diff --git a/portalocker/exceptions.py b/portalocker/exceptions.py
index 5ce10b4..bb2b35e 100644
--- a/portalocker/exceptions.py
+++ b/portalocker/exceptions.py
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ class BaseLockException(Exception):
     # Error codes:
     LOCK_FAILED = 1
 
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.fh = kwargs.pop('fh', None)
+        Exception.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
 
 class LockException(BaseLockException):
     pass
diff --git a/portalocker/portalocker.py b/portalocker/portalocker.py
index 413e887..460cf06 100644
--- a/portalocker/portalocker.py
+++ b/portalocker/portalocker.py
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ def lock(file_, flags):
                 if exc_value.winerror == winerror.ERROR_LOCK_VIOLATION:
                     raise exceptions.LockException(
                         exceptions.LockException.LOCK_FAILED,
-                        exc_value.strerror)
+                        exc_value.strerror,
+                        fh=file_)
                 else:
                     # Q:  Are there exceptions/codes we should be dealing with
                     # here?
@@ -74,13 +75,15 @@ def lock(file_, flags):
                     # [ ] be more specific here
                     raise exceptions.LockException(
                         exceptions.LockException.LOCK_FAILED,
-                        exc_value.strerror)
+                        exc_value.strerror,
+                        fh=file_)
                 finally:
                     if savepos:
                         file_.seek(savepos)
             except IOError as exc_value:
                 raise exceptions.LockException(
-                    exceptions.LockException.LOCK_FAILED, exc_value.strerror)
+                    exceptions.LockException.LOCK_FAILED, exc_value.strerror,
+                    fh=file_)
 
     def unlock(file_):
         try:
@@ -110,13 +113,15 @@ def unlock(file_):
                 else:
                     raise exceptions.LockException(
                         exceptions.LockException.LOCK_FAILED,
-                        exc_value.strerror)
+                        exc_value.strerror,
+                        fh=file_)
             finally:
                 if savepos:
                     file_.seek(savepos)
         except IOError as exc_value:
             raise exceptions.LockException(
-                exceptions.LockException.LOCK_FAILED, exc_value.strerror)
+                exceptions.LockException.LOCK_FAILED, exc_value.strerror,
+                fh=file_)
 
 elif os.name == 'posix':  # pragma: no cover
     import fcntl
@@ -133,7 +138,7 @@ def lock(file_, flags):
         except locking_exceptions as exc_value:
             # The exception code varies on different systems so we'll catch
             # every IO error
-            raise exceptions.LockException(exc_value)
+            raise exceptions.LockException(exc_value, fh=file_)
 
     def unlock(file_):
         fcntl.flock(file_.fileno(), constants.LOCK_UN)