diff --git a/crates/napi/src/bindgen_runtime/js_values/string.rs b/crates/napi/src/bindgen_runtime/js_values/string.rs
index 0bf6cd5b..75d931b9 100644
--- a/crates/napi/src/bindgen_runtime/js_values/string.rs
+++ b/crates/napi/src/bindgen_runtime/js_values/string.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl FromNapiValue for String {
       unsafe { sys::napi_get_value_string_utf8(env, napi_val, ptr::null_mut(), 0, &mut len) },
       env,
       napi_val,
-      "Failed to convert napi `{}` into rust type `String`"
+      "Failed to convert JavaScript value `{}` into rust type `String`"
     )?;
 
     // end char len in C
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl FromNapiValue for &str {
       },
       env,
       napi_val,
-      "Failed to convert napi `{}` into rust type `String`"
+      "Failed to convert JavaScript value `{}` 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 98a4cd4b..9fb12f0c 100644
--- a/crates/napi/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/napi/src/error.rs
@@ -369,11 +369,49 @@ macro_rules! check_status_and_type {
     match c {
       $crate::sys::Status::napi_ok => Ok(()),
       _ => {
+        use $crate::js_values::NapiValue;
         let value_type = $crate::type_of!($env, $val)?;
-        Err($crate::Error::new(
-          $crate::Status::from(c),
-          format!($msg, value_type),
-        ))
+        let error_msg = match value_type {
+          ValueType::Function => {
+            let function_name = unsafe { JsFunction::from_raw_unchecked($env, $val).name()? };
+            format!(
+              $msg,
+              format!(
+                "function {}(..) ",
+                if function_name.len() == 0 {
+                  "anonymous".to_owned()
+                } else {
+                  function_name
+                }
+              )
+            )
+          }
+          ValueType::Object => {
+            let env_ = $crate::Env::from($env);
+            let json: $crate::JSON = env_.get_global()?.get_named_property_unchecked("JSON")?;
+            let object = json.stringify($crate::JsObject($crate::Value {
+              value: $val,
+              env: $env,
+              value_type: ValueType::Object,
+            }))?;
+            format!($msg, format!("Object {}", object))
+          }
+          ValueType::Boolean | ValueType::Number => {
+            let value =
+              unsafe { $crate::JsUnknown::from_raw_unchecked($env, $val).coerce_to_string()? }
+                .into_utf8()?;
+            format!($msg, format!("{} {} ", value_type, value.as_str()?))
+          }
+          #[cfg(feature = "napi6")]
+          ValueType::BigInt => {
+            let value =
+              unsafe { $crate::JsUnknown::from_raw_unchecked($env, $val).coerce_to_string()? }
+                .into_utf8()?;
+            format!($msg, format!("{} {} ", value_type, value.as_str()?))
+          }
+          _ => format!($msg, value_type),
+        };
+        Err($crate::Error::new($crate::Status::from(c), error_msg))
       }
     }
   }};
diff --git a/crates/napi/src/js_values/function.rs b/crates/napi/src/js_values/function.rs
index 01c777b2..ce19fe6a 100644
--- a/crates/napi/src/js_values/function.rs
+++ b/crates/napi/src/js_values/function.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 use std::ptr;
 
 use super::Value;
-use crate::bindgen_runtime::TypeName;
 #[cfg(feature = "napi4")]
 use crate::{
   bindgen_runtime::ToNapiValue,
   threadsafe_function::{ThreadSafeCallContext, ThreadsafeFunction},
 };
+use crate::{bindgen_runtime::TypeName, JsString};
 use crate::{check_pending_exception, ValueType};
 use crate::{sys, Env, Error, JsObject, JsUnknown, NapiRaw, NapiValue, Result, Status};
 
@@ -122,6 +122,21 @@ impl JsFunction {
     Ok(unsafe { JsObject::from_raw_unchecked(self.0.env, js_instance) })
   }
 
+  /// function name
+  pub fn name(&self) -> Result<String> {
+    let mut name = ptr::null_mut();
+    check_pending_exception!(self.0.env, unsafe {
+      sys::napi_get_named_property(
+        self.0.env,
+        self.0.value,
+        "name\0".as_ptr().cast(),
+        &mut name,
+      )
+    })?;
+    let name_value = unsafe { JsString::from_raw_unchecked(self.0.env, name) };
+    Ok(name_value.into_utf8()?.as_str()?.to_owned())
+  }
+
   #[cfg(feature = "napi4")]
   pub fn create_threadsafe_function<T, V, F, ES>(
     &self,
diff --git a/crates/napi/src/js_values/global.rs b/crates/napi/src/js_values/global.rs
index b6ce46de..12a58b94 100644
--- a/crates/napi/src/js_values/global.rs
+++ b/crates/napi/src/js_values/global.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,34 @@
 use std::convert::TryInto;
 
 use super::*;
-use crate::Env;
+use crate::{bindgen_runtime::FromNapiValue, Env};
 
 pub struct JsGlobal(pub(crate) Value);
 
 pub struct JsTimeout(pub(crate) Value);
 
