diff --git a/ext/intl/msgformat/msgformat.c b/ext/intl/msgformat/msgformat.c
index 2439b5855a63c..edf69dc52c9f5 100644
--- a/ext/intl/msgformat/msgformat.c
+++ b/ext/intl/msgformat/msgformat.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static int msgfmt_ctor(INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAMETERS, zend_bool is_constructor)
 	int         spattern_len = 0;
 	zval*       object;
 	MessageFormatter_object* mfo;
+	UParseError parse_error;
 	int zpp_flags = is_constructor ? ZEND_PARSE_PARAMS_THROW : 0;
 	intl_error_reset( NULL );
 
@@ -79,12 +80,26 @@ static int msgfmt_ctor(INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAMETERS, zend_bool is_constructor)
 	(mfo)->mf_data.orig_format_len = pattern_len;
 
 	/* Create an ICU message formatter. */
-	MSG_FORMAT_OBJECT(mfo) = umsg_open(spattern, spattern_len, locale, NULL, &INTL_DATA_ERROR_CODE(mfo));
+	MSG_FORMAT_OBJECT(mfo) = umsg_open(spattern, spattern_len, locale, &parse_error, &INTL_DATA_ERROR_CODE(mfo));
 
 	if(spattern) {
 		efree(spattern);
 	}
 
+	if (INTL_DATA_ERROR_CODE( mfo ) == U_PATTERN_SYNTAX_ERROR) {
+		char *msg = NULL;
+		smart_str parse_error_str;
+		parse_error_str = intl_parse_error_to_string( &parse_error );
+		spprintf( &msg, 0, "pattern syntax error (%s)", parse_error_str.s? ZSTR_VAL(parse_error_str.s) : "unknown parser error" );
+		smart_str_free( &parse_error_str );
+
+		intl_error_set_code( NULL, INTL_DATA_ERROR_CODE( mfo ) );
+		intl_errors_set_custom_msg( INTL_DATA_ERROR_P( mfo ), msg, 1 );
+
+		efree( msg );
+		return FAILURE;
+	}
+
 	INTL_CTOR_CHECK_STATUS(mfo, "msgfmt_create: message formatter creation failed");
 	return SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -116,7 +131,9 @@ PHP_METHOD( MessageFormatter, __construct )
 	return_value = ZEND_THIS;
 	if (msgfmt_ctor(INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAM_PASSTHRU, 1) == FAILURE) {
 		if (!EG(exception)) {
-			zend_throw_exception(IntlException_ce_ptr, "Constructor failed", 0);
+			zend_string *err = intl_error_get_message(NULL);
+			zend_throw_exception(IntlException_ce_ptr, ZSTR_VAL(err), intl_error_get_code(NULL));
+			zend_string_release_ex(err, 0);
 		}
 	}
 	zend_restore_error_handling(&error_handling);
diff --git a/ext/intl/msgformat/msgformat_format.c b/ext/intl/msgformat/msgformat_format.c
index a11c167a4bc30..a0a410cf0dc8b 100644
--- a/ext/intl/msgformat/msgformat_format.c
+++ b/ext/intl/msgformat/msgformat_format.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION( msgfmt_format_message )
 	size_t      slocale_len = 0;
 	MessageFormatter_object mf;
 	MessageFormatter_object *mfo = &mf;
+	UParseError parse_error;
 
 	/* Parse parameters. */
 	if( zend_parse_method_parameters( ZEND_NUM_ARGS(), getThis(), "ssa",
@@ -136,10 +137,25 @@ PHP_FUNCTION( msgfmt_format_message )
 #endif
 
