diff --git a/gcloud/connection.py b/gcloud/connection.py
index d61df0458b26..b63c35660a43 100644
--- a/gcloud/connection.py
+++ b/gcloud/connection.py
@@ -415,7 +415,8 @@ def api_request(self, method, path, query_params=None,
             target_object=_target_object)
 
         if not 200 <= response.status < 300:
-            raise make_exception(response, content)
+            raise make_exception(response, content,
+                                 error_info=method + ' ' + url)
 
         string_or_bytes = (six.binary_type, six.text_type)
         if content and expect_json and isinstance(content, string_or_bytes):
diff --git a/gcloud/exceptions.py b/gcloud/exceptions.py
index 0c04f80a12a0..c2374ca58891 100644
--- a/gcloud/exceptions.py
+++ b/gcloud/exceptions.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class ServiceUnavailable(ServerError):
     code = 503
 
 
-def make_exception(response, content, use_json=True):
+def make_exception(response, content, error_info=None, use_json=True):
     """Factory:  create exception based on HTTP response code.
 
     :type response: :class:`httplib2.Response` or other HTTP response object
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ def make_exception(response, content, use_json=True):
     :type content: string or dictionary
     :param content: The body of the HTTP error response.
 
+    :type error_info: string
+    :param error_info: Optional string giving extra information about the
+                       failed request.
+
     :type use_json: boolean
     :param use_json: Flag indicating if ``content`` is expected to be JSON.
 
@@ -187,6 +191,9 @@ def make_exception(response, content, use_json=True):
     message = payload.get('error', {}).get('message', '')
     errors = payload.get('error', {}).get('errors', ())
 
+    if error_info is not None:
+        message += ' (%s)' % (error_info,)
+
     try:
         klass = _HTTP_CODE_TO_EXCEPTION[response.status]
     except KeyError: