diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h
index b762f61f..4dcc587b 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h
@@ -1189,6 +1189,18 @@ class NativeArray {
   GTEST_DISALLOW_ASSIGN_(NativeArray);
 };
 
+class AdditionalMessage {
+ public:
+  AdditionalMessage(const char* message) : msg(message) {}
+  void set(const std::string& message) { msg = message; }
+  operator bool() const { return true; }
+
+  const std::string& get() const { return msg; }
+
+ private:
+  std::string msg;
+};
+
 }  // namespace internal
 }  // namespace testing
 
@@ -1214,45 +1226,60 @@ class NativeArray {
 #define GTEST_SUPPRESS_UNREACHABLE_CODE_WARNING_BELOW_(statement) \
   if (::testing::internal::AlwaysTrue()) { statement; }
 
-#define GTEST_TEST_THROW_(statement, expected_exception, fail) \
-  GTEST_AMBIGUOUS_ELSE_BLOCKER_ \
-  if (::testing::internal::ConstCharPtr gtest_msg = "") { \
-    bool gtest_caught_expected = false; \
-    try { \
-      GTEST_SUPPRESS_UNREACHABLE_CODE_WARNING_BELOW_(statement); \
-    } \
-    catch (expected_exception const&) { \
-      gtest_caught_expected = true; \
-    } \
-    catch (...) { \
-      gtest_msg.value = \
-          "Expected: " #statement " throws an exception of type " \
-          #expected_exception ".\n  Actual: it throws a different type."; \
-      goto GTEST_CONCAT_TOKEN_(gtest_label_testthrow_, __LINE__); \
-    } \
-    if (!gtest_caught_expected) { \
-      gtest_msg.value = \
-          "Expected: " #statement " throws an exception of type " \
-          #expected_exception ".\n  Actual: it throws nothing."; \
-      goto GTEST_CONCAT_TOKEN_(gtest_label_testthrow_, __LINE__); \
-    } \
-  } else \
-    GTEST_CONCAT_TOKEN_(gtest_label_testthrow_, __LINE__): \
-      fail(gtest_msg.value)
+#define GTEST_TEST_THROW_(statement, expected_exception, fail)      \
+  GTEST_AMBIGUOUS_ELSE_BLOCKER_                                     \
+  if (::testing::internal::AdditionalMessage message = "") {        \
+    bool gtest_caught_expected = false;                             \
+    try {                                                           \
+      try {                                                         \
+        GTEST_SUPPRESS_UNREACHABLE_CODE_WARNING_BELOW_(statement);  \
+      } catch (expected_exception const&) {                         \
+        gtest_caught_expected = true;                               \
+        throw;                                                      \
+      }                                                             \
+    } catch (const std::exception& e) {                             \
+      if (!gtest_caught_expected) {                                 \
+        message.set(                                                \
+            "it throws a different type "                           \
+            "with message: " +                                      \
+            std::string(e.what()));                                 \
+        goto GTEST_CONCAT_TOKEN_(gtest_label_testthrow_, __LINE__); \
+      }                                                             \
+    } catch (...) {                                                 \
+      if (!gtest_caught_expected) {                                 \
+        message.set("it throws a different type.");                 \
+        goto GTEST_CONCAT_TOKEN_(gtest_label_testthrow_, __LINE__); \
+      }                                                             \
+    }                                                               \
+    if (!gtest_caught_expected) {                                   \
+      message.set("it throws nothing.");                            \
+      goto GTEST_CONCAT_TOKEN_(gtest_label_testthrow_, __LINE__);   \
+    }                                                               \
+  } else                                                            \
+    GTEST_CONCAT_TOKEN_(gtest_label_testthrow_, __LINE__)           \
+        : fail(("Expected: " #statement                             \
+                " throws an exception of type " #expected_exception \
+                ".\n  Actual: " +                                   \
+                message.get())                                      \
+                   .c_str())
 
-#define GTEST_TEST_NO_THROW_(statement, fail) \
-  GTEST_AMBIGUOUS_ELSE_BLOCKER_ \
-  if (::testing::internal::AlwaysTrue()) { \
-    try { \
-      GTEST_SUPPRESS_UNREACHABLE_CODE_WARNING_BELOW_(statement); \
-    } \
-    catch (...) { \
-      goto GTEST_CONCAT_TOKEN_(gtest_label_testnothrow_, __LINE__); \
-    } \
-  } else \
-    GTEST_CONCAT_TOKEN_(gtest_label_testnothrow_, __LINE__): \
-      fail("Expected: " #statement " doesn't throw an exception.\n" \
-           "  Actual: it throws.")
+#define GTEST_TEST_NO_THROW_(statement, fail)                            \
+  GTEST_AMBIGUOUS_ELSE_BLOCKER_                                          \
+  if (::testing::internal::AdditionalMessage message = ".") {            \
+    try {                                                                \
+      GTEST_SUPPRESS_UNREACHABLE_CODE_WARNING_BELOW_(statement);         \
+    } catch (const std::exception& e) {                                  \
+      message.set(std::string(": ") + e.what());                         \
+      goto GTEST_CONCAT_TOKEN_(gtest_label_testnothrow_, __LINE__);      \
+    } catch (...) {                                                      \
+      goto GTEST_CONCAT_TOKEN_(gtest_label_testnothrow_, __LINE__);      \
+    }                                                                    \
+  } else                                                                 \
+    GTEST_CONCAT_TOKEN_(gtest_label_testnothrow_, __LINE__)              \
+        : fail(("Expected: " #statement " doesn't throw an exception.\n" \
+                "  Actual: it throws" +                                  \
+                message.get())                                           \
+                   .c_str())
 
