diff --git a/kernel/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/kernel/exceptions/KernelExceptionMessageConstant.java b/kernel/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/kernel/exceptions/KernelExceptionMessageConstant.java
index c9bdb4781c..78dd53c037 100644
--- a/kernel/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/kernel/exceptions/KernelExceptionMessageConstant.java
+++ b/kernel/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/kernel/exceptions/KernelExceptionMessageConstant.java
@@ -227,8 +227,9 @@ public final class KernelExceptionMessageConstant {
     public static final String ONLY_BMP_CAN_BE_WRAPPED_IN_WMF = "Only BMP can be wrapped in WMF.";
     public static final String OPERATOR_EI_NOT_FOUND_AFTER_END_OF_IMAGE_DATA = "Operator EI not found after the end "
             + "of image data.";
-    public static final String PAGE_CANNOT_BE_ADDED_TO_DOCUMENT_BECAUSE_IT_BELONGS_TO_ANOTHER_DOCUMENT = "Page {0} "
-            + "cannot be added to document {1}, because it belongs to document {2}.";
+    public static final String PAGE_CANNOT_BE_ADDED_TO_DOCUMENT_BECAUSE_IT_BELONGS_TO_ANOTHER_DOCUMENT =
+            "The passed page belongs to document {0} (page {1} of the document) and therefore cannot be added "
+                    + "to this document ({2}).";
     public static final String PAGE_IS_NOT_SET_FOR_THE_PDF_TAG_STRUCTURE = "Page is not set for the pdf tag structure.";
     public static final String PAGE_ALREADY_FLUSHED = "The page has been already flushed.";
     public static final String PDF_ENCRYPTION = "PdfEncryption exception.";
diff --git a/kernel/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/kernel/pdf/PdfDocument.java b/kernel/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/kernel/pdf/PdfDocument.java
index f99f2e93d6..600cf1380a 100644
--- a/kernel/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/kernel/pdf/PdfDocument.java
+++ b/kernel/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/kernel/pdf/PdfDocument.java
@@ -2152,7 +2152,7 @@ protected void checkAndAddPage(int index, PdfPage page) {
         if (page.getDocument() != null && this != page.getDocument()) {
             throw new PdfException(
                     KernelExceptionMessageConstant.PAGE_CANNOT_BE_ADDED_TO_DOCUMENT_BECAUSE_IT_BELONGS_TO_ANOTHER_DOCUMENT
-            ).setMessageParams(page, this, page.getDocument());
+            ).setMessageParams(page.getDocument(), page.getDocument().getPageNumber(page), this);
         }
         catalog.getPageTree().addPage(index, page);
     }
@@ -2168,7 +2168,7 @@ protected void checkAndAddPage(PdfPage page) {
         if (page.getDocument() != null && this != page.getDocument())
             throw new PdfException(
                     KernelExceptionMessageConstant.PAGE_CANNOT_BE_ADDED_TO_DOCUMENT_BECAUSE_IT_BELONGS_TO_ANOTHER_DOCUMENT)
-                    .setMessageParams(page, this, page.getDocument());
+                    .setMessageParams(page.getDocument(), page.getDocument().getPageNumber(page), this);
         catalog.getPageTree().addPage(page);
     }
 
diff --git a/kernel/src/test/java/com/itextpdf/kernel/pdf/PdfDocumentUnitTest.java b/kernel/src/test/java/com/itextpdf/kernel/pdf/PdfDocumentUnitTest.java
index 9e8047a1d0..0a138b4c81 100644
--- a/kernel/src/test/java/com/itextpdf/kernel/pdf/PdfDocumentUnitTest.java
+++ b/kernel/src/test/java/com/itextpdf/kernel/pdf/PdfDocumentUnitTest.java
@@ -415,10 +415,11 @@ public void cannotAddPageToAnotherDocumentTest01() {
         pdfDoc1.addNewPage(1);
 
         junitExpectedException.expect(PdfException.class);
-        junitExpectedException.expectMessage(
-                MessageFormatUtil
-                        .format(KernelExceptionMessageConstant.PAGE_CANNOT_BE_ADDED_TO_DOCUMENT_BECAUSE_IT_BELONGS_TO_ANOTHER_DOCUMENT,
-                                pdfDoc1.getPage(1), pdfDoc2, pdfDoc1));
+        junitExpectedException.expectMessage(MessageFormatUtil.format(
+                KernelExceptionMessageConstant.PAGE_CANNOT_BE_ADDED_TO_DOCUMENT_BECAUSE_IT_BELONGS_TO_ANOTHER_DOCUMENT,
+                pdfDoc1,
+                1,
+                pdfDoc2));
 
         pdfDoc2.checkAndAddPage(1, pdfDoc1.getPage(1));
     }
@@ -430,10 +431,11 @@ public void cannotAddPageToAnotherDocumentTest02() {
         pdfDoc1.addNewPage(1);
 
         junitExpectedException.expect(PdfException.class);
-        junitExpectedException.expectMessage(
-                MessageFormatUtil
-                        .format(KernelExceptionMessageConstant.PAGE_CANNOT_BE_ADDED_TO_DOCUMENT_BECAUSE_IT_BELONGS_TO_ANOTHER_DOCUMENT,
-                                pdfDoc1.getPage(1), pdfDoc2, pdfDoc1));
+        junitExpectedException.expectMessage(MessageFormatUtil.format(
+                KernelExceptionMessageConstant.PAGE_CANNOT_BE_ADDED_TO_DOCUMENT_BECAUSE_IT_BELONGS_TO_ANOTHER_DOCUMENT,
+                pdfDoc1,
+                1,
+                pdfDoc2));
 
         pdfDoc2.checkAndAddPage(pdfDoc1.getPage(1));
     }