diff --git a/mock/soap/src/main/java/io/gatehill/imposter/plugin/soap/parser/Wsdl2Parser.kt b/mock/soap/src/main/java/io/gatehill/imposter/plugin/soap/parser/Wsdl2Parser.kt
index 9525643cc..9ce2f3e2c 100644
--- a/mock/soap/src/main/java/io/gatehill/imposter/plugin/soap/parser/Wsdl2Parser.kt
+++ b/mock/soap/src/main/java/io/gatehill/imposter/plugin/soap/parser/Wsdl2Parser.kt
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class Wsdl2Parser(
             expressionTemplate = "./wsdl:operation[@name='%s']",
             name = operationName
         )
-        return operation?.let { parseOperation(operationName, operation) }
+        return operation?.let { parseOperation(operationName, interfaceNode, operation) }
     }
 
     private fun getInterfaceNode(interfaceName: String): Element? {
@@ -163,13 +163,16 @@ class Wsdl2Parser(
         )
     }
 
-    private fun parseOperation(operationName: String, operation: Element): WsdlOperation {
+    private fun parseOperation(operationName: String, iface: Element, operation: Element): WsdlOperation {
         val soapOperation = selectSingleNode(operation, "./soap:operation") ?: throw IllegalStateException(
             "Unable to find soap:operation for operation $operationName"
         )
         val input = getMessage(operation, "./wsdl:input", required = true)
         val output = getMessage(operation, "./wsdl:output", required = true)
+
+        // fall back to fault defined at interface level
         val fault = getMessage(operation, "./wsdl:fault", required = false)
+            ?: getMessage(iface, "./wsdl:fault", required = false)
 
         return WsdlOperation(
             name = operation.getAttributeValue("name"),
diff --git a/mock/soap/src/test/java/io/gatehill/imposter/plugin/soap/parser/Wsdl1Soap11ParserTest.kt b/mock/soap/src/test/java/io/gatehill/imposter/plugin/soap/parser/Wsdl1Soap11ParserTest.kt
index 2723b0f85..825717dc6 100644
--- a/mock/soap/src/test/java/io/gatehill/imposter/plugin/soap/parser/Wsdl1Soap11ParserTest.kt
+++ b/mock/soap/src/test/java/io/gatehill/imposter/plugin/soap/parser/Wsdl1Soap11ParserTest.kt
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Wsdl1Soap11ParserTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun getBinding() {
+    fun `get SOAP binding, getPetById operation`() {
         val binding = parser.getBinding("SoapBinding")
         assertNotNull("SoapBinding should not be null", binding)
 
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@ class Wsdl1Soap11ParserTest {
         operation!!
         assertEquals("getPetById", operation.name)
         assertEquals("getPetById", operation.soapAction)
+
+        // operation style defined at operation level in this service
         assertEquals("document", operation.style)
+
         assertEquals(
             QName("urn:com:example:petstore", "getPetByIdRequest"),
             (operation.inputRef as ElementOperationMessage).elementName,
@@ -111,11 +114,45 @@ class Wsdl1Soap11ParserTest {
             QName("urn:com:example:petstore", "getPetByIdResponse"),
             (operation.outputRef as ElementOperationMessage).elementName,
         )
+        assertEquals(
+            QName("urn:com:example:petstore", "getPetFault"),
+            (operation.faultRef as ElementOperationMessage?)?.elementName,
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `get HTTP binding, getPetByName operation`() {
+        val binding = parser.getBinding("HttpBinding")
+        assertNotNull("HttpBinding should not be null", binding)
+
+        binding!!
+        assertEquals("HttpBinding", binding.name)
+        assertEquals(BindingType.HTTP, binding.type)
+        assertEquals("tns:PetPortType", binding.interfaceRef)
+
+        assertEquals(2, binding.operations.size)
+        val operation = binding.operations.find { it.name == "getPetByName" }
+        assertNotNull("getPetByName operation should not be null", operation)
+
+        operation!!
+        assertEquals("getPetByName", operation.name)
+        assertEquals("getPetByName", operation.soapAction)
 
