diff --git a/bindings/zeebe/command/throw_error.go b/bindings/zeebe/command/throw_error.go
index 3b0f43e8f7..d594ad94b6 100644
--- a/bindings/zeebe/command/throw_error.go
+++ b/bindings/zeebe/command/throw_error.go
@@ -19,15 +19,18 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/camunda/zeebe/clients/go/v8/pkg/commands"
+
 	"github.com/dapr/components-contrib/bindings"
 )
 
 var ErrMissingErrorCode = errors.New("errorCode is a required attribute")
 
 type throwErrorPayload struct {
-	JobKey       *int64 `json:"jobKey"`
-	ErrorCode    string `json:"errorCode"`
-	ErrorMessage string `json:"errorMessage"`
+	JobKey       *int64      `json:"jobKey"`
+	ErrorCode    string      `json:"errorCode"`
+	ErrorMessage string      `json:"errorMessage"`
+	Variables    interface{} `json:"variables"`
 }
 
 func (z *ZeebeCommand) throwError(ctx context.Context, req *bindings.InvokeRequest) (*bindings.InvokeResponse, error) {
@@ -53,7 +56,15 @@ func (z *ZeebeCommand) throwError(ctx context.Context, req *bindings.InvokeReque
 		cmd = cmd.ErrorMessage(payload.ErrorMessage)
 	}
 
-	_, err = cmd.Send(ctx)
+	var cmdDispatch = cmd
+	if payload.Variables != nil {
+		cmdDispatch, err = cmd.VariablesFromObject(payload.Variables)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	_, err = cmdDispatch.Send(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot throw error for job key %d: %w", payload.JobKey, err)
 	}
diff --git a/bindings/zeebe/command/throw_error_test.go b/bindings/zeebe/command/throw_error_test.go
index 38df83b24f..dacf2cf722 100644
--- a/bindings/zeebe/command/throw_error_test.go
+++ b/bindings/zeebe/command/throw_error_test.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ type mockThrowErrorCommandStep2 struct {
 type mockDispatchThrowErrorCommand struct {
 	commands.DispatchThrowErrorCommand
 	errorMessage string
+	variables    interface{}
 }
 
 func (mc *mockThrowErrorClient) NewThrowErrorCommand() commands.ThrowErrorCommandStep1 {
@@ -78,6 +79,12 @@ func (cmd3 *mockDispatchThrowErrorCommand) ErrorMessage(errorMessage string) com
 	return cmd3
 }
 
+func (cmd3 *mockDispatchThrowErrorCommand) VariablesFromObject(variables interface{}) (commands.DispatchThrowErrorCommand, error) {
+	cmd3.variables = variables
+
+	return cmd3, nil
+}
+
 func (cmd3 *mockDispatchThrowErrorCommand) Send(context.Context) (*pb.ThrowErrorResponse, error) {
 	return &pb.ThrowErrorResponse{}, nil
 }
@@ -129,4 +136,30 @@ func TestThrowError(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, payload.ErrorCode, mc.cmd1.cmd2.errorCode)
 		assert.Equal(t, payload.ErrorMessage, mc.cmd1.cmd2.cmd3.errorMessage)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("throw an error with variables", func(t *testing.T) {
+		payload := throwErrorPayload{
+			JobKey:       new(int64),
+			ErrorCode:    "a",
+			ErrorMessage: "b",
+			Variables: map[string]interface{}{
+				"key": "value",
+			},
+		}
+		data, err := json.Marshal(payload)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		req := &bindings.InvokeRequest{Data: data, Operation: ThrowErrorOperation}
+
+		var mc mockThrowErrorClient
+
+		cmd := ZeebeCommand{logger: testLogger, client: &mc}
+		_, err = cmd.Invoke(context.TODO(), req)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, *payload.JobKey, mc.cmd1.jobKey)
+		assert.Equal(t, payload.ErrorCode, mc.cmd1.cmd2.errorCode)
+		assert.Equal(t, payload.ErrorMessage, mc.cmd1.cmd2.cmd3.errorMessage)
+		assert.Equal(t, payload.Variables, mc.cmd1.cmd2.cmd3.variables)
+	})
 }