diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/internal/PropertyBinder.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/internal/PropertyBinder.java
index 178e8b2f34..042db89c6d 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/internal/PropertyBinder.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/internal/PropertyBinder.java
@@ -305,8 +305,9 @@ private void callAttributeBinders(Property property, Map<String, PersistentClass
 					binder.bind( metaAnnotatedTarget, buildingContext, persistentClass, property );
 				}
 				catch ( Exception e ) {
-					throw new AnnotationException( "error processing @AttributeBinderType annotation '" +
-							metaAnnotatedDescriptor.getAnnotationType().getName() + "'", e );
+					throw new AnnotationException( "error processing @AttributeBinderType annotation '" 
+							+ metaAnnotatedDescriptor.getAnnotationType().getName() + "' for property " 
+							+ qualify( holder.getPath(), name ), e );
 				}
 			}
 		}