diff --git a/binder/src/main/java/io/grpc/binder/internal/BinderTransport.java b/binder/src/main/java/io/grpc/binder/internal/BinderTransport.java
index 81eecf975bf..8c428fac98c 100644
--- a/binder/src/main/java/io/grpc/binder/internal/BinderTransport.java
+++ b/binder/src/main/java/io/grpc/binder/internal/BinderTransport.java
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ protected boolean setOutgoingBinder(OneWayBinderProxy binder) {
 
   @Override
   public synchronized void binderDied() {
-    shutdownInternal(Status.UNAVAILABLE.withDescription("binderDied"), true);
+    shutdownInternal(Status.UNAVAILABLE.withDescription("Peer process crashed, exited or was killed (binderDied)"), true);
   }
 
   @GuardedBy("this")