diff --git a/internal/entryhuman/entry.go b/internal/entryhuman/entry.go
index 9751536..f613195 100644
--- a/internal/entryhuman/entry.go
+++ b/internal/entryhuman/entry.go
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ func formatValue(v interface{}) (string, error) {
 	if v == nil {
 		return "<nil>", nil
 	}
+	switch v.(type) {
+	case error, fmt.Stringer:
+		return quote(fmt.Sprintf("%+v", v)), nil
+	}
 	typ := reflect.TypeOf(v)
 	switch typ.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Struct, reflect.Map:
diff --git a/internal/entryhuman/entry_test.go b/internal/entryhuman/entry_test.go
index 1473712..8b8fa3b 100644
--- a/internal/entryhuman/entry_test.go
+++ b/internal/entryhuman/entry_test.go
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package entryhuman_test
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -284,6 +286,52 @@ func TestEntry(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestContextErrorFormatting(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		err      error
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "DeadlineExceeded",
+			err:      context.DeadlineExceeded,
+			expected: "context deadline exceeded",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Canceled",
+			err:      context.Canceled,
+			expected: "context canceled",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "WrappedDeadlineExceeded",
+			err:      fmt.Errorf("request failed: %w", context.DeadlineExceeded),
+			expected: "request failed: context deadline exceeded",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		tc := tc
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			var buf bytes.Buffer
+			entryhuman.Fmt(&buf, io.Discard, slog.SinkEntry{
+				Level:   slog.LevelError,
+				Message: "something failed",
+				Fields: slog.M(
+					slog.Error(tc.err),
+				),
+			})
+
+			got := buf.String()
+			assert.False(t, "error not empty object", strings.Contains(got, "error={}"))
+			assert.True(t, "error contains expected string", strings.Contains(got, tc.expected))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func BenchmarkFmt(b *testing.B) {
 	bench := func(b *testing.B, color bool) {
 		nfs := []int{1, 4, 16}
diff --git a/map_test.go b/map_test.go
index 8b8ea6c..ec6f1eb 100644
--- a/map_test.go
+++ b/map_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package slog_test
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
 	"runtime"
@@ -62,12 +63,12 @@ func TestMap(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					"msg": "wrap1",
 					"fun": "cdr.dev/slog/v3_test.TestMap.func2",
-					"loc": "`+mapTestFile+`:41"
+					"loc": "`+mapTestFile+`:42"
 				},
 				{
 					"msg": "wrap2",
 					"fun": "cdr.dev/slog/v3_test.TestMap.func2",
-					"loc": "`+mapTestFile+`:42"
+					"loc": "`+mapTestFile+`:43"
 				},
 				"EOF"
 			],
@@ -220,6 +221,26 @@ func TestMap(t *testing.T) {
 			"val": "{meow:hi bar:23 far:600}"
 		}`)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("contextDeadlineExceeded", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		test(t, slog.M(
+			slog.Error(context.DeadlineExceeded),
+		), `{
+			"error": "context deadline exceeded"
+		}`)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("contextCanceled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		test(t, slog.M(
+			slog.Error(context.Canceled),
+		), `{
+			"error": "context canceled"
+		}`)
+	})
 }
 
 func indentJSON(t *testing.T, j string) string {
diff --git a/sloggers/slogjson/slogjson_test.go b/sloggers/slogjson/slogjson_test.go
index faf6b95..a586958 100644
--- a/sloggers/slogjson/slogjson_test.go
+++ b/sloggers/slogjson/slogjson_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	sdktrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ func TestMake(t *testing.T) {
 	l.Error(ctx, "line1\n\nline2", slog.F("wowow", "me\nyou"))
 
 	j := entryjson.Filter(b.String(), "ts")
-	exp := fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"ERROR","msg":"line1\n\nline2","caller":"%v:34","func":"cdr.dev/slog/v3/sloggers/slogjson_test.TestMake","logger_names":["named"],"trace":"%v","span":"%v","fields":{"wowow":"me\nyou"}}
+	exp := fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"ERROR","msg":"line1\n\nline2","caller":"%v:35","func":"cdr.dev/slog/v3/sloggers/slogjson_test.TestMake","logger_names":["named"],"trace":"%v","span":"%v","fields":{"wowow":"me\nyou"}}
 `, slogjsonTestFile, span.SpanContext().TraceID().String(), span.SpanContext().SpanID().String())
 	assert.Equal(t, "entry", exp, j)
 }
@@ -60,7 +61,44 @@ func TestNoDriverValue(t *testing.T) {
 	l.Error(bg, "error!", slog.F("inval", invalidField), slog.F("val", validField), slog.F("int", validInt))
 
 	j := entryjson.Filter(b.String(), "ts")
-	exp := fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"ERROR","msg":"error!","caller":"%v:60","func":"cdr.dev/slog/v3/sloggers/slogjson_test.TestNoDriverValue","logger_names":["named"],"fields":{"inval":null,"val":"cat","int":42}}
+	exp := fmt.Sprintf(`{"level":"ERROR","msg":"error!","caller":"%v:61","func":"cdr.dev/slog/v3/sloggers/slogjson_test.TestNoDriverValue","logger_names":["named"],"fields":{"inval":null,"val":"cat","int":42}}
 `, slogjsonTestFile)
 	assert.Equal(t, "entry", exp, j)
 }
+
+func TestContextErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	t.Run("DeadlineExceeded", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		b := &bytes.Buffer{}
+		l := slog.Make(slogjson.Sink(b))
+		l.Error(bg, "request failed", slog.Error(context.DeadlineExceeded))
+
+		j := entryjson.Filter(b.String(), "ts")
+		assert.True(t, "error contains deadline exceeded", strings.Contains(j, `"error":"context deadline exceeded"`))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Canceled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		b := &bytes.Buffer{}
+		l := slog.Make(slogjson.Sink(b))
+		l.Error(bg, "request failed", slog.Error(context.Canceled))
+
+		j := entryjson.Filter(b.String(), "ts")
+		assert.True(t, "error contains context canceled", strings.Contains(j, `"error":"context canceled"`))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("WrappedDeadlineExceeded", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		b := &bytes.Buffer{}
+		l := slog.Make(slogjson.Sink(b))
+		l.Error(bg, "request failed", slog.Error(fmt.Errorf("dial: %w", context.DeadlineExceeded)))
+
+		j := entryjson.Filter(b.String(), "ts")
+		assert.True(t, "error contains dial: context deadline exceeded", strings.Contains(j, `"error":"dial: context deadline exceeded"`))
+	})
+}