diff --git a/components/authentication-framework/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.authentication.framework/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/authentication/framework/AuthenticationService.java b/components/authentication-framework/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.authentication.framework/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/authentication/framework/AuthenticationService.java
index 4f6f8c220c1..da135892788 100644
--- a/components/authentication-framework/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.authentication.framework/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/authentication/framework/AuthenticationService.java
+++ b/components/authentication-framework/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.authentication.framework/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/authentication/framework/AuthenticationService.java
@@ -139,35 +139,80 @@ private void handleSuccessAuthResponse(AuthServiceRequestWrapper request, AuthSe
     private void handleFailedAuthResponse(AuthServiceRequestWrapper request, AuthServiceResponseWrapper response,
                                           AuthServiceResponse authServiceResponse) throws AuthServiceException {
 
-        String errorCode = null;
-        String errorMessage = null;
         if (request.isAuthFlowConcluded()) {
-            authServiceResponse.setSessionDataKey(request.getSessionDataKey());
-            authServiceResponse.setFlowStatus(AuthServiceConstants.FlowStatus.FAIL_COMPLETED);
-            AuthenticationResult authenticationResult = getAuthenticationResult(request);
-            if (authenticationResult != null) {
-                errorCode = (String) authenticationResult.getProperty(FrameworkConstants.AUTH_ERROR_CODE);
-                errorMessage = (String) authenticationResult.getProperty(FrameworkConstants.AUTH_ERROR_MSG);
-            }
+            handleFailedConcludedAuthResponse(request, authServiceResponse);
         } else {
-            authServiceResponse.setSessionDataKey(request.getSessionDataKey());
-            authServiceResponse.setFlowStatus(AuthServiceConstants.FlowStatus.FAIL_INCOMPLETE);
-            List<AuthenticatorData> authenticatorDataList = request.getAuthInitiationData();
-            AuthServiceResponseData responseData = new AuthServiceResponseData(authenticatorDataList);
-            authServiceResponse.setData(responseData);
-            errorCode = getErrorCode(response);
-            errorMessage = getErrorMessage(response);
+            handleFailedIncompleteAuthResponse(request, response, authServiceResponse);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void handleFailedConcludedAuthResponse(AuthServiceRequestWrapper request,
+                                                   AuthServiceResponse authServiceResponse) {
+
+        String errorCode = AuthServiceConstants.ErrorMessage.ERROR_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE.code();
+        String errorMessage = AuthServiceConstants.ErrorMessage.ERROR_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE.message();
+        String errorDescription = AuthServiceConstants.ErrorMessage.ERROR_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE.description();
+        String internalErrorCode = null;
+        String internalErrorMessage = null;
+
+        authServiceResponse.setSessionDataKey(request.getSessionDataKey());
+        authServiceResponse.setFlowStatus(AuthServiceConstants.FlowStatus.FAIL_COMPLETED);
+        AuthenticationResult authenticationResult = getAuthenticationResult(request);
+        if (authenticationResult != null) {
+            internalErrorCode = (String) authenticationResult.getProperty(FrameworkConstants.AUTH_ERROR_CODE);
+            internalErrorMessage = (String) authenticationResult.getProperty(FrameworkConstants.AUTH_ERROR_MSG);
+        }
+
+        String errorMsgBuilder = StringUtils.EMPTY;
+        if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(internalErrorCode)) {
+            errorMsgBuilder = internalErrorCode;
+        }
+
+        if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(internalErrorMessage)) {
+            if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(errorMsgBuilder)) {
+                errorMsgBuilder = errorMsgBuilder + AuthServiceConstants.INTERNAL_ERROR_MSG_SEPARATOR
+                        + internalErrorMessage;
+            } else if (StringUtils.isBlank(errorMsgBuilder)) {
+                errorMsgBuilder = internalErrorMessage;
+            }
+        }
+
+         /*If there is an error message and an error code provided from the authentication framework then the
+         final error message will be set as "<internal errorCode> - <internal errorMessage>".
+         This is done to preserve the error details while sending out a standard error response.*/
+        if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(errorMsgBuilder)) {
+            errorMessage = errorMsgBuilder;
         }
 
