diff --git a/YamlDotNet.Test/Core/YamlExceptionTests.cs b/YamlDotNet.Test/Core/YamlExceptionTests.cs
index 2c3e66f2..bd6780bc 100644
--- a/YamlDotNet.Test/Core/YamlExceptionTests.cs
+++ b/YamlDotNet.Test/Core/YamlExceptionTests.cs
@@ -29,35 +29,35 @@ namespace YamlDotNet.Test.Core
     public class YamlExceptionTests
     {
         [Fact]
-        public void VerifyToStringWithEmptyMarks()
+        public void VerifyMessageWithEmptyMarks()
         {
             var exception = new YamlException(Mark.Empty, Mark.Empty, "Test exception message");
-            exception.ToString().Should().Be("(Line: 1, Col: 1, Idx: 0) - (Line: 1, Col: 1, Idx: 0): Test exception message");
-            exception.Message.Should().Be("Test exception message");
+            exception.Message.Should().Be("(Line: 1, Col: 1, Idx: 0) - (Line: 1, Col: 1, Idx: 0): Test exception message");
+            exception.Reason.Should().Be("Test exception message");
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public void VerifyToStringWithNonEmptyMarks()
+        public void VerifyMessageWithNonEmptyMarks()
         {
             var exception = new YamlException(new Mark(1, 1, 1), new Mark(10, 10, 10), "Test exception message");
-            exception.ToString().Should().Be("(Line: 1, Col: 1, Idx: 1) - (Line: 10, Col: 10, Idx: 10): Test exception message");
-            exception.Message.Should().Be("Test exception message");
+            exception.Message.Should().Be("(Line: 1, Col: 1, Idx: 1) - (Line: 10, Col: 10, Idx: 10): Test exception message");
+            exception.Reason.Should().Be("Test exception message");
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public void VerifyToStringWithInnerExceptionAndMarks()
+        public void VerifyMessageWithInnerExceptionAndMarks()
         {
             var exception = new YamlException(new Mark(1, 1, 1), new Mark(10, 10, 10), "Test exception message", new InvalidOperationException("Test inner exception"));
-            exception.ToString().Should().Be("(Line: 1, Col: 1, Idx: 1) - (Line: 10, Col: 10, Idx: 10): Test exception message");
-            exception.Message.Should().Be("Test exception message");
+            exception.Message.Should().Be("(Line: 1, Col: 1, Idx: 1) - (Line: 10, Col: 10, Idx: 10): Test exception message");
+            exception.Reason.Should().Be("Test exception message");
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public void VerifyToStringWithInnerException()
+        public void VerifyMessageWithInnerException()
         {
             var exception = new YamlException("Test exception message", new InvalidOperationException("Test inner exception"));
-            exception.ToString().Should().Be("(Line: 1, Col: 1, Idx: 0) - (Line: 1, Col: 1, Idx: 0): Test exception message");
-            exception.Message.Should().Be("Test exception message");
+            exception.Message.Should().Be("(Line: 1, Col: 1, Idx: 0) - (Line: 1, Col: 1, Idx: 0): Test exception message");
+            exception.Reason.Should().Be("Test exception message");
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/YamlDotNet.Test/Serialization/BufferedDeserialization/TypeDiscriminatingNodeDeserializerTests.cs b/YamlDotNet.Test/Serialization/BufferedDeserialization/TypeDiscriminatingNodeDeserializerTests.cs
index d19495d4..8e195be1 100644
--- a/YamlDotNet.Test/Serialization/BufferedDeserialization/TypeDiscriminatingNodeDeserializerTests.cs
+++ b/YamlDotNet.Test/Serialization/BufferedDeserialization/TypeDiscriminatingNodeDeserializerTests.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public void TypeDiscriminatingNodeDeserializer_ThrowsWhen_MaxDepthExceeded()
             Action act = () => bufferedDeserializer.Deserialize<object>(KubernetesServiceYaml);
             act
               .Should().Throw<YamlException>()
-              .WithMessage("Failed to buffer yaml node")
+              .WithMessage("*Failed to buffer yaml node")
               .WithInnerException<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>()
               .WithMessage("Parser buffer exceeded max depth*");
         }
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public void TypeDiscriminatingNodeDeserializer_ThrowsWhen_MaxLengthExceeded()
             Action act = () => bufferedDeserializer.Deserialize<object>(KubernetesServiceYaml);
             act
               .Should().Throw<YamlException>()
-              .WithMessage("Failed to buffer yaml node")
+              .WithMessage("*Failed to buffer yaml node")
               .WithInnerException<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>()
               .WithMessage("Parser buffer exceeded max length*");
         }
diff --git a/YamlDotNet.Test/Serialization/SerializationTests.cs b/YamlDotNet.Test/Serialization/SerializationTests.cs
index 7bff67b1..f31a1421 100644
--- a/YamlDotNet.Test/Serialization/SerializationTests.cs
+++ b/YamlDotNet.Test/Serialization/SerializationTests.cs
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ public void DeserializeIncompleteDirective()
             Action action = () => Deserializer.Deserialize<object>(UsingReaderFor("%Y"));
 