+pub struct JSON(pub(crate) Value);
+
+impl FromNapiValue for JSON {
+  unsafe fn from_napi_value(env: sys::napi_env, napi_val: sys::napi_value) -> Result<Self> {
+    Ok(JSON(Value {
+      env,
+      value: napi_val,
+      value_type: ValueType::Object,
+    }))
+  }
+}
+
+impl JSON {
+  pub fn stringify<V: NapiRaw>(&self, value: V) -> Result<std::string::String> {
+    let func: JsFunction = self.get_named_property_unchecked("stringify")?;
+    let result = func
+      .call(None, &[value])
+      .map(|ret| unsafe { ret.cast::<JsString>() })?;
+    result.into_utf8()?.as_str().map(|s| s.to_owned())
+  }
+}
+
 impl JsGlobal {
   pub fn set_interval(&self, handler: JsFunction, interval: f64) -> Result<JsTimeout> {
     let func: JsFunction = self.get_named_property_unchecked("setInterval")?;
diff --git a/crates/napi/src/js_values/mod.rs b/crates/napi/src/js_values/mod.rs
index 9c016972..ec958bd3 100644
--- a/crates/napi/src/js_values/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/napi/src/js_values/mod.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::ffi::CString;
 use std::ptr;
 
 use crate::{
-  bindgen_runtime::{TypeName, ValidateNapiValue},
+  bindgen_runtime::{FromNapiValue, TypeName, ValidateNapiValue},
   check_status, sys, type_of, Callback, Error, Result, Status, ValueType,
 };
 
@@ -337,26 +337,26 @@ macro_rules! impl_object_methods {
 
       pub fn get_named_property<T>(&self, name: &str) -> Result<T>
       where
-        T: NapiValue,
+        T: FromNapiValue,
       {
         let key = CString::new(name)?;
         let mut raw_value = ptr::null_mut();
         check_status!(unsafe {
           sys::napi_get_named_property(self.0.env, self.0.value, key.as_ptr(), &mut raw_value)
         })?;
-        unsafe { T::from_raw(self.0.env, raw_value) }
+        unsafe { <T as FromNapiValue>::from_napi_value(self.0.env, raw_value) }
       }
 
       pub fn get_named_property_unchecked<T>(&self, name: &str) -> Result<T>
       where
-        T: NapiValue,
+        T: FromNapiValue,
       {
         let key = CString::new(name)?;
         let mut raw_value = ptr::null_mut();
         check_status!(unsafe {
           sys::napi_get_named_property(self.0.env, self.0.value, key.as_ptr(), &mut raw_value)
         })?;
-        Ok(unsafe { T::from_raw_unchecked(self.0.env, raw_value) })
+        unsafe { <T as FromNapiValue>::from_napi_value(self.0.env, raw_value) }
       }
 
       pub fn has_named_property(&self, name: &str) -> Result<bool> {
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ impl_js_value_methods!(JsFunction);
 impl_js_value_methods!(JsExternal);
 impl_js_value_methods!(JsSymbol);
 impl_js_value_methods!(JsTimeout);
+impl_js_value_methods!(JSON);
 
 impl_object_methods!(JsObject);
 impl_object_methods!(JsBuffer);
@@ -625,6 +626,7 @@ impl_object_methods!(JsArrayBuffer);
 impl_object_methods!(JsTypedArray);
 impl_object_methods!(JsDataView);
 impl_object_methods!(JsGlobal);
+impl_object_methods!(JSON);
 
 use ValueType::*;
 
