diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index 2cdaf7c..092799b 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -145,7 +145,11 @@ func processAttr(attr slog.Attr, target map[string]any) {
 	case attr.Key == "":
 		// skip
 	default:
-		target[attr.Key] = rv.Any()
+		if rvAsError, isError := rv.Any().(error); isError {
+			target[attr.Key] = rvAsError.Error()
+		} else {
+			target[attr.Key] = rv.Any()
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/handler_test.go b/handler_test.go
index 8d087bc..3cd6433 100644
--- a/handler_test.go
+++ b/handler_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega/gstruct"
+        "fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -59,6 +60,20 @@ var _ = Describe("NewHandler", func() {
 		})))
 	})
 
+	It("logs an error message", func() {
+		slog.New(h).Error("foo", "error", fmt.Errorf("boom"))
+		logs := s.Logs()
+		Expect(logs).To(ConsistOf(MatchFields(IgnoreExtras, Fields{
+			"Source":  Equal("test"),
+			"Message": Equal("test.foo"),
+			"Data": SatisfyAll(
+				HaveLen(1),
+				HaveKeyWithValue("error", "boom"),
+			),
+			"LogLevel": Equal(lager.ERROR),
+		})))
+	})
+
 	It("behaves like a slog.NewHandler", func() {
 		results := func() (result []map[string]any) {
 			for _, l := range s.Logs() {