diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_rb_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_rb_generator.cc
index 56690e8..171e623 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_rb_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_rb_generator.cc
@@ -285,6 +285,10 @@
   indent_up();
   indent(out) << "include ThriftStruct" << endl;
 
+  if (is_exception) {
+    generate_rb_simple_exception_constructor(out, tstruct);
+  }
+
   generate_accessors(out, tstruct);
   generate_field_defns(out, tstruct);
 
@@ -292,6 +296,23 @@
   indent(out) << "end" << endl << endl;
 }
 
+void t_rb_generator::generate_rb_simple_exception_constructor(std::ofstream& out, t_struct* tstruct) {
+  const vector<t_field*>& members = tstruct->get_members();
+
+  if (members.size() == 1) {
+    vector<t_field*>::const_iterator m_iter = members.begin();
+
+    if ((*m_iter)->get_type()->is_string()) {
+      indent(out) << "def initialize(message)" << endl;
+      indent_up();
+      indent(out) << "super(message)" << endl;
+      indent(out) << "self." << (*m_iter)->get_name() << " = message" << endl;
+      indent_down();
+      indent(out) << "end" << endl << endl;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 void t_rb_generator::generate_accessors(std::ofstream& out, t_struct* tstruct) {
   const vector<t_field*>& members = tstruct->get_members();
   vector<t_field*>::const_iterator m_iter;
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_rb_generator.h b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_rb_generator.h
index dc8d4a0..0cee5e4 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_rb_generator.h
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_rb_generator.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
   void generate_rb_struct_reader(std::ofstream& out, t_struct* tstruct);
   void generate_rb_struct_writer(std::ofstream& out, t_struct* tstruct);
   void generate_rb_function_helpers(t_function* tfunction);
+  void generate_rb_simple_exception_constructor(std::ofstream& out, t_struct* tstruct);
   void generate_accessors   (std::ofstream& out, t_struct* tstruct);
   void generate_field_defns (std::ofstream& out, t_struct* tstruct);
   void generate_field_data  (std::ofstream& out, t_type* field_type, const std::string& field_name, t_const_value* field_value);