diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/StanzaError.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/StanzaError.java
index fad9f5253..d5a2dd890 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/StanzaError.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/StanzaError.java
@@ -198,6 +198,12 @@ public class StanzaError extends AbstractError implements ExtensionElement {
     public String toString() {
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("XMPPError: ");
         sb.append(condition.toString()).append(" - ").append(type.toString());
+
+        String descriptiveText = getDescriptiveText();
+        if (descriptiveText != null) {
+            sb.append(" [").append(descriptiveText).append(']');
+        }
+
         if (errorGenerator != null) {
             sb.append(". Generated by ").append(errorGenerator);
         }