         // operation style should fall back to binding style in WSDL 1.x
-        val petNameOp = binding.operations.find { it.name == "getPetByName" }
-        assertNotNull(petNameOp)
-        assertEquals("document", petNameOp?.style)
+        assertEquals("document", operation.style)
+
+        assertEquals(
+            QName("urn:com:example:petstore", "getPetByNameRequest"),
+            (operation.inputRef as ElementOperationMessage).elementName,
+        )
+        assertEquals(
+            QName("urn:com:example:petstore", "getPetByNameResponse"),
+            (operation.outputRef as ElementOperationMessage).elementName,
+        )
+        assertEquals(
+            QName("urn:com:example:petstore", "getPetFault"),
+            (operation.faultRef as ElementOperationMessage?)?.elementName,
+        )
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/mock/soap/src/test/java/io/gatehill/imposter/plugin/soap/parser/Wsdl1Soap12ParserTest.kt b/mock/soap/src/test/java/io/gatehill/imposter/plugin/soap/parser/Wsdl1Soap12ParserTest.kt
index 23571e1da..65e4d3191 100644
--- a/mock/soap/src/test/java/io/gatehill/imposter/plugin/soap/parser/Wsdl1Soap12ParserTest.kt
+++ b/mock/soap/src/test/java/io/gatehill/imposter/plugin/soap/parser/Wsdl1Soap12ParserTest.kt
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Wsdl1Soap12ParserTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun getBinding() {
+    fun `get SOAP binding, getPetById operation`() {
         val binding = parser.getBinding("SoapBinding")
         assertNotNull("SoapBinding should not be null", binding)
 
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@ class Wsdl1Soap12ParserTest {
         operation!!
         assertEquals("getPetById", operation.name)
         assertEquals("getPetById", operation.soapAction)
+
+        // operation style defined at operation level in this service
         assertEquals("document", operation.style)
+
         assertEquals(
             QName("urn:com:example:petstore","getPetByIdRequest"),
             (operation.inputRef as ElementOperationMessage).elementName,
@@ -111,11 +114,45 @@ class Wsdl1Soap12ParserTest {
             QName("urn:com:example:petstore","getPetByIdResponse"),
             (operation.outputRef as ElementOperationMessage).elementName,
         )
+        assertEquals(
+            QName("urn:com:example:petstore", "getPetFault"),
+            (operation.faultRef as ElementOperationMessage?)?.elementName,
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `get HTTP binding, getPetByName operation`() {
+        val binding = parser.getBinding("HttpBinding")
+        assertNotNull("HttpBinding should not be null", binding)
+
+        binding!!
+        assertEquals("HttpBinding", binding.name)
+        assertEquals(BindingType.HTTP, binding.type)
+        assertEquals("tns:PetPortType", binding.interfaceRef)
+
+        assertEquals(2, binding.operations.size)
+        val operation = binding.operations.find { it.name == "getPetByName" }
+        assertNotNull("getPetByName operation should not be null", operation)
+
+        operation!!
+        assertEquals("getPetByName", operation.name)
+        assertEquals("getPetByName", operation.soapAction)
 
