diff --git a/build/groovy/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/BuildContext.groovy b/build/groovy/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/BuildContext.groovy
index 0b86b0ba302b..90db728e230c 100644
--- a/build/groovy/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/BuildContext.groovy
+++ b/build/groovy/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/BuildContext.groovy
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ interface BuildMessages {
    */
   void error(String message)
 
+  void error(String message, Throwable cause)
+
   void progress(String message)
   public <V> V block(String blockName, Closure<V> body)
 
diff --git a/build/groovy/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/AntTaskLogger.groovy b/build/groovy/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/AntTaskLogger.groovy
index 41a7b35c2336..9c6b92d333ba 100644
--- a/build/groovy/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/AntTaskLogger.groovy
+++ b/build/groovy/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/AntTaskLogger.groovy
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class AntTaskLogger implements BuildListener {
     BuildMessages handler = threadHandlers[Thread.currentThread()] ?: taskHandlers[event.task?.runtimeConfigurableWrapper] ?: defaultHandler
     switch (event.priority) {
       case Project.MSG_ERR:
-        handler.error(message)
+        handler.error(message, event.exception)
         break
       case Project.MSG_WARN:
         handler.warning(message)
diff --git a/build/groovy/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/BuildMessagesImpl.groovy b/build/groovy/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/BuildMessagesImpl.groovy
index 01680a8d3bf6..5ce4d074b66f 100644
--- a/build/groovy/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/BuildMessagesImpl.groovy
+++ b/build/groovy/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/BuildMessagesImpl.groovy
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ class BuildMessagesImpl implements BuildMessages {
     throw new BuildException(message)
   }
 
+  @Override
+  void error(String message, Throwable cause) {
+    throw new BuildException(message, cause)
+  }
+
   @Override
   void progress(String message) {
     if (parentInstance != null) {