diff --git a/base/bitarray.jl b/base/bitarray.jl
index d41fa8f64308a..5a5b70ad3a8e9 100644
--- a/base/bitarray.jl
+++ b/base/bitarray.jl
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ end
 # Also, the functions can be overloaded for custom types T<:Real :
 #  a) in the unlikely eventuality that they use a different logic for Bool conversion
 #  b) to skip the check if not necessary
-@inline try_bool_conversion(x::Real) = x == 0 || x == 1 || throw(InexactError())
+@inline try_bool_conversion(x::Real) = x == 0 || x == 1 || throw(InexactError(try_bool_conversion, Bool, x))
 @inline unchecked_bool_convert(x::Real) = x == 1
 
 function copy_to_bitarray_chunks!{T<:Real}(Bc::Vector{UInt64}, pos_d::Int, C::Array{T}, pos_s::Int, numbits::Int)
diff --git a/base/bool.jl b/base/bool.jl
index 2420eea845420..065cb3c548fa7 100644
--- a/base/bool.jl
+++ b/base/bool.jl
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 ## boolean conversions ##
 
 convert(::Type{Bool}, x::Bool) = x
-convert(::Type{Bool}, x::Float16) = x==0 ? false : x==1 ? true : throw(InexactError())
-convert(::Type{Bool}, x::Real) = x==0 ? false : x==1 ? true : throw(InexactError())
+convert(::Type{Bool}, x::Float16) = x==0 ? false : x==1 ? true : throw(InexactError(convert, Bool, x))
+convert(::Type{Bool}, x::Real) = x==0 ? false : x==1 ? true : throw(InexactError(convert, Bool, x))
 
 # promote Bool to any other numeric type
 promote_rule{T<:Number}(::Type{Bool}, ::Type{T}) = T
diff --git a/base/boot.jl b/base/boot.jl
index 92d61c8a69494..2ade5f5c88bf8 100644
--- a/base/boot.jl
+++ b/base/boot.jl
@@ -207,12 +207,17 @@ end
 immutable DivideError        <: Exception end
 immutable DomainError        <: Exception end
 immutable OverflowError      <: Exception end
-immutable InexactError       <: Exception end
 immutable OutOfMemoryError   <: Exception end
 immutable ReadOnlyMemoryError<: Exception end
 immutable SegmentationFault  <: Exception end
 immutable StackOverflowError <: Exception end
 immutable UndefRefError      <: Exception end
+immutable InexactError <: Exception
+    f::Any
+    T::Type
+    val::Any
+    InexactError(f::ANY, T::ANY, val) = (@_noinline_meta; new(f, T, val))
+end
 immutable UndefVarError      <: Exception
     var::Symbol
 end
diff --git a/base/complex.jl b/base/complex.jl
index 9838f216060dd..645aa9da82495 100644
--- a/base/complex.jl
+++ b/base/complex.jl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ typealias Complex32  Complex{Float16}
 convert{T<:Real}(::Type{Complex{T}}, x::Real) = Complex{T}(x,0)
 convert{T<:Real}(::Type{Complex{T}}, z::Complex) = Complex{T}(real(z),imag(z))
 convert{T<:Real}(::Type{T}, z::Complex) =
-    isreal(z) ? convert(T,real(z)) : throw(InexactError())
+    isreal(z) ? convert(T,real(z)) : throw(InexactError(convert, T, z))
 
 convert(::Type{Complex}, z::Complex) = z
 convert(::Type{Complex}, x::Real) = Complex(x)
diff --git a/base/dates/periods.jl b/base/dates/periods.jl
index 6b48c248405e9..4b332b1462c85 100644
--- a/base/dates/periods.jl
+++ b/base/dates/periods.jl
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ typealias FixedPeriod Union{Week,Day,Hour,Minute,Second,Millisecond}
 # like div but throw an error if remainder is nonzero
 function divexact(x,y)
     q,r = divrem(x, y)
-    r == 0 || throw(InexactError())
+    r == 0 || throw(InexactError(divexact, Int, x/y))
     return q
 end
 
