diff --git a/csvutil_go110_test.go b/csvutil_go110_test.go
index d53c4d9..34ac07e 100644
--- a/csvutil_go110_test.go
+++ b/csvutil_go110_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package csvutil
 import (
 	"encoding/csv"
 	"reflect"
+	"testing"
 )
 
 var testUnmarshalInvalidFirstLineErr = &csv.ParseError{
@@ -23,3 +24,16 @@ var testUnmarshalInvalidSecondLineErr = &csv.ParseError{
 }
 
 var ptrUnexportedEmbeddedDecodeErr = errPtrUnexportedStruct(reflect.TypeOf(new(embedded)))
+
+func TestUnmarshalGo110(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("unmarshal type error message", func(t *testing.T) {
+		expected := `csvutil: cannot unmarshal "field" into Go value of type int: field "X"`
+		err := Unmarshal([]byte("Y,X\n1,1\n2,field"), &[]A{})
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatal("want err not to be nil")
+		}
+		if err.Error() != expected {
+			t.Errorf("want=%s; got %s", expected, err.Error())
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/csvutil_go117_test.go b/csvutil_go117_test.go
index ee92f76..f55600d 100644
--- a/csvutil_go117_test.go
+++ b/csvutil_go117_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package csvutil
 import (
 	"encoding/csv"
 	"reflect"
+	"testing"
 )
 
 // In Go1.17 csv.ParseError.Column became 1-indexed instead of 0-indexed.
@@ -26,3 +27,16 @@ var testUnmarshalInvalidSecondLineErr = &csv.ParseError{
 }
 
 var ptrUnexportedEmbeddedDecodeErr = errPtrUnexportedStruct(reflect.TypeOf(new(embedded)))
+
+func TestUnmarshalGo117(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("unmarshal type error message", func(t *testing.T) {
+		expected := `csvutil: cannot unmarshal "field" into Go value of type int: field "X" line 3 column 3`
+		err := Unmarshal([]byte("Y,X\n1,1\n2,field"), &[]A{})
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatal("want err not to be nil")
+		}
+		if err.Error() != expected {
+			t.Errorf("want=%s; got %s", expected, err.Error())
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/csvutil_go17_test.go b/csvutil_go17_test.go
index 7667709..58ab4a3 100644
--- a/csvutil_go17_test.go
+++ b/csvutil_go17_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+//go:build !go1.10
 // +build !go1.10
 
 package csvutil
 
-import "encoding/csv"
+import (
+	"encoding/csv"
+	"testing"
+)
 
 var testUnmarshalInvalidFirstLineErr = &csv.ParseError{
 	Line:   1,
@@ -17,3 +21,16 @@ var testUnmarshalInvalidSecondLineErr = &csv.ParseError{
 }
 
 var ptrUnexportedEmbeddedDecodeErr error
+
+func TestUnmarshalGo17(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("unmarshal type error message", func(t *testing.T) {
+		expected := `csvutil: cannot unmarshal "field" into Go value of type int: field "X"`
+		err := Unmarshal([]byte("Y,X\n1,1\n2,field"), &[]A{})
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatal("want err not to be nil")
+		}
+		if err.Error() != expected {
+			t.Errorf("want=%s; got %s", expected, err.Error())
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/csvutil_test.go b/csvutil_test.go
index fa6de2e..1558f77 100644
--- a/csvutil_test.go
+++ b/csvutil_test.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func TestUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 		for _, f := range fixtures {
 			t.Run(f.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
 				var a []A
-				if err := Unmarshal(f.data, &a); !reflect.DeepEqual(err, f.err) {
+				if err := Unmarshal(f.data, &a); !checkErr(f.err, err) {
 					t.Errorf("want err=%v; got %v", f.err, err)
 				}
 			})
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ func TestMarshal(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(f.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
 			b, err := Marshal(f.v)
 			if f.err != nil {
-				if !reflect.DeepEqual(f.err, err) {
+				if !checkErr(f.err, err) {
 					t.Errorf("want err=%v; got %v", f.err, err)
 				}
 				return
@@ -536,18 +536,6 @@ func TestMarshal(t *testing.T) {
 			})
 		}
 	})
-
-	t.Run("unmarshal type error message", func(t *testing.T) {
-		expected := `csvutil: cannot unmarshal "field" into Go value of type int`
-		err := Unmarshal([]byte("X\nfield"), &[]A{})
-		if err == nil {
-			t.Fatal("want err not to be nil")
-		}
-		if err.Error() != expected {
-			t.Errorf("want=%s; got %s", expected, err.Error())
-		}
-	})
-
 }
 
 type TypeJ struct {
@@ -819,7 +807,7 @@ func TestHeader(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(f.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
 			h, err := Header(f.v, f.tag)
 
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(err, f.err) {
+			if !checkErr(f.err, err) {
 				t.Errorf("want err=%v; got %v", f.err, err)
 			}
 
