diff --git a/demo/c/picovoice_demo_file.c b/demo/c/picovoice_demo_file.c
index b35a75ff2..319875300 100644
--- a/demo/c/picovoice_demo_file.c
+++ b/demo/c/picovoice_demo_file.c
@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ void print_usage(const char *program_name) {
             program_name);
 }
 
+void print_error_message(char **message_stack, int32_t message_stack_depth) {
+    for (int32_t i = 0; i < message_stack_depth; i++) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "  [%d] %s\n", i, message_stack[i]);
+    }
+}
+
 int picovoice_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
     const char *library_path = NULL;
@@ -261,6 +267,22 @@ int picovoice_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         exit(1);
     }
 
+    pv_status_t (*pv_get_error_stack_func)(char ***, int32_t *) = load_symbol(picovoice_library, "pv_get_error_stack");
+    if (!pv_get_error_stack_func) {
+        print_dl_error("failed to load 'pv_get_error_stack_func'");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    void (*pv_free_error_stack_func)(char **) = load_symbol(picovoice_library, "pv_free_error_stack");
+    if (!pv_free_error_stack_func) {
+        print_dl_error("failed to load 'pv_free_error_stack_func'");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    char **message_stack = NULL;
+    int32_t message_stack_depth = 0;
+    pv_status_t error_status = PV_STATUS_RUNTIME_ERROR;
+
     drwav f;
 
 #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN64)
@@ -318,6 +340,19 @@ int picovoice_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
             &handle);
     if (status != PV_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
         fprintf(stderr, "'pv_picovoice_init' failed with '%s'\n", pv_status_to_string_func(status));
+        error_status = pv_get_error_stack_func(&message_stack, &message_stack_depth);
+
+        if (error_status != PV_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+            fprintf(stderr, ".\nUnable to get Rhino error state with '%s'\n", pv_status_to_string_func(error_status));
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        if (message_stack_depth > 0) {
+            fprintf(stderr, ":\n");
+            print_error_message(message_stack, message_stack_depth);
+        } 
+
+        pv_free_error_stack_func(message_stack);
         exit(1);
     }
 
@@ -333,7 +368,20 @@ int picovoice_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         status = pv_picovoice_process_func(handle, pcm);
         if (status != PV_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "'pv_picovoice_process' failed with '%s'\n", pv_status_to_string_func(status));
+            fprintf(stderr, "'pv_picovoice_process' failed with '%s'", pv_status_to_string_func(status));
+            error_status = pv_get_error_stack_func(&message_stack, &message_stack_depth);
+
+            if (error_status != PV_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+                fprintf(stderr, ".\nUnable to get Rhino error state with '%s'\n", pv_status_to_string_func(error_status));
+                exit(1);
+            }
+
+            if (message_stack_depth > 0) {
+                fprintf(stderr, ":\n");
+                print_error_message(message_stack, message_stack_depth);
+            } 
+
+            pv_free_error_stack_func(message_stack);
             exit(1);
         }
 
diff --git a/demo/c/picovoice_demo_mic.c b/demo/c/picovoice_demo_mic.c
index dcbd06cbb..f2c7bd0c0 100644
--- a/demo/c/picovoice_demo_mic.c
+++ b/demo/c/picovoice_demo_mic.c
@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ static void inference_callback(pv_inference_t *inference) {
     pv_inference_delete_func(inference);
 }
 
+void print_error_message(char **message_stack, int32_t message_stack_depth) {
+    for (int32_t i = 0; i < message_stack_depth; i++) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "  [%d] %s\n", i, message_stack[i]);
+    }
+}
+
 int picovoice_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
     signal(SIGINT, interrupt_handler);
@@ -291,6 +297,22 @@ int picovoice_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         exit(1);
     }
 
+    pv_status_t (*pv_get_error_stack_func)(char ***, int32_t *) = load_symbol(picovoice_library, "pv_get_error_stack");
+    if (!pv_get_error_stack_func) {
+        print_dl_error("failed to load 'pv_get_error_stack_func'");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    void (*pv_free_error_stack_func)(char **) = load_symbol(picovoice_library, "pv_free_error_stack");
+    if (!pv_free_error_stack_func) {
+        print_dl_error("failed to load 'pv_free_error_stack_func'");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    char **message_stack = NULL;
+    int32_t message_stack_depth = 0;
+    pv_status_t error_status = PV_STATUS_RUNTIME_ERROR;
+
     fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", access_key);
     fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", library_path);
     fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", keyword_path);
@@ -312,7 +334,20 @@ int picovoice_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
             inference_callback,
             &picovoice);
     if (status != PV_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "'pv_picovoice_init' failed with '%s'\n", pv_status_to_string_func(status));
+        fprintf(stderr, "'pv_picovoice_init' failed with '%s'", pv_status_to_string_func(status));
+        error_status = pv_get_error_stack_func(&message_stack, &message_stack_depth);
+
+        if (error_status != PV_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+            fprintf(stderr, ".\nUnable to get Rhino error state with '%s'\n", pv_status_to_string_func(error_status));
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        if (message_stack_depth > 0) {
+            fprintf(stderr, ":\n");
+            print_error_message(message_stack, message_stack_depth);
+        } 
+
+        pv_free_error_stack_func(message_stack);
         exit(1);
     }
 
@@ -354,7 +389,20 @@ int picovoice_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         status = pv_picovoice_process_func(picovoice, pcm);
         if (status != PV_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "'pv_picovoice_process' failed with '%s'\n", pv_status_to_string_func(status));
+            fprintf(stderr, "'pv_picovoice_process' failed with '%s'", pv_status_to_string_func(status));
+            error_status = pv_get_error_stack_func(&message_stack, &message_stack_depth);
+
+            if (error_status != PV_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+                fprintf(stderr, ".\nUnable to get Rhino error state with '%s'\n", pv_status_to_string_func(error_status));
+                exit(1);
+            }
+
+            if (message_stack_depth > 0) {
+                fprintf(stderr, ":\n");
+                print_error_message(message_stack, message_stack_depth);
+            } 
+
+            pv_free_error_stack_func(message_stack);
             exit(1);
         }
     }