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ for i = 1:length(fixedperiod_conversions)
         vmax = typemax(Int64) ÷ N
         vmin = typemin(Int64) ÷ N
         @eval function Base.convert(::Type{$T}, x::$Tc)
-            $vmin ≤ value(x) ≤ $vmax || throw(InexactError())
+            $vmin ≤ value(x) ≤ $vmax || throw(InexactError(convert, $T, x))
             return $T(value(x)*$N)
         end
     end
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ Base.isless{T<:FixedPeriod,S<:FixedPeriod}(x::T,y::S) = isless(promote(x,y)...)
 typealias OtherPeriod Union{Month,Year}
 let vmax = typemax(Int64) ÷ 12, vmin = typemin(Int64) ÷ 12
     @eval function Base.convert(::Type{Month}, x::Year)
-        $vmin ≤ value(x) ≤ $vmax || throw(InexactError())
+        $vmin ≤ value(x) ≤ $vmax || throw(InexactError(convert, Month, x))
         Month(value(x)*12)
     end
 end
diff --git a/base/deprecated.jl b/base/deprecated.jl
index a93744db4b5bd..57d6e0ab98dc8 100644
--- a/base/deprecated.jl
+++ b/base/deprecated.jl
@@ -1638,4 +1638,9 @@ iteratoreltype(::Type{Task}) = EltypeUnknown()
 
 isempty(::Task) = error("isempty not defined for Tasks")
 
+function InexactError()
+    depwarn("InexactError() is deprecated, supply the calling function, type, and value (see help)", :InexactError)
+    InexactError(nothing, Any, nothing)
+end
+
 # End deprecations scheduled for 0.6
diff --git a/base/docs/helpdb/Base.jl b/base/docs/helpdb/Base.jl
index 944cbd2c1b33a..958b3ca4332b9 100644
--- a/base/docs/helpdb/Base.jl
+++ b/base/docs/helpdb/Base.jl
@@ -1405,9 +1405,9 @@ Convert a hexadecimal string to the floating point number it represents.
 hex2num
 
 """
-    InexactError()
+    InexactError(f, T, x)
 
-Type conversion cannot be done exactly.
+Conversion of `x` to type `T` in function `f` cannot be done exactly.
 """
 InexactError
 
diff --git a/base/float.jl b/base/float.jl
index 87af6acc0b7e6..c63eeeee0a2d2 100644
--- a/base/float.jl
+++ b/base/float.jl
@@ -643,14 +643,14 @@ for Ti in (Int8, Int16, Int32, Int64, Int128, UInt8, UInt16, UInt32, UInt64, UIn
                     if $(Tf(typemin(Ti))-one(Tf)) < x < $(Tf(typemax(Ti))+one(Tf))
                         return unsafe_trunc($Ti,x)
                     else
-                        throw(InexactError())
+                        throw(InexactError(trunc, $Ti, x))
                     end
                 end
                 function convert(::Type{$Ti}, x::$Tf)
                     if ($(Tf(typemin(Ti))) <= x <= $(Tf(typemax(Ti)))) && (trunc(x) == x)
                         return unsafe_trunc($Ti,x)
                     else
-                        throw(InexactError())
+                        throw(InexactError(convert, $Ti, x))
                     end
                 end
             end
@@ -664,14 +664,14 @@ for Ti in (Int8, Int16, Int32, Int64, Int128, UInt8, UInt16, UInt32, UInt64, UIn
                     if $(Tf(typemin(Ti))) <= x < $(Tf(typemax(Ti)))
                         return unsafe_trunc($Ti,x)
                     else
-                        throw(InexactError())
+                        throw(InexactError(trunc, $Ti, x))
                     end
                 end
                 function convert(::Type{$Ti}, x::$Tf)
                     if ($(Tf(typemin(Ti))) <= x < $(Tf(typemax(Ti)))) && (trunc(x) == x)
                         return unsafe_trunc($Ti,x)
                     else
-                        throw(InexactError())
+                        throw(InexactError(convert, $Ti, x))
                     end
                 end
             end
diff --git a/base/gmp.jl b/base/gmp.jl
index 3cdf65b6fcdec..c7531eeced404 100644
--- a/base/gmp.jl
+++ b/base/gmp.jl
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ function unsafe_trunc(::Type{BigInt}, x::Union{Float32,Float64})
 end
 
