diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/70099-make-apt-errors-more-transparent.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/70099-make-apt-errors-more-transparent.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3328e1cad2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/70099-make-apt-errors-more-transparent.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - apt - include exception message from apt python library in error output
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/apt.py b/lib/ansible/modules/apt.py
index d90d12dca63..bec7af9348f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/apt.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/apt.py
@@ -1219,10 +1219,10 @@ def main():
         elif p['state'] == 'absent':
             remove(module, packages, cache, p['purge'], force=force_yes, dpkg_options=dpkg_options, autoremove=autoremove)
 
-    except apt.cache.LockFailedException:
-        module.fail_json(msg="Failed to lock apt for exclusive operation")
-    except apt.cache.FetchFailedException:
-        module.fail_json(msg="Could not fetch updated apt files")
+    except apt.cache.LockFailedException as lockFailedException:
+        module.fail_json(msg="Failed to lock apt for exclusive operation: %s" % lockFailedException)
+    except apt.cache.FetchFailedException as fetchFailedException:
+        module.fail_json(msg="Could not fetch updated apt files: %s" % fetchFailedException)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":