diff --git a/src/miniscript/context.rs b/src/miniscript/context.rs
index 45b4a03a2..b0cba664f 100644
--- a/src/miniscript/context.rs
+++ b/src/miniscript/context.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub enum ScriptContextError {
     MaxOpCountExceeded,
     /// The Miniscript(under segwit context) corresponding
     /// Script would be larger than `MAX_STANDARD_P2WSH_SCRIPT_SIZE` bytes.
-    MaxWitnessScriptSizeExceeded,
+    MaxWitnessScriptSizeExceeded(usize),
     /// The Miniscript (under p2sh context) corresponding Script would be
     /// larger than `MAX_SCRIPT_ELEMENT_SIZE` bytes.
     MaxRedeemScriptSizeExceeded,
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl error::Error for ScriptContextError {
             | UncompressedKeysNotAllowed
             | MaxWitnessItemssExceeded { .. }
             | MaxOpCountExceeded
-            | MaxWitnessScriptSizeExceeded
+            | MaxWitnessScriptSizeExceeded(_)
             | MaxRedeemScriptSizeExceeded
             | MaxBareScriptSizeExceeded
             | MaxScriptSigSizeExceeded
@@ -121,10 +121,11 @@ impl fmt::Display for ScriptContextError {
                 "At least one satisfaction path in the Miniscript fragment contains \
                  more than MAX_OPS_PER_SCRIPT opcodes."
             ),
-            ScriptContextError::MaxWitnessScriptSizeExceeded => write!(
+            ScriptContextError::MaxWitnessScriptSizeExceeded(max_size) => write!(
                 f,
                 "The Miniscript corresponding Script would be larger than \
-                    MAX_STANDARD_P2WSH_SCRIPT_SIZE bytes."
+                    {} bytes.",
+                max_size
             ),
             ScriptContextError::MaxRedeemScriptSizeExceeded => write!(
                 f,
@@ -525,7 +526,7 @@ impl ScriptContext for Segwitv0 {
         match node_checked {
             Ok(_) => {
                 if ms.ext.pk_cost > MAX_SCRIPT_SIZE {
-                    Err(ScriptContextError::MaxWitnessScriptSizeExceeded)
+                    Err(ScriptContextError::MaxWitnessScriptSizeExceeded(MAX_SCRIPT_SIZE))
                 } else {
                     Ok(())
                 }
@@ -550,7 +551,9 @@ impl ScriptContext for Segwitv0 {
         ms: &Miniscript<Pk, Self>,
     ) -> Result<(), ScriptContextError> {
         if ms.ext.pk_cost > MAX_STANDARD_P2WSH_SCRIPT_SIZE {
-            return Err(ScriptContextError::MaxWitnessScriptSizeExceeded);
+            return Err(ScriptContextError::MaxWitnessScriptSizeExceeded(
+                MAX_STANDARD_P2WSH_SCRIPT_SIZE,
+            ));
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -644,7 +647,9 @@ impl ScriptContext for Tap {
                 // some guarantees are not easy to satisfy because of knapsack
                 // constraints
                 if ms.ext.pk_cost as u64 > Weight::MAX_BLOCK.to_wu() {
-                    Err(ScriptContextError::MaxWitnessScriptSizeExceeded)
+                    Err(ScriptContextError::MaxWitnessScriptSizeExceeded(
+                        Weight::MAX_BLOCK.to_wu() as usize
+                    ))
                 } else {
                     Ok(())
                 }
diff --git a/src/miniscript/mod.rs b/src/miniscript/mod.rs
index 79aa0a682..e608cb990 100644
--- a/src/miniscript/mod.rs
+++ b/src/miniscript/mod.rs
@@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert_eq!(
             segwit_multi_ms.unwrap_err().to_string(),
-            "The Miniscript corresponding Script would be larger than MAX_STANDARD_P2WSH_SCRIPT_SIZE bytes."
+            "The Miniscript corresponding Script would be larger than 3600 bytes."
         );
         assert_eq!(
             bare_multi_ms.unwrap_err().to_string(),