diff --git a/lib/rake/application.rb b/lib/rake/application.rb
index d9439429d..43e6ecf60 100644
--- a/lib/rake/application.rb
+++ b/lib/rake/application.rb
@@ -184,15 +184,23 @@ def exit_because_of_exception(ex)
     # Display the error message that caused the exception.
     def display_error_message(ex)
       trace "#{name} aborted!"
+      display_exception_details(ex)
+      trace "Tasks: #{ex.chain}" if has_chain?(ex)
+      trace "(See full trace by running task with --trace)" unless
+         options.backtrace
+    end
+
+    def display_exception_details(ex)
       trace ex.message
       if options.backtrace
         trace ex.backtrace.join("\n")
       else
         trace Backtrace.collapse(ex.backtrace).join("\n")
       end
-      trace "Tasks: #{ex.chain}" if has_chain?(ex)
-      trace "(See full trace by running task with --trace)" unless
-        options.backtrace
+
+      if ex.respond_to?(:cause) && ex.cause
+        display_exception_details(ex.cause)
+      end
     end
 
     # Warn about deprecated usage.
diff --git a/test/test_rake_application.rb b/test/test_rake_application.rb
index aa5ed39f8..f0407edf2 100644
--- a/test/test_rake_application.rb
+++ b/test/test_rake_application.rb
@@ -391,10 +391,10 @@ def test_bad_run
     @app.intern(Rake::Task, "default").enhance { fail }
     ARGV.clear
     ARGV << '-f' << '-s' <<  '--rakelib=""'
-    assert_raises(SystemExit) {
-      _, err = capture_io { @app.run }
-      assert_match(/see full trace/, err)
+    _, err = capture_io {
+      assert_raises(SystemExit){ @app.run }
     }
+    assert_match(/see full trace/i, err)
   ensure
     ARGV.clear
   end
@@ -403,10 +403,10 @@ def test_bad_run_with_trace
     @app.intern(Rake::Task, "default").enhance { fail }
     ARGV.clear
     ARGV << '-f' << '-s' << '-t'
-    assert_raises(SystemExit) {
-      _, err = capture_io { @app.run }
-      refute_match(/see full trace/, err)
+    _, err = capture_io {
+      assert_raises(SystemExit) { @app.run }
     }
+    refute_match(/see full trace/i, err)
   ensure
     ARGV.clear
   end
@@ -415,10 +415,35 @@ def test_bad_run_with_backtrace
     @app.intern(Rake::Task, "default").enhance { fail }
     ARGV.clear
     ARGV << '-f' << '-s' << '--backtrace'
-    assert_raises(SystemExit) {
-      _, err = capture_io { @app.run }
-      refute_match(/see full trace/, err)
+    _, err = capture_io {
+      assert_raises(SystemExit) {
+        @app.run
+      }
+    }
+    refute_match(/see full trace/, err)
+  ensure
+    ARGV.clear
+  end
+
+  def test_printing_original_exception_cause
+    custom_error = Class.new(StandardError)
+    @app.intern(Rake::Task, "default").enhance {
+      begin
+        raise custom_error, "Original Error"
+      rescue custom_error => ex
+        raise custom_error, "Secondary Error"
+      end
+    }
+    ARGV.clear
+    ARGV << '-f' << '-s'
+    _ ,err = capture_io {
+      assert_raises(SystemExit) {
+        @app.run
+        $stdout.puts "DBG: err=#{err.inspect}"
+      }
     }
+    assert_match(/Original Error/, err)
+    assert_match(/Secondary Error/, err)
   ensure
     ARGV.clear
   end