diff --git a/doc/md/transactions.md