diff --git a/php/src/Google/Protobuf/Internal/Message.php b/php/src/Google/Protobuf/Internal/Message.php
index a427e4889f..21d9c980e0 100644
--- a/php/src/Google/Protobuf/Internal/Message.php
+++ b/php/src/Google/Protobuf/Internal/Message.php
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ class Message
         try {
             $this->mergeFromJsonArray($array, $ignore_unknown);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            throw new GPBDecodeException($e->getMessage());
+            throw new GPBDecodeException($e->getMessage(), $e->getCode(), $e);
         }
     }