         // operation style should fall back to binding style in WSDL 1.x
-        val petNameOp = binding.operations.find { it.name == "getPetByName" }
-        assertNotNull(petNameOp)
-        assertEquals("document", petNameOp?.style)
+        assertEquals("document", operation.style)
+
+        assertEquals(
+            QName("urn:com:example:petstore","getPetByNameRequest"),
+            (operation.inputRef as ElementOperationMessage).elementName,
+        )
+        assertEquals(
+            QName("urn:com:example:petstore","getPetByNameResponse"),
+            (operation.outputRef as ElementOperationMessage).elementName,
+        )
+        assertEquals(
+            QName("urn:com:example:petstore", "getPetFault"),
+            (operation.faultRef as ElementOperationMessage?)?.elementName,
+        )
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/mock/soap/src/test/java/io/gatehill/imposter/plugin/soap/parser/Wsdl2Soap12ParserTest.kt b/mock/soap/src/test/java/io/gatehill/imposter/plugin/soap/parser/Wsdl2Soap12ParserTest.kt
index 5463bad1f..400ea68db 100644
--- a/mock/soap/src/test/java/io/gatehill/imposter/plugin/soap/parser/Wsdl2Soap12ParserTest.kt
+++ b/mock/soap/src/test/java/io/gatehill/imposter/plugin/soap/parser/Wsdl2Soap12ParserTest.kt
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Wsdl2Soap12ParserTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun getBinding() {
+    fun `get SOAP binding, getPetById operation`() {
         val binding = parser.getBinding("SoapBinding")
         assertNotNull("SoapBinding should not be null", binding)
 
@@ -111,6 +111,46 @@ class Wsdl2Soap12ParserTest {
             QName("urn:com:example:petstore", "getPetByIdResponse"),
             (operation.outputRef as ElementOperationMessage).elementName,
         )
+
+        // fault defined at interface level
+        assertEquals(
+            QName("urn:com:example:petstore", "getPetFault"),
+            (operation.faultRef as ElementOperationMessage?)?.elementName,
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `get HTTP binding, getPetByName operation`() {
+        val binding = parser.getBinding("HttpBinding")
+        assertNotNull("HttpBinding should not be null", binding)
+
+        binding!!
+        assertEquals("HttpBinding", binding.name)
+        assertEquals(BindingType.HTTP, binding.type)
+        assertEquals("tns:PetInterface", binding.interfaceRef)
+
+        assertEquals(2, binding.operations.size)
+        val operation = binding.operations.find { it.name == "getPetByName" }
+        assertNotNull("getPetByName operation should not be null", operation)
+
+        operation!!
+        assertEquals("getPetByName", operation.name)
+        assertEquals("getPetByName", operation.soapAction)
+        assertEquals("document", operation.style)
+        assertEquals(
+            QName("urn:com:example:petstore", "getPetByNameRequest"),
+            (operation.inputRef as ElementOperationMessage).elementName,
+        )
+        assertEquals(
+            QName("urn:com:example:petstore", "getPetByNameResponse"),
+            (operation.outputRef as ElementOperationMessage).elementName,
+        )
+
+        // fault defined in operation
+        assertEquals(
+            QName("urn:com:example:petstore", "getPetFault"),
+            (operation.faultRef as ElementOperationMessage?)?.elementName,
+        )
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl1-soap11-document-bare/schema.xsd b/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl1-soap11-document-bare/schema.xsd
index 18698a618..ce0722429 100644
--- a/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl1-soap11-document-bare/schema.xsd
+++ b/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl1-soap11-document-bare/schema.xsd
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
         </xs:all>
     </xs:complexType>
 
+    <xs:complexType name="fault">
+        <xs:all>
+            <xs:element name="code" type="xs:int" />
+            <xs:element name="description" type="xs:string" />
+        </xs:all>
+    </xs:complexType>
+
     <xs:complexType name="getPetByIdRequest">
         <xs:all>
             <xs:element name="id" type="xs:int"/>
@@ -27,5 +34,5 @@
     <xs:element name="getPetByNameRequest" type="tns:getPetByNameRequest"/>
     <xs:element name="getPetByNameResponse" type="tns:petType"/>
 
-    <xs:element name="fault" type="xs:string"/>
+    <xs:element name="getPetFault" type="tns:fault"/>
 </xs:schema>
diff --git a/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl1-soap11-document-bare/service.wsdl b/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl1-soap11-document-bare/service.wsdl
index 48ffea79a..4f983579e 100644
--- a/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl1-soap11-document-bare/service.wsdl
+++ b/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl1-soap11-document-bare/service.wsdl
@@ -105,16 +105,21 @@
     <message name="getPetByNameResponse">
         <part element="tns:getPetByNameResponse" name="parameters"/>
     </message>
+    <message name="getPetFault">
+        <part element="tns:getPetFault" name="parameters"/>
+    </message>
 