@@ -884,3 +872,59 @@ func TestParity(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("want out=%v; got %v", in, out)
 	}
 }
+
+func checkErr(expected, err error) bool {
+	if expected == err {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	eVal := reflect.New(reflect.TypeOf(expected))
+	if !asError(err, eVal.Interface()) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return reflect.DeepEqual(eVal.Elem().Interface(), expected)
+}
+
+// asError is a copy of errors.As to support older Go versions.
+//
+// This copy exists because we want to avoid dependencies like:
+// "golang.org/x/xerrors"
+func asError(err error, target interface{}) bool {
+	if target == nil {
+		panic("errors: target cannot be nil")
+	}
+	val := reflect.ValueOf(target)
+	typ := val.Type()
+	if typ.Kind() != reflect.Ptr || val.IsNil() {
+		panic("errors: target must be a non-nil pointer")
+	}
+	targetType := typ.Elem()
+	if targetType.Kind() != reflect.Interface && !targetType.Implements(errorType) {
+		panic("errors: *target must be interface or implement error")
+	}
+	for err != nil {
+		if reflect.TypeOf(err).AssignableTo(targetType) {
+			val.Elem().Set(reflect.ValueOf(err))
+			return true
+		}
+		if x, ok := err.(interface{ As(interface{}) bool }); ok && x.As(target) {
+			return true
+		}
+		err = unwrap(err)
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+var errorType = reflect.TypeOf((*error)(nil)).Elem()
+
+// unwrap is a copy of errors.Unwrap for older Go versions and to avoid
+// dependencies.
+func unwrap(err error) error {
+	u, ok := err.(interface {
+		Unwrap() error
+	})
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return u.Unwrap()
+}
diff --git a/decoder.go b/decoder.go
index ab949df..7de292b 100644
--- a/decoder.go
+++ b/decoder.go
@@ -388,12 +388,42 @@ fieldLoop:
 		}
 
 		if err := f.decodeFunc(s, fv); err != nil {
-			return err
+			return wrapDecodeError(d.r, d.header[f.columnIndex], f.columnIndex, err)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
+// wrapDecodeError provides the given error with more context such as:
+// 	- column name (field)
+// 	- line number
+// 	- column within record
+//
+// Line and Column info is available only if the used Reader supports 'FieldPos'
+// that is available e.g. in csv.Reader (since Go1.17).
+//
+// The caller should use errors.As in order to fetch the original error.
+func wrapDecodeError(r Reader, field string, fieldIndex int, err error) error {
+	fp, ok := r.(interface {
+		FieldPos(fieldIndex int) (line, column int)
+	})
+	if !ok {
+		return &decodeError{
+			Field: field,
+			Err:   err,
+		}
+	}
+
+	l, c := fp.FieldPos(fieldIndex)
+
+	return &decodeError{
+		Field:  field,
+		Line:   l,
+		Column: c,
+		Err:    err,
+	}
+}
+
 func (d *Decoder) fields(k typeKey) ([]decField, error) {
 	if k == d.typeKey {
 		return d.cache, nil
diff --git a/decoder_test.go b/decoder_test.go
index 285f936..a564585 100644
--- a/decoder_test.go
+++ b/decoder_test.go
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ string,"{""key"":""value""}"
 		{
 			desc: "slice of structs - pre-allocated",
 			in:   "String,int\nfirst,1\nsecond,2",
-			out:  &[]TypeI{0: TypeI{Int: 200}, 1024: TypeI{Int: 100}},
+			out:  &[]TypeI{0: {Int: 200}, 1024: {Int: 100}},
 			expected: &[]TypeI{
 				{String: "first", Int: 1},
 				{String: "second", Int: 2},
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ string,"{""key"":""value""}"
 
 			err = r.Decode(&f.out)
 			if f.err != nil {
-				if !reflect.DeepEqual(f.err, err) {
+				if !checkErr(f.err, err) {
 					t.Errorf("want err=%v; got %v", f.err, err)
 				}
 				return
diff --git a/encoder_test.go b/encoder_test.go
index f729428..383c1d9 100644
--- a/encoder_test.go
+++ b/encoder_test.go
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ func TestEncoder(t *testing.T) {
 			for _, v := range f.in {
 				err := enc.Encode(v)
 				if f.err != nil {
-					if !reflect.DeepEqual(f.err, err) {
+					if !checkErr(f.err, err) {
 						t.Errorf("want err=%v; got %v", f.err, err)
 					}
 					return
@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@ func TestEncoder(t *testing.T) {
 				err := enc.EncodeHeader(f.in)
 				w.Flush()
 
-				if !reflect.DeepEqual(err, f.err) {
+				if !checkErr(f.err, err) {
 					t.Errorf("want err=%v; got %v", f.err, err)
 				}
 
@@ -2014,7 +2014,7 @@ func TestEncoder(t *testing.T) {
 				err := NewEncoder(w).Encode(f.in)
 
 				if f.err != nil {
-					if !reflect.DeepEqual(f.err, err) {
+					if !checkErr(f.err, err) {
 						t.Errorf("want err=%v; got %v", f.err, err)
 					}
 					return
diff --git a/error.go b/error.go
index 7e2b452..7acf800 100644
--- a/error.go
+++ b/error.go
@@ -154,3 +154,26 @@ func (e *MissingColumnsError) Error() string {
 	}
 	return b.String()
 }
+
+// decodeError provides context to decoding errors if available.
+//
+// The caller should use errors.As in order to fetch the underlying error if
+// needed.
+type decodeError struct {
+	Field  string
+	Line   int
+	Column int
+	Err    error
+}
+
+func (e *decodeError) Error() string {
+	if e.Line > 0 && e.Column > 0 {
+		// Lines and Columns are 1-indexed so this check is fine.
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s: field %q line %d column %d", e.Err, e.Field, e.Line, e.Column)
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s: field %q", e.Err, e.Field)
+}
+
+func (e *decodeError) Unwrap() error {
+	return e.Err
+}