diff --git a/src/ng/q.js b/src/ng/q.js
index 305626150d99..de396b2d7c02 100644
--- a/src/ng/q.js
+++ b/src/ng/q.js
@@ -381,7 +381,11 @@ function qFactory(nextTick, exceptionHandler, errorOnUnhandledRejections) {
       if (!toCheck.pur) {
         toCheck.pur = true;
         var errorMessage = 'Possibly unhandled rejection: ' + toDebugString(toCheck.value);
-        exceptionHandler(errorMessage);
+        if (toCheck.value instanceof Error) {
+          exceptionHandler(toCheck.value, errorMessage);
+        } else {
+          exceptionHandler(errorMessage);
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/ng/qSpec.js b/test/ng/qSpec.js
index 210a4d983f81..f0bcd826b9a8 100644
--- a/test/ng/qSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/qSpec.js
@@ -181,16 +181,14 @@ describe('q', function() {
   };
 
 
-  function exceptionHandler(reason) {
-    exceptionHandlerCalls.push(reason);
-  }
-
-
-  function exceptionHandlerStr() {
-    return exceptionHandlerCalls.join('; ');
+  function exceptionHandler(exception, reason) {
+    if (typeof reason === 'undefined') {
+      exceptionHandlerCalls.push({ reason: exception });
+    } else {
+      exceptionHandlerCalls.push({ reason: reason, exception: exception });
+    }
   }
 
-
   beforeEach(function() {
     q = qFactory(mockNextTick.nextTick, exceptionHandler, true);
     q_no_error = qFactory(mockNextTick.nextTick, exceptionHandler, false);
@@ -2167,45 +2165,69 @@ describe('q', function() {
 
 
   describe('when exceptionHandler is called', function() {
-    it('should log an unhandled rejected promise', function() {
-      var defer = q.defer();
-      defer.reject('foo');
-      mockNextTick.flush();
-      expect(exceptionHandlerStr()).toBe('Possibly unhandled rejection: foo');
-    });
+    var exceptionEg = new Error('Fail');
+    var exceptionStr = toDebugString(exceptionEg);
+    var fixtures = [
+      {
+        type: 'exception',
+        value: exceptionEg,
+        expected: {
+          exception: exceptionEg,
+          reason: 'Possibly unhandled rejection: ' + exceptionStr
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        type: 'plain value',
+        value: 'foo',
+        expected: {
+          reason: 'Possibly unhandled rejection: foo'
+        }
+      }
+    ];
+    forEach(fixtures, function(fixture) {
+      var type = fixture.type;
+      var value = fixture.value;
+      var expected = fixture.expected;
+      it('should log an unhandled' + type + ' rejected promise', function() {
+        var defer = q.defer();
+        defer.reject(value);
+        mockNextTick.flush();
+        expect(exceptionHandlerCalls).toEqual([expected]);
+      });
 
 
-    it('should not log an unhandled rejected promise if disabled', function() {
-      var defer = q_no_error.defer();
-      defer.reject('foo');
-      expect(exceptionHandlerStr()).toBe('');
-    });
+      it('should not log an unhandled' + type + ' rejected promise if disabled', function() {
+        var defer = q_no_error.defer();
+        defer.reject(value);
+        expect(exceptionHandlerCalls).toEqual([]);
+      });
 
 
-    it('should log a handled rejected promise on a promise without rejection callbacks', function() {
-      var defer = q.defer();
-      defer.promise.then(noop);
-      defer.reject('foo');
-      mockNextTick.flush();
-      expect(exceptionHandlerStr()).toBe('Possibly unhandled rejection: foo');
-    });
+      it('should log a handled' + type + ' rejected promise on a promise without rejection callbacks', function() {
+        var defer = q.defer();
+        defer.promise.then(noop);
+        defer.reject(value);
+        mockNextTick.flush();
+        expect(exceptionHandlerCalls).toEqual([expected]);
+      });
 
 
-    it('should not log a handled rejected promise', function() {
-      var defer = q.defer();
-      defer.promise.catch(noop);
-      defer.reject('foo');
-      mockNextTick.flush();
-      expect(exceptionHandlerStr()).toBe('');
-    });
+      it('should not log a handled' + type + 'rejected promise', function() {
+        var defer = q.defer();
+        defer.promise.catch(noop);
+        defer.reject(value);
+        mockNextTick.flush();
+        expect(exceptionHandlerCalls).toEqual([]);
+      });
 
 
-    it('should not log a handled rejected promise that is handled in a future tick', function() {
-      var defer = q.defer();
-      defer.promise.catch(noop);
-      defer.resolve(q.reject('foo'));
-      mockNextTick.flush();
-      expect(exceptionHandlerStr()).toBe('');
+      it('should not log a handled' + type + ' rejected promise that is handled in a future tick', function() {
+        var defer = q.defer();
+        defer.promise.catch(noop);
+        defer.resolve(q.reject(value));
+        mockNextTick.flush();
+        expect(exceptionHandlerCalls).toEqual([]);
+      });
     });
   });
 });