diff --git a/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/libvpx_interface.cc b/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/libvpx_interface.cc
index 1a3df403ae..7bf6117157 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/libvpx_interface.cc
+++ b/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/libvpx_interface.cc
@@ -195,6 +195,10 @@ class LibvpxVp8Facade : public LibvpxInterface {
       vpx_codec_iter_t* iter) const override {
     return ::vpx_codec_get_cx_data(ctx, iter);
   }
+
+  const char* codec_error_detail(vpx_codec_ctx_t* ctx) const override {
+    return ::vpx_codec_error_detail(ctx);
+  }
 };
 
 }  // namespace
diff --git a/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/libvpx_interface.h b/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/libvpx_interface.h
index fe40dedeca..3da38ea24a 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/libvpx_interface.h
+++ b/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/libvpx_interface.h
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ class LibvpxInterface {
       vpx_codec_ctx_t* ctx,
       vpx_codec_iter_t* iter) const = 0;
 
+  virtual const char* codec_error_detail(vpx_codec_ctx_t* ctx) const = 0;
+
   // Returns interface wrapping the actual libvpx functions.
   static std::unique_ptr<LibvpxInterface> CreateEncoder();
 };
diff --git a/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/libvpx_vp8_encoder.cc b/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/libvpx_vp8_encoder.cc
index f16eecd9dd..fdce11ab76 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/libvpx_vp8_encoder.cc
+++ b/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/libvpx_vp8_encoder.cc
@@ -419,7 +419,9 @@ void LibvpxVp8Encoder::SetRates(const RateControlParameters& parameters) {
     vpx_codec_err_t err =
         libvpx_->codec_enc_config_set(&encoders_[i], &vpx_configs_[i]);
     if (err != VPX_CODEC_OK) {
-      RTC_LOG(LS_WARNING) << "Error configuring codec, error code: " << err;
+      RTC_LOG(LS_WARNING) << "Error configuring codec, error code: " << err
+                          << ", details: "
+                          << libvpx_->codec_error_detail(&encoders_[i]);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/test/mock_libvpx_interface.h b/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/test/mock_libvpx_interface.h
index 1ac927d29f..697b44b9d5 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/test/mock_libvpx_interface.h
+++ b/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/test/mock_libvpx_interface.h
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ class MockLibvpxVp8Interface : public LibvpxInterface {
               codec_get_cx_data,
               (vpx_codec_ctx_t*, vpx_codec_iter_t*),
               (const, override));
+  MOCK_METHOD(const char*,
+              codec_error_detail,
+              (vpx_codec_ctx_t*),
+              (const, override));
 };
 
 }  // namespace webrtc