diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe2c63c3ff12..99eb76e0b56b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 ### Features
 
+* [#13435](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/13435) extend error context when a simulation fails.
 * [#13298](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/13298) Add `AddGenesisAccount` helper func in x/auth module which helps adding accounts to genesis state.
 * (x/authz) [#12648](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/12648) Add an allow list, an optional list of addresses allowed to receive bank assets via authz MsgSend grant.
 * (sdk.Coins) [#12627](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/12627) Make a Denoms method on sdk.Coins.
diff --git a/x/auth/tx/service.go b/x/auth/tx/service.go
index c25837cadf26..8f72205a20f7 100644
--- a/x/auth/tx/service.go
+++ b/x/auth/tx/service.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (s txServer) Simulate(ctx context.Context, req *txtypes.SimulateRequest) (*
 
 	gasInfo, result, err := s.simulate(txBytes)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unknown, "%v With gas wanted: '%d' and gas used: '%d' ", err, gasInfo.GasWanted, gasInfo.GasUsed)
 	}
 
 	return &txtypes.SimulateResponse{