 #define GTEST_TEST_ANY_THROW_(statement, fail) \
   GTEST_AMBIGUOUS_ELSE_BLOCKER_ \
diff --git a/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc b/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc
index c03b3671..f2c4435f 100644
--- a/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc
+++ b/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc
@@ -3328,6 +3328,7 @@ TEST_F(SingleEvaluationTest, OtherCases) {
 void ThrowAnInteger() {
   throw 1;
 }
+void ThrowAnException(const char* what) { throw std::runtime_error(what); }
 
 // Tests that assertion arguments are evaluated exactly once.
 TEST_F(SingleEvaluationTest, ExceptionTests) {
@@ -3370,6 +3371,26 @@ TEST_F(SingleEvaluationTest, ExceptionTests) {
   // failed EXPECT_ANY_THROW
   EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_ANY_THROW(a_++), "it doesn't");
   EXPECT_EQ(7, a_);
+
+  // failed EXPECT_THROW std::exception, throws different
+  EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_THROW(
+                              {  // NOLINT
+                                a_++;
+                                ThrowAnInteger();
+                              },
+                              std::exception),
+                          "throws a different type");
+  EXPECT_EQ(8, a_);
+
+  // failed EXPECT_THROW, throws std::exception
+  EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_THROW(
+                              {  // NOLINT
+                                a_++;
+                                ThrowAnException("blablubb");
+                              },
+                              bool),
+                          "throws a different type with message: blablubb");
+  EXPECT_EQ(9, a_);
 }
 
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_EXCEPTIONS
@@ -3802,6 +3823,11 @@ TEST(AssertionTest, ASSERT_THROW) {
       ASSERT_THROW(ThrowNothing(), bool),
       "Expected: ThrowNothing() throws an exception of type bool.\n"
       "  Actual: it throws nothing.");
+
+  EXPECT_FATAL_FAILURE(
+      ASSERT_THROW(ThrowAnException("b"), bool),
+      "Expected: ThrowAnException(\"b\") throws an exception of type bool.\n"
+      "  Actual: it throws a different type with message: b");
 }
 
 // Tests ASSERT_NO_THROW.
@@ -3810,6 +3836,9 @@ TEST(AssertionTest, ASSERT_NO_THROW) {
   EXPECT_FATAL_FAILURE(ASSERT_NO_THROW(ThrowAnInteger()),
                        "Expected: ThrowAnInteger() doesn't throw an exception."
                        "\n  Actual: it throws.");
+  EXPECT_FATAL_FAILURE(ASSERT_NO_THROW(ThrowAnException("blablubb")),
+                       "Expected: ThrowAnException(\"blablubb\") doesn't throw"
+                       " an exception.\n  Actual: it throws: blablubb");
 }
 
 // Tests ASSERT_ANY_THROW.
@@ -4536,13 +4565,17 @@ TEST(ExpectTest, EXPECT_GT) {
 // Tests EXPECT_THROW.
 TEST(ExpectTest, EXPECT_THROW) {
   EXPECT_THROW(ThrowAnInteger(), int);
+  EXPECT_THROW(ThrowAnException(""), std::exception);
   EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_THROW(ThrowAnInteger(), bool),
                           "Expected: ThrowAnInteger() throws an exception of "
                           "type bool.\n  Actual: it throws a different type.");
-  EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(
-      EXPECT_THROW(ThrowNothing(), bool),
-      "Expected: ThrowNothing() throws an exception of type bool.\n"
-      "  Actual: it throws nothing.");
+  EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_THROW(ThrowNothing(), bool),
+                          "Expected: ThrowNothing() throws an exception of "
+                          "type bool.\n  Actual: it throws nothing.");
+  EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_THROW(ThrowAnException("buuh"), bool),
+                          "Expected: ThrowAnException(\"buuh\") throws an "
+                          "exception of type bool.\n  Actual: "
+                          "it throws a different type with message: buuh");
 }
 
 // Tests EXPECT_NO_THROW.
@@ -4551,6 +4584,9 @@ TEST(ExpectTest, EXPECT_NO_THROW) {
   EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_NO_THROW(ThrowAnInteger()),
                           "Expected: ThrowAnInteger() doesn't throw an "
                           "exception.\n  Actual: it throws.");
+  EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_NO_THROW(ThrowAnException("blah")),
+                          "Expected: ThrowAnException(\"blah\") doesn't "
+                          "throw an exception.\n  Actual: it throws: blah");
 }
 
 // Tests EXPECT_ANY_THROW.