diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/dylanvann/fastimage/FastImageRequestListener.java b/android/src/main/java/com/dylanvann/fastimage/FastImageRequestListener.java
index dbeb81313..28485b982 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/dylanvann/fastimage/FastImageRequestListener.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/dylanvann/fastimage/FastImageRequestListener.java
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ public boolean onLoadFailed(@androidx.annotation.Nullable GlideException e, Obje
         ThemedReactContext context = (ThemedReactContext) view.getContext();
         RCTEventEmitter eventEmitter = context.getJSModule(RCTEventEmitter.class);
         int viewId = view.getId();
-        eventEmitter.receiveEvent(viewId, REACT_ON_ERROR_EVENT, new WritableNativeMap());
+        WritableMap errorEvent = new WritableNativeMap();
+        errorEvent.putString("error", e != null ? e.getMessage() : "Load Failed");
+        eventEmitter.receiveEvent(viewId, REACT_ON_ERROR_EVENT, errorEvent);
         eventEmitter.receiveEvent(viewId, REACT_ON_LOAD_END_EVENT, new WritableNativeMap());
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/ios/FastImage/FFFastImageView.m b/ios/FastImage/FFFastImageView.m
index f7100815e..f5d3afcd6 100644
--- a/ios/FastImage/FFFastImageView.m
+++ b/ios/FastImage/FFFastImageView.m
@@ -222,7 +222,9 @@ - (void) downloadImage: (FFFastImageSource*)source options: (SDWebImageOptions)o
                 if (error) {
                     weakSelf.hasErrored = YES;
                     if (weakSelf.onFastImageError) {
-                        weakSelf.onFastImageError(@{});
+                        weakSelf.onFastImageError(@{
+                            @"error": [NSString stringWithFormat: @"%@", error]
+                        });
                     }
                     if (weakSelf.onFastImageLoadEnd) {
                         weakSelf.onFastImageLoadEnd(@{});