diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/serialization/Serialization.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/serialization/Serialization.scala
index 63fd5602a2..5904633be8 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/serialization/Serialization.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/serialization/Serialization.scala
@@ -189,8 +189,9 @@ class Serialization(val system: ExtendedActorSystem) extends Extension {
     Try {
       val serializer = try getSerializerById(serializerId) catch {
         case _: NoSuchElementException ⇒ throw new NotSerializableException(
-          s"Cannot find serializer with id [$serializerId]. The most probable reason is that the configuration entry " +
-            "akka.actor.serializers is not in synch between the two systems.")
+          s"Cannot find serializer with id [$serializerId]${clazz.map(c ⇒ " (class [" + c.getName + "])").getOrElse("")}. " +
+            "The most probable reason is that the configuration entry " +
+            "akka.actor.serializers is not in sync between the two systems.")
       }
       withTransportInformation { () ⇒
         serializer.fromBinary(bytes, clazz).asInstanceOf[T]
@@ -206,8 +207,8 @@ class Serialization(val system: ExtendedActorSystem) extends Extension {
     Try {
       val serializer = try getSerializerById(serializerId) catch {
         case _: NoSuchElementException ⇒ throw new NotSerializableException(
-          s"Cannot find serializer with id [$serializerId]. The most probable reason is that the configuration entry " +
-            "akka.actor.serializers is not in synch between the two systems.")
+          s"Cannot find serializer with id [$serializerId] (manifest [$manifest]). The most probable reason is that the configuration entry " +
+            "akka.actor.serializers is not in sync between the two systems.")
       }
       deserializeByteArray(bytes, serializer, manifest)
     }
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ class Serialization(val system: ExtendedActorSystem) extends Extension {
   def deserializeByteBuffer(buf: ByteBuffer, serializerId: Int, manifest: String): AnyRef = {
     val serializer = try getSerializerById(serializerId) catch {
       case _: NoSuchElementException ⇒ throw new NotSerializableException(
-        s"Cannot find serializer with id [$serializerId]. The most probable reason is that the configuration entry " +
+        s"Cannot find serializer with id [$serializerId] (manifest [$manifest]). The most probable reason is that the configuration entry " +
           "akka.actor.serializers is not in synch between the two systems.")
     }