diff --git a/lib/sidekiq/web.rb b/lib/sidekiq/web.rb
index ecdf89f9..44214fe4 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq/web.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq/web.rb
@@ -107,10 +107,14 @@ module Sidekiq
         [score.to_f, jid]
       end
 
+      def truncate(text, truncate_after_chars = 2000)
+        truncate_after_chars && text.size > truncate_after_chars ? "#{text[0..truncate_after_chars]}..." : text
+      end
+
       def display_args(args, truncate_after_chars = 2000)
         args.map do |arg|
           a = arg.inspect
-          truncate_after_chars && a.size > truncate_after_chars ? "#{a[0..truncate_after_chars]}..." : a
+          truncate(a)
         end.join(", ")
       end
 
diff --git a/web/views/retries.erb b/web/views/retries.erb
index b922861e..a7c43caa 100644
--- a/web/views/retries.erb
+++ b/web/views/retries.erb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
         <th><%= t('Queue') %></th>
         <th><%= t('Worker') %></th>
         <th><%= t('Arguments') %></th>
+        <th><%= t('Error') %></th>
       </tr>
       <% @retries.each do |msg, score| %>
         <tr>
@@ -38,6 +39,9 @@
           <td>
             <div class="args"><%= display_args(msg['args']) %></div>
           </td>
+          <td>
+            <div><%= truncate("#{msg['error_class']}: #{msg['error_message']}") %></div>
+          </td>
         </tr>
       <% end %>
     </table>