diff --git a/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/api/ShutdownEventArgs.cs b/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/api/ShutdownEventArgs.cs
index 961c4a74ed..2aa672227d 100644
--- a/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/api/ShutdownEventArgs.cs
+++ b/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/api/ShutdownEventArgs.cs
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ public class ShutdownEventArgs : EventArgs
         /// Construct a <see cref="ShutdownEventArgs"/> with the given parameters and
         ///  0 for <see cref="ClassId"/> and <see cref="MethodId"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        public ShutdownEventArgs(ShutdownInitiator initiator, ushort replyCode, string replyText, object cause = null, Exception exception = null)
-            : this(initiator, replyCode, replyText, 0, 0, cause, exception)
+        public ShutdownEventArgs(ShutdownInitiator initiator, ushort replyCode, string replyText, object cause = null)
+            : this(initiator, replyCode, replyText, 0, 0, cause)
         {
         }
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public ShutdownEventArgs(ShutdownInitiator initiator, ushort replyCode, string r
         /// Construct a <see cref="ShutdownEventArgs"/> with the given parameters.
         /// </summary>
         public ShutdownEventArgs(ShutdownInitiator initiator, ushort replyCode, string replyText,
-            ushort classId, ushort methodId, object cause = null, Exception exception = null)
+            ushort classId, ushort methodId, object cause = null)
         {
             Initiator = initiator;
             ReplyCode = replyCode;
@@ -64,7 +64,15 @@ public ShutdownEventArgs(ShutdownInitiator initiator, ushort replyCode, string r
             ClassId = classId;
             MethodId = methodId;
             Cause = cause;
-            _exception = exception;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Construct a <see cref="ShutdownEventArgs"/> with the given parameters.
+        /// </summary>
+        public ShutdownEventArgs(ShutdownInitiator initiator, ushort replyCode, string replyText, Exception exception)
+            : this(initiator, replyCode, replyText, 0, 0)
+        {
+            _exception = exception ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(exception));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/impl/Connection.cs b/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/impl/Connection.cs
index 19d105c899..477baa7910 100644
--- a/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/impl/Connection.cs
+++ b/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/client/impl/Connection.cs
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ public void MainLoop()
                     // Possible heartbeat exception
                     var ea = new ShutdownEventArgs(ShutdownInitiator.Library,
                         0, "End of stream",
-                        cause: null, exception: eose);
+                        exception: eose);
                     HandleMainLoopException(ea);
                 }
                 catch (HardProtocolException hpe)
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ public void MainLoop()
                      */
                     var ea = new ShutdownEventArgs(ShutdownInitiator.Library,
                         Constants.InternalError, fileLoadException.Message,
-                        cause: null, exception: fileLoadException);
+                        exception: fileLoadException);
                     HandleMainLoopException(ea);
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ public void MainLoop()
                     var ea = new ShutdownEventArgs(ShutdownInitiator.Library,
                         Constants.InternalError,
                         $"Unexpected Exception: {ex.Message}",
-                        cause: null, exception: ex);
+                        exception: ex);
                     HandleMainLoopException(ea);
                 }
 
diff --git a/projects/Unit/APIApproval.Approve.verified.txt b/projects/Unit/APIApproval.Approve.verified.txt
index fdfda01b15..c67881833a 100644
--- a/projects/Unit/APIApproval.Approve.verified.txt
+++ b/projects/Unit/APIApproval.Approve.verified.txt
@@ -609,8 +609,9 @@ namespace RabbitMQ.Client
     }
     public class ShutdownEventArgs : System.EventArgs
     {
-        public ShutdownEventArgs(RabbitMQ.Client.ShutdownInitiator initiator, ushort replyCode, string replyText, object cause = null, System.Exception exception = null) { }
-        public ShutdownEventArgs(RabbitMQ.Client.ShutdownInitiator initiator, ushort replyCode, string replyText, ushort classId, ushort methodId, object cause = null, System.Exception exception = null) { }
+        public ShutdownEventArgs(RabbitMQ.Client.ShutdownInitiator initiator, ushort replyCode, string replyText, System.Exception exception) { }
+        public ShutdownEventArgs(RabbitMQ.Client.ShutdownInitiator initiator, ushort replyCode, string replyText, object cause = null) { }
+        public ShutdownEventArgs(RabbitMQ.Client.ShutdownInitiator initiator, ushort replyCode, string replyText, ushort classId, ushort methodId, object cause = null) { }
         public object Cause { get; }
         public ushort ClassId { get; }
         public System.Exception Exception { get; }