diff --git a/lua/gopher/config.lua b/lua/gopher/config.lua
index f86d49c..7c67773 100644
--- a/lua/gopher/config.lua
+++ b/lua/gopher/config.lua
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ local default_config = {
     -- default tags to add to struct fields
     default_tag = "json",
   },
+  iferr = {
+    -- choose a custom error message
+    ---@type string|nil
+    message = nil,
+  },
 }
 --minidoc_afterlines_end
 
diff --git a/lua/gopher/iferr.lua b/lua/gopher/iferr.lua
index 3258bd8..c7c7450 100644
--- a/lua/gopher/iferr.lua
+++ b/lua/gopher/iferr.lua
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ function iferr.iferr()
   local pos = vim.fn.getcurpos()[2]
   local fpath = vim.fn.expand "%"
 
-  local rs = r.sync({ c.commands.iferr, "-pos", curb }, {
+  local cmd = { c.commands.iferr, "-pos", curb }
+  if c.iferr.message ~= nil and type(c.iferr.message) == "string" then
+    table.insert(cmd, "-message")
+    table.insert(cmd, c.iferr.message)
+  end
+
+  local rs = r.sync(cmd, {
     stdin = u.readfile_joined(fpath),
   })
 
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/iferr/message_input.go b/spec/fixtures/iferr/message_input.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5998cba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/iferr/message_input.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package main
+
+func getErr() error { return nil }
+
+func test() error {
+	err := getErr()
+}
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/iferr/message_output.go b/spec/fixtures/iferr/message_output.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d10241
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/iferr/message_output.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package main
+
+func getErr() error { return nil }
+
+func test() error {
+	err := getErr()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to %w", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spec/integration/iferr_test.lua b/spec/integration/iferr_test.lua
index 14ee08e..9c5ffdb 100644
--- a/spec/integration/iferr_test.lua
+++ b/spec/integration/iferr_test.lua
@@ -23,4 +23,18 @@ T["iferr"]["works"] = function()
   t.eq(t.readfile(tmp), fixtures.output)
 end
 
+T["iferr"]["works with custom message"] = function()
+  local tmp = t.tmpfile()
+  local fixtures = t.get_fixtures "iferr/message"
+  t.writefile(tmp, fixtures.input)
+
+  child.lua [[ require("gopher").setup { iferr = { message = 'fmt.Errorf("failed to %w", err)' } } ]]
+  child.cmd("silent edit " .. tmp)
+  child.fn.setpos(".", { child.fn.bufnr "%", 6, 2, 0 })
+  child.cmd "GoIfErr"
+  child.cmd "write"
+
+  t.eq(t.readfile(tmp), fixtures.output)
+end
+
 return T