diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Notifications/Events/NotificationFailed.php b/src/Illuminate/Notifications/Events/NotificationFailed.php
index b69e1c5485af..6c3d77c8d8df 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Notifications/Events/NotificationFailed.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Notifications/Events/NotificationFailed.php
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ class NotificationFailed
     public $channel;
 
     /**
-     * The data needed to process this failure.
+     * The exception that caused the failure.
      *
-     * @var array
+     * @var \Throwable
      */
-    public $data = [];
+    public $throwable;
 
     /**
      * Create a new event instance.
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ class NotificationFailed
      * @param  mixed  $notifiable
      * @param  \Illuminate\Notifications\Notification  $notification
      * @param  string  $channel
-     * @param  array  $data
+     * @param  \Throwable  $throwable
      * @return void
      */
-    public function __construct($notifiable, $notification, $channel, $data = [])
+    public function __construct($notifiable, $notification, $channel, $throwable)
     {
-        $this->data = $data;
+        $this->throwable = $throwable;
         $this->channel = $channel;
         $this->notifiable = $notifiable;
         $this->notification = $notification;
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Notifications/NotificationSender.php b/src/Illuminate/Notifications/NotificationSender.php
index 698d19dcb95f..24b6dbc63a54 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Notifications/NotificationSender.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Notifications/NotificationSender.php
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Translation\HasLocalePreference;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection as ModelCollection;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Notifications\Events\NotificationFailed;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Events\NotificationSending;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Events\NotificationSent;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Illuminate\Support\Traits\Localizable;
+use Throwable;
 
 class NotificationSender
 {
@@ -145,11 +147,18 @@ protected function sendToNotifiable($notifiable, $id, $notification, $channel)
             return;
         }
 
-        $response = $this->manager->driver($channel)->send($notifiable, $notification);
-
-        $this->events->dispatch(
-            new NotificationSent($notifiable, $notification, $channel, $response)
-        );
+        try {
+            $response = $this->manager->driver($channel)->send($notifiable, $notification);
+
+            $this->events->dispatch(
+                new NotificationSent($notifiable, $notification, $channel, $response)
+            );
+        } catch (Throwable $e) {
+            $this->events->dispatch(
+                new NotificationFailed($notifiable, $notification, $channel, $e)
+            );
+            throw $e;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Notifications/NotificationChannelManagerTest.php b/tests/Notifications/NotificationChannelManagerTest.php
index efcce081aeee..7c7a359f810a 100644
--- a/tests/Notifications/NotificationChannelManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Notifications/NotificationChannelManagerTest.php
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 
 namespace Illuminate\Tests\Notifications;
 
+use Exception;
 use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
 use Illuminate\Container\Container;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Bus\Dispatcher as Bus;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Events\Dispatcher;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\ChannelManager;
+use Illuminate\Notifications\Events\NotificationFailed;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Events\NotificationSending;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Events\NotificationSent;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
@@ -101,6 +103,27 @@ public function testNotificationCanBeQueued()
 
         $manager->send([new NotificationChannelManagerTestNotifiable], new NotificationChannelManagerTestQueuedNotification);
     }
+
+    public function testNotificationDispatchFaildEvent()
+    {
+        $container = new Container;
+        $container->instance('config', ['app.name' => 'Name', 'app.logo' => 'Logo']);
+        $container->instance(Bus::class, $bus = m::mock());
+        $container->instance(Dispatcher::class, $events = m::mock());
+        Container::setInstance($container);
+        $manager = m::mock(ChannelManager::class.'[driver]', [$container]);
+        $events->shouldReceive('until')->with(m::type(NotificationSending::class))->andReturn(true);
+        $manager->shouldReceive('driver')->once()->andReturn($driver = m::mock());
+        $driver->shouldReceive('send')->once()->andThrow(new Exception('Mail exception'));
+        $events->shouldReceive('dispatch')->once()->with(m::type(NotificationFailed::class));
+
+        try {
+            $manager->send([new NotificationChannelManagerTestNotifiable], new NotificationChannelManagerTestNotCancelledNotification);
+            $this->fail('Should fail');
+        } catch(Exception $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals('Mail exception', $e->getMessage());
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 class NotificationChannelManagerTestNotifiable