('ERR_QUIC_INVALID_TLS_SESSION_TICKET',
+  'Invalid TLS session ticket', Error);
+E('ERR_QUIC_VERSION_NEGOTIATION',
   (version, requestedVersions, supportedVersions) => {
     return 'QUIC session received version negotiation from server. ' +
       `Version: ${version}. Requested: ${requestedVersions.join(', ')} ` +
diff --git a/lib/internal/quic/core.js b/lib/internal/quic/core.js
index 43f979cbd837d7..3aac7c66395e44 100644
--- a/lib/internal/quic/core.js
+++ b/lib/internal/quic/core.js
@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@ const {
     ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK,
     ERR_INVALID_STATE,
     ERR_OPERATION_FAILED,
-    ERR_QUICSESSION_VERSION_NEGOTIATION,
+    ERR_QUIC_FAILED_TO_CREATE_SESSION,
+    ERR_QUIC_INVALID_REMOTE_TRANSPORT_PARAMS,
+    ERR_QUIC_INVALID_TLS_SESSION_TICKET,
+    ERR_QUIC_VERSION_NEGOTIATION,
     ERR_TLS_DH_PARAM_SIZE,
   },
   hideStackFrames,
@@ -1753,7 +1756,7 @@ class QuicSession extends EventEmitter {
   // QuicSessions.
   [kVersionNegotiation](version, requestedVersions, supportedVersions) {
     const err =
-      new ERR_QUICSESSION_VERSION_NEGOTIATION(
+      new ERR_QUIC_VERSION_NEGOTIATION(
         version,
         requestedVersions,
         supportedVersions);
@@ -2347,19 +2350,9 @@ class QuicServerSession extends QuicSession {
 class QuicClientSession extends QuicSession {
   [kInternalClientState] = {
     allowEarlyData: false,
-    autoStart: true,
-    dcid: undefined,
     handshakeStarted: false,
     minDHSize: undefined,
-    port: undefined,
-    remoteTransportParams: undefined,
-    requestOCSP: undefined,
     secureContext: undefined,
-    sessionTicket: undefined,
-    transportParams: undefined,
-    preferredAddressPolicy: undefined,
-    verifyHostnameIdentity: true,
-    qlogEnabled: false,
   };
 
   constructor(socket, options, type, ip) {
@@ -2396,74 +2389,55 @@ class QuicClientSession extends QuicSession {
 
     super(socket, { servername, alpn, highWaterMark, defaultEncoding });
     const state = this[kInternalClientState];
-    state.autoStart = autoStart;
     state.handshakeStarted = autoStart;
-    state.dcid = dcid;
     state.minDHSize = minDHSize;
-    state.port = port || 0;
-    state.preferredAddressPolicy = preferredAddressPolicy;
-    state.requestOCSP = requestOCSP;
+
     state.secureContext =
       createSecureContext(
         sc_options,
         initSecureContextClient);
-    state.transportParams = validateTransportParams(options);
-    state.verifyHostnameIdentity = verifyHostnameIdentity;
-    state.qlogEnabled = qlog;
-
-    // If provided, indicates that the client is attempting to
-    // resume a prior session. Early data would be enabled.
-    state.remoteTransportParams = remoteTransportParams;
-    state.sessionTicket = sessionTicket;
+
+    const transportParams = validateTransportParams(options);
+
     state.allowEarlyData =
       remoteTransportParams !== undefined &&
       sessionTicket !== undefined;
 
-    setTransportParams(state.transportParams);
+    setTransportParams(transportParams);
 
     const handle =
       _createClientSession(
         this.socket[kHandle],
         type,
         ip,
-        state.port,
+        port,
         state.secureContext.context,
         this.servername || ip,
-        state.remoteTransportParams,
-        state.sessionTicket,
-        state.dcid,
-        state.preferredAddressPolicy,
+        remoteTransportParams,
+        sessionTicket,
+        dcid,
+        preferredAddressPolicy,
         this.alpnProtocol,
-        (state.verifyHostnameIdentity ?
+        (verifyHostnameIdentity ?
           QUICCLIENTSESSION_OPTION_VERIFY_HOSTNAME_IDENTITY : 0) |
-        (state.requestOCSP ?
+        (requestOCSP ?
           QUICCLIENTSESSION_OPTION_REQUEST_OCSP : 0),
-        state.qlogEnabled,
-        state.autoStart);
-
-    // We no longer need these, unset them so
-    // memory can be garbage collected.
-    state.remoteTransportParams = undefined;
-    state.sessionTicket = undefined;
-    state.dcid = undefined;
+        qlog,
+        autoStart);
 
     // If handle is a number, creating the session failed.
     if (typeof handle === 'number') {
       let reason;
       switch (handle) {
         case ERR_FAILED_TO_CREATE_SESSION:
-          reason = 'QuicSession bootstrap failed';
-          break;
+          throw new ERR_QUIC_FAILED_TO_CREATE_SESSION();
         case ERR_INVALID_REMOTE_TRANSPORT_PARAMS:
-          reason = 'Invalid Remote Transport Params';
-          break;
+          throw new ERR_QUIC_INVALID_REMOTE_TRANSPORT_PARAMS();
         case ERR_INVALID_TLS_SESSION_TICKET:
-          reason = 'Invalid TLS Session Ticket';
-          break;
+          throw new ERR_QUIC_INVALID_TLS_SESSION_TICKET();
         default:
-          reason = `${handle}`;
+          throw new ERR_OPERATION_FAILED(`Unspecified reason [${reason}]`);
       }
-      throw new ERR_OPERATION_FAILED(reason);
     }
 
     this[kSetHandle](handle);