diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 91aaf9a7bc..9b5c1b9bfa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- `opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc`: add detailed error message to the otlp grpc exporter
+  ([#5184](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/5184))
 - Apply fixes for `UP` ruff rule
   ([#5133](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/5133))
 - Switch to SPDX license headers and add CI enforcement
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/grpc/exporter.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/grpc/exporter.py
index b3a4463b98..ad691799f4 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/grpc/exporter.py
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/grpc/exporter.py
@@ -507,10 +507,13 @@ def _export(
                         or self._shutdown
                     ):
                         logger.error(
-                            "Failed to export %s to %s, error code: %s",
+                            "Failed to export %s to %s, error code: %s%s",
                             self._exporting,
                             self._endpoint,
                             error.code(),  # type: ignore [reportAttributeAccessIssue]
+                            f", details: {error.details()}"
+                            if error.details()
+                            else "",
                             exc_info=error.code() == StatusCode.UNKNOWN,  # type: ignore [reportAttributeAccessIssue]
                         )
                         result.error = error
@@ -519,11 +522,14 @@ def _export(
                         }
                         return self._result.FAILURE  # type: ignore [reportReturnType]
                     logger.warning(
-                        "Transient error %s encountered while exporting %s to %s, retrying in %.2fs.",
+                        "Transient error %s encountered while exporting %s to %s, retrying in %.2fs.%s",
                         error.code(),  # type: ignore [reportAttributeAccessIssue]
                         self._exporting,
                         self._endpoint,
                         backoff_seconds,
+                        f" Details: {error.details()}"
+                        if error.details()
+                        else "",
                     )
                 shutdown = self._shutdown_in_progress.wait(backoff_seconds)
                 if shutdown:
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/tests/test_otlp_exporter_mixin.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/tests/test_otlp_exporter_mixin.py
index 8736a6dc56..a125dfbc6d 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/tests/test_otlp_exporter_mixin.py
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/tests/test_otlp_exporter_mixin.py
@@ -108,10 +108,12 @@ def __init__(
         export_result: StatusCode,
         optional_retry_nanos: int | None = None,
         optional_export_sleep: float | None = None,
+        optional_details: str | None = None,
     ):
         self.export_result = export_result
         self.optional_export_sleep = optional_export_sleep
         self.optional_retry_nanos = optional_retry_nanos
+        self.optional_details = optional_details
         self.num_requests = 0
 
     # pylint: disable=invalid-name,unused-argument
@@ -132,6 +134,8 @@ def Export(self, request, context):
                     ),
                 )
             )
+        if self.optional_details:
+            context.set_details(self.optional_details)
         context.set_code(self.export_result)
 
         return ExportTraceServiceResponse()
@@ -589,7 +593,7 @@ def test_timeout_set_correctly(self):
                 )
             after = time.time()
             self.assertEqual(
-                "Failed to export traces to localhost:4317, error code: StatusCode.DEADLINE_EXCEEDED",
+                "Failed to export traces to localhost:4317, error code: StatusCode.DEADLINE_EXCEEDED, details: Deadline Exceeded",
                 warning.records[-1].message,
             )
             self.assertEqual(mock_trace_service.num_requests, 2)
@@ -617,7 +621,8 @@ def test_permanent_failure(self):
         with self.assertLogs(level=WARNING) as warning:
             add_TraceServiceServicer_to_server(
                 TraceServiceServicerWithExportParams(
-                    StatusCode.ALREADY_EXISTS
+                    StatusCode.ALREADY_EXISTS,
+                    optional_details="resource already exists",
                 ),
                 self.server,
             )
@@ -626,7 +631,7 @@ def test_permanent_failure(self):
             )
             self.assertEqual(
                 warning.records[-1].message,
-                "Failed to export traces to localhost:4317, error code: StatusCode.ALREADY_EXISTS",
+                "Failed to export traces to localhost:4317, error code: StatusCode.ALREADY_EXISTS, details: resource already exists",
             )
 
         metrics_data = self.metric_reader.get_metrics_data()