diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 362018225..ffe419360 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 - _...Add new stuff here..._
 
 ### 🐞 Bug fixes
-- _...Add new stuff here..._
+- Fix RuntimeError class, make it inherited from Error ([#983](https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-style-spec/issues/983))
 
 ## 23.1.0
 
diff --git a/src/expression/runtime_error.ts b/src/expression/runtime_error.ts
index 4580455e7..5ea9fe548 100644
--- a/src/expression/runtime_error.ts
+++ b/src/expression/runtime_error.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-export class RuntimeError {
-    name: string;
-    message: string;
-
+export class RuntimeError extends Error {
     constructor(message: string) {
-        this.name = 'ExpressionEvaluationError';
-        this.message = message;
+        super(message);
+        this.name = 'RuntimeError';
     }
 
     toJSON() {