diff --git a/include/proxy-wasm/wasm_vm.h b/include/proxy-wasm/wasm_vm.h
index c14624ac..673a03c4 100644
--- a/include/proxy-wasm/wasm_vm.h
+++ b/include/proxy-wasm/wasm_vm.h
@@ -315,7 +315,11 @@ class WasmVm {
 
   bool isFailed() { return failed_ != FailState::Ok; }
   void fail(FailState fail_state, std::string_view message) {
-    integration()->error(message);
+    if (fail_state == FailState::RuntimeError) {
+      integration()->error(std::string(PluginCrashPrefix) + std::string(message));
+    } else {
+      integration()->error(message);
+    }
     failed_ = fail_state;
     for (auto &callback : fail_callbacks_) {
       callback(fail_state);
@@ -345,6 +349,7 @@ class WasmVm {
   std::vector<std::function<void(FailState)>> fail_callbacks_;
 
 private:
+  static constexpr std::string_view PluginCrashPrefix = "Plugin crash: ";
   bool restricted_callback_{false};
   std::unordered_set<std::string> allowed_hostcalls_{};
 };