diff --git a/api/v2/descriptors.go b/api/v2/descriptors.go
index dfbbc6f90..1ee5471ee 100644
--- a/api/v2/descriptors.go
+++ b/api/v2/descriptors.go
@@ -977,6 +977,14 @@ var errorDescriptors = []ErrorDescriptor{
 		started, this error code may be returned.`,
 		HTTPStatusCodes: []int{http.StatusNotFound},
 	},
+	{
+		Code:    ErrorCodeBlobUploadInvalid,
+		Value:   "BLOB_UPLOAD_INVALID",
+		Message: "blob upload invalid",
+		Description: `The blob upload encountered an error and can no
+		longer proceed.`,
+		HTTPStatusCodes: []int{http.StatusNotFound},
+	},
 }
 
 var errorCodeToDescriptors map[ErrorCode]ErrorDescriptor
diff --git a/api/v2/errors.go b/api/v2/errors.go
index 94c646fc8..4d5d55c7a 100644
--- a/api/v2/errors.go
+++ b/api/v2/errors.go
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ const (
 
 	// ErrorCodeBlobUploadUnknown is returned when an upload is unknown.
 	ErrorCodeBlobUploadUnknown
+
+	// ErrorCodeBlobUploadInvalid is returned when an upload is invalid.
+	ErrorCodeBlobUploadInvalid
 )
 
 // ParseErrorCode attempts to parse the error code string, returning
diff --git a/doc/SPEC.md b/doc/SPEC.md
index 13b510e3d..ebf4958e8 100644
--- a/doc/SPEC.md
+++ b/doc/SPEC.md
@@ -703,6 +703,7 @@ The error codes encountered via the API are enumerated in the following table:
  `MANIFEST_UNVERIFIED` | manifest failed signature verification | During manifest upload, if the manifest fails signature verification, this error will be returned.
  `BLOB_UNKNOWN` | blob unknown to registry | This error may be returned when a blob is unknown to the registry in a specified repository. This can be returned with a standard get or if a manifest references an unknown layer during upload.
  `BLOB_UPLOAD_UNKNOWN` | blob upload unknown to registry | If a blob upload has been cancelled or was never started, this error code may be returned.
+ `BLOB_UPLOAD_INVALID` | blob upload invalid | The blob upload encountered an error and can no longer proceed.