diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemReader.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemReader.java
index 13f2454981..c10cb1e75c 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemReader.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemReader.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
  *
  * @author Robert Kasanicky
  * @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine
+ * @author Glenn Renfro
  */
 public class StaxEventItemReader<T> extends AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader<T>
 		implements ResourceAwareItemReaderItemStream<T>, InitializingBean {
@@ -225,14 +226,16 @@ protected void doOpen() throws Exception {
 		noInput = true;
 		if (!resource.exists()) {
 			if (strict) {
-				throw new IllegalStateException("Input resource must exist (reader is in 'strict' mode)");
+				throw new IllegalStateException(
+						"Input resource " + resource.getURL() + " must exist (reader is in 'strict' mode)");
 			}
 			logger.warn("Input resource does not exist " + resource.getDescription());
 			return;
 		}
 		if (!resource.isReadable()) {
 			if (strict) {
-				throw new IllegalStateException("Input resource must be readable (reader is in 'strict' mode)");
+				throw new IllegalStateException(
+						"Input resource  " + resource.getURL() + " must be readable (reader is in 'strict' mode)");
 			}
 			logger.warn("Input resource is not readable " + resource.getDescription());
 			return;
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemReaderTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemReaderTests.java
index 2afc86738b..19bfb27626 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemReaderTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemReaderTests.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
  * @author Robert Kasanicky
  * @author Michael Minella
  * @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine
+ * @author Glenn Renfro
  */
 class StaxEventItemReaderTests {
 
@@ -582,7 +584,9 @@ void testStrictness() throws Exception {
 		source.setStrict(true);
 		source.afterPropertiesSet();
 
-		assertThrows(ItemStreamException.class, () -> source.open(executionContext));
+		ItemStreamException exception = assertThrows(ItemStreamException.class, () -> source.open(executionContext));
+		assertEquals("Input resource file:/non/existent/file must exist (reader is in 'strict' mode)",
+				exception.getCause().getMessage());
 
 	}
 
@@ -834,6 +838,11 @@ public InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException {
 			return null;
 		}
 
+		@Override
+		public URL getURL() throws IOException {
+			return new URL("file:/non/existent/file");
+		}
+
 	}
 
 }