diff --git a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowDispatch.qll b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowDispatch.qll
index 1db6c08f5f4..16dbb9913a0 100644
--- a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowDispatch.qll
+++ b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowDispatch.qll
@@ -2159,3 +2159,113 @@ module DuckTyping {
     f.getADecorator().(Name).getId() = "property"
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Provides a class hierarchy for exception types, covering both builtin
+ * exceptions (from typeshed models) and user-defined exception classes.
+ */
+module ExceptionTypes {
+  private import semmle.python.ApiGraphs
+  private import semmle.python.frameworks.data.internal.ApiGraphModels
+
+  /** Holds if `name` is a builtin exception class name. */
+  predicate builtinException(string name) {
+    typeModel("builtins.BaseException~Subclass", "builtins." + name, "")
+  }
+
+  /** Holds if builtin exception `sub` is a direct subclass of builtin exception `base`. */
+  private predicate builtinExceptionSubclass(string base, string sub) {
+    typeModel("builtins." + base + "~Subclass", "builtins." + sub, "")
+  }
+
+  /** An exception type, either a builtin exception or a user-defined exception class. */
+  newtype TExceptType =
+    /** A user-defined exception class. */
+    TUserExceptType(Class c) or
+    /** A builtin exception class, identified by name. */
+    TBuiltinExceptType(string name) { builtinException(name) }
+
+  /** An exception type, either a builtin exception or a user-defined exception class. */
+  class ExceptType extends TExceptType {
+    /** Gets the name of this exception type. */
+    string getName() { none() }
+
+    /** Gets a data-flow node that refers to this exception type. */
+    DataFlow::Node getAUse() { none() }
+
+    /** Gets a direct superclass of this exception type. */
+    ExceptType getADirectSuperclass() { none() }
+
+    /** Gets a string representation of this exception type. */
+    string toString() { result = this.getName() }
+
+    /**
+     * Holds if this element is at the specified location.
+     * The location spans column `startColumn` of line `startLine` to
+     * column `endColumn` of line `endLine` in file `filepath`.
+     * For more information, see
+     * [Providing locations in CodeQL queries](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
+     */
+    predicate hasLocationInfo(
+      string filePath, int startLine, int startColumn, int endLine, int endColumn
+    ) {
+      none()
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** A user-defined exception class. */
+  class UserExceptType extends ExceptType, TUserExceptType {
+    Class cls;
+
+    UserExceptType() { this = TUserExceptType(cls) }
+
+    /** Gets the underlying class. */
+    Class asClass() { result = cls }
+
+    override string getName() { result = cls.getName() }
+
+    override DataFlow::Node getAUse() { result = classTracker(cls) }
+
+    override ExceptType getADirectSuperclass() {
+      result.(UserExceptType).asClass() = getADirectSuperclass(cls)
+      or
+      result.(BuiltinExceptType).getAUse().asExpr() = cls.getABase()
+    }
+
+    override predicate hasLocationInfo(
+      string filePath, int startLine, int startColumn, int endLine, int endColumn
+    ) {
+      cls.getLocation().hasLocationInfo(filePath, startLine, startColumn, endLine, endColumn)
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** A builtin exception class, identified by name. */
+  class BuiltinExceptType extends ExceptType, TBuiltinExceptType {
+    string name;
+
+    BuiltinExceptType() { this = TBuiltinExceptType(name) }
+
+    /** Gets the builtin name. */
+    string asBuiltinName() { result = name }
+
+    override string getName() { result = name }
+
+    override DataFlow::Node getAUse() { API::builtin(name).asSource().flowsTo(result) }
+
+    override ExceptType getADirectSuperclass() {
+      builtinExceptionSubclass(result.(BuiltinExceptType).asBuiltinName(), name) and
+      result != this
+    }
+
+    override predicate hasLocationInfo(
+      string filePath, int startLine, int startColumn, int endLine, int endColumn
+    ) {
+      filePath = "" and
+      startLine = 0 and
+      startColumn = 0 and
+      endLine = 0 and
+      endColumn = 0
+    }
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/python/ql/src/Exceptions/IncorrectExceptOrder.ql b/python/ql/src/Exceptions/IncorrectExceptOrder.ql
index 6eb1b39b0e6..436bc00be4a 100644
--- a/python/ql/src/Exceptions/IncorrectExceptOrder.ql
+++ b/python/ql/src/Exceptions/IncorrectExceptOrder.ql
@@ -15,74 +15,7 @@
 
 import python
 import semmle.python.dataflow.new.internal.DataFlowDispatch
-import semmle.python.ApiGraphs
-import semmle.python.frameworks.data.internal.ApiGraphModels
-
-predicate builtinException(string name) {
-  typeModel("builtins.BaseException~Subclass", "builtins." + name, "")
-}
-
-predicate builtinExceptionSubclass(string base, string sub) {
-  typeModel("builtins." + base + "~Subclass", "builtins." + sub, "")
-}
-
-newtype TExceptType =
-  TClass(Class c) or
-  TBuiltin(string name) { builtinException(name) }
-
-class ExceptType extends TExceptType {
-  Class asClass() { this = TClass(result) }
-
-  string asBuiltinName() { this = TBuiltin(result) }
-
-  predicate isBuiltin() { this = TBuiltin(_) }
-
-  string getName() {
-    result = this.asClass().getName()
-    or
-    result = this.asBuiltinName()
-  }
-
-  string toString() { result = this.getName() }
-
-  DataFlow::Node getAUse() {
-    result = classTracker(this.asClass())
-    or
-    API::builtin(this.asBuiltinName()).asSource().flowsTo(result)
-  }
-
-  ExceptType getADirectSuperclass() {
-    result.asClass() = getADirectSuperclass(this.asClass())
-    or
-    result.isBuiltin() and
-    result.getAUse().asExpr() = this.asClass().getABase()
-    or
-    builtinExceptionSubclass(result.asBuiltinName(), this.asBuiltinName()) and
-    this != result
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Holds if this element is at the specified location.
-   * The location spans column `startColumn` of line `startLine` to
-   * column `endColumn` of line `endLine` in file `filepath`.
-   * For more information, see
-   * [Providing locations in CodeQL queries](https://codeql.github.com/docs/writing-codeql-queries/providing-locations-in-codeql-queries/).
-   */
-  predicate hasLocationInfo(
-    string filePath, int startLine, int startColumn, int endLine, int endColumn
-  ) {
-    this.asClass()
-        .getLocation()
-        .hasLocationInfo(filePath, startLine, startColumn, endLine, endColumn)
-    or
-    this.isBuiltin() and
-    filePath = "" and
-    startLine = 0 and
-    startColumn = 0 and
-    endLine = 0 and
-    endColumn = 0
-  }
-}
+private import ExceptionTypes
 
 predicate incorrectExceptOrder(ExceptStmt ex1, ExceptType cls1, ExceptStmt ex2, ExceptType cls2) {
   exists(int i, int j, Try t |