diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/scheduling/TraceSchedulingAspect.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/scheduling/TraceSchedulingAspect.java
index 22c3f51a4..ee991dd52 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/scheduling/TraceSchedulingAspect.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/scheduling/TraceSchedulingAspect.java
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ public class TraceSchedulingAspect {
 			span.tag(METHOD_KEY, pjp.getSignature().getName());
 			return pjp.proceed();
 		}
+		catch (Throwable ex) {
+			String message = ex.getMessage() == null ? ex.getClass().getSimpleName()
+					: ex.getMessage();
+			span.tag("error", message);
+			throw ex;
+		}
 		finally {
 			span.finish();
 		}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/TraceWebAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/TraceWebAutoConfiguration.java
index dbc2e963b..d0356f8ee 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/TraceWebAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/TraceWebAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ public class TraceWebAutoConfiguration {
 	}
 
 	@Configuration
-	@ConditionalOnClass({ ServerProperties.class, EndpointsSupplier.class, ExposableWebEndpoint.class })
+	@ConditionalOnClass({ ServerProperties.class, EndpointsSupplier.class,
+			ExposableWebEndpoint.class })
 	@ConditionalOnBean(ServerProperties.class)
 	@ConditionalOnProperty(value = "spring.sleuth.web.ignoreAutoConfiguredSkipPatterns", havingValue = "false", matchIfMissing = true)
 	protected static class ActuatorSkipPatternProviderConfig {
@@ -146,10 +147,11 @@ public class TraceWebAutoConfiguration {
 				final ServerProperties serverProperties,
 				final WebEndpointProperties webEndpointProperties,
 				final EndpointsSupplier<ExposableWebEndpoint> endpointsSupplier) {
-			return () -> getEndpointsPatterns(serverProperties.getServlet().getContextPath(), 
-				webEndpointProperties, endpointsSupplier);
+			return () -> getEndpointsPatterns(
+					serverProperties.getServlet().getContextPath(), webEndpointProperties,
+					endpointsSupplier);
 		}
-		
+
 		@Bean
 		@ConditionalOnManagementPort(ManagementPortType.DIFFERENT)
 		@ConditionalOnProperty(name = "management.server.servlet.context-path", havingValue = "/", matchIfMissing = true)
@@ -157,8 +159,10 @@ public class TraceWebAutoConfiguration {
 				final ServerProperties serverProperties,
 				final WebEndpointProperties webEndpointProperties,
 				final EndpointsSupplier<ExposableWebEndpoint> endpointsSupplier) {
-			return () -> getEndpointsPatterns(null, webEndpointProperties, endpointsSupplier);
+			return () -> getEndpointsPatterns(null, webEndpointProperties,
+					endpointsSupplier);
 		}
+
 	}
 
 	@Configuration
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/scheduling/TracingOnScheduledTests.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/scheduling/TracingOnScheduledTests.java
index 50f4db38e..a3f09a78d 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/scheduling/TracingOnScheduledTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/scheduling/TracingOnScheduledTests.java
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ public class TracingOnScheduledTests {
 	@Autowired
 	TestBeanWithScheduledMethodToBeIgnored beanWithScheduledMethodToBeIgnored;
 
+	@Autowired
+	TestBeanWithScheduledMethodThatThrowsAnException throwsAnException;
+
 	@Autowired
 	ArrayListSpanReporter reporter;
 
@@ -72,6 +75,14 @@ public class TracingOnScheduledTests {
 		});
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void should_have_span_set_with_error_tag() {
+		await().atMost(10, SECONDS).untilAsserted(() -> {
+			then(this.throwsAnException.isExecuted()).isTrue();
+			spanIsSetOnAScheduledMethodWithErrorTag();
+		});
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void should_have_a_new_span_set_each_time_a_scheduled_method_has_been_executed() {
 		final Span firstSpan = this.beanWithScheduledMethod.getSpan();
@@ -94,10 +105,28 @@ public class TracingOnScheduledTests {
 		Span storedSpan = TracingOnScheduledTests.this.beanWithScheduledMethod.getSpan();
 		then(storedSpan).isNotNull();
 		then(storedSpan.context().traceId()).isNotNull();
-		then(this.reporter.getSpans().get(0).tags()).contains(
+		zipkin2.Span foundSpan = this.reporter.getSpans().stream()
+				.filter(span -> !span.tags().containsKey("error")).findFirst()
+				.orElseThrow(() -> new AssertionError("Span is missing"));
+		then(foundSpan.tags()).contains(
 				new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>("class", "TestBeanWithScheduledMethod"),
 				new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>("method", "scheduledMethod"));
-		then(this.reporter.getSpans().get(0).durationAsLong()).isGreaterThan(0L);
+		then(foundSpan.durationAsLong()).isGreaterThan(0L);
+	}
+
+	private void spanIsSetOnAScheduledMethodWithErrorTag() {
+		Span storedSpan = TracingOnScheduledTests.this.beanWithScheduledMethod.getSpan();
+		then(storedSpan).isNotNull();
+		then(storedSpan.context().traceId()).isNotNull();
+		zipkin2.Span foundSpan = this.reporter.getSpans().stream()
+				.filter(span -> span.tags().containsKey("error")).findFirst()
+				.orElseThrow(() -> new AssertionError("Span is missing"));
+		then(foundSpan.tags()).contains(
+				new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>("class",
+						"TestBeanWithScheduledMethodThatThrowsAnException"),
+				new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>("method", "scheduledMethod"));
+		then(foundSpan.durationAsLong()).isGreaterThan(0L);
+		then(foundSpan.tags().get("error")).isNotEmpty();
 	}
 
 	private void differentSpanHasBeenSetThan(final Span spanToCompare) {
@@ -128,6 +157,11 @@ class ScheduledTestConfiguration {
 		return new TestBeanWithScheduledMethodToBeIgnored(tracing);
 	}
 
+	@Bean
+	TestBeanWithScheduledMethodThatThrowsAnException throwsAnException(Tracing tracing) {
+		return new TestBeanWithScheduledMethodThatThrowsAnException(tracing);
+	}
+
 	@Bean
 	Sampler alwaysSampler() {
 		return Sampler.ALWAYS_SAMPLE;
@@ -172,6 +206,44 @@ class TestBeanWithScheduledMethod {
 
 }
 
+class TestBeanWithScheduledMethodThatThrowsAnException {
+
+	private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(TestBeanWithScheduledMethod.class);
+
+	private final Tracing tracing;
+
+	Span span;
+
+	AtomicBoolean executed = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+
+	TestBeanWithScheduledMethodThatThrowsAnException(Tracing tracing) {
+		this.tracing = tracing;
+	}
+
+	@Scheduled(fixedDelay = 1L)
+	public void scheduledMethod() {
+		log.info("Running the scheduled method");
+		this.span = this.tracing.tracer().currentSpan();
+		log.info("Stored the span " + this.span + " as current span");
+		this.executed.set(true);
+		throw new RuntimeException("HELLO");
+	}
+
+	public Span getSpan() {
+		return this.span;
+	}
+
+	public AtomicBoolean isExecuted() {
+		return this.executed;
+	}
+
+	public void clear() {
+		this.span = null;
+		this.executed.set(false);
+	}
+
+}
+
 class TestBeanWithScheduledMethodToBeIgnored {
 
 	private final Tracing tracing;