diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a387cc64..c8c744d2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ If you are upgrading from v0.16.x, replace the binary (or run `docker pull`). If
 ## Fixed
 - DANE: Treat DNSSEC `bogus` as a temporary failures to prevent downgrade attacks.
 - OIDC: `ECDSA` private key support for `SEC1` format.
+- PostgreSQL: Include error chain in error messages.
 
 ## [0.16.11] - 2026-06-25
 
diff --git a/crates/store/src/backend/postgres/mod.rs b/crates/store/src/backend/postgres/mod.rs
index 10572032..ed8fa7b0 100644
--- a/crates/store/src/backend/postgres/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/store/src/backend/postgres/mod.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub struct PostgresStore {
 
 #[inline(always)]
 fn into_error(err: tokio_postgres::error::Error) -> trc::Error {
-    let mut local_err = trc::StoreEvent::PostgresqlError.reason(err.to_string());
+    let mut local_err = trc::StoreEvent::PostgresqlError.reason(error_chain(&err));
     if let Some(db_err) = err.as_db_error() {
         local_err = local_err.code(db_err.code().code().to_string());
         if let Some(detail) = db_err.detail() {
@@ -41,9 +41,26 @@ fn into_error(err: tokio_postgres::error::Error) -> trc::Error {
     local_err
 }
 
+fn error_chain(err: &(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)) -> String {
+    let mut message = err.to_string();
+    let mut source = err.source();
+    while let Some(cause) = source {
+        let cause_message = cause.to_string();
+        if !cause_message.is_empty() && !message.ends_with(&cause_message) {
+            message.push_str(": ");
+            message.push_str(&cause_message);
+        }
+        source = cause.source();
+    }
+    message
+}
+
 #[inline(always)]
 fn into_pool_error(err: deadpool_postgres::PoolError) -> trc::Error {
-    trc::StoreEvent::PostgresqlError.reason(err)
+    match err {
+        deadpool_postgres::PoolError::Backend(err) => into_error(err),
+        err => trc::StoreEvent::PostgresqlError.reason(error_chain(&err)),
+    }
 }
 
 impl SearchIndex {