diff --git a/changelog.d/11028.feature b/changelog.d/11028.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48798356b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/11028.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Include exception information in JSON logging output. Contributed by @Fizzadar at Beeper.
diff --git a/synapse/logging/_terse_json.py b/synapse/logging/_terse_json.py
index 6e82f7c7f1..b78d6e17c9 100644
--- a/synapse/logging/_terse_json.py
+++ b/synapse/logging/_terse_json.py
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ class JsonFormatter(logging.Formatter):
if key not in _IGNORED_LOG_RECORD_ATTRIBUTES:
event[key] = value
+ if record.exc_info:
+ exc_type, exc_value, _ = record.exc_info
+ if exc_type:
+ event["exc_type"] = f"{exc_type.__name__}"
+ event["exc_value"] = f"{exc_value}"
+
return _encoder.encode(event)
diff --git a/tests/logging/test_terse_json.py b/tests/logging/test_terse_json.py
index f73fcd684e..96f399b7ab 100644
--- a/tests/logging/test_terse_json.py
+++ b/tests/logging/test_terse_json.py
@@ -198,3 +198,31 @@ class TerseJsonTestCase(LoggerCleanupMixin, TestCase):
self.assertEqual(log["url"], "/_matrix/client/versions")
self.assertEqual(log["protocol"], "1.1")
self.assertEqual(log["user_agent"], "")
+
+ def test_with_exception(self):
+ """
+ The logging exception type & value should be added to the JSON response.
+ """
+ handler = logging.StreamHandler(self.output)
+ handler.setFormatter(JsonFormatter())
+ logger = self.get_logger(handler)
+
+ try:
+ raise ValueError("That's wrong, you wally!")
+ except ValueError:
+ logger.exception("Hello there, %s!", "wally")
+
+ log = self.get_log_line()
+
+ # The terse logger should give us these keys.
+ expected_log_keys = [
+ "log",
+ "level",
+ "namespace",
+ "exc_type",
+ "exc_value",
+ ]
+ self.assertCountEqual(log.keys(), expected_log_keys)
+ self.assertEqual(log["log"], "Hello there, wally!")
+ self.assertEqual(log["exc_type"], "ValueError")
+ self.assertEqual(log["exc_value"], "That's wrong, you wally!")
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