diff --git a/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h b/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
index 6863560..d952369 100644
--- a/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
+++ b/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
@@ -5266,7 +5266,8 @@
 
   template <typename Err>
   bool MatchAndExplain(const Err& err, MatchResultListener* listener) const {
-    *listener << "which contains .what() that ";
+    *listener << "which contains .what() (of value = " << err.what()
+              << ") that ";
     return matcher_.MatchAndExplain(err.what(), listener);
   }
 
diff --git a/googlemock/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc b/googlemock/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc
index 3af3d71..d1505bf 100644
--- a/googlemock/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc
+++ b/googlemock/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc
@@ -8515,6 +8515,12 @@
       ThrowsMessage<std::runtime_error>(HasSubstr("message")));
 }
 
+TEST(ThrowsTest, PrintsExceptionWhat) {
+  EXPECT_THAT(
+      std::function<void()>([]() { throw std::runtime_error("ABC123XYZ"); }),
+      ThrowsMessage<std::runtime_error>(HasSubstr("ABC123XYZ")));
+}
+
 TEST(ThrowsTest, DoesNotGenerateDuplicateCatchClauseWarning) {
   EXPECT_THAT(std::function<void()>([]() { throw std::exception(); }),
               Throws<std::exception>());
@@ -8630,15 +8636,6 @@
               HasSubstr("throws an exception of an unknown type"));
 }
 
-TEST_P(ThrowsPredicateTest, FailWrongMessage) {
-  Matcher<std::function<void()>> matcher = GetParam();
-  StringMatchResultListener listener;
-  EXPECT_FALSE(matcher.MatchAndExplain(
-      []() { throw std::runtime_error("wrong message"); }, &listener));
-  EXPECT_THAT(listener.str(), HasSubstr("std::runtime_error"));
-  EXPECT_THAT(listener.str(), Not(HasSubstr("wrong message")));
-}
-
 TEST_P(ThrowsPredicateTest, FailNoThrow) {
   Matcher<std::function<void()>> matcher = GetParam();
   StringMatchResultListener listener;
diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-printers.h b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-printers.h
index 2e33df4..98d0494 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-printers.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-printers.h
@@ -742,6 +742,14 @@
   }
 };
 
+template <>
+class UniversalPrinter<decltype(Nullopt())> {
+ public:
+  static void Print(decltype(Nullopt()), ::std::ostream* os) {
+    *os << "(nullopt)";
+  }
+};
+
 #endif  // GTEST_INTERNAL_HAS_OPTIONAL
 
 #if GTEST_INTERNAL_HAS_VARIANT
diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h
index e8a6b51..d3eab57 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h
@@ -2325,6 +2325,7 @@
 namespace internal {
 template <typename T>
 using Optional = ::absl::optional<T>;
+inline ::absl::nullopt_t Nullopt() { return ::absl::nullopt; }
 }  // namespace internal
 }  // namespace testing
 #else
@@ -2338,6 +2339,7 @@
 namespace internal {
 template <typename T>
 using Optional = ::std::optional<T>;
+inline ::std::nullopt_t Nullopt() { return ::std::nullopt; }
 }  // namespace internal
 }  // namespace testing
 // The case where absl is configured NOT to alias std::optional is not
diff --git a/googletest/test/googletest-printers-test.cc b/googletest/test/googletest-printers-test.cc
index e1e8e1c..9c9a223 100644
--- a/googletest/test/googletest-printers-test.cc
+++ b/googletest/test/googletest-printers-test.cc
@@ -1873,6 +1873,7 @@
 
 #if GTEST_INTERNAL_HAS_OPTIONAL
 TEST(PrintOptionalTest, Basic) {
+  EXPECT_EQ("(nullopt)", PrintToString(internal::Nullopt()));
   internal::Optional<int> value;
   EXPECT_EQ("(nullopt)", PrintToString(value));
   value = {7};