     <!-- Abstract port types -->
     <portType name="PetPortType">
         <operation name="getPetById">
             <input message="tns:getPetByIdRequest" name="getPetByIdRequest"/>
             <output message="tns:getPetByIdResponse" name="getPetByIdResponse"/>
+            <fault message="tns:getPetFault" name="getPetFault" />
         </operation>
         <operation name="getPetByName">
             <input message="tns:getPetByNameRequest" name="getPetByNameRequest"/>
             <output message="tns:getPetByNameResponse" name="getPetByNameResponse"/>
+            <fault message="tns:getPetFault" name="getPetFault" />
         </operation>
     </portType>
 
@@ -130,6 +135,9 @@
             <output name="getPetByIdResponse">
                 <soap:body use="literal"/>
             </output>
+            <fault name="getPetFault">
+                <soap:body use="literal"/>
+            </fault>
         </operation>
         <operation name="getPetByName">
             <soap:operation soapAction="getPetByName" style="document"/>
@@ -139,6 +147,9 @@
             <output name="getPetByNameResponse">
                 <soap:body use="literal"/>
             </output>
+            <fault name="getPetFault">
+                <soap:body use="literal"/>
+            </fault>
         </operation>
     </binding>
 
@@ -154,6 +165,9 @@
             <output name="getPetByIdResponse">
                 <soap:body use="literal"/>
             </output>
+            <fault name="getPetFault">
+                <soap:body use="literal"/>
+            </fault>
         </operation>
 
         <operation name="getPetByName">
@@ -165,6 +179,9 @@
             <output name="getPetByNameResponse">
                 <soap:body use="literal"/>
             </output>
+            <fault name="getPetFault">
+                <soap:body use="literal"/>
+            </fault>
         </operation>
     </binding>
 
diff --git a/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl1-soap12/schema.xsd b/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl1-soap12/schema.xsd
index 18698a618..ce0722429 100644
--- a/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl1-soap12/schema.xsd
+++ b/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl1-soap12/schema.xsd
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
         </xs:all>
     </xs:complexType>
 
+    <xs:complexType name="fault">
+        <xs:all>
+            <xs:element name="code" type="xs:int" />
+            <xs:element name="description" type="xs:string" />
+        </xs:all>
+    </xs:complexType>
+
     <xs:complexType name="getPetByIdRequest">
         <xs:all>
             <xs:element name="id" type="xs:int"/>
@@ -27,5 +34,5 @@
     <xs:element name="getPetByNameRequest" type="tns:getPetByNameRequest"/>
     <xs:element name="getPetByNameResponse" type="tns:petType"/>
 
-    <xs:element name="fault" type="xs:string"/>
+    <xs:element name="getPetFault" type="tns:fault"/>
 </xs:schema>
diff --git a/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl1-soap12/service.wsdl b/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl1-soap12/service.wsdl
index 30c345f1c..f79915c7b 100644
--- a/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl1-soap12/service.wsdl
+++ b/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl1-soap12/service.wsdl
@@ -104,16 +104,21 @@
     <message name="getPetByNameResponse">
         <part element="tns:getPetByNameResponse" name="parameters"/>
     </message>
+    <message name="getPetFault">
+        <part element="tns:getPetFault" name="parameters"/>
+    </message>
 
     <!-- Abstract port types -->
     <portType name="PetPortType">
         <operation name="getPetById">
             <input message="tns:getPetByIdRequest" name="getPetByIdRequest"/>
             <output message="tns:getPetByIdResponse" name="getPetByIdResponse"/>
+            <fault message="tns:getPetFault" name="getPetFault" />
         </operation>
         <operation name="getPetByName">
             <input message="tns:getPetByNameRequest" name="getPetByNameRequest"/>
             <output message="tns:getPetByNameResponse" name="getPetByNameResponse"/>
+            <fault message="tns:getPetFault" name="getPetFault" />
         </operation>
     </portType>
 
