diff --git a/django/views/generic/list.py b/django/views/generic/list.py
index ec30c58f29..946dad69f5 100644
--- a/django/views/generic/list.py
+++ b/django/views/generic/list.py
@@ -50,9 +50,10 @@ class MultipleObjectMixin(ContextMixin):
         try:
             page = paginator.page(page_number)
             return (paginator, page, page.object_list, page.has_other_pages())
-        except InvalidPage:
-            raise Http404(_('Invalid page (%(page_number)s)') % {
-                                'page_number': page_number
+        except InvalidPage as e:
+            raise Http404(_('Invalid page (%(page_number)s): %(message)s') % {
+                                'page_number': page_number,
+                                'message': e.message,
             })
 
     def get_paginate_by(self, queryset):
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/generic_views/list.py b/tests/regressiontests/generic_views/list.py
index 14dc1d725d..6c73138043 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/generic_views/list.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/generic_views/list.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.test import TestCase
+from django.test.utils import override_settings
 from django.views.generic.base import View
 
 from .models import Author, Artist
@@ -171,8 +172,17 @@ class ListViewTests(TestCase):
         with self.assertNumQueries(3):
             self.client.get('/list/authors/notempty/paginated/')
 
+    @override_settings(DEBUG=True)
+    def test_paginated_list_view_returns_useful_message_on_invalid_page(self):
+        # test for #19240
+        # tests that source exception's message is included in page
+        self._make_authors(1)
+        res = self.client.get('/list/authors/paginated/2/')
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 404)
+        self.assertEqual(res.context.get('reason'),
+                "Invalid page (2): That page contains no results")
+
     def _make_authors(self, n):
         Author.objects.all().delete()
         for i in range(n):
             Author.objects.create(name='Author %02i' % i, slug='a%s' % i)
-