diff --git a/lib/contracts.rb b/lib/contracts.rb
index f7367d5..d4c447a 100644
--- a/lib/contracts.rb
+++ b/lib/contracts.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require "contracts/builtin_contracts"
 require "contracts/decorators"
 require "contracts/errors"
+require "contracts/error_formatter"
 require "contracts/formatters"
 require "contracts/invariants"
 require "contracts/method_reference"
@@ -115,22 +116,7 @@ def to_s
   # This function is used by the default #failure_callback method
   # and uses the hash passed into the failure_callback method.
   def self.failure_msg(data)
-    expected = Contracts::Formatters::Expected.new(data[:contract]).contract
-    position = Contracts::Support.method_position(data[:method])
-    method_name = Contracts::Support.method_name(data[:method])
-
-    header = if data[:return_value]
-               "Contract violation for return value:"
-             else
-               "Contract violation for argument #{data[:arg_pos]} of #{data[:total_args]}:"
-             end
-
-    %{#{header}
-        Expected: #{expected},
-        Actual: #{data[:arg].inspect}
-        Value guarded in: #{data[:class]}::#{method_name}
-        With Contract: #{data[:contracts]}
-        At: #{position} }
+    Contracts::ErrorFormatters.failure_msg(data)
   end
 
   # Callback for when a contract fails. By default it raises
diff --git a/lib/contracts/error_formatter.rb b/lib/contracts/error_formatter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94d4834
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/contracts/error_formatter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+module Contracts
+  class ErrorFormatters
+    def self.failure_msg(data)
+      class_for(data).new(data).message
+    end
+
+    def self.class_for(data)
+      return Contracts::KeywordArgsErrorFormatter if keyword_args?(data)
+      DefaultErrorFormatter
+    end
+
+    def self.keyword_args?(data)
+      data[:contract].is_a?(Contracts::Builtin::KeywordArgs) && data[:arg].is_a?(Hash)
+    end
+  end
+
+  class DefaultErrorFormatter
+    attr_accessor :data
+    def initialize(data)
+      @data = data
+    end
+
+    def message
+      %{#{header}
+        Expected: #{expected},
+        Actual: #{data[:arg].inspect}
+        Value guarded in: #{data[:class]}::#{method_name}
+        With Contract: #{data[:contracts]}
+        At: #{position} }
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def header
+      if data[:return_value]
+        "Contract violation for return value:"
+      else
+        "Contract violation for argument #{data[:arg_pos]} of #{data[:total_args]}:"
+      end
+    end
+
+    def expected
+      Contracts::Formatters::Expected.new(data[:contract]).contract
+    end
+
+    def position
+      Contracts::Support.method_position(data[:method])
+    end
+
+    def method_name
+      Contracts::Support.method_name(data[:method])
+    end
+  end
+
+  class KeywordArgsErrorFormatter < DefaultErrorFormatter
+    def message
+      s = []
+      s << "#{header}"
+      s << "        Expected: #{expected}"
+      s << "        Actual: #{data[:arg].inspect}"
+      s << "        Missing Contract: #{missing_contract_info}" unless missing_contract_info.empty?
+      s << "        Invalid Args: #{invalid_args_info}"         unless invalid_args_info.empty?
+      s << "        Missing Args: #{missing_args_info}"         unless missing_args_info.empty?
+      s << "        Value guarded in: #{data[:class]}::#{method_name}"
+      s << "        With Contract: #{data[:contracts]}"
+      s << "        At: #{position} "
+
+      s.join("\n")
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def missing_args_info
+      @missing_args_info ||= begin
+        missing_keys = contract_options.keys - arg.keys
+        contract_options.select do |key, _|
+          missing_keys.include?(key)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def missing_contract_info
+      @missing_contract_info ||= begin
+        contract_keys = contract_options.keys
+        arg.select { |key, _| !contract_keys.include?(key) }
+      end
+    end
+
+    def invalid_args_info
+      @invalid_args_info ||= begin
+        invalid_keys = []
+        arg.each do |key, value|
+          contract = contract_options[key]
+          next unless contract
+          invalid_keys.push(key) unless check_contract(contract, value)
+        end
+        invalid_keys.map do |key|
+          {key => arg[key], :contract => contract_options[key] }
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def check_contract(contract, value)
+      if contract.respond_to?(:valid?)