@@ -129,6 +134,9 @@
             <output name="getPetByIdResponse">
                 <soap12:body use="literal"/>
             </output>
+            <fault name="getPetFault">
+                <soap12:body use="literal"/>
+            </fault>
         </operation>
         <operation name="getPetByName">
             <soap12:operation soapAction="getPetByName" style="document"/>
@@ -138,6 +146,9 @@
             <output name="getPetByNameResponse">
                 <soap12:body use="literal"/>
             </output>
+            <fault name="getPetFault">
+                <soap12:body use="literal"/>
+            </fault>
         </operation>
     </binding>
 
@@ -153,6 +164,9 @@
             <output name="getPetByIdResponse">
                 <soap12:body use="literal"/>
             </output>
+            <fault name="getPetFault">
+                <soap12:body use="literal"/>
+            </fault>
         </operation>
 
         <operation name="getPetByName">
@@ -164,6 +178,9 @@
             <output name="getPetByNameResponse">
                 <soap12:body use="literal"/>
             </output>
+            <fault name="getPetFault">
+                <soap12:body use="literal"/>
+            </fault>
         </operation>
     </binding>
 
diff --git a/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl2-soap12/schema.xsd b/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl2-soap12/schema.xsd
index 18698a618..ce0722429 100644
--- a/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl2-soap12/schema.xsd
+++ b/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl2-soap12/schema.xsd
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
         </xs:all>
     </xs:complexType>
 
+    <xs:complexType name="fault">
+        <xs:all>
+            <xs:element name="code" type="xs:int" />
+            <xs:element name="description" type="xs:string" />
+        </xs:all>
+    </xs:complexType>
+
     <xs:complexType name="getPetByIdRequest">
         <xs:all>
             <xs:element name="id" type="xs:int"/>
@@ -27,5 +34,5 @@
     <xs:element name="getPetByNameRequest" type="tns:getPetByNameRequest"/>
     <xs:element name="getPetByNameResponse" type="tns:petType"/>
 
-    <xs:element name="fault" type="xs:string"/>
+    <xs:element name="getPetFault" type="tns:fault"/>
 </xs:schema>
diff --git a/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl2-soap12/service.wsdl b/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl2-soap12/service.wsdl
index 5531b3877..9f134a13b 100644
--- a/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl2-soap12/service.wsdl
+++ b/mock/soap/src/test/resources/wsdl2-soap12/service.wsdl
@@ -94,19 +94,21 @@ http://www.w3.org/ns/wsdl/soap http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/desc/ns/soap.xsd">
 
     <!-- Abstract interfaces -->
     <interface name="PetInterface">
-        <fault name="Error1" element="tns:fault"/>
+        <fault name="getPetFault" element="tns:getPetFault"/>
 
         <operation name="getPetById" pattern="http://www.w3.org/ns/wsdl/in-out">
             <wsoap:operation soapAction="getPetById" style="document"/>
             <!-- no namespace prefix for the element, so fallback to WSDL targetNamespace -->
             <input messageLabel="In" element="getPetByIdRequest"/>
             <output messageLabel="Out" element="tns:getPetByIdResponse"/>
+            <!-- no fault defined for operation, so fallback to interface -->
         </operation>
 
         <operation name="getPetByName" pattern="http://www.w3.org/ns/wsdl/in-out">
             <wsoap:operation soapAction="getPetByName" style="document"/>
             <input messageLabel="In" element="tns:getPetByNameRequest"/>
             <output messageLabel="Out" element="tns:getPetByNameResponse"/>
+            <fault name="getPetFault" element="tns:getPetFault"/>
         </operation>
     </interface>