diff --git a/lib/linter/linter.js b/lib/linter/linter.js
index 4e80926a895..310db3a9ebb 100644
--- a/lib/linter/linter.js
+++ b/lib/linter/linter.js
@@ -942,7 +942,8 @@ function runRules(sourceCode, configuredRules, ruleMapper, parserOptions, parser
                 selector,
                 timing.enabled
                     ? timing.time(ruleId, ruleListeners[selector])
-                    : ruleListeners[selector]
+                    : ruleListeners[selector],
+                ruleId
             );
         });
     });
@@ -1203,6 +1204,11 @@ class Linter {
             debug("Parser Options:", parserOptions);
             debug("Parser Path:", parserName);
             debug("Settings:", settings);
+
+            if (err.ruleId) {
+                err.message += `\nRule: "${err.ruleId}"`;
+            }
+
             throw err;
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/linter/safe-emitter.js b/lib/linter/safe-emitter.js
index ab212230d39..703347aad72 100644
--- a/lib/linter/safe-emitter.js
+++ b/lib/linter/safe-emitter.js
@@ -31,18 +31,29 @@
  */
 module.exports = () => {
     const listeners = Object.create(null);
+    const listenersToRuleId = Object.create(null);
 
     return Object.freeze({
-        on(eventName, listener) {
+        on(eventName, listener, ruleId) {
             if (eventName in listeners) {
                 listeners[eventName].push(listener);
             } else {
                 listeners[eventName] = [listener];
             }
+            listenersToRuleId[listener] = ruleId;
         },
         emit(eventName, ...args) {
             if (eventName in listeners) {
-                listeners[eventName].forEach(listener => listener(...args));
+                listeners[eventName].forEach(listener => {
+                    try {
+                        listener(...args);
+                    } catch (e) {
+                        const ruleId = listenersToRuleId[listener];
+
+                        e.ruleId = ruleId;
+                        throw e;
+                    }
+                });
             }
         },
         eventNames() {
diff --git a/tests/lib/linter/linter.js b/tests/lib/linter/linter.js
index 522f9b19726..ae7f759a17b 100644
--- a/tests/lib/linter/linter.js
+++ b/tests/lib/linter/linter.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe("Linter", () => {
 
             assert.throws(() => {
                 linter.verify(code, config, filename);
-            }, `Intentional error.\nOccurred while linting ${filename}:1`);
+            }, `Intentional error.\nOccurred while linting ${filename}:1\nRule: "checker"`);
         });
 
         it("does not call rule listeners with a `this` value", () => {
@@ -5193,7 +5193,7 @@ var a = "test2";
 
             assert.throws(() => {
                 linter.verify("0", { rules: { "test-rule": "error" } });
-            }, /Fixable rules should export a `meta\.fixable` property.\nOccurred while linting <input>:1$/u);
+            }, /Fixable rules should export a `meta\.fixable` property.\nOccurred while linting <input>:1\nRule: "test-rule"$/u);
         });
 
         it("should not throw an error if fix is passed and there is no metadata", () => {