diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/BootstrapCheck.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/BootstrapCheck.java
index 719a968faa2..85cc6497261 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/BootstrapCheck.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/BootstrapCheck.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 /**
  * We enforce limits once any network host is configured. In this case we assume the node is running in production
@@ -72,14 +73,22 @@ final class BootstrapCheck {
     static void check(final boolean enforceLimits, final List<Check> checks, final String nodeName) {
         final ESLogger logger = Loggers.getLogger(BootstrapCheck.class, nodeName);
 
-        for (final Check check : checks) {
-            final boolean fail = check.check();
-            if (fail) {
-                if (enforceLimits) {
-                    throw new RuntimeException(check.errorMessage());
-                } else {
-                    logger.warn(check.errorMessage());
-                }
+        final List<String> errors =
+                checks.stream()
+                        .filter(BootstrapCheck.Check::check)
+                        .map(BootstrapCheck.Check::errorMessage)
+                        .collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+        if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
+            final List<String> messages = new ArrayList<>(1 + errors.size());
+            messages.add("bootstrap checks failed");
+            messages.addAll(errors);
+            if (enforceLimits) {
+                final RuntimeException re = new RuntimeException(String.join("\n", messages));
+                errors.stream().map(IllegalStateException::new).forEach(re::addSuppressed);
+                throw re;
+            } else {
+                messages.forEach(message -> logger.warn(message));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/BootstrapCheckTests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/BootstrapCheckTests.java
index 28ff6b17d7e..4f2c6f67bf2 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/BootstrapCheckTests.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/BootstrapCheckTests.java
@@ -26,12 +26,16 @@ import org.elasticsearch.common.transport.TransportAddress;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.ESTestCase;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.allOf;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.containsString;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.equalTo;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.instanceOf;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasToString;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.not;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
@@ -97,6 +101,42 @@ public class BootstrapCheckTests extends ESTestCase {
         assertTrue(BootstrapCheck.enforceLimits(boundTransportAddress));
     }
 
+    public void testExceptionAggregation() {
+        final List<BootstrapCheck.Check> checks = Arrays.asList(
+                new BootstrapCheck.Check() {
+                    @Override
+                    public boolean check() {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+
+                    @Override
+                    public String errorMessage() {
+                        return "first";
+                    }
+                },
+                new BootstrapCheck.Check() {
+                    @Override
+                    public boolean check() {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+
+                    @Override
+                    public String errorMessage() {
+                        return "second";
+                    }
+                }
+        );
+        final RuntimeException e =
+                expectThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> BootstrapCheck.check(true, checks, "testExceptionAggregation"));
+        assertThat(e, hasToString(allOf(containsString("bootstrap checks failed"), containsString("first"), containsString("second"))));
+        final Throwable[] suppressed = e.getSuppressed();
+        assertThat(suppressed.length, equalTo(2));
+        assertThat(suppressed[0], instanceOf(IllegalStateException.class));
+        assertThat(suppressed[0], hasToString(containsString("first")));
+        assertThat(suppressed[1], instanceOf(IllegalStateException.class));
+        assertThat(suppressed[1], hasToString(containsString("second")));
+    }
+
     public void testFileDescriptorLimits() {
         final boolean osX = randomBoolean(); // simulates OS X versus non-OS X
         final int limit = osX ? 10240 : 1 << 16;