diff --git a/lib/dgram.js b/lib/dgram.js
index 255b9fb594..62d004cc01 100644
--- a/lib/dgram.js
+++ b/lib/dgram.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ var cluster = null;
 var dns = null;
 
 var errnoException = util._errnoException;
+var exceptionWithHostPort = util._exceptionWithHostPort;
 
 function lookup(address, family, callback) {
   if (!dns)
@@ -199,7 +200,8 @@ Socket.prototype.bind = function(port /*, address, callback*/) {
     if (cluster.isWorker && !exclusive) {
       cluster._getServer(self, ip, port, self.type, -1, function(err, handle) {
         if (err) {
-          self.emit('error', errnoException(err, 'bind'));
+          var ex = exceptionWithHostPort(err, 'bind', ip, port);
+          self.emit('error', ex);
           self._bindState = BIND_STATE_UNBOUND;
           return;
         }
@@ -222,7 +224,8 @@ Socket.prototype.bind = function(port /*, address, callback*/) {
 
       var err = self._handle.bind(ip, port || 0, flags);
       if (err) {
-        self.emit('error', errnoException(err, 'bind'));
+        var ex = exceptionWithHostPort(err, 'bind', ip, port);
+        self.emit('error', ex);
         self._bindState = BIND_STATE_UNBOUND;
         // Todo: close?
         return;
@@ -325,6 +328,8 @@ Socket.prototype.send = function(buffer,
       var req = new SendWrap();
       req.buffer = buffer;  // Keep reference alive.
       req.length = length;
+      req.address = address;
+      req.port = port;
       if (callback) {
         req.callback = callback;
         req.oncomplete = afterSend;
@@ -339,7 +344,8 @@ Socket.prototype.send = function(buffer,
       if (err && callback) {
         // don't emit as error, dgram_legacy.js compatibility
         process.nextTick(function() {
-          callback(errnoException(err, 'send'));
+          var ex = exceptionWithHostPort(err, 'send', address, port);
+          callback(ex);
         });
       }
     }
@@ -348,7 +354,10 @@ Socket.prototype.send = function(buffer,
 
 
 function afterSend(err) {
-  this.callback(err ? errnoException(err, 'send') : null, this.length);
+  if (err) {
+    err = exceptionWithHostPort(err, 'send', this.address, this.port);
+  }
+  this.callback(err, this.length);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-dgram-error-message-address.js b/test/parallel/test-dgram-error-message-address.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f80a179c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-dgram-error-message-address.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
+// persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
+// following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
+// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
+// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+var common = require('../common');
+var assert = require('assert');
+var dgram = require('dgram');
+
+// IPv4 Test
+var socket_ipv4 = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
+
+socket_ipv4.on('listening', assert.fail);
+
+socket_ipv4.on('error', common.mustCall(function(e) {
+  assert.equal(e.message, 'bind EADDRNOTAVAIL 1.1.1.1:' + common.PORT);
+  assert.equal(e.address, '1.1.1.1');
+  assert.equal(e.port, common.PORT);
+  assert.equal(e.code, 'EADDRNOTAVAIL');
+  socket_ipv4.close();
+}));
+
+socket_ipv4.bind(common.PORT, '1.1.1.1');
+
+// IPv6 Test
+var socket_ipv6 = dgram.createSocket('udp6');
+var family_ipv6 = 'IPv6';
+
+socket_ipv6.on('listening', assert.fail);
+
+socket_ipv6.on('error', common.mustCall(function(e) {
+  assert.equal(e.message, 'bind EADDRNOTAVAIL 111::1:' + common.PORT);
+  assert.equal(e.address, '111::1');
+  assert.equal(e.port, common.PORT);
+  assert.equal(e.code, 'EADDRNOTAVAIL');
+  socket_ipv6.close();
+}));
+
+socket_ipv6.bind(common.PORT, '111::1');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-dgram-msgsize.js b/test/parallel/test-dgram-msgsize.js
index 03f9cb5324..69339ddbac 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-dgram-msgsize.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-dgram-msgsize.js
@@ -31,5 +31,8 @@ sock.send(buf, 0, buf.length, 12345, '127.0.0.1', common.mustCall(cb));
 function cb(err) {
   assert(err instanceof Error);
   assert.equal(err.code, 'EMSGSIZE');
+  assert.equal(err.address, '127.0.0.1');
+  assert.equal(err.port, 12345);
+  assert.equal(err.message, 'send EMSGSIZE 127.0.0.1:12345');
   sock.close();
 }