diff --git a/src/component/lifecycle_hooks.ts b/src/component/lifecycle_hooks.ts
index 654266b6..324077b5 100644
--- a/src/component/lifecycle_hooks.ts
+++ b/src/component/lifecycle_hooks.ts
@@ -1,62 +1,97 @@
 import { getCurrent } from "./component_node";
 import { nodeErrorHandlers } from "./error_handling";
 
+function wrapError(fn: (...args: any[]) => any, hookName: string) {
+  const error = new Error(`The following error occurred in ${hookName}: `) as Error & {
+    cause: any;
+  };
+  return (...args: any[]) => {
+    try {
+      const result = fn(...args);
+      if (result instanceof Promise) {
+        return result.catch((cause) => {
+          error.cause = cause;
+          if (cause instanceof Error) {
+            error.message += `"${cause.message}"`;
+          }
+          throw error;
+        });
+      }
+      return result;
+    } catch (cause) {
+      if (cause instanceof Error) {
+        error.message += `"${cause.message}"`;
+      }
+      throw error;
+    }
+  };
+}
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //  hooks
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export function onWillStart(fn: () => Promise<void> | void | any) {
   const node = getCurrent();
-  node.willStart.push(fn.bind(node.component));
+  const decorate = node.app.dev ? wrapError : (fn: any) => fn;
+  node.willStart.push(decorate(fn.bind(node.component), "onWillStart"));
 }
 
 export function onWillUpdateProps(fn: (nextProps: any) => Promise<void> | void | any) {
   const node = getCurrent();
-  node.willUpdateProps.push(fn.bind(node.component));
+  const decorate = node.app.dev ? wrapError : (fn: any) => fn;
+  node.willUpdateProps.push(decorate(fn.bind(node.component), "onWillUpdateProps"));
 }
 
 export function onMounted(fn: () => void | any) {
   const node = getCurrent();
-  node.mounted.push(fn.bind(node.component));
+  const decorate = node.app.dev ? wrapError : (fn: any) => fn;
+  node.mounted.push(decorate(fn.bind(node.component), "onMounted"));
 }
 
 export function onWillPatch(fn: () => Promise<void> | any | void) {
   const node = getCurrent();
-  node.willPatch.unshift(fn.bind(node.component));
+  const decorate = node.app.dev ? wrapError : (fn: any) => fn;
+  node.willPatch.unshift(decorate(fn.bind(node.component), "onWillPatch"));
 }
 
 export function onPatched(fn: () => void | any) {
   const node = getCurrent();
-  node.patched.push(fn.bind(node.component));
+  const decorate = node.app.dev ? wrapError : (fn: any) => fn;
+  node.patched.push(decorate(fn.bind(node.component), "onPatched"));
 }
 
 export function onWillUnmount(fn: () => Promise<void> | void | any) {
   const node = getCurrent();
-  node.willUnmount.unshift(fn.bind(node.component));
+  const decorate = node.app.dev ? wrapError : (fn: any) => fn;
+  node.willUnmount.unshift(decorate(fn.bind(node.component), "onWillUnmount"));
 }
 
 export function onWillDestroy(fn: () => Promise<void> | void | any) {
   const node = getCurrent();
-  node.willDestroy.push(fn.bind(node.component));
+  const decorate = node.app.dev ? wrapError : (fn: any) => fn;
+  node.willDestroy.push(decorate(fn.bind(node.component), "onWillDestroy"));
 }
 
 export function onWillRender(fn: () => void | any) {
   const node = getCurrent();
   const renderFn = node.renderFn;
-  node.renderFn = () => {
+  const decorate = node.app.dev ? wrapError : (fn: any) => fn;
+  node.renderFn = decorate(() => {
     fn.call(node.component);
     return renderFn();
-  };
+  }, "onWillRender");
 }
 
 export function onRendered(fn: () => void | any) {
   const node = getCurrent();
   const renderFn = node.renderFn;
-  node.renderFn = () => {
+  const decorate = node.app.dev ? wrapError : (fn: any) => fn;
+  node.renderFn = decorate(() => {
     const result = renderFn();
     fn.call(node.component);
     return result;
-  };
+  }, "onRendered");
 }
 
 type OnErrorCallback = (error: any) => void | any;
diff --git a/tests/components/__snapshots__/error_handling.test.ts.snap b/tests/components/__snapshots__/error_handling.test.ts.snap
index cc50f71b..c393dce3 100644
--- a/tests/components/__snapshots__/error_handling.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/components/__snapshots__/error_handling.test.ts.snap
@@ -1092,6 +1092,19 @@ exports[`errors and promises an error in mounted call will reject the mount prom
 }"
 `;
 