+        contract.valid?(value)
+      else
+        value.is_a?(contract)
+      end
+    rescue
+      false
+    end
+
+    def contract_options
+      @contract_options ||= data[:contract].send(:options)
+    end
+
+    def arg
+      data[:arg]
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/error_formatter_spec.rb b/spec/error_formatter_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9023d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/error_formatter_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+RSpec.describe "Contracts::ErrorFormatters" do
+  before :all do
+    @o = GenericExample.new
+  end
+  C = Contracts::Builtin
+
+  describe "self.class_for" do
+    let(:keywordargs_contract) { C::KeywordArgs[:name => String, :age => Fixnum] }
+    let(:other_contract) { [C::Num, C::Num, C::Num] }
+
+    it "returns KeywordArgsErrorFormatter for KeywordArgs contract" do
+      data_keywordargs = {:contract => keywordargs_contract, :arg => {:b => 2}}
+      expect(Contracts::ErrorFormatters.class_for(data_keywordargs)).to eq(Contracts::KeywordArgsErrorFormatter)
+    end
+
+    it "returns Contracts::DefaultErrorFormatter for other contracts" do
+      data_default = {:contract => other_contract, :arg => {:b => 2}}
+      expect(Contracts::ErrorFormatters.class_for(data_default)).to eq(Contracts::DefaultErrorFormatter)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def format_message(str)
+    str.split("\n").map(&:strip).join("\n")
+  end
+
+  def fails(msg, &block)
+    expect { block.call }.to raise_error do |e|
+      expect(e).to be_a(ParamContractError)
+      expect(format_message(e.message)).to include(format_message(msg))
+    end
+  end
+
+  if ruby_version > 1.8
+    describe "self.failure_msg" do
+      it "includes normal information" do
+        msg = %{Contract violation for argument 1 of 1:
+                              Expected: (KeywordArgs[{:name=>String, :age=>Fixnum}])
+                              Actual: {:age=>"2", :invalid_third=>1}
+                              Missing Contract: {:invalid_third=>1}
+                              Invalid Args: [{:age=>"2", :contract=>Fixnum}]
+                              Missing Args: {:name=>String}
+                              Value guarded in: GenericExample::simple_keywordargs
+                              With Contract: KeywordArgs => NilClass}
+        fails msg do
+          @o.simple_keywordargs(:age => "2", :invalid_third => 1)
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "includes Missing Contract information" do
+        fails %{Missing Contract: {:invalid_third=>1, :invalid_fourth=>1}} do
+          @o.simple_keywordargs(:age => "2", :invalid_third => 1, :invalid_fourth => 1)
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "includes Invalid Args information" do
+        fails %{Invalid Args: [{:age=>"2", :contract=>Fixnum}]} do
+          @o.simple_keywordargs(:age => "2", :invalid_third => 1)
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "includes Missing Args information" do
+        fails %{Missing Args: {:name=>String}} do
+          @o.simple_keywordargs(:age => "2", :invalid_third => 1)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/fixtures.rb b/spec/fixtures/fixtures.rb
index b6d2bea..4272a2d 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/fixtures.rb
+++ b/spec/fixtures/fixtures.rb
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ def person_keywordargs(name, age)
   def hash_keywordargs(data)
   end
 
+  Contract C::KeywordArgs[:name => String, :age => Fixnum] => nil
+  def simple_keywordargs(data)
+  end
+
   Contract (/foo/) => nil
   def should_contain_foo(s)
   end