diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ir/printer.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ir/printer.rs
index 57c1ff054ff..3b55f5051ae 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ir/printer.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ir/printer.rs
@@ -264,8 +264,10 @@ fn display_instruction_inner(
         Instruction::DecrementRc { value } => {
             writeln!(f, "dec_rc {}", show(*value))
         }
-        Instruction::RangeCheck { value, max_bit_size, .. } => {
-            writeln!(f, "range_check {} to {} bits", show(*value), *max_bit_size,)
+        Instruction::RangeCheck { value, max_bit_size, assert_message } => {
+            let message =
+                assert_message.as_ref().map(|message| format!(", {message:?}")).unwrap_or_default();
+            writeln!(f, "range_check {} to {} bits{}", show(*value), *max_bit_size, message)
         }
         Instruction::IfElse { then_condition, then_value, else_condition, else_value } => {
             let then_condition = show(*then_condition);
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/parser/ast.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/parser/ast.rs
index 818d9c1b065..40e53cc4974 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/parser/ast.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/parser/ast.rs
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ pub(crate) enum ParsedInstruction {
     RangeCheck {
         value: ParsedValue,
         max_bit_size: u32,
+        assert_message: Option<String>,
     },
     Store {
         value: ParsedValue,
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/parser/into_ssa.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/parser/into_ssa.rs
index 995f5e41386..37f0fa30393 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/parser/into_ssa.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/parser/into_ssa.rs
@@ -322,9 +322,9 @@ impl Translator {
                 let value_id = self.builder.insert_not(value);
                 self.define_variable(target, value_id)?;
             }
-            ParsedInstruction::RangeCheck { value, max_bit_size } => {
+            ParsedInstruction::RangeCheck { value, max_bit_size, assert_message } => {
                 let value = self.translate_value(value)?;
-                self.builder.insert_range_check(value, max_bit_size, None);
+                self.builder.insert_range_check(value, max_bit_size, assert_message);
             }
             ParsedInstruction::Store { value, address } => {
                 let value = self.translate_value(value)?;
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/parser/mod.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/parser/mod.rs
index 60dc6b4e504..3bd0563e5e6 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/parser/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/parser/mod.rs
@@ -449,7 +449,11 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         self.eat_or_error(Token::Keyword(Keyword::To))?;
         let max_bit_size = self.eat_int_or_error()?.to_u128() as u32;
         self.eat_or_error(Token::Keyword(Keyword::Bits))?;
-        Ok(Some(ParsedInstruction::RangeCheck { value, max_bit_size }))
+
+        let assert_message =
+            if self.eat(Token::Comma)? { Some(self.eat_str_or_error()?) } else { None };
+
+        Ok(Some(ParsedInstruction::RangeCheck { value, max_bit_size, assert_message }))
     }
 
     fn parse_store(&mut self) -> ParseResult<Option<ParsedInstruction>> {
@@ -988,6 +992,10 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         }
     }
 
+    fn eat_str_or_error(&mut self) -> ParseResult<String> {
+        if let Some(message) = self.eat_str()? { Ok(message) } else { self.expected_string() }
+    }
+
     fn eat_byte_str(&mut self) -> ParseResult<Option<String>> {
         if matches!(self.token.token(), Token::ByteStr(..)) {
             let token = self.bump()?;
@@ -1037,6 +1045,13 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         })
     }
 
+    fn expected_string<T>(&mut self) -> ParseResult<T> {
+        Err(ParserError::ExpectedString {
+            found: self.token.token().clone(),
+            span: self.token.span(),
+        })
+    }
+
     fn expected_string_or_data<T>(&mut self) -> ParseResult<T> {
         Err(ParserError::ExpectedStringOrData {
             found: self.token.token().clone(),
@@ -1120,6 +1135,8 @@ pub(crate) enum ParserError {
     ExpectedType { found: Token, span: Span },
     #[error("Expected an instruction or terminator, found '{found}'")]
     ExpectedInstructionOrTerminator { found: Token, span: Span },
+    #[error("Expected a string literal, found '{found}'")]
+    ExpectedString { found: Token, span: Span },
     #[error("Expected a string literal or 'data', found '{found}'")]
     ExpectedStringOrData { found: Token, span: Span },
     #[error("Expected a byte string literal, found '{found}'")]
@@ -1146,6 +1163,7 @@ impl ParserError {
             | ParserError::ExpectedInt { span, .. }
             | ParserError::ExpectedType { span, .. }
             | ParserError::ExpectedInstructionOrTerminator { span, .. }
+            | ParserError::ExpectedString { span, .. }
             | ParserError::ExpectedStringOrData { span, .. }
             | ParserError::ExpectedByteString { span, .. }
             | ParserError::ExpectedValue { span, .. }
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/parser/tests.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/parser/tests.rs
index c2d0fe9a022..4ed4dd82c72 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/parser/tests.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/parser/tests.rs
@@ -494,6 +494,18 @@ fn test_range_check() {
     assert_ssa_roundtrip(src);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_range_check_with_message() {
+    let src = r#"
+        acir(inline) fn main f0 {
+          b0(v0: Field):
+            range_check v0 to 8 bits, "overflow error\n\t"
+            return
+        }
+        "#;
+    assert_ssa_roundtrip(src);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_allocate() {
     let src = "