diff --git a/pyzeebe/worker/task_router.py b/pyzeebe/worker/task_router.py
index 7a250af8..111b46c5 100644
--- a/pyzeebe/worker/task_router.py
+++ b/pyzeebe/worker/task_router.py
@@ -22,12 +22,18 @@ async def default_exception_handler(e: Exception, job: Job) -> None:
 
 
 class ZeebeTaskRouter:
-    def __init__(self, before: Optional[List[TaskDecorator]] = None, after: Optional[List[TaskDecorator]] = None):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        before: Optional[List[TaskDecorator]] = None,
+        after: Optional[List[TaskDecorator]] = None,
+        exception_handler: ExceptionHandler = default_exception_handler,
+    ):
         """
         Args:
             before (List[TaskDecorator]): Decorators to be performed before each task
             after (List[TaskDecorator]): Decorators to be performed after each task
         """
+        self._default_exception_handler = exception_handler
         self._before: List[TaskDecorator] = before or []
         self._after: List[TaskDecorator] = after or []
         self.tasks: List[Task] = []
@@ -35,7 +41,7 @@ def __init__(self, before: Optional[List[TaskDecorator]] = None, after: Optional
     def task(
         self,
         task_type: str,
-        exception_handler: ExceptionHandler = default_exception_handler,
+        exception_handler: Optional[ExceptionHandler] = None,
         variables_to_fetch: Optional[List[str]] = None,
         timeout_ms: int = 10000,
         max_jobs_to_activate: int = 32,
@@ -67,11 +73,12 @@ def task(
             DuplicateTaskTypeError: If a task from the router already exists in the worker
             NoVariableNameGivenError: When single_value is set, but no variable_name is given
         """
+        _exception_handler = exception_handler or self._default_exception_handler
 
         def task_wrapper(task_function: Callable):
             config = TaskConfig(
                 task_type,
-                exception_handler,
+                _exception_handler,
                 timeout_ms,
                 max_jobs_to_activate,
                 max_running_jobs,
diff --git a/tests/unit/worker/task_router_test.py b/tests/unit/worker/task_router_test.py
index 6321555a..dc7d0e94 100644
--- a/tests/unit/worker/task_router_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/worker/task_router_test.py
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ def test_get_task(router: ZeebeTaskRouter, task: Task):
     assert found_task == task
 
 
+def test_task_inherits_exception_handler(router: ZeebeTaskRouter, task: Task):
+    router._default_exception_handler = str
+    router.task(task.type)(task.original_function)
+
+    found_task = router.get_task(task.type)
+    found_handler = found_task.config.exception_handler
+
+    assert found_handler == str
+
+
 def test_get_fake_task(router: ZeebeTaskRouter):
     with pytest.raises(TaskNotFoundError):
         router.get_task(str(uuid4()))