diff --git a/actionview/lib/action_view/template/error.rb b/actionview/lib/action_view/template/error.rb
index b03b197cb5..ccee785d3e 100644
--- a/actionview/lib/action_view/template/error.rb
+++ b/actionview/lib/action_view/template/error.rb
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ module ActionView
     class Error < ActionViewError #:nodoc:
       SOURCE_CODE_RADIUS = 3
 
+      # Override to prevent #cause resetting during re-raise.
+      attr_reader :cause
+
       def initialize(template, original_exception = nil)
         if original_exception
           ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("Passing #original_exception is deprecated and has no effect. " \
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ module ActionView
 
         super($!.message)
         set_backtrace($!.backtrace)
+        @cause = $!
         @template, @sub_templates = template, nil
       end