 	/* Create an ICU message formatter. */
-	MSG_FORMAT_OBJECT(mfo) = umsg_open(spattern, spattern_len, slocale, NULL, &INTL_DATA_ERROR_CODE(mfo));
+	MSG_FORMAT_OBJECT(mfo) = umsg_open(spattern, spattern_len, slocale, &parse_error, &INTL_DATA_ERROR_CODE(mfo));
 	if(spattern && spattern_len) {
 		efree(spattern);
 	}
+
+	if (INTL_DATA_ERROR_CODE( mfo ) == U_PATTERN_SYNTAX_ERROR) {
+		char *msg = NULL;
+		smart_str parse_error_str;
+		parse_error_str = intl_parse_error_to_string( &parse_error );
+		spprintf( &msg, 0, "pattern syntax error (%s)", parse_error_str.s? ZSTR_VAL(parse_error_str.s) : "unknown parser error" );
+		smart_str_free( &parse_error_str );
+
+		intl_error_set_code( NULL, INTL_DATA_ERROR_CODE( mfo ) );
+		intl_errors_set_custom_msg( INTL_DATA_ERROR_P( mfo ), msg, 1 );
+
+		efree( msg );
+		RETURN_FALSE;
+	}
+
 	INTL_METHOD_CHECK_STATUS(mfo, "Creating message formatter failed");
 
 	msgfmt_do_format(mfo, args, return_value);
diff --git a/ext/intl/tests/msgfmt_fail2.phpt b/ext/intl/tests/msgfmt_fail2.phpt
index 0016de4bb7a9e..0d4a52a64f0ee 100644
--- a/ext/intl/tests/msgfmt_fail2.phpt
+++ b/ext/intl/tests/msgfmt_fail2.phpt
@@ -96,12 +96,12 @@ Warning: msgfmt_create() expects exactly 2 parameters, 1 given in %s on line %d
 Warning: MessageFormatter::create() expects exactly 2 parameters, 1 given in %s on line %d
 'msgfmt_create: unable to parse input parameters: U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR'
 
-IntlException: Constructor failed in %smsgfmt_fail2.php on line %d
+IntlException: msgfmt_create: message formatter creation failed: U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR in %s on line %d
 'msgfmt_create: message formatter creation failed: U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR'
 'msgfmt_create: message formatter creation failed: U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR'
 'msgfmt_create: message formatter creation failed: U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR'
 
-IntlException: Constructor failed in %smsgfmt_fail2.php on line %d
+IntlException: msgfmt_create: message formatter creation failed: U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR in %s on line %d
 'msgfmt_create: message formatter creation failed: U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR'
 'msgfmt_create: message formatter creation failed: U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR'
 'msgfmt_create: message formatter creation failed: U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR'
@@ -115,17 +115,17 @@ Warning: MessageFormatter::create() expects parameter 1 to be string, array give
 Warning: msgfmt_create() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given in %s on line %d
 'msgfmt_create: unable to parse input parameters: U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR'
 
-IntlException: Constructor failed in %smsgfmt_fail2.php on line %d
-'msgfmt_create: message formatter creation failed: U_PATTERN_SYNTAX_ERROR'
-'msgfmt_create: message formatter creation failed: U_PATTERN_SYNTAX_ERROR'
-'msgfmt_create: message formatter creation failed: U_PATTERN_SYNTAX_ERROR'
+IntlException: pattern syntax error (parse error at offset 1, after "{", before or at "0,choice}"): U_PATTERN_SYNTAX_ERROR in %s on line %d
+'pattern syntax error (parse error at offset 1, after "{", before or at "0,choice}"): U_PATTERN_SYNTAX_ERROR'
+'pattern syntax error (parse error at offset 1, after "{", before or at "0,choice}"): U_PATTERN_SYNTAX_ERROR'
+'pattern syntax error (parse error at offset 1, after "{", before or at "0,choice}"): U_PATTERN_SYNTAX_ERROR'
 
-IntlException: Constructor failed in %smsgfmt_fail2.php on line %d
+IntlException: msgfmt_create: message formatter creation failed: U_UNMATCHED_BRACES in %s on line %d
 'msgfmt_create: message formatter creation failed: U_UNMATCHED_BRACES'
 'msgfmt_create: message formatter creation failed: U_UNMATCHED_BRACES'
 'msgfmt_create: message formatter creation failed: U_UNMATCHED_BRACES'
 
-IntlException: Constructor failed in %smsgfmt_fail2.php on line %d
+IntlException: msgfmt_create: error converting pattern to UTF-16: U_INVALID_CHAR_FOUND in %s on line %d
 'msgfmt_create: error converting pattern to UTF-16: U_INVALID_CHAR_FOUND'
 'msgfmt_create: error converting pattern to UTF-16: U_INVALID_CHAR_FOUND'
 'msgfmt_create: error converting pattern to UTF-16: U_INVALID_CHAR_FOUND'