diff --git a/src/StreamJsonRpc.Tests/CollectingTraceListener.cs b/src/StreamJsonRpc.Tests/CollectingTraceListener.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9cb9fe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/StreamJsonRpc.Tests/CollectingTraceListener.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Text;
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading;
+
+public class CollectingTraceListener : TraceListener
+{
+    private readonly StringBuilder lineInProgress = new StringBuilder();
+
+    private readonly ImmutableList<string>.Builder messages = ImmutableList.CreateBuilder<string>();
+
+    public override bool IsThreadSafe => false;
+
+    public IReadOnlyList<string> Messages
+    {
+        get
+        {
+            lock (this.messages)
+            {
+                return this.messages.ToImmutable();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public AsyncAutoResetEvent MessageReceived { get; } = new AsyncAutoResetEvent();
+
+    public override void Write(string message) => this.lineInProgress.Append(message);
+
+    public override void WriteLine(string message)
+    {
+        this.lineInProgress.Append(message);
+        lock (this.messages)
+        {
+            this.messages.Add(this.lineInProgress.ToString());
+            this.MessageReceived.Set();
+        }
+
+        this.lineInProgress.Clear();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/StreamJsonRpc.Tests/JsonRpcTests.cs b/src/StreamJsonRpc.Tests/JsonRpcTests.cs
index 5cfe14a2..b53507ba 100644
--- a/src/StreamJsonRpc.Tests/JsonRpcTests.cs
+++ b/src/StreamJsonRpc.Tests/JsonRpcTests.cs
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ public abstract class JsonRpcTests : TestBase
     protected JsonRpc serverRpc;
     protected IJsonRpcMessageHandler serverMessageHandler;
     protected IJsonRpcMessageFormatter serverMessageFormatter;
+    protected CollectingTraceListener serverTraces;
 
     protected Nerdbank.FullDuplexStream clientStream;
     protected JsonRpc clientRpc;
     protected IJsonRpcMessageHandler clientMessageHandler;
     protected IJsonRpcMessageFormatter clientMessageFormatter;
+    protected CollectingTraceListener clientTraces;
 
     private const int CustomTaskResult = 100;
 
@@ -940,6 +942,19 @@ public async Task InvokeWithParameterObject_Progress_InvalidParamMethod()
         await Assert.ThrowsAsync<RemoteMethodNotFoundException>(() => this.clientRpc.InvokeWithParameterObjectAsync<int>(nameof(Server.MethodWithInvalidProgressParameter), new { p = progress }, this.TimeoutToken));
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReportProgressWithUnserializableData_LeavesTraceEvidence()
+    {
+        var progress = new Progress<TypeThrowsWhenSerialized>();
+        await this.clientRpc.InvokeWithCancellationAsync(nameof(Server.MethodWithUnserializableProgressType), new object[] { progress }, cancellationToken: this.TimeoutToken);
+
+        // Verify that the trace explains what went wrong with the original exception message.
+        while (!this.serverTraces.Messages.Any(m => m.Contains("Can't touch this")))
+        {
+            await this.serverTraces.MessageReceived.WaitAsync(this.TimeoutToken);
+        }
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task InvokeWithParameterObject_ProgressParameterAndFields()
     {
@@ -1883,6 +1898,9 @@ private void ReinitializeRpcWithoutListening()
 
         this.serverRpc.TraceSource.Listeners.Add(new XunitTraceListener(this.Logger));
         this.clientRpc.TraceSource.Listeners.Add(new XunitTraceListener(this.Logger));
+
+        this.serverRpc.TraceSource.Listeners.Add(this.serverTraces = new CollectingTraceListener());
+        this.clientRpc.TraceSource.Listeners.Add(this.clientTraces = new CollectingTraceListener());
     }
 
     private void StartListening()
@@ -2036,6 +2054,11 @@ public static int MethodWithProgressAndMoreParameters(IProgress<int> p, int x, i
             return sum;
         }
 
+        public static void MethodWithUnserializableProgressType(IProgress<TypeThrowsWhenSerialized> progress)
+        {
+            progress.Report(new TypeThrowsWhenSerialized());
+        }
+
         public static int MethodWithInvalidProgressParameter(Progress<int> p)
         {
             return 1;
@@ -2445,6 +2468,17 @@ public class CustomSerializedType
         public string? Value { get; set; }
     }
 
+    [DataContract]
+    public class TypeThrowsWhenSerialized
+    {
+        [DataMember]
+        public string Property
+        {
+            get => throw new Exception("Can't touch this.");
+            set => throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+    }
+
     public class TypeThrowsWhenDeserialized
     {
     }
diff --git a/src/StreamJsonRpc.Tests/XunitTraceListener.cs b/src/StreamJsonRpc.Tests/XunitTraceListener.cs
index 745329bb..f1e9979a 100644
--- a/src/StreamJsonRpc.Tests/XunitTraceListener.cs
+++ b/src/StreamJsonRpc.Tests/XunitTraceListener.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
-using StreamJsonRpc;
-using StreamJsonRpc.Protocol;
 using Xunit.Abstractions;
 
 internal class XunitTraceListener : TraceListener
@@ -28,7 +22,8 @@ public override void WriteLine(string message)
     {
         if (!this.disposed)
         {
-            this.logger.WriteLine(this.lineInProgress.ToString() + message);
+            this.lineInProgress.Append(message);
+            this.logger.WriteLine(this.lineInProgress.ToString());
             this.lineInProgress.Clear();
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/StreamJsonRpc/JsonRpc.cs b/src/StreamJsonRpc/JsonRpc.cs
index f53544d5..8a306e15 100644
--- a/src/StreamJsonRpc/JsonRpc.cs
+++ b/src/StreamJsonRpc/JsonRpc.cs
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ public enum TraceEvents
             LocalContractViolation,
 
             /// <summary>
-            /// An exception occurred when reading the $/progress notification.
+            /// An exception occurred when reading or writing the $/progress notification.
             /// </summary>
             ProgressNotificationError,
 
diff --git a/src/StreamJsonRpc/Reflection/MessageFormatterProgressTracker.cs b/src/StreamJsonRpc/Reflection/MessageFormatterProgressTracker.cs
index dea7768b..29270f71 100644
--- a/src/StreamJsonRpc/Reflection/MessageFormatterProgressTracker.cs
+++ b/src/StreamJsonRpc/Reflection/MessageFormatterProgressTracker.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ namespace StreamJsonRpc.Reflection
     using System.Collections.Immutable;
     using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
     using System.Reflection;
+    using System.Threading;
+    using System.Threading.Tasks;
     using Microsoft;
     using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading;
 
@@ -267,7 +269,12 @@ public JsonProgress(JsonRpc rpc, object token)
             /// <param name="value">The typed value that will be send in the notification to be reported by the original <see cref="IProgress{T}"/> instance.</param>
             public void Report(T value)
             {
-                this.rpc.NotifyAsync(ProgressRequestSpecialMethod, this.token, value).Forget();
+                this.rpc.NotifyAsync(ProgressRequestSpecialMethod, this.token, value).ContinueWith(
+                    (t, s) => ((JsonRpc)s).TraceSource.TraceEvent(System.Diagnostics.TraceEventType.Error, (int)JsonRpc.TraceEvents.ProgressNotificationError, "Failed to send progress update. {0}", t.Exception.InnerException ?? t.Exception),
+                    this.rpc,
+                    CancellationToken.None,
+                    TaskContinuationOptions.OnlyOnFaulted,
+                    TaskScheduler.Default).Forget();
             }
         }
     }