diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f156ed2ced..612f1f181ec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## unreleased
 
+- feat: Use error domain and code for event message #750
 - feat: Replace passing nullable Scope with overloads #743 !Breaking
 - feat: Remove SDK frames when attaching stacktrace #739
 - fix: captureException crates a event type=error #746
diff --git a/Samples/iOS-ObjectiveC/iOS-ObjectiveC/ViewController.m b/Samples/iOS-ObjectiveC/iOS-ObjectiveC/ViewController.m
index 615e83e1a32..e4b5f4d51c2 100644
--- a/Samples/iOS-ObjectiveC/iOS-ObjectiveC/ViewController.m
+++ b/Samples/iOS-ObjectiveC/iOS-ObjectiveC/ViewController.m
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ - (IBAction)captureMessage:(id)sender
 - (IBAction)captureError:(id)sender
 {
     NSError *error =
-        [[NSError alloc] initWithDomain:@""
+        [[NSError alloc] initWithDomain:@"SampleErrorDomain"
                                    code:0
                                userInfo:@{ NSLocalizedDescriptionKey : @"Object does not exist" }];
     [SentrySDK captureError:error
diff --git a/Samples/iOS-Swift/iOS-Swift/ViewController.swift b/Samples/iOS-Swift/iOS-Swift/ViewController.swift
index ff1171913b0..219442258ae 100644
--- a/Samples/iOS-Swift/iOS-Swift/ViewController.swift
+++ b/Samples/iOS-Swift/iOS-Swift/ViewController.swift
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController {
     }
     
     @IBAction func captureError(_ sender: Any) {
-        let error = NSError(domain: "", code: 0, userInfo: [NSLocalizedDescriptionKey: "Object does not exist"])
+        let error = NSError(domain: "SampleErrorDomain", code: 1, userInfo: [NSLocalizedDescriptionKey: "Object does not exist"])
+
         SentrySDK.capture(error: error) { (scope) in
             // Changes in here will only be captured for this event
             // The scope in this callback is a clone of the current scope
diff --git a/Samples/tvOS-Swift/tvOS-Swift/ContentView.swift b/Samples/tvOS-Swift/tvOS-Swift/ContentView.swift
index 6b9c63ef827..5bdf70ee725 100644
--- a/Samples/tvOS-Swift/tvOS-Swift/ContentView.swift
+++ b/Samples/tvOS-Swift/tvOS-Swift/ContentView.swift
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     }
     
     var captureErrorAction: () -> Void = {
-        let error = NSError(domain: "", code: 0, userInfo: [NSLocalizedDescriptionKey: "Object does not exist"])
+        let error = NSError(domain: "SampleErrorDomain", code: 1, userInfo: [NSLocalizedDescriptionKey: "Object does not exist"])
         SentrySDK.capture(error: error) { (scope) in
             scope.setTag(value: "value", key: "myTag")
         }
diff --git a/Samples/watchOS-Swift/watchOS-Swift WatchKit Extension/ContentView.swift b/Samples/watchOS-Swift/watchOS-Swift WatchKit Extension/ContentView.swift
index 78eac01e53c..bc18892303b 100644
--- a/Samples/watchOS-Swift/watchOS-Swift WatchKit Extension/ContentView.swift	
+++ b/Samples/watchOS-Swift/watchOS-Swift WatchKit Extension/ContentView.swift	
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     }
     
     var captureErrorAction: () -> Void = {
-        let error = NSError(domain: "", code: 0, userInfo: [NSLocalizedDescriptionKey: "Object does not exist"])
+        let error = NSError(domain: "SampleErrorDomain", code: 1, userInfo: [NSLocalizedDescriptionKey: "Object does not exist"])
         SentrySDK.capture(error: error) { (scope) in
             scope.setTag(value: "value", key: "myTag")
         }
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/SentryClient.m b/Sources/Sentry/SentryClient.m
index c0dbe8b81cb..5fb323614ce 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/SentryClient.m
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/SentryClient.m
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ - (SentryId *)captureError:(NSError *)error
 - (SentryEvent *)buildErrorEvent:(NSError *)error
 {
     SentryEvent *event = [[SentryEvent alloc] initWithLevel:kSentryLevelError];
-    event.message = error.localizedDescription;
+    event.message = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ %ld", error.domain, (long)error.code];
     [self setUserInfo:error.userInfo withEvent:event];
     return event;
 }
diff --git a/Tests/SentryTests/SentryClientTests.swift b/Tests/SentryTests/SentryClientTests.swift
index 5580e244e01..5d7b134a3b3 100644
--- a/Tests/SentryTests/SentryClientTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/SentryTests/SentryClientTests.swift
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class SentryClientTest: XCTestCase {
         }
     }
 
-    private let error = NSError(domain: "domain", code: 0, userInfo: [NSLocalizedDescriptionKey: "Object does not exist"])
+    private let error = NSError(domain: "domain", code: -20, userInfo: [NSLocalizedDescriptionKey: "Object does not exist"])
 
     private let exception = NSException(name: NSExceptionName("My Custom exception"), reason: "User clicked the button", userInfo: nil)
 
@@ -213,6 +213,16 @@ class SentryClientTest: XCTestCase {
         }
     }
     
+    func testCaptureErrorWithEnum() {
+        let eventId = fixture.getSut().capture(error: TestError.invalidTest)
+        
+        eventId.assertIsNotEmpty()
+        let error = TestError.invalidTest as NSError
+        assertLastSentEvent { actual in
+            XCTAssertEqual("\(error.domain) \(error.code)", actual.message)
+        }
+    }
+    
     func testCaptureErrorWithSession() {
         let eventId = fixture.getSut().captureError(error, with: fixture.session, with: Scope())
         
@@ -495,7 +505,7 @@ class SentryClientTest: XCTestCase {
     
     private func assertValidErrorEvent(_ event: Event) {
         XCTAssertEqual(SentryLevel.error, event.level)
-        XCTAssertEqual(error.localizedDescription, event.message)
+        XCTAssertEqual("\(error.domain) \(error.code)", event.message)
         assertValidDebugMeta(actual: event.debugMeta)
         assertValidThreads(actual: event.threads)
     }
@@ -554,4 +564,10 @@ class SentryClientTest: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertEqual(0, fixture.transport.sentEventsWithSession.count)
         XCTAssertEqual(0, fixture.transport.sentEvents.count)
     }
+    
+    private enum TestError : Error {
+        case invalidTest
+        case testIsFailing
+        case somethingElse
+    }
 }