+exports[`errors and promises an error in onMounted callback will have the component's setup in its stack trace 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(bdom, helpers
+) {
+  let { text, createBlock, list, multi, html, toggler, component, comment } = bdom;
+  
+  let block1 = createBlock(\`<div>abc</div>\`);
+  
+  return function template(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    return block1();
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
 exports[`errors and promises an error in patched call will reject the render promise 1`] = `
 "function anonymous(bdom, helpers
 ) {
diff --git a/tests/components/error_handling.test.ts b/tests/components/error_handling.test.ts
index 078a96a0..93bd42be 100644
--- a/tests/components/error_handling.test.ts
+++ b/tests/components/error_handling.test.ts
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ describe("basics", () => {
   });
 
   test("display a nice error if it cannot find component (in dev mode)", async () => {
-    const info = console.info;
-    console.info = jest.fn(() => {}); // dev mode message
     class SomeComponent extends Component {}
     class Parent extends Component {
       static template = xml`<SomeMispelledComponent />`;
@@ -91,7 +89,7 @@ describe("basics", () => {
     }
     let error: Error;
     try {
-      await mount(Parent, fixture, { dev: true });
+      await mount(Parent, fixture, { test: true });
     } catch (e) {
       error = e as Error;
     }
@@ -100,8 +98,6 @@ describe("basics", () => {
     expect(console.error).toBeCalledTimes(0);
     expect(mockConsoleError).toBeCalledTimes(0);
     expect(mockConsoleWarn).toBeCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(console.info).toBeCalledTimes(1);
-    console.info = info;
   });
 
   test("simple catchError", async () => {
@@ -179,6 +175,30 @@ describe("errors and promises", () => {
     expect(mockConsoleWarn).toBeCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
+  test("an error in onMounted callback will have the component's setup in its stack trace", async () => {
+    class App extends Component {
+      static template = xml`<div>abc</div>`;
+      setup() {
+        onMounted(() => {
+          throw new Error("boom");
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    let error: Error;
+    try {
+      await mount(App, fixture, { test: true });
+    } catch (e) {
+      error = e as Error;
+    }
+    expect(error!).toBeDefined();
+    expect(error!.stack).toContain("App.setup");
+    expect(error!.stack).toContain("error_handling.test.ts");
+    expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("");
+    expect(mockConsoleError).toBeCalledTimes(0);
+    expect(mockConsoleWarn).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
   test("an error in willPatch call will reject the render promise", async () => {
     class Root extends Component {
       static template = xml`<div><t t-esc="val"/></div>`;
@@ -191,13 +211,13 @@ describe("errors and promises", () => {
       }
     }
 
-    const root = await mount(Root, fixture);
+    const root = await mount(Root, fixture, { test: true });
     root.val = 4;
     let error: Error;
     root.render();
     await nextTick();
     expect(error!).toBeDefined();
-    expect(error!.message).toBe("boom");
+    expect(error!.message).toBe(`The following error occurred in onWillPatch: "boom"`);
     expect(mockConsoleError).toBeCalledTimes(0);
     expect(mockConsoleWarn).toBeCalledTimes(0);
   });
@@ -214,13 +234,13 @@ describe("errors and promises", () => {
       }
     }
 
-    const root = await mount(Root, fixture);
+    const root = await mount(Root, fixture, { test: true });
     root.val = 4;
     let error: Error;
     root.render();
     await nextTick();
     expect(error!).toBeDefined();
-    expect(error!.message).toBe("boom");
+    expect(error!.message).toBe(`The following error occurred in onPatched: "boom"`);
     expect(mockConsoleError).toBeCalledTimes(0);
     expect(mockConsoleWarn).toBeCalledTimes(0);
   });
@@ -296,7 +316,6 @@ describe("errors and promises", () => {
   });
 
   test("errors in mounted and in willUnmount", async () => {
-    expect.assertions(4);
     class Example extends Component {
       static template = xml`<div/>`;
       val: any;
@@ -313,9 +332,11 @@ describe("errors and promises", () => {
     }
 
     try {
-      await mount(Example, fixture);
+      await mount(Example, fixture, { test: true });
     } catch (e) {
-      expect((e as Error).message).toBe("Error in mounted");
+      expect((e as Error).message).toBe(
+        `The following error occurred in onMounted: "Error in mounted"`
+      );
     }
     // 1 additional error is logged because the destruction of the app causes
     // the onWillUnmount hook to be called and to fail
@@ -385,14 +406,14 @@ describe("can catch errors", () => {
         });
       }
     }
-    let e: any = null;
+    let e: Error;
     try {
-      await mount(Root, fixture);
+      await mount(Root, fixture, { test: true });
     } catch (error) {
-      e = error;
+      e = error as Error;
     }
-    expect(e.message).toBe(
-      "No active component (a hook function should only be called in 'setup')"
+    expect(e!.message).toBe(
+      `The following error occurred in onWillStart: "No active component (a hook function should only be called in 'setup')"`
     );
   });