diff --git a/spec/Phpro/SmartCrud/Gateway/DoctrineCrudGatewaySpec.php b/spec/Phpro/SmartCrud/Gateway/DoctrineCrudGatewaySpec.php
index f161d8f..ca4c851 100644
--- a/spec/Phpro/SmartCrud/Gateway/DoctrineCrudGatewaySpec.php
+++ b/spec/Phpro/SmartCrud/Gateway/DoctrineCrudGatewaySpec.php
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ public function it_should_delete_entity($objectManager, $entity)
     public function it_should_not_delete_invalid_entity($objectManager, $entity)
     {
         $objectManager->flush()->willThrow('\Exception');
-
-        $this->delete($entity, array())->shouldReturn(false);
+        $this->shouldThrow('\Exception')->duringDelete($entity, array());
     }
 }
diff --git a/spec/Phpro/SmartCrud/Service/SmartServiceResultSpec.php b/spec/Phpro/SmartCrud/Service/SmartServiceResultSpec.php
index 247b0ba..3f61acb 100644
--- a/spec/Phpro/SmartCrud/Service/SmartServiceResultSpec.php
+++ b/spec/Phpro/SmartCrud/Service/SmartServiceResultSpec.php
@@ -50,4 +50,12 @@ public function it_should_have_a_list()
         $this->setList($list)->shouldReturn($this);
         $this->getList()->shouldReturn($list);
     }
+
+    public function it_should_have_messages()
+    {
+        $messages = array('msg1');
+        $this->setMessages($messages)->shouldReturn($this);
+        $this->addMessage('msg2')->shouldReturn($this);
+        $this->getMessages()->shouldReturn(array('msg1', 'msg2'));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Phpro/SmartCrud/Gateway/DoctrineCrudGateway.php b/src/Phpro/SmartCrud/Gateway/DoctrineCrudGateway.php
index d560654..f54844b 100644
--- a/src/Phpro/SmartCrud/Gateway/DoctrineCrudGateway.php
+++ b/src/Phpro/SmartCrud/Gateway/DoctrineCrudGateway.php
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 class DoctrineCrudGateway
     implements ObjectManagerAwareInterface, CrudGatewayInterface
 {
-
     const TYPE_ORM = 'ORM';
     const TYPE_ODM = 'ODM';
 
@@ -133,8 +132,8 @@ public function update($entity, $parameters)
     /**
      * @param $entity
      * @param $id
-     *
      * @return bool
+     * @throws \Exception
      */
     public function delete($entity, $id)
     {
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ public function delete($entity, $id)
             $em->remove($entity);
             $em->flush();
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            return false;
+            throw new \Exception($e->getMessage());
         }
 
         return true;
diff --git a/src/Phpro/SmartCrud/Service/DeleteService.php b/src/Phpro/SmartCrud/Service/DeleteService.php
index 061e25a..9745491 100644
--- a/src/Phpro/SmartCrud/Service/DeleteService.php
+++ b/src/Phpro/SmartCrud/Service/DeleteService.php
@@ -39,10 +39,16 @@ public function run($id = null, $data = null)
         }
 
         $em->trigger($this->createEvent(CrudEvent::BEFORE_DELETE, $entity));
-        $deleted = $this->getGateway()->delete($entity, $data);
+        try {
+            $deleted = $this->getGateway()->delete($entity, $data);
+            $result->setSuccess($deleted);
+        } catch (\Exception $exception) {
+            $result->setSuccess(false);
+            $result->addMessage($exception->getMessage());
+            return $result;
+        }
         $em->trigger($this->createEvent(CrudEvent::AFTER_DELETE, $entity));
 
-        $result->setSuccess($deleted);
         return $result;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Phpro/SmartCrud/Service/SmartServiceResult.php b/src/Phpro/SmartCrud/Service/SmartServiceResult.php
index 05c6223..2353ee2 100644
--- a/src/Phpro/SmartCrud/Service/SmartServiceResult.php
+++ b/src/Phpro/SmartCrud/Service/SmartServiceResult.php
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ class SmartServiceResult
      */
     private $list = array();
 
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     */
+    private $messages = array();
+
     /**
      * @param mixed|null $form
      */
@@ -109,4 +114,32 @@ public function isSuccessFull()
     {
         return $this->success;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getMessages()
+    {
+        return $this->messages;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $message
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function addMessage($message)
+    {
+        $this->messages[] = $message;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $messages
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function setMessages($messages)
+    {
+        $this->messages = $messages;
+        return $this;
+    }
 }