diff --git a/examples/napi/__test__/error-msg.spec.ts b/examples/napi/__test__/error-msg.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ecaf21b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/napi/__test__/error-msg.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import test from 'ava'
+
+import { receiveString } from '../index'
+
+test('Function message', (t) => {
+  // @ts-expect-error
+  t.throws(() => receiveString(function a() {}), {
+    message:
+      'Failed to convert JavaScript value `function a(..) ` into rust type `String`',
+  })
+  // @ts-expect-error
+  t.throws(() => receiveString(() => {}), {
+    message:
+      'Failed to convert JavaScript value `function anonymous(..) ` into rust type `String`',
+  })
+  // @ts-expect-error
+  t.throws(() => receiveString(1), {
+    message:
+      'Failed to convert JavaScript value `Number 1 ` into rust type `String`',
+  })
+  t.throws(
+    () =>
+      // @ts-expect-error
+      receiveString({
+        a: 1,
+        b: {
+          foo: 'bar',
+          s: false,
+        },
+      }),
+    {
+      message:
+        'Failed to convert JavaScript value `Object {"a":1,"b":{"foo":"bar","s":false}}` into rust type `String`',
+    },
+  )
+  // @ts-expect-error
+  t.throws(() => receiveString(Symbol('1')), {
+    message:
+      'Failed to convert JavaScript value `Symbol` into rust type `String`',
+  })
+
+  // @ts-expect-error
+  t.throws(() => receiveString(), {
+    message:
+      'Failed to convert JavaScript value `Undefined` into rust type `String`',
+  })
+
+  // @ts-expect-error
+  t.throws(() => receiveString(null), {
+    message:
+      'Failed to convert JavaScript value `Null` into rust type `String`',
+  })
+
+  // @ts-expect-error
+  t.throws(() => receiveString(100n), {
+    message:
+      'Failed to convert JavaScript value `BigInt 100 ` into rust type `String`',
+  })
+})
diff --git a/examples/napi/__test__/typegen.spec.ts.md b/examples/napi/__test__/typegen.spec.ts.md
index 4177d83b..cf98e6a6 100644
--- a/examples/napi/__test__/typegen.spec.ts.md
+++ b/examples/napi/__test__/typegen.spec.ts.md
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
     export function enumToI32(e: CustomNumEnum): number␊
     export function throwError(): void␊
     export function panic(): void␊
+    export function receiveString(s: string): string␊
     export function createExternal(size: number): ExternalObject<number>␊
     export function createExternalString(content: string): ExternalObject<string>␊
     export function getExternal(external: ExternalObject<number>): number␊
diff --git a/examples/napi/__test__/typegen.spec.ts.snap b/examples/napi/__test__/typegen.spec.ts.snap
index 84057f2f..269788d6 100644
Binary files a/examples/napi/__test__/typegen.spec.ts.snap and b/examples/napi/__test__/typegen.spec.ts.snap differ
diff --git a/examples/napi/__test__/values.spec.ts b/examples/napi/__test__/values.spec.ts
index d06a870f..698e62dd 100644
--- a/examples/napi/__test__/values.spec.ts
+++ b/examples/napi/__test__/values.spec.ts
@@ -427,7 +427,10 @@ 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 `Number` into rust type `String`')
+  t.is(
+    err1!.message,
+    'Failed to convert JavaScript value `Number 1 ` into rust type `String`',
+  )
   // @ts-expect-error
   const err2 = t.throws(() => receiveStrictObject({ bar: 1 }))
   t.is(err2!.message, 'Missing field `name`')
diff --git a/examples/napi/index.d.ts b/examples/napi/index.d.ts
index 29ec410c..cea2101e 100644
--- a/examples/napi/index.d.ts
+++ b/examples/napi/index.d.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ export const enum CustomNumEnum {
 export function enumToI32(e: CustomNumEnum): number
 export function throwError(): void
 export function panic(): void
+export function receiveString(s: string): string
 export function createExternal(size: number): ExternalObject<number>
 export function createExternalString(content: string): ExternalObject<string>
 export function getExternal(external: ExternalObject<number>): number
diff --git a/examples/napi/src/error.rs b/examples/napi/src/error.rs
index 42aa4ef1..dbe41276 100644
--- a/examples/napi/src/error.rs
+++ b/examples/napi/src/error.rs
@@ -9,3 +9,8 @@ pub fn throw_error() -> Result<()> {
 pub fn panic() {
   panic!("Don't panic");
 }
+
+#[napi]
+pub fn receive_string(s: String) -> String {
+  s
+}
diff --git a/examples/napi/src/lib.rs b/examples/napi/src/lib.rs
index 69d03eec..e03619e1 100644
--- a/examples/napi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/napi/src/lib.rs
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ mod typed_array;
 
 #[napi]
 pub fn run_script(env: Env, script: String) -> napi::Result<JsUnknown> {
-  env.run_script(&script)
+  env.run_script(script)
 }