+        AuthServiceErrorInfo errorInfo = new AuthServiceErrorInfo(errorCode, errorMessage, errorDescription);
+        authServiceResponse.setErrorInfo(errorInfo);
+    }
+
+    private void handleFailedIncompleteAuthResponse(AuthServiceRequestWrapper request, AuthServiceResponseWrapper
+            response, AuthServiceResponse authServiceResponse) throws AuthServiceException {
+
+        String errorCode;
+        String errorMessage;
+        String errorDescription = AuthServiceConstants.ErrorMessage.
+                ERROR_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE_RETRY_AVAILABLE.description();
+
+        authServiceResponse.setSessionDataKey(request.getSessionDataKey());
+        authServiceResponse.setFlowStatus(AuthServiceConstants.FlowStatus.FAIL_INCOMPLETE);
+        List<AuthenticatorData> authenticatorDataList = request.getAuthInitiationData();
+        AuthServiceResponseData responseData = new AuthServiceResponseData(authenticatorDataList);
+        authServiceResponse.setData(responseData);
+        errorCode = getErrorCode(response);
+        errorMessage = getErrorMessage(response);
+
         if (StringUtils.isBlank(errorCode)) {
-            errorCode = AuthServiceConstants.ERROR_CODE_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
+            errorCode = AuthServiceConstants.ErrorMessage.ERROR_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE_RETRY_AVAILABLE.code();
         }
 
         if (StringUtils.isBlank(errorMessage)) {
-            errorMessage = AuthServiceConstants.ERROR_MSG_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
+            errorMessage = AuthServiceConstants.ErrorMessage.ERROR_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE_RETRY_AVAILABLE.message();
         }
 
-        AuthServiceErrorInfo errorInfo = new AuthServiceErrorInfo(errorCode, errorMessage);
+        AuthServiceErrorInfo errorInfo = new AuthServiceErrorInfo(errorCode, errorMessage, errorDescription);
         authServiceResponse.setErrorInfo(errorInfo);
     }
 
diff --git a/components/authentication-framework/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.authentication.framework/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/authentication/framework/model/auth/service/AuthServiceErrorInfo.java b/components/authentication-framework/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.authentication.framework/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/authentication/framework/model/auth/service/AuthServiceErrorInfo.java
index 6b587a1525a..b4379d07f17 100644
--- a/components/authentication-framework/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.authentication.framework/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/authentication/framework/model/auth/service/AuthServiceErrorInfo.java
+++ b/components/authentication-framework/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.authentication.framework/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/authentication/framework/model/auth/service/AuthServiceErrorInfo.java
@@ -25,15 +25,17 @@ public class AuthServiceErrorInfo {
 
     private String errorCode;
     private String errorMessage;
+    private String errorDescription;
 
     public AuthServiceErrorInfo() {
 
     }
 
-    public AuthServiceErrorInfo(String errorCode, String errorMessage) {
+    public AuthServiceErrorInfo(String errorCode, String errorMessage, String errorDescription) {
 
         this.errorCode = errorCode;
         this.errorMessage = errorMessage;
+        this.errorDescription = errorDescription;
     }
 
     public String getErrorCode() {
@@ -55,4 +57,14 @@ public void setErrorMessage(String errorMessage) {
 
