diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/hibernate/validator/internal/engine/ValidationContext.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/hibernate/validator/internal/engine/ValidationContext.java
index d3a58aa3f8..2df1588d75 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/hibernate/validator/internal/engine/ValidationContext.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/hibernate/validator/internal/engine/ValidationContext.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import javax.validation.ParameterNameProvider;
 import javax.validation.Path;
 import javax.validation.TraversableResolver;
+import javax.validation.ValidationException;
 import javax.validation.metadata.ConstraintDescriptor;
 
 import org.hibernate.validator.internal.engine.constraintvalidation.ConstraintValidatorContextImpl;
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@
 import org.hibernate.validator.internal.metadata.BeanMetaDataManager;
 import org.hibernate.validator.internal.metadata.raw.ExecutableElement;
 import org.hibernate.validator.internal.util.IdentitySet;
+import org.hibernate.validator.internal.util.logging.Log;
+import org.hibernate.validator.internal.util.logging.LoggerFactory;
 
 import static org.hibernate.validator.internal.util.CollectionHelper.newArrayList;
 import static org.hibernate.validator.internal.util.CollectionHelper.newHashMap;
@@ -57,6 +60,8 @@
  */
 public class ValidationContext<T> {
 
+	private static final Log log = LoggerFactory.make();
+
 	/**
 	 * Access to the cached bean meta data
 	 */
@@ -415,13 +420,10 @@ public String toString() {
 
 	public ConstraintViolation<T> createConstraintViolation(ValueContext<?, ?> localContext, MessageAndPath messageAndPath, ConstraintDescriptor<?> descriptor) {
 		String messageTemplate = messageAndPath.getMessage();
-		String interpolatedMessage = messageInterpolator.interpolate(
+		String interpolatedMessage = interpolate(
 				messageTemplate,
-				new MessageInterpolatorContext(
-						descriptor,
-						localContext.getCurrentValidatedValue(),
-						getRootBeanClass()
-				)
+				localContext.getCurrentValidatedValue(),
+				descriptor
 		);
 		Path path = messageAndPath.getPath();
 
@@ -468,6 +470,27 @@ else if ( executableReturnValue != null ) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private String interpolate(String messageTemplate, Object validatedValue, ConstraintDescriptor<?> descriptor) {
+		MessageInterpolatorContext context = new MessageInterpolatorContext(
+				descriptor,
+				validatedValue,
+				getRootBeanClass()
+		);
+
+		try {
+			return messageInterpolator.interpolate(
+					messageTemplate,
+					context
+			);
+		}
+		catch ( ValidationException ve ) {
+			throw ve;
+		}
+		catch ( Exception e ) {
+			throw log.getExceptionOcurredDuringMessageInterpolationException( e );
+		}
+	}
+
 	private boolean isAlreadyValidatedForPath(Object value, PathImpl path) {
 		Set<PathImpl> pathSet = processedPaths.get( value );
 		if ( pathSet == null ) {
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/hibernate/validator/internal/util/logging/Log.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/hibernate/validator/internal/util/logging/Log.java
index 50c97fe38b..cb33a60ff5 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/hibernate/validator/internal/util/logging/Log.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/hibernate/validator/internal/util/logging/Log.java
@@ -536,4 +536,7 @@ public interface Log extends BasicLogger {
 	@LogMessage(level = WARN)
 	@Message(id = 148, value = "An exception ocurred during evaluation of EL expression '%s'")
 	void evaluatingExpressionLanguageExpressionCausedException(String expression, @Cause Exception e);
+
+	@Message(id = 149, value = "An exception occured during message interpolation")
+	ValidationException getExceptionOcurredDuringMessageInterpolationException(@Cause Exception e);
 }