diff --git a/crates/napi/src/bindgen_runtime/js_values/string.rs b/crates/napi/src/bindgen_runtime/js_values/string.rs
index 9fb4635a..0bf6cd5b 100644
--- a/crates/napi/src/bindgen_runtime/js_values/string.rs
+++ b/crates/napi/src/bindgen_runtime/js_values/string.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{bindgen_prelude::*, check_status, sys, Error, Result, Status};
+use crate::{bindgen_prelude::*, check_status, check_status_and_type, sys, Error, Result, Status};
 
 use std::ffi::{c_void, CStr};
 use std::fmt::Display;
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ impl FromNapiValue for String {
   unsafe fn from_napi_value(env: sys::napi_env, napi_val: sys::napi_value) -> Result<Self> {
     let mut len = 0;
 
-    check_status!(
+    check_status_and_type!(
       unsafe { sys::napi_get_value_string_utf8(env, napi_val, ptr::null_mut(), 0, &mut len) },
-      "Failed to convert napi `string` into rust type `String`",
+      env,
+      napi_val,
+      "Failed to convert napi `{}` into rust type `String`"
     )?;
 
     // end char len in C
@@ -47,11 +49,13 @@ impl FromNapiValue for String {
 
     let mut written_char_count = 0;
 
-    check_status!(
+    check_status_and_type!(
       unsafe {
         sys::napi_get_value_string_utf8(env, napi_val, buf_ptr, len, &mut written_char_count)
       },
-      "Failed to convert napi `string` into rust type `String`"
+      env,
+      napi_val,
+      "Failed to convert napi `{}` into rust type `String`"
     )?;
 
     let mut ret = mem::ManuallyDrop::new(ret);
@@ -83,9 +87,11 @@ impl FromNapiValue for &str {
   unsafe fn from_napi_value(env: sys::napi_env, napi_val: sys::napi_value) -> Result<Self> {
     let mut len = 0;
 
-    check_status!(
+    check_status_and_type!(
       unsafe { sys::napi_get_value_string_utf8(env, napi_val, ptr::null_mut(), 0, &mut len) },
-      "Failed to convert napi `string` into rust type `String`",
+      env,
+      napi_val,
+      "Failed to convert napi `{}` into rust type `String`"
     )?;
 
     // end char len in C
@@ -94,11 +100,13 @@ impl FromNapiValue for &str {
     let buf_ptr = ret.as_mut_ptr();
     let mut written_char_count = 0;
 
-    check_status!(
+    check_status_and_type!(
       unsafe {
         sys::napi_get_value_string_utf8(env, napi_val, buf_ptr, len, &mut written_char_count)
       },
-      "Failed to convert napi `string` into rust type `String`"
+      env,
+      napi_val,
+      "Failed to convert napi `{}` into rust type `String`"
     )?;
 
     // The `&str` should only be accepted from function arguments.
diff --git a/crates/napi/src/error.rs b/crates/napi/src/error.rs
index 019e3822..98a4cd4b 100644
--- a/crates/napi/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/napi/src/error.rs
@@ -351,6 +351,32 @@ macro_rules! check_status {
       _ => Err($crate::Error::new($crate::Status::from(c), format!($($msg)*))),
     }
   }};
+
+  ($code:expr, $msg:expr, $env:expr, $val:expr) => {{
+    let c = $code;
+    match c {
+      $crate::sys::Status::napi_ok => Ok(()),
+      _ => Err($crate::Error::new($crate::Status::from(c), format!($msg, $crate::type_of!($env, $val)?))),
+    }
+  }};
+}
+
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! check_status_and_type {
+  ($code:expr, $env:ident, $val:ident, $msg:expr) => {{
+    let c = $code;
+    match c {
+      $crate::sys::Status::napi_ok => Ok(()),
+      _ => {
+        let value_type = $crate::type_of!($env, $val)?;
+        Err($crate::Error::new(
+          $crate::Status::from(c),
+          format!($msg, value_type),
+        ))
+      }
+    }
+  }};
 }
 
 #[doc(hidden)]
diff --git a/examples/napi/__test__/values.spec.ts b/examples/napi/__test__/values.spec.ts
index d4f7fe51..6dcbedf3 100644
--- a/examples/napi/__test__/values.spec.ts
+++ b/examples/napi/__test__/values.spec.ts
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ test('option object', (t) => {
 test('should throw if object type is not matched', (t) => {
   // @ts-expect-error
   const err1 = t.throws(() => receiveStrictObject({ name: 1 }))
-  t.is(err1!.message, 'Failed to convert napi `string` into rust type `String`')
+  t.is(err1!.message, 'Failed to convert napi `Number` into rust type `String`')
   // @ts-expect-error
   const err2 = t.throws(() => receiveStrictObject({ bar: 1 }))
   t.is(err2!.message, 'Missing field `name`')