diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/actions/ThrowExceptionAction.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/actions/ThrowExceptionAction.java
index 50692cb131f6..54b5890ea56f 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/actions/ThrowExceptionAction.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/actions/ThrowExceptionAction.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class ThrowExceptionAction extends DebuggerAction {
           thread.stop((ObjectReference)value);
         }
         catch (Exception e) {
-          showError(debugProcess.getProject(), DebuggerBundle.message("error.early.return", e.getLocalizedMessage()));
+          showError(debugProcess.getProject(), DebuggerBundle.message("error.throw.exception", e.getLocalizedMessage()));
           return;
         }
         //noinspection SSBasedInspection
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public class ThrowExceptionAction extends DebuggerAction {
       myEditor = new XDebuggerExpressionEditor(myProject, myEditorsProvider, "throwExceptionValue", myFrame.getSourcePosition(),
                                                XExpressionImpl.EMPTY_EXPRESSION, false, true, false);
 
-      setTitle("Exception");
+      setTitle("Exception To Throw");
       init();
     }
 
diff --git a/resources-en/src/messages/DebuggerBundle.properties b/resources-en/src/messages/DebuggerBundle.properties
index 6b9ed4a85cb5..bc62a95740cc 100644
--- a/resources-en/src/messages/DebuggerBundle.properties
+++ b/resources-en/src/messages/DebuggerBundle.properties
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ error.modification.watchpoints.not.supported=Target VM does not support modifica
 error.native.method.exception=None of the frames through and including frame may be native
 error.executing.finally=Error while executing finally blocks: {0}
 error.early.return=Error while doing early return: {0}
+error.throw.exception=Error while throwing exception: {0}
 warning.finally.block.detected=Non-empty finally blocks detected:
 button.drop.anyway=Do Not Execute
 button.execute.finally=Execute Finally Blocks