             action.Should().Throw<SyntaxErrorException>()
-                .WithMessage("While scanning a directive, found unexpected end of stream.");
+                .WithMessage("*While scanning a directive, found unexpected end of stream.");
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ public void DontIgnoreExtraPropertiesIfWanted()
             ((YamlException)actual).End.Column.Should().Be(4);
             ((YamlException)actual).End.Line.Should().Be(2);
             ((YamlException)actual).End.Index.Should().Be(15);
-            ((YamlException)actual).Message.Should().Be("Property 'bbb' not found on type 'YamlDotNet.Test.Serialization.Simple'.");
+            ((YamlException)actual).Message.Should().Contain("Property 'bbb' not found on type 'YamlDotNet.Test.Serialization.Simple'.");
         }
 
         [Fact]
diff --git a/YamlDotNet/Core/YamlException.cs b/YamlDotNet/Core/YamlException.cs
index ffe1f5fe..e8fd3e3a 100644
--- a/YamlDotNet/Core/YamlException.cs
+++ b/YamlDotNet/Core/YamlException.cs
@@ -38,46 +38,49 @@ public class YamlException : Exception
         /// </summary>
         public Mark End { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the reason that originated the exception.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Reason { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="YamlException"/> class.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="message">The message.</param>
-        public YamlException(string message)
-            : this(Mark.Empty, Mark.Empty, message)
+        /// <param name="reason">The message.</param>
+        public YamlException(string reason)
+            : this(Mark.Empty, Mark.Empty, reason)
         {
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="YamlException"/> class.
         /// </summary>
-        public YamlException(in Mark start, in Mark end, string message)
-            : this(start, end, message, null)
+        public YamlException(in Mark start, in Mark end, string reason)
+            : this(start, end, reason, null)
         {
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="YamlException"/> class.
         /// </summary>
-        public YamlException(in Mark start, in Mark end, string message, Exception? innerException)
-            : base(message, innerException)
+        public YamlException(in Mark start, in Mark end, string reason, Exception? innerException)
+            : base(null, innerException)
         {
             Start = start;
             End = end;
+            Reason = reason;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="YamlException"/> class.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="message">The message.</param>
+        /// <param name="reason">The message.</param>
         /// <param name="inner">The inner.</param>
-        public YamlException(string message, Exception inner)
-            : this(Mark.Empty, Mark.Empty, message, inner)
+        public YamlException(string reason, Exception inner)
+            : this(Mark.Empty, Mark.Empty, reason, inner)
         {
         }
 
-        public override string ToString()
-        {
-            return $"({Start}) - ({End}): {Message}";
-        }
+        public override string Message => $"({Start}) - ({End}): {Reason}";
     }
 }