diff --git a/core/java/android/database/AbstractCursor.java b/core/java/android/database/AbstractCursor.java
index 581fe7fce5ebb..fdb702f01e9d9 100644
--- a/core/java/android/database/AbstractCursor.java
+++ b/core/java/android/database/AbstractCursor.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -330,7 +331,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractCursor implements CrossProcessCursor {
     public int getColumnIndexOrThrow(String columnName) {
         final int index = getColumnIndex(columnName);
         if (index < 0) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("column '" + columnName + "' does not exist");
+            String availableColumns = "";
+            try {
+                availableColumns = Arrays.toString(getColumnNames());
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                Log.d(TAG, "Cannot collect column names for debug purposes", e);
+            }
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("column '" + columnName
+                    + "' does not exist. Available columns: " + availableColumns);
         }
         return index;
     }