diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 998912a54..aefe707e0 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ services:
 
 
   mysql:
-    image: mysql:8.0-debian
+    image: mysql:8.0
     environment:
       MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: password
       MYSQL_DATABASE: world
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/doobie/syntax/applicativeerror.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/doobie/syntax/applicativeerror.scala
index 929a88386..d4a2bd4e6 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/doobie/syntax/applicativeerror.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/doobie/syntax/applicativeerror.scala
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import java.sql.SQLException
 
 class ApplicativeErrorOps[M[_], A](self: M[A])(implicit ev: ApplicativeError[M, Throwable]) {
   def attemptSql: M[Either[SQLException, A]] = C.attemptSql(self)
+  def attemptSomeSql[B](f: PartialFunction[SQLException, B]): M[Either[B, A]] = C.attemptSomeSql(self)(f)
   def attemptSqlState: M[Either[SqlState, A]] = C.attemptSqlState(self)
   def attemptSomeSqlState[B](f: PartialFunction[SqlState, B]): M[Either[B, A]] = C.attemptSomeSqlState(self)(f)
   def exceptSql(handler: SQLException => M[A]): M[A] = C.exceptSql(self)(handler)
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/doobie/util/catchsql.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/doobie/util/catchsql.scala
index 439fc763d..33db9889e 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/doobie/util/catchsql.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/doobie/util/catchsql.scala
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ object catchsql {
       case e: SQLException => e.asLeft
     }
 
+  /** Like `attempt` but catches only the defined `SQLException`. */
+  def attemptSomeSql[M[_], A, B](ma: M[A])(f: PartialFunction[SQLException, B])(implicit AE: ApplicativeError[M, Throwable]): M[Either[B, A]] =
+    ma.map(_.asRight[B]).recoverWith { case e: SQLException =>
+      f.lift(e).fold(AE.raiseError[Either[B, A]](e))(b => AE.pure(b.asLeft))
+    }
+
   /** Like `attemptSql` but yields only the exception's `SqlState`. */
   def attemptSqlState[M[_], A](ma: M[A])(
       implicit ev: ApplicativeError[M, Throwable]
diff --git a/modules/core/src/test/scala/doobie/util/CatchSqlSuite.scala b/modules/core/src/test/scala/doobie/util/CatchSqlSuite.scala
index 55c8f6a58..508dcd9fc 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/test/scala/doobie/util/CatchSqlSuite.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/test/scala/doobie/util/CatchSqlSuite.scala
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
 
 package doobie.util
 
-import cats.effect.{IO}
-import doobie.*, doobie.implicits.*
+import cats.effect.IO
+import doobie.*
+import doobie.implicits.*
+import org.postgresql.util.{PSQLException, PSQLState}
+
 import java.sql.SQLException
 
 class CatchSqlSuite extends munit.FunSuite {
@@ -31,16 +34,61 @@ class CatchSqlSuite extends munit.FunSuite {
     }
   }
 
-  test("attemptSqlState shuold do nothing on success") {
+  test("attemptSomeSql should do nothing on success") {
+    assertEquals(
+      IO.delay(3).attemptSomeSql {
+        case _: SQLException => 42
+      }.unsafeRunSync(),
+      Right(3))
+  }
+
+  test("attemptSomeSql should catch SQLException with matching subtype (1)") {
+    val e = new SQLException("", SQLSTATE_FOO.value)
+    assertEquals(
+      IO.raiseError(e).attemptSomeSql {
+        case _: SQLException => 42
+      }.unsafeRunSync(),
+      Left(42))
+  }
+
+  test("attemptSomeSql should catch SQLException with matching subtype (2)") {
+    val PSQLSTATE = PSQLState.CHECK_VIOLATION
+    val e = new PSQLException("", PSQLSTATE)
+    assertEquals(
+      IO.raiseError(e).attemptSomeSql {
+        case exception: PSQLException if exception.getSQLState == PSQLSTATE.getState => 66
+      }.unsafeRunSync(),
+      Left(66))
+  }
+
+  test("attemptSomeSql should ignore SQLException with non-matching subtype") {
+    final case class AnotherSQLException(message: String) extends SQLException(message)
+    val e = AnotherSQLException("")
+    intercept[AnotherSQLException] {
+      IO.raiseError(e).attemptSomeSql {
+        case exception: PSQLException if exception.getSQLState == "Baz" => 66
+      }.unsafeRunSync()
+    }
+  }
+
+  test("attemptSomeSql should ignore non-SQLException") {
+    val e = new IllegalArgumentException
+    intercept[IllegalArgumentException] {
+      IO.raiseError(e).attemptSomeSql {
+        case _: SQLException => 42
+      }.unsafeRunSync()
+    }
+  }
+  test("attemptSqlState should do nothing on success") {
     assertEquals(IO.delay(3).attemptSqlState.unsafeRunSync(), Right(3))
   }
 
-  test("attemptSqlState shuold catch SQLException") {
+  test("attemptSqlState should catch SQLException") {
     val e = new SQLException("", SQLSTATE_FOO.value)
     assertEquals(IO.raiseError(e).attemptSqlState.unsafeRunSync(), Left(SQLSTATE_FOO))
   }
 
-  test("attemptSqlState shuold ignore non-SQLException") {
+  test("attemptSqlState should ignore non-SQLException") {
     val e = new IllegalArgumentException
     intercept[IllegalArgumentException] {
       IO.raiseError(e).attemptSqlState.unsafeRunSync()