diff --git a/src/ui/control/geolocate_control.ts b/src/ui/control/geolocate_control.ts
index 03c9e82f5eb..a29054217b6 100644
--- a/src/ui/control/geolocate_control.ts
+++ b/src/ui/control/geolocate_control.ts
@@ -452,7 +452,13 @@ class GeolocateControl extends Evented<GeolocateControlEvents> implements IContr
             this._userLocationDotMarker.addClassName('mapboxgl-user-location-dot-stale');
         }
 
-        this.fire(new Event('error', error));
+        this.fire(new Event('error', {
+            code: error.code,
+            message: error.message,
+            PERMISSION_DENIED: error.PERMISSION_DENIED,
+            POSITION_UNAVAILABLE: error.POSITION_UNAVAILABLE,
+            TIMEOUT: error.TIMEOUT
+        } as GeolocationPositionError));
 
         this._finish();
     }
diff --git a/test/unit/ui/control/geolocate.test.ts b/test/unit/ui/control/geolocate.test.ts
index 117fe0c01fd..b88fc874deb 100644
--- a/test/unit/ui/control/geolocate.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/ui/control/geolocate.test.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,36 @@ test('GeolocateControl error event', async () => {
     });
 });
 
+test('GeolocateControl error event includes GeolocationPositionError constants', async () => {
+    const map = createMap();
+    const geolocate = new GeolocateControl();
+    map.addControl(geolocate);
+
+    // Directly call _onError with a mock GeolocationPositionError to test
+    // that PERMISSION_DENIED, POSITION_UNAVAILABLE, and TIMEOUT are passed through.
+    // The mock-geolocation library doesn't support these constants.
+    const mockError = {
+        PERMISSION_DENIED: 1,
+        POSITION_UNAVAILABLE: 2,
+        TIMEOUT: 3,
+        code: 1,
+        message: 'User denied Geolocation',
+    } as const satisfies GeolocationPositionError;
+
+    await afterUIChanges((resolve) => {
+        geolocate.on('error', (error) => {
+            expect(error.code).toEqual(1);
+            expect(error.message).toEqual('User denied Geolocation');
+            expect(error.PERMISSION_DENIED).toEqual(1);
+            expect(error.POSITION_UNAVAILABLE).toEqual(2);
+            expect(error.TIMEOUT).toEqual(3);
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call
+            resolve();
+        });
+        geolocate._onError(mockError);
+    });
+});
+
 test('GeolocateControl outofmaxbounds event in active lock state', async () => {
     const map = createMap();
     const geolocate = new GeolocateControl();