 function convert(::Type{BigInt}, x::Union{Float32,Float64})
-    isinteger(x) || throw(InexactError())
+    isinteger(x) || throw(InexactError(convert, BigInt, x))
     unsafe_trunc(BigInt,x)
 end
 
 function trunc(::Type{BigInt}, x::Union{Float32,Float64})
-    isfinite(x) || throw(InexactError())
+    isfinite(x) || throw(InexactError(trunc, BigInt, x))
     unsafe_trunc(BigInt,x)
 end
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function convert{T<:Unsigned}(::Type{T}, x::BigInt)
     if sizeof(T) < sizeof(Limb)
         convert(T, convert(Limb,x))
     else
-        0 <= x.size <= cld(sizeof(T),sizeof(Limb)) || throw(InexactError())
+        0 <= x.size <= cld(sizeof(T),sizeof(Limb)) || throw(InexactError(convert, T, x))
         x % T
     end
 end
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ function convert{T<:Signed}(::Type{T}, x::BigInt)
         SLimb = typeof(Signed(one(Limb)))
         convert(T, convert(SLimb, x))
     else
-        0 <= n <= cld(sizeof(T),sizeof(Limb)) || throw(InexactError())
+        0 <= n <= cld(sizeof(T),sizeof(Limb)) || throw(InexactError(convert, T, x))
         y = x % T
-        (x.size > 0) ⊻ (y > 0) && throw(InexactError()) # catch overflow
+        (x.size > 0) ⊻ (y > 0) && throw(InexactError(convert, T, x)) # catch overflow
         y
     end
 end
diff --git a/base/mpfr.jl b/base/mpfr.jl
index 8349bdc8ab8f7..553f156080059 100644
--- a/base/mpfr.jl
+++ b/base/mpfr.jl
@@ -191,20 +191,20 @@ unsafe_cast{T<:Integer}(::Type{T}, x::BigFloat, r::RoundingMode) = unsafe_cast(T
 unsafe_trunc{T<:Integer}(::Type{T}, x::BigFloat) = unsafe_cast(T,x,RoundToZero)
 
 function trunc{T<:Union{Signed,Unsigned}}(::Type{T}, x::BigFloat)
-    (typemin(T) <= x <= typemax(T)) || throw(InexactError())
+    (typemin(T) <= x <= typemax(T)) || throw(InexactError(trunc, T, x))
     unsafe_cast(T,x,RoundToZero)
 end
 function floor{T<:Union{Signed,Unsigned}}(::Type{T}, x::BigFloat)
-    (typemin(T) <= x <= typemax(T)) || throw(InexactError())
+    (typemin(T) <= x <= typemax(T)) || throw(InexactError(floor, T, x))
     unsafe_cast(T,x,RoundDown)
 end
 function ceil{T<:Union{Signed,Unsigned}}(::Type{T}, x::BigFloat)
-    (typemin(T) <= x <= typemax(T)) || throw(InexactError())
+    (typemin(T) <= x <= typemax(T)) || throw(InexactError(ceil, T, x))
     unsafe_cast(T,x,RoundUp)
 end
 
 function round{T<:Union{Signed,Unsigned}}(::Type{T}, x::BigFloat)
-    (typemin(T) <= x <= typemax(T)) || throw(InexactError())
+    (typemin(T) <= x <= typemax(T)) || throw(InexactError(round, T, x))
     unsafe_cast(T,x,ROUNDING_MODE[])
 end
 
@@ -219,14 +219,14 @@ floor(::Type{Integer}, x::BigFloat) = floor(BigInt, x)
 ceil(::Type{Integer}, x::BigFloat) = ceil(BigInt, x)
 round(::Type{Integer}, x::BigFloat) = round(BigInt, x)
 