         this.errorMessage = errorMessage;
     }
+
+    public String getErrorDescription() {
+
+        return errorDescription;
+    }
+
+    public void setErrorDescription(String errorDescription) {
+
+        this.errorDescription = errorDescription;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/components/authentication-framework/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.authentication.framework/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/authentication/framework/util/auth/service/AuthServiceConstants.java b/components/authentication-framework/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.authentication.framework/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/authentication/framework/util/auth/service/AuthServiceConstants.java
index fd9a989384a..7b051d32665 100644
--- a/components/authentication-framework/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.authentication.framework/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/authentication/framework/util/auth/service/AuthServiceConstants.java
+++ b/components/authentication-framework/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.authentication.framework/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/authentication/framework/util/auth/service/AuthServiceConstants.java
@@ -41,11 +41,10 @@ public enum FlowStatus {
     public static final String FLOW_ID = "flowId";
     public static final String AUTHENTICATOR_SEPARATOR = ";";
     public static final String AUTHENTICATOR_IDP_SEPARATOR = ":";
+    public static final String INTERNAL_ERROR_MSG_SEPARATOR = "-";
     public static final String AUTH_FAILURE_PARAM = "authFailure";
     public static final String AUTH_FAILURE_MSG_PARAM = "authFailureMsg";
     public static final String ERROR_CODE_PARAM = "errorCode";
-    public static final String ERROR_CODE_UNKNOWN_ERROR = "UNKNOWN_ERROR";
-    public static final String ERROR_MSG_UNKNOWN_ERROR = "Unknown error occurred.";
     public static final String ERROR_CODE_PREFIX = "ABA-";
 
     /**
@@ -57,7 +56,13 @@ public enum ErrorMessage {
         ERROR_INVALID_AUTH_REQUEST("60001",
                 "Invalid authentication request.",
                 "Received authentication request is invalid."),
-        ERROR_INVALID_AUTHENTICATOR_ID("60002",
+        ERROR_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE("60002",
+                "Authentication failure.",
+                "Authentication flow has concluded with a failure."),
+        ERROR_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE_RETRY_AVAILABLE("60003",
+                "Authentication failure.",
+                "Authentication failure please retry."),
+        ERROR_INVALID_AUTHENTICATOR_ID("60004",
                 "Invalid authenticatorId.",
                 "Provided authenticatorId %s is invalid."),
 
diff --git a/components/authentication-framework/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.authentication.framework/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/authentication/framework/AuthenticationServiceTest.java b/components/authentication-framework/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.authentication.framework/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/authentication/framework/AuthenticationServiceTest.java
index 2db89abc0e1..0df68a90c23 100644
--- a/components/authentication-framework/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.authentication.framework/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/authentication/framework/AuthenticationServiceTest.java
+++ b/components/authentication-framework/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.authentication.framework/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/authentication/framework/AuthenticationServiceTest.java
@@ -157,16 +157,19 @@ public void testHandleAuthentication(boolean isMultiOpsResponse, String redirect
     public Object[][] authProviderForFailures() {
 
         // String redirectUrl, Object authenticatorFlowStatus, Object authServiceFlowStatus,
-        // String sessionDataKey, String authenticatorList, String errorCode,String errorMsg
+        // String sessionDataKey, String authenticatorList, String errorCode, String errorMsg
         return new Object[][]{
                 {getFailureRedirectUrl(SESSION_DATA_KEY, SINGLE_AUTHENTICATOR, ERROR_MSG_LOGIN_FAIL),
                         AuthenticatorFlowStatus.INCOMPLETE, AuthServiceConstants.FlowStatus.FAIL_INCOMPLETE,
-                        SESSION_DATA_KEY, SINGLE_AUTHENTICATOR, AuthServiceConstants.ERROR_CODE_UNKNOWN_ERROR,
+                        SESSION_DATA_KEY, SINGLE_AUTHENTICATOR,
+                        AuthServiceConstants.ErrorMessage.ERROR_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE_RETRY_AVAILABLE.code(),
                         ERROR_MSG_LOGIN_FAIL},
                 {getFinalRedirectUrl(FINAL_SESSION_DATA_KEY),
                         AuthenticatorFlowStatus.FAIL_COMPLETED, AuthServiceConstants.FlowStatus.FAIL_COMPLETED,
-                        FINAL_SESSION_DATA_KEY, StringUtils.EMPTY, AuthServiceConstants.ERROR_CODE_UNKNOWN_ERROR,
-                        AuthServiceConstants.ERROR_MSG_UNKNOWN_ERROR},
+                        FINAL_SESSION_DATA_KEY, StringUtils.EMPTY,
+                        AuthServiceConstants.ErrorMessage.ERROR_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE.code(),
+                        AuthServiceConstants.ErrorMessage.ERROR_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE.message()}
+                ,
         };
     }