diff --git a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/XMPPException.java b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/XMPPException.java
index 7f767ab49..53b083c43 100644
--- a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/XMPPException.java
+++ b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/XMPPException.java
@@ -192,4 +192,15 @@ public class XMPPException extends Exception {
             wrappedThrowable.printStackTrace(out);
         }
     }
-}
+
+    public String toString() {
+        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
+        if (wrappedThrowable != null) {
+            buf.append(wrappedThrowable);
+        }
+        if (error != null) {
+            buf.append(" -- ").append(error);
+        }
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+}
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