-convert(::Type{Bool}, x::BigFloat) = x==0 ? false : x==1 ? true : throw(InexactError())
+convert(::Type{Bool}, x::BigFloat) = x==0 ? false : x==1 ? true : throw(InexactError(convert, Bool, x))
 function convert(::Type{BigInt},x::BigFloat)
-    isinteger(x) || throw(InexactError())
+    isinteger(x) || throw(InexactError(convert, BigInt, x))
     trunc(BigInt,x)
 end
 
 function convert{T<:Integer}(::Type{T},x::BigFloat)
-    isinteger(x) || throw(InexactError())
+    isinteger(x) || throw(InexactError(convert, T, x))
     trunc(T,x)
 end
 
diff --git a/base/rational.jl b/base/rational.jl
index 43616e93eaa14..bd3f140f9a27a 100644
--- a/base/rational.jl
+++ b/base/rational.jl
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ convert{T<:Integer}(::Type{Rational{T}}, x::Integer) = Rational{T}(convert(T,x),
 convert(::Type{Rational}, x::Rational) = x
 convert(::Type{Rational}, x::Integer) = convert(Rational{typeof(x)},x)
 
-convert(::Type{Bool}, x::Rational) = x==0 ? false : x==1 ? true : throw(InexactError()) # to resolve ambiguity
-convert{T<:Integer}(::Type{T}, x::Rational) = (isinteger(x) ? convert(T, x.num) : throw(InexactError()))
+convert(::Type{Bool}, x::Rational) = x==0 ? false : x==1 ? true : throw(InexactError(convert, Bool, x)) # to resolve ambiguity
+convert{T<:Integer}(::Type{T}, x::Rational) = (isinteger(x) ? convert(T, x.num) : throw(InexactError(convert, T, x)))
 
 convert(::Type{AbstractFloat}, x::Rational) = float(x.num)/float(x.den)
 function convert{T<:AbstractFloat,S}(::Type{T}, x::Rational{S})
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ end
 
 function convert{T<:Integer}(::Type{Rational{T}}, x::AbstractFloat)
     r = rationalize(T, x, tol=0)
-    x == convert(typeof(x), r) || throw(InexactError())
+    x == convert(typeof(x), r) || throw(InexactError(convert, Rational{T}, x))
     r
 end
 convert(::Type{Rational}, x::Float64) = convert(Rational{Int64}, x)
diff --git a/base/replutil.jl b/base/replutil.jl
index 4759425fd4d65..cb7001b2bc30c 100644
--- a/base/replutil.jl
+++ b/base/replutil.jl
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@ function showerror(io::IO, ex::TypeError)
     end
 end
 
+function showerror(io::IO, ex::InexactError)
+    print(io, "InexactError: ", ex.f, '(', ex.T, ", ", ex.val, "::", typeof(ex.val), ')')
+end
+
 function showerror(io::IO, ex, bt; backtrace=true)
     try
         with_output_color(have_color ? error_color() : :nothing, io) do io
diff --git a/src/alloc.c b/src/alloc.c
index 5ecebb73abe04..7fefcf9890d77 100644
--- a/src/alloc.c
+++ b/src/alloc.c
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ jl_value_t *jl_segv_exception;
 JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_diverror_exception;
 JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_domain_exception;
 JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_overflow_exception;
-JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_inexact_exception;
 JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_undefref_exception;
+jl_datatype_t *jl_inexacterror_type;
 jl_value_t *jl_interrupt_exception;
 jl_datatype_t *jl_boundserror_type;
 jl_value_t *jl_memory_exception;
diff --git a/src/builtins.c b/src/builtins.c
index 00c7806dda4cb..9c423f040fe52 100644
--- a/src/builtins.c
+++ b/src/builtins.c
@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ JL_DLLEXPORT void JL_NORETURN jl_undefined_var_error(jl_sym_t *var)
     jl_throw(jl_new_struct(jl_undefvarerror_type, var));
 }
 
+JL_DLLEXPORT void JL_NORETURN jl_inexact_error(jl_value_t *f, jl_value_t *ty, jl_value_t *x)
+{
+    JL_GC_PUSH3(&f, &ty, &x); // root arguments so the caller doesn't need to
+    jl_throw(jl_new_struct(jl_inexacterror_type, f, ty, x));
+}
+
 JL_DLLEXPORT void JL_NORETURN jl_bounds_error(jl_value_t *v, jl_value_t *t)
 {
     JL_GC_PUSH2(&v, &t); // root arguments so the caller doesn't need to
diff --git a/src/cgutils.cpp b/src/cgutils.cpp
index 34b5f66c68555..a6c0da510f3e6 100644
--- a/src/cgutils.cpp
+++ b/src/cgutils.cpp
@@ -853,6 +853,31 @@ static Value *emit_bounds_check(const jl_cgval_t &ainfo, jl_value_t *ty, Value *
     return im1;
 }
 
+static void emit_inexacterror_unless(Value *cond, jl_value_t *type, const jl_cgval_t &x, jl_codectx_t *ctx)
+{
+    BasicBlock *failBB = BasicBlock::Create(jl_LLVMContext,"fail",ctx->f);
+    BasicBlock *passBB = BasicBlock::Create(jl_LLVMContext,"pass");
+    builder.CreateCondBr(cond, passBB, failBB);
+    builder.SetInsertPoint(failBB);
+    Value *fname_val = stringConstPtr(ctx->funcName);
+#if JL_LLVM_VERSION >= 30700
+    builder.CreateCall(prepare_call(jlinexacterror_func),
+                       { fname_val, literal_pointer_val(type),
+                         boxed(x, ctx, false)});
+#else
+    builder.CreateCall3(prepare_call(jlinexacterror_func),
+                        fname_val, literal_pointer_val(type),
+                        boxed(x, ctx, false));
+#endif
+    return;
+}
+
+static void emit_inexacterror_if(Value *cond, jl_value_t *type, const jl_cgval_t &x, jl_codectx_t *ctx)
+{
+    emit_inexacterror_unless(builder.CreateXor(cond, ConstantInt::get(T_int1,-1)),
+                             type, x, ctx);
+}
+
 // --- loading and storing ---
 
 // If given alignment is 0 and LLVM's assumed alignment for a load/store via ptr
diff --git a/src/codegen.cpp b/src/codegen.cpp
index b8e114e98b4d0..c8c98df02dde8 100644
--- a/src/codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/codegen.cpp
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ static Function *jlerror_func;
 static Function *jltypeerror_func;
 static Function *jlundefvarerror_func;
 static Function *jlboundserror_func;
+static Function *jlinexacterror_func;
 static Function *jluboundserror_func;
 static Function *jlvboundserror_func;
 static Function *jlboundserrorv_func;
@@ -5529,7 +5530,6 @@ static void init_julia_llvm_env(Module *m)
     global_jlvalue_to_llvm("jl_undefref_exception", &jl_undefref_exception, m);
     global_jlvalue_to_llvm("jl_domain_exception", &jl_domain_exception, m);
     global_jlvalue_to_llvm("jl_overflow_exception", &jl_overflow_exception, m);
-    global_jlvalue_to_llvm("jl_inexact_exception", &jl_inexact_exception, m);
 
     jlRTLD_DEFAULT_var =
         new GlobalVariable(*m, T_pint8,
@@ -5610,6 +5610,17 @@ static void init_julia_llvm_env(Module *m)
     jlundefvarerror_func->setDoesNotReturn();
     add_named_global(jlundefvarerror_func, &jl_undefined_var_error);
 
+    std::vector<Type*> args3_inexacterror(0);
+    args3_inexacterror.push_back(T_pjlvalue);
+    args3_inexacterror.push_back(T_psize);
+    args3_inexacterror.push_back(T_size);
+    jlinexacterror_func =
+        Function::Create(FunctionType::get(T_void, args3_inexacterror, false),
+                         Function::ExternalLinkage,
+                         "jl_inexact_error", m);
+    jlundefvarerror_func->setDoesNotReturn();
+    add_named_global(jlinexacterror_func, &jl_inexact_error);
+
     std::vector<Type*> args2_boundserrorv(0);
     args2_boundserrorv.push_back(T_pjlvalue);
     args2_boundserrorv.push_back(T_psize);
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index af168dd0dfbe9..c073fd3d7715a 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ void jl_get_builtin_hooks(void)
     jl_diverror_exception  = jl_new_struct_uninit((jl_datatype_t*)core("DivideError"));
     jl_domain_exception    = jl_new_struct_uninit((jl_datatype_t*)core("DomainError"));
     jl_overflow_exception  = jl_new_struct_uninit((jl_datatype_t*)core("OverflowError"));
-    jl_inexact_exception   = jl_new_struct_uninit((jl_datatype_t*)core("InexactError"));
+    jl_inexacterror_type   = (jl_datatype_t*)core("InexactError");
     jl_undefref_exception  = jl_new_struct_uninit((jl_datatype_t*)core("UndefRefError"));
     jl_undefvarerror_type  = (jl_datatype_t*)core("UndefVarError");
     jl_interrupt_exception = jl_new_struct_uninit((jl_datatype_t*)core("InterruptException"));
diff --git a/src/intrinsics.cpp b/src/intrinsics.cpp
index 277b6b5dd5154..bcb086367d13d 100644
--- a/src/intrinsics.cpp
+++ b/src/intrinsics.cpp
@@ -625,8 +625,8 @@ static jl_cgval_t generic_trunc(jl_value_t *targ, jl_value_t *x, jl_codectx_t *c
     if (check) {
         Value *back = signd ? builder.CreateSExt(ans, ix->getType()) :
             builder.CreateZExt(ans, ix->getType());
-        raise_exception_unless(builder.CreateICmpEQ(back, ix),
-                               literal_pointer_val(jl_inexact_exception), ctx);
+        emit_inexacterror_unless(builder.CreateICmpEQ(back, ix),
+                                 targ, emit_expr(x, ctx), ctx);
     }
     return mark_julia_type(ans, false, jlto, ctx);
 }
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ struct math_builder {
 };
 
 static Value *emit_untyped_intrinsic(intrinsic f, Value *x, Value *y, Value *z, size_t nargs,
-                                     jl_codectx_t *ctx, jl_datatype_t **newtyp, jl_value_t* xtyp);
+                                     jl_codectx_t *ctx, jl_datatype_t **newtyp, jl_value_t* xtyp, const jl_cgval_t &xinfo);
 static jl_cgval_t emit_intrinsic(intrinsic f, jl_value_t **args, size_t nargs,
                                  jl_codectx_t *ctx)
 {
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ static jl_cgval_t emit_intrinsic(intrinsic f, jl_value_t **args, size_t nargs,
         if (f == not_int && xinfo.typ == (jl_value_t*)jl_bool_type)
             r = builder.CreateXor(x, ConstantInt::get(T_int8, 1, true));
         else
-            r = emit_untyped_intrinsic(f, x, y, z, nargs, ctx, (jl_datatype_t**)&newtyp, xinfo.typ);
+            r = emit_untyped_intrinsic(f, x, y, z, nargs, ctx, (jl_datatype_t**)&newtyp, xinfo.typ, xinfo);
 
         if (!newtyp && r->getType() != x->getType())
             // cast back to the exact original type (e.g. float vs. int) before remarking as a julia type
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ static jl_cgval_t emit_intrinsic(intrinsic f, jl_value_t **args, size_t nargs,
 }
 
 static Value *emit_untyped_intrinsic(intrinsic f, Value *x, Value *y, Value *z, size_t nargs,
-                                     jl_codectx_t *ctx, jl_datatype_t **newtyp, jl_value_t* xtyp)
+                                     jl_codectx_t *ctx, jl_datatype_t **newtyp, jl_value_t* xtyp, const jl_cgval_t &xinfo)
 {
     Type *t = x->getType();
     Value *fy;
@@ -1242,11 +1242,11 @@ static Value *emit_untyped_intrinsic(intrinsic f, Value *x, Value *y, Value *z,
     case check_top_bit:
         // raise InexactError if argument's top bit is set
         x = JL_INT(x);
-        raise_exception_if(builder.
-                           CreateTrunc(builder.
-                                       CreateLShr(x, ConstantInt::get(t, t->getPrimitiveSizeInBits()-1)),
-                                       T_int1),
-                           literal_pointer_val(jl_inexact_exception), ctx);
+        emit_inexacterror_if(builder.
+                             CreateTrunc(builder.
+                                         CreateLShr(x, ConstantInt::get(t, t->getPrimitiveSizeInBits()-1)),
+                                         T_int1),
+                             xtyp, xinfo, ctx);
         return x;
 
     case eq_int:  *newtyp = jl_bool_type; return builder.CreateICmpEQ(JL_INT(x), JL_INT(y));
diff --git a/src/julia.h b/src/julia.h
index 2ca168fa11bb0..e7b78c6d16948 100644
--- a/src/julia.h
+++ b/src/julia.h
@@ -524,13 +524,13 @@ extern JL_DLLEXPORT jl_datatype_t *jl_initerror_type;
 extern JL_DLLEXPORT jl_datatype_t *jl_typeerror_type;
 extern JL_DLLEXPORT jl_datatype_t *jl_methoderror_type;
 extern JL_DLLEXPORT jl_datatype_t *jl_undefvarerror_type;
+extern JL_DLLEXPORT jl_datatype_t *jl_inexacterror_type;
 extern JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_stackovf_exception;
 extern JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_memory_exception;
 extern JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_readonlymemory_exception;
 extern JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_diverror_exception;
 extern JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_domain_exception;
 extern JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_overflow_exception;
-extern JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_inexact_exception;
 extern JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_undefref_exception;
 extern JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_interrupt_exception;
 extern JL_DLLEXPORT jl_datatype_t *jl_boundserror_type;
@@ -1253,6 +1253,7 @@ JL_DLLEXPORT void JL_NORETURN jl_type_error_rt(const char *fname,
                                                const char *context,
                                                jl_value_t *ty, jl_value_t *got);
 JL_DLLEXPORT void JL_NORETURN jl_undefined_var_error(jl_sym_t *var);
+JL_DLLEXPORT void JL_NORETURN jl_inexact_error(jl_value_t *f, jl_value_t *ty, jl_value_t *x);
 JL_DLLEXPORT void JL_NORETURN jl_bounds_error(jl_value_t *v, jl_value_t *t);
 JL_DLLEXPORT void JL_NORETURN jl_bounds_error_v(jl_value_t *v,
                                                 jl_value_t **idxs, size_t nidxs);
diff --git a/src/runtime_intrinsics.c b/src/runtime_intrinsics.c
index 338ac0d5993b8..91ec10ca889d9 100644
--- a/src/runtime_intrinsics.c
+++ b/src/runtime_intrinsics.c
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ static inline jl_value_t *jl_intrinsic_cvt(jl_value_t *ty, jl_value_t *a, const
     unsigned isize = jl_datatype_size(aty);
     unsigned osize = jl_datatype_size(ty);
     if (check_op && check_op(isize, osize, pa))
-        jl_throw(jl_inexact_exception);
+        jl_throw(jl_new_struct(jl_inexacterror_type, op, ty, a));
     jl_value_t *newv = jl_gc_alloc(ptls, jl_datatype_size(ty), ty);
     op(aty == (jl_value_t*)jl_bool_type ? 1 : isize * host_char_bit, pa,
             osize * host_char_bit, jl_data_ptr(newv));
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_check_top_bit(jl_value_t *a)
     if (!jl_is_bitstype(ty))
         jl_error("check_top_bit: value is not a bitstype");
     if (signbitbyte(jl_data_ptr(a), jl_datatype_size(ty)))
-        jl_throw(jl_inexact_exception);
+        jl_throw(jl_new_struct(jl_inexacterror_type, jl_any_type, jl_any_type, a));
     return a;
 }