diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 5ee87d1522..6c5e9274d7 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -233,6 +233,5 @@ BuildTools <anikpatel1322@gmail.com>
 Anik Patel <74193405+Bobingstern@users.noreply.github.com>
 Vrushaket Chaudhari <82214275+vrushaket@users.noreply.github.com>
 Praise Nnamonu <110940850+praisennamonu1@users.noreply.github.com>
-vrushaket <vrushu00@gmail.com>
 
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diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index c40767c51e..6ae6e7e91b 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 - Fix #3025: improve handling of matrices and error handling 
   in function `corr` (#3030). Thanks @vrushaket.
+- Fix #3074: improve error message when using function `max` in `derivative`.
 
 
 # 2023-09-20, 11.11.1
diff --git a/src/function/algebra/derivative.js b/src/function/algebra/derivative.js
index 503a8cf6d1..92cad23fc0 100644
--- a/src/function/algebra/derivative.js
+++ b/src/function/algebra/derivative.js
@@ -765,7 +765,8 @@ export const createDerivative = /* #__PURE__ */ factory(name, dependencies, ({
     }
 
     node.compile().evaluate()
-    throw new Error('Expected TypeError, but none found')
+
+    throw new Error('Function "' + node.name + '" is not supported by derivative, or a wrong number of arguments is passed')
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/function/algebra/derivative.test.js b/test/unit-tests/function/algebra/derivative.test.js
index 4cfb775d4b..14c63f72f8 100644
--- a/test/unit-tests/function/algebra/derivative.test.js
+++ b/test/unit-tests/function/algebra/derivative.test.js
@@ -238,8 +238,12 @@ describe('derivative', function () {
   })
 
   it('should throw error if expressions contain unsupported operators or functions', function () {
-    assert.throws(function () { derivative('x << 2', 'x') }, /Error: Operator "<<" is not supported by derivative/)
-    assert.throws(function () { derivative('subset(x)', 'x') }, /Error: Function "subset" is not supported by derivative/)
+    assert.throws(function () { derivative('x << 2', 'x') }, /Error: Operator "<<" is not supported by derivative, or a wrong number of arguments is passed/)
+    assert.throws(function () { derivative('subset(x)', 'x') }, /Error: Function "subset" is not supported by derivative, or a wrong number of arguments is passed/)
+    assert.throws(function () { derivative('max(x)', 'x') }, /Error: Function "max" is not supported by derivative, or a wrong number of arguments is passed/)
+    assert.throws(function () { derivative('max(x, y)', 'x') }, /Error: Function "max" is not supported by derivative, or a wrong number of arguments is passed/)
+    assert.throws(function () { derivative('max(x, 1)', 'x') }, /Error: Function "max" is not supported by derivative, or a wrong number of arguments is passed/)
+    assert.throws(function () { derivative('add(2,3,x)', 'x') }, /Error: Function "add" is not supported by derivative, or a wrong number of arguments is passed/)
   })
 
   it('should have controlled behavior on arguments errors', function () {