diff --git a/pkg/kgo/consumer_group.go b/pkg/kgo/consumer_group.go
index 5483f5cf..09a853d9 100644
--- a/pkg/kgo/consumer_group.go
+++ b/pkg/kgo/consumer_group.go
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ func (g *groupConsumer) manage() {
 					h.OnGroupManageError(err)
 				}
 			})
+			g.c.addFakeReadyForDraining("", 0, &ErrGroupSession{err})
 		}
 
 		// If we are eager, we should have invalidated everything
diff --git a/pkg/kgo/errors.go b/pkg/kgo/errors.go
index 78a49ad7..3d6777cf 100644
--- a/pkg/kgo/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/kgo/errors.go
@@ -286,3 +286,16 @@ func (e *errUnknownCoordinator) Error() string {
 			" but did not reply with that broker in the broker list", e.key.name, e.key.typ, e.coordinator)
 	}
 }
+
+// ErrGroupSession is injected into a poll if an error occurred such that your
+// consumer group member was kicked from the group or was never able to join
+// the group.
+type ErrGroupSession struct {
+	err error
+}
+
+func (e *ErrGroupSession) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("unable to join group session: %v", e.err)
+}
+
+func (e *ErrGroupSession) Unwrap() error { return e.err }
diff --git a/pkg/kgo/record_and_fetch.go b/pkg/kgo/record_and_fetch.go
index 55c71a84..7edff28b 100644
--- a/pkg/kgo/record_and_fetch.go
+++ b/pkg/kgo/record_and_fetch.go
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ type FetchError struct {
 // Errors returns all errors in a fetch with the topic and partition that
 // errored.
 //
-// There are four classes of errors possible:
+// There are a few classes of errors possible:
 //
 //  1. a normal kerr.Error; these are usually the non-retryable kerr.Errors,
 //     but theoretically a non-retryable error can be fixed at runtime (auth
@@ -345,6 +345,17 @@ type FetchError struct {
 //     is returned from every Poll call if the client has been closed.
 //     A corresponding helper function IsClientClosed can be used to detect
 //     this error.
+//
+//  5. an injected context error; this can be present if the context you were
+//     using for polling timed out or was canceled.
+//
+//  6. an injected ErrGroupSession; this is an informational error that is
+//     injected once a group session is lost in a way that is not the standard
+//     rebalance. This error can signify that your consumer member is not able
+//     to connect to the group (ACL problems, unreachable broker), or you
+//     blocked rebalancing for too long, or your callbacks took too long.
+//
+// This list may grow over time.
 func (fs Fetches) Errors() []FetchError {
 	var errs []FetchError
 	fs.EachError(func(t string, p int32, err error) {