diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Broadcasting/Broadcasters/Broadcaster.php b/src/Illuminate/Broadcasting/Broadcasters/Broadcaster.php
index 340b550c8ebc..acd60e5b2278 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Broadcasting/Broadcasters/Broadcaster.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Broadcasting/Broadcasters/Broadcaster.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Routing\UrlRoutable;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Reflector;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\App;
 use ReflectionClass;
 use ReflectionFunction;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\AccessDeniedHttpException;
@@ -119,13 +120,21 @@ protected function verifyUserCanAccessChannel($request, $channel)
             $result = $handler($this->retrieveUser($request, $channel), ...$parameters);
 
             if ($result === false) {
-                throw new AccessDeniedHttpException;
+                if (App::environment('production')) {
+                    throw new AccessDeniedHttpException;
+                } else {
+                    throw new AccessDeniedHttpException('User does not have access to this channel.');
+                }
             } elseif ($result) {
                 return $this->validAuthenticationResponse($request, $result);
             }
         }
 
-        throw new AccessDeniedHttpException;
+        if (App::environment('production')) {
+            throw new AccessDeniedHttpException;
+        } else {
+            throw new AccessDeniedHttpException('No matching pattern found or user authentication failed.');
+        }
     }
 
     /**