diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 92731c510b2..c589c05db58 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -42888,6 +42888,11 @@ Reply:
 Memory contents; each byte is transmitted as a two-digit hexadecimal number.
 The reply may contain fewer addressable memory units than requested if the
 server was able to read only part of the region of memory.
+@item E @var{NN}
+@var{NN} is errno
+@item E.errtext
+Alternatively, an error can be sent as a string. This reply is only valid
+if the 'accept-error-message' feature (@pxref{accept-error-message}) is enabled.
 @end table
 
 Unlike most packets, this packet does not support
@@ -44398,6 +44403,13 @@ Reply:
 A command response with no output.
 @item @var{OUTPUT}
 A command response with the hex encoded output string @var{OUTPUT}.
+@item E @var{NN}
+Indicate a badly formed request.  The error number @var{NN} is given as
+hex digits.
+@item E.errtext
+Alternatively, an error can be sent as a string. This reply is only valid
+if the 'accept-error-message' feature (@pxref{accept-error-message}) is enabled.
+@item @w{}
 @end table
 
 Unlike most packets, this packet does not support
@@ -44549,6 +44561,17 @@ including @samp{exec-events+} in its @samp{qSupported} reply.
 @item vContSupported
 This feature indicates whether @value{GDBN} wants to know the
 supported actions in the reply to @samp{vCont?} packet.
+
+@anchor{accept-error-message}
+@item accept-error-message
+This feature indicates whether @value{GDBN} supports accepting
+a reply to a request in an @code{E.message} format including
+@samp{accept-error-message+} in its @samp{qSupported} reply. This
+feature only covers the @code{qRcmd} and @code{m} packets, and exists for
+backwards compatibility reasons. Those packets, historically, didn't support
+@code{E.message}. New packets should be written to support
+@code{E.message} regardless of this feature being true or not.
+
 @end table
 
 Stubs should ignore any unknown values for
@@ -45065,6 +45088,10 @@ inspected, if @samp{qIsAddressTagged} (@pxref{qIsAddressTagged}) packet
 is not supported by the stub.  Access to the @file{/proc/@var{pid}/smaps}
 file is done via @samp{vFile} requests.
 
+@item accept-error-message
+The remote stub supports replying with an error in a
+@code{E.message} format.
+
 @end table
 
 @item qSymbol::
diff --git a/gdb/remote.c b/gdb/remote.c
index d425e558422..1cc445a0de3 100644
--- a/gdb/remote.c
+++ b/gdb/remote.c
@@ -377,6 +377,18 @@ enum {
   /* Support for the qIsAddressTagged packet.  */
   PACKET_qIsAddressTagged,
 
+  /* Support for accepting error message in a E.message format.
+     This allows every remote packet to return E.message.
+
+     This feature only exists to fix a backwards compatibility issue
+     with the qRcmd and m packets.  Historically, these two packets didn't
+     support E.message style errors, but when this feature is on
+     these two packets can receive E.message style errors.
+
+     All new packets should be written to always accepts E.message style
+     errors, and so they should not need to check for this feature.  */
+  PACKET_accept_error_message,
+
   PACKET_MAX
 };
 
@@ -798,6 +810,21 @@ struct remote_features
   bool remote_memory_tagging_p () const
   { return packet_support (PACKET_memory_tagging_feature) == PACKET_ENABLE; }
 
+  /* Returns true if accepting E.message in the packet response is supported,
+     false otherwise.
+
+     Don't call this function.  This function, and the feature it wraps
+     around only exists to fix a backwards compatibility issue with the
+     qRcmd and m packets.  Historically, these two packets didn't
+     support E.message style errors, but when this feature is on (this
+     function returns true) these two packets can receive E.message style
+     errors.
+
+     All new packets should be written to always accepts E.message style
+     errors, and so they should not need to check for this feature.  */
+  bool accept_error_message_p () const
+  { return packet_support (PACKET_accept_error_message) == PACKET_ENABLE; }
+
   /* Reset all packets back to "unknown support".  Called when opening a
      new connection to a remote target.  */
   void reset_all_packet_configs_support ();
@@ -1389,6 +1416,20 @@ class remote_target : public process_stratum_target
 
   bool start_remote_1 (int from_tty, int extended_p);
 
+  /* Don't call this function.  This function, and the feature it wraps
+     around only exists to fix a backwards compatibility issue with the
+     qRcmd and m packets.  Historically, these two packets didn't
+     support E.message style errors, but when this feature is on (this
+     function returns true) these two packets can receive E.message style
+     errors.
+
+     All new packets should be written to always accepts E.message style
+     errors, and so they should not need to check for this feature.  */
+  bool supports_error_message ()
+  {
+    return m_features.accept_error_message_p ();
+  }
+
   /* The remote state.  Don't reference this directly.  Use the
      get_remote_state method instead.  */
   remote_state m_remote_state;
@@ -5815,6 +5856,8 @@ static const struct protocol_feature remote_protocol_features[] = {
   { "no-resumed", PACKET_DISABLE, remote_supported_packet, PACKET_no_resumed },
   { "memory-tagging", PACKET_DISABLE, remote_supported_packet,
     PACKET_memory_tagging_feature },
+  { "accept-error-message", PACKET_DISABLE, remote_supported_packet,
+    PACKET_accept_error_message },
 };
 
 static char *remote_support_xml;
@@ -5933,6 +5976,10 @@ remote_target::remote_query_supported ()
 	      != PACKET_DISABLE))
 	remote_query_supported_append (&q, remote_support_xml);
 
+      if (m_features.packet_set_cmd_state (PACKET_accept_error_message)
+	  != AUTO_BOOLEAN_FALSE)
+      remote_query_supported_append (&q, "error_message+");
+
       q = "qSupported:" + q;
       putpkt (q.c_str ());
 
@@ -9649,7 +9696,8 @@ remote_target::remote_read_bytes_1 (CORE_ADDR memaddr, gdb_byte *myaddr,
   *p = '\0';
   putpkt (rs->buf);
   getpkt (&rs->buf);
-  packet_result result = packet_check_result (rs->buf, false);
+  packet_result result = packet_check_result (rs->buf,
+					      supports_error_message ());
   if (result.status () == PACKET_ERROR)
     return TARGET_XFER_E_IO;
   /* Reply describes memory byte by byte, each byte encoded as two hex
@@ -11996,7 +12044,8 @@ remote_target::rcmd (const char *command, struct ui_file *outbuf)
 	  remote_console_output (buf + 1); /* 'O' message from stub.  */
 	  continue;
 	}
-      packet_result result = packet_check_result (buf, false);
+      packet_result result = packet_check_result (buf,
+						  supports_error_message ());
       if (strcmp (buf, "OK") == 0)
 	break;
       else if (result.status () == PACKET_UNKNOWN)
@@ -16255,6 +16304,9 @@ Show the maximum size of the address (in bits) in a memory packet."), NULL,
   add_packet_config_cmd (PACKET_qIsAddressTagged,
 			 "qIsAddressTagged", "memory-tagging-address-check", 0);
 
+  add_packet_config_cmd (PACKET_accept_error_message,
+			 "accept-error-message", "accept-error-message", 0);
+
   /* Assert that we've registered "set remote foo-packet" commands
      for all packet configs.  */
   {
diff --git a/gdbserver/server.cc b/gdbserver/server.cc
index 789af36d9a4..3aac361f39d 100644
--- a/gdbserver/server.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/server.cc
@@ -2710,6 +2710,8 @@ handle_query (char *own_buf, int packet_len, int *new_packet_len_p)
 		  if (target_supports_memory_tagging ())
 		    cs.memory_tagging_feature = true;
 		}
+	      else if (feature == "error_message+")
+		cs.error_message_supported = true;
 	      else
 		{
 		  /* Move the unknown features all together.  */
@@ -2839,6 +2841,9 @@ handle_query (char *own_buf, int packet_len, int *new_packet_len_p)
       if (target_supports_memory_tagging ())
 	strcat (own_buf, ";memory-tagging+");
 
+      if (cs.error_message_supported)
+	strcat (own_buf, ";accept-error-message+");
+
       /* Reinitialize components as needed for the new connection.  */
       hostio_handle_new_gdb_connection ();
       target_handle_new_gdb_connection ();
@@ -4375,6 +4380,7 @@ captured_main (int argc, char *argv[])
       cs.hwbreak_feature = 0;
       cs.vCont_supported = 0;
       cs.memory_tagging_feature = false;
+      cs.error_message_supported = false;
 
       remote_open (port);
 
diff --git a/gdbserver/server.h b/gdbserver/server.h
index 0074818c6df..c39241c960d 100644
--- a/gdbserver/server.h
+++ b/gdbserver/server.h
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@ struct client_state
   /* If true, memory tagging features are supported.  */
   bool memory_tagging_feature = false;
 
+  /* If true then E.message style errors are supported everywhere,
+     including for the qRcmd and m packet.  When false E.message errors
+     are not supported with qRcmd and m packets, but are still supported
+     everywhere else.  This is for backward compatibility reasons.  */
+  bool error_message_supported = false;
 };
 
 client_state &get_client_state ();
