diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/XMPPError.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/XMPPError.java
index 360d0d06d..bcd807be7 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/XMPPError.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/XMPPError.java
@@ -175,6 +175,16 @@ public class XMPPError extends AbstractError {
         return conditionText;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("XMPPError: ");
+        sb.append(condition.toString()).append(" - ").append(type.toString());
+        if (errorGenerator != null) {
+            sb.append(". Generated by ").append(errorGenerator);
+        }
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the error as XML.
      *