diff --git a/lib/checkbufferoverrun.cpp b/lib/checkbufferoverrun.cpp
index f0c83513e..ce9d5adce 100644
--- a/lib/checkbufferoverrun.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkbufferoverrun.cpp
@@ -121,9 +121,14 @@ void CheckBufferOverrun::strncatUsageError(const Token *tok)
                 "strncat is to calculate remaining space in the buffer and use it as 3rd parameter.");
 }
 
-void CheckBufferOverrun::outOfBoundsError(const Token *tok, const std::string &what)
+void CheckBufferOverrun::outOfBoundsError(const Token *tok, const std::string &what, const bool show_size_info, const MathLib::bigint &supplied_size, const MathLib::bigint &actual_size)
 {
-    reportError(tok, Severity::error, "outOfBounds", what + " is out of bounds");
+    std::ostringstream oss;
+
+    oss << what << " is out of bounds";
+    if (show_size_info)
+        oss << ": Supplied size " << supplied_size << " is larger than actual size of " << actual_size;
+    reportError(tok, Severity::error, "outOfBounds", oss.str());
 }
 
 void CheckBufferOverrun::pointerOutOfBoundsError(const Token *tok, const std::string &object)
@@ -1070,7 +1075,7 @@ void CheckBufferOverrun::checkScope(const Token *tok, const std::vector<std::str
         {
             const MathLib::bigint n = MathLib::toLongNumber(tok->strAt(4 + varc));
             if (n > total_size)
-                outOfBoundsError(tok->tokAt(4 + varc), "snprintf size");
+                outOfBoundsError(tok->tokAt(4 + varc), "snprintf size", true, n, total_size);
         }
 
         // Check function call..
@@ -1096,7 +1101,7 @@ void CheckBufferOverrun::checkScope(const Token *tok, const std::vector<std::str
 
         if (pointerIsOutOfBounds && Token::Match(tok, "[;{}=] * %varid% [;=]", varid))
         {
-            outOfBoundsError(tok->tokAt(2), tok->strAt(2));
+            outOfBoundsError(tok->tokAt(2), tok->strAt(2), false, 0, 0);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1321,7 +1326,7 @@ void CheckBufferOverrun::checkScope(const Token *tok, const ArrayInfo &arrayInfo
         {
             const MathLib::bigint n = MathLib::toLongNumber(tok->strAt(4));
             if (n > total_size)
-                outOfBoundsError(tok->tokAt(4), "snprintf size");
+                outOfBoundsError(tok->tokAt(4), "snprintf size", true, n, total_size);
         }
 
         // undefined behaviour: result of pointer arithmetic is out of bounds
diff --git a/lib/checkbufferoverrun.h b/lib/checkbufferoverrun.h
index 389d36220..9bc1e69f6 100644
--- a/lib/checkbufferoverrun.h
+++ b/lib/checkbufferoverrun.h
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ public:
     void arrayIndexOutOfBoundsError(const std::list<const Token *> &callstack, const ArrayInfo &arrayInfo, const std::vector<MathLib::bigint> &index);
     void bufferOverrunError(const Token *tok, const std::string &varnames = "");
     void strncatUsageError(const Token *tok);
-    void outOfBoundsError(const Token *tok, const std::string &what);
+    void outOfBoundsError(const Token *tok, const std::string &what, const bool show_size_info, const MathLib::bigint &supplied_size, const MathLib::bigint &actual_size);
     void sizeArgumentAsCharError(const Token *tok);
     void terminateStrncpyError(const Token *tok, const std::string &varname);
     void bufferNotZeroTerminatedError(const Token *tok, const std::string &varname, const std::string &function);
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public:
         c.arrayIndexOutOfBoundsError(0, ArrayInfo(0, "array", 1, 2), indexes);
         c.bufferOverrunError(0, std::string("buffer"));
         c.strncatUsageError(0);
-        c.outOfBoundsError(0, "index");
+        c.outOfBoundsError(0, "index", true, 2, 1);
         c.sizeArgumentAsCharError(0);
         c.terminateStrncpyError(0, "buffer");
         c.bufferNotZeroTerminatedError(0, "buffer", "strncpy");
diff --git a/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp b/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp
index b4545bb69..11c944531 100644
--- a/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp
+++ b/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp
@@ -2601,7 +2601,7 @@ private:
               "    char str[5];\n"
               "    snprintf(str, 10, \"%s\", \"abc\");\n"
               "}\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) snprintf size is out of bounds\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) snprintf size is out of bounds: Supplied size 10 is larger than actual size of 5\n", errout.str());
     }
 
     void snprintf2()
@@ -2642,7 +2642,7 @@ private:
               "  struct Foo x;\n"
               "  snprintf(x.a, 2, \"aa\");\n"
               "}\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:5]: (error) snprintf size is out of bounds\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:5]: (error) snprintf size is out of bounds: Supplied size 2 is larger than actual size of 1\n", errout.str());
 
         check("struct Foo { char a[1]; };\n"
               "void f()\n"
@@ -2651,7 +2651,7 @@ private:
               "  snprintf(x.a, 2, \"aa\");\n"
               "  free(x);\n"
               "}\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:5]: (error) snprintf size is out of bounds\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:5]: (error) snprintf size is out of bounds: Supplied size 2 is larger than actual size of 1\n", errout.str());
 
         check("struct Foo { char a[1]; };\n"
               "void f()\n"