diff --git a/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/DecoratedAssertionError.java b/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/DecoratedAssertionError.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..85848a9949aba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/DecoratedAssertionError.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package io.quarkus.vertx.http.runtime;
+
+import java.io.PrintStream;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+
+/**
+ * Wraps an exception and prints stack trace with code snippets.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * To obtain the original exception, use {@link #getOriginal()}.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * NOTE: Copied from <a href="https://github.com/laech/java-stacksrc">laech/java-stacksrc</a>
+ */
+final class DecoratedAssertionError extends AssertionError {
+
+    private final Throwable original;
+    private final String decoratedStackTrace;
+
+    DecoratedAssertionError(Throwable original) {
+        this(original, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param pruneStackTraceKeepFromClass if not null, will prune the stack traces, keeping only
+     *        elements that are called directly or indirectly by this class
+     */
+    DecoratedAssertionError(
+            Throwable original, Class<?> pruneStackTraceKeepFromClass) {
+        this.original = original;
+        this.decoratedStackTrace = StackTraceDecorator.get().decorate(original, pruneStackTraceKeepFromClass);
+        setStackTrace(new StackTraceElement[0]);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getMessage() {
+        // Override this instead of calling the super(message) constructor, as super(null) will create
+        // the "null" string instead of actually being null
+        return getOriginal().getMessage();
+    }
+
+    /** Gets the original throwable being wrapped. */
+    public Throwable getOriginal() {
+        return original;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void printStackTrace(PrintWriter out) {
+        out.println(this);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void printStackTrace(PrintStream out) {
+        out.println(this);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return decoratedStackTrace;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/FileCollector.java b/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/FileCollector.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8fb5e5bd6dbce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/FileCollector.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package io.quarkus.vertx.http.runtime;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.FileVisitOption;
+import java.nio.file.FileVisitResult;
+import java.nio.file.FileVisitor;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.EnumSet;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * NOTE: Copied from <a href="https://github.com/laech/java-stacksrc">laech/java-stacksrc</a>
+ */
+final class FileCollector implements FileVisitor<Path> {
+
+    private final Map<String, List<Path>> result = new HashMap<>();
+
+    @Override
+    public FileVisitResult preVisitDirectory(Path dir, BasicFileAttributes attrs) {
+        return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FileVisitResult visitFile(Path file, BasicFileAttributes attrs) {
+        result.computeIfAbsent(file.getFileName().toString(), __ -> new ArrayList<>()).add(file);
+        return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FileVisitResult visitFileFailed(Path file, IOException exc) {
+        return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FileVisitResult postVisitDirectory(Path dir, IOException exc) {
+        return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
+    }
+
+    static Map<String, List<Path>> collect(Path dir) throws IOException {
+        var collector = new FileCollector();
+        Files.walkFileTree(dir, EnumSet.of(FileVisitOption.FOLLOW_LINKS), Integer.MAX_VALUE, collector);
+        return collector.result;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/QuarkusErrorHandler.java b/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/QuarkusErrorHandler.java
index a08fa7c6fd26b..e61b3ce61bccf 100644
--- a/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/QuarkusErrorHandler.java
+++ b/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/QuarkusErrorHandler.java
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ public void accept(Throwable throwable) {
             exception.addSuppressed(e);
         }
         if (showStack && exception != null) {
+            exception = new DecoratedAssertionError(exception);
             details = generateHeaderMessage(exception, uuid);
             stack = generateStackTrace(exception);
         } else {
diff --git a/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/StackTraceDecorator.java b/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/StackTraceDecorator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2f0a1a4b32c37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/StackTraceDecorator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+package io.quarkus.vertx.http.runtime;
+
+import static java.lang.String.format;
+import static java.lang.System.lineSeparator;
+import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
+import static java.util.stream.Collectors.joining;
+import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toList;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.NavigableMap;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.TreeMap;
+import java.util.stream.IntStream;
+
+/**
+ * <p>
+ * NOTE: Copied from <a href="https://github.com/laech/java-stacksrc">laech/java-stacksrc</a>
+ */
+final class StackTraceDecorator {
+    private StackTraceDecorator() {
+    }
+
+    private static final StackTraceDecorator instance = new StackTraceDecorator();
+
+    public static StackTraceDecorator get() {
+        return instance;
+    }
+
+    private static final int CONTEXT_LINE_COUNT = 2;
+
+    private volatile Map<String, List<Path>> cachedFiles;
+
+    private Map<String, List<Path>> cachedFiles() throws IOException {
+        if (cachedFiles == null) {
+            cachedFiles = FileCollector.collect(Paths.get(""));
+        }
+        return cachedFiles;
+    }
+
+    public String decorate(Throwable e) {
+        return decorate(e, null);
+    }
+
+    public String decorate(Throwable e, Class<?> keepFromClass) {
+        if (keepFromClass != null) {
+            pruneStackTrace(e, keepFromClass, new HashSet<>());
+        }
+
+        var stackTrace = getStackTraceAsString(e);
+        try {
+
+            var alreadySeenElements = new HashSet<StackTraceElement>();
+            var alreadySeenSnippets = new HashSet<List<String>>();
+            stackTrace = decorate(e, stackTrace, 1, alreadySeenElements, alreadySeenSnippets);
+
+            var cause = e.getCause();
+            if (cause != null) {
+                stackTrace = decorate(cause, stackTrace, 1, alreadySeenElements, alreadySeenSnippets);
+            }
+
+            for (var suppressed : e.getSuppressed()) {
+                stackTrace = decorate(suppressed, stackTrace, 2, alreadySeenElements, alreadySeenSnippets);
+            }
+
+        } catch (Exception sup) {
+            e.addSuppressed(sup);
+        }
+        return stackTrace;
+    }
+
+    private String decorate(
+            Throwable e,
+            String stackTrace,
+            int indentLevel,
+            Set<StackTraceElement> alreadySeenElements,
+            Set<List<String>> alreadySeenSnippets)
+            throws IOException {
+
+        for (var element : e.getStackTrace()) {
+            if (!alreadySeenElements.add(element)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            var snippet = decorate(element);
+            if (snippet.isEmpty() || !alreadySeenSnippets.add(snippet.get())) {
+                // Don't print the same snippet multiple times,
+                // multiple lambda on one line can create this situation
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            var line = element.toString();
+            var indent = "\t".repeat(indentLevel);
+            var replacement = String.format(
+                    "%s%n%n%s%n%n",
+                    line, snippet.get().stream().collect(joining(lineSeparator() + indent, indent, "")));
+            stackTrace = stackTrace.replace(line, replacement);
+        }
+        return stackTrace;
+    }
+
+    private Optional<List<String>> decorate(StackTraceElement element) throws IOException {
+        var file = findFile(element);
+        if (file.isEmpty()) {
+            return Optional.empty();
+        }
+
+        var lines = readContextLines(element, file.get());
+        if (lines.isEmpty()) {
+            return Optional.empty();
+        }
+
+        removeBlankLinesFromStart(lines);
+        removeBlankLinesFromEnd(lines);
+        return Optional.of(buildSnippet(lines, element));
+    }
+
+    private Optional<Path> findFile(StackTraceElement element) throws IOException {
+        if (element.getLineNumber() < 1
+                || element.getFileName() == null
+                || element.getMethodName().startsWith("access$")) { // Ignore class entry lines
+            return Optional.empty();
+        }
+
+        var tail = withPackagePath(element);
+        var paths = cachedFiles().getOrDefault(element.getFileName(), List.of());
+        var exact = paths.stream().filter(it -> it.endsWith(tail)).findAny();
+        if (exact.isPresent() || element.getFileName().endsWith(".java")) {
+            return exact;
+        }
+        return Optional.ofNullable(paths.size() == 1 ? paths.get(0) : null);
+    }
+
+    private Path withPackagePath(StackTraceElement element) {
+        var fileName = requireNonNull(element.getFileName());
+        var className = element.getClassName();
+        var i = className.lastIndexOf(".");
+        var parent = i < 0 ? "" : className.substring(0, i).replace('.', '/');
+        return Paths.get(parent).resolve(fileName);
+    }
+
+    private NavigableMap<Integer, String> readContextLines(StackTraceElement elem, Path path)
+            throws IOException {
+
+        var startLineNum = Math.max(1, elem.getLineNumber() - CONTEXT_LINE_COUNT);
+        try (var stream = Files.lines(path)) {
+
+            var lines = stream
+                    .limit(elem.getLineNumber() + CONTEXT_LINE_COUNT)
+                    .skip(startLineNum - 1)
+                    .collect(toList());
+
+            return IntStream.range(0, lines.size())
+                    .boxed()
+                    .reduce(
+                            new TreeMap<>(),
+                            (acc, i) -> {
+                                acc.put(i + startLineNum, lines.get(i));
+                                return acc;
+                            },
+                            (a, b) -> b);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("NullAway")
+    private void removeBlankLinesFromStart(NavigableMap<Integer, String> lines) {
+        IntStream.rangeClosed(lines.firstKey(), lines.lastKey())
+                .takeWhile(i -> lines.get(i).isBlank())
+                .forEach(lines::remove);
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("NullAway")
+    private void removeBlankLinesFromEnd(NavigableMap<Integer, String> lines) {
+        IntStream.iterate(lines.lastKey(), i -> i >= lines.firstKey(), i -> i - 1)
+                .takeWhile(i -> lines.get(i).isBlank())
+                .forEach(lines::remove);
+    }
+
+    private static List<String> buildSnippet(
+            NavigableMap<Integer, String> lines, StackTraceElement elem) {
+        var maxLineNumWidth = String.valueOf(lines.lastKey()).length();
+        return lines.entrySet().stream()
+                .map(
+                        entry -> {
+                            var lineNum = entry.getKey();
+                            var isTarget = lineNum == elem.getLineNumber();
+                            var line = entry.getValue();
+                            var lineNumStr = format("%" + maxLineNumWidth + "d", lineNum);
+                            return format(
+                                    "%s %s%s", isTarget ? "->" : "  ", lineNumStr, line.isEmpty() ? "" : "  " + line);
+                        })
+                .collect(toList());
+    }
+
+    private static String getStackTraceAsString(Throwable e) {
+        var stringWriter = new StringWriter();
+        var printWriter = new PrintWriter(stringWriter);
+        e.printStackTrace(printWriter);
+        printWriter.flush();
+        return stringWriter.toString();
+    }
+
+    private static void pruneStackTrace(
+            Throwable throwable, Class<?> keepFromClass, Set<Throwable> alreadySeen) {
+        if (!alreadySeen.add(throwable)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var stackTrace = throwable.getStackTrace();
+        for (var i = stackTrace.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            if (stackTrace[i].getClassName().equals(keepFromClass.getName())) {
+                throwable.setStackTrace(Arrays.copyOfRange(stackTrace, 0, i + 1));
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        var cause = throwable.getCause();
+        if (cause != null) {
+            pruneStackTrace(cause, keepFromClass, alreadySeen);
+        }
+
+        for (var suppressed : throwable.getSuppressed()) {
+            pruneStackTrace(suppressed, keepFromClass, alreadySeen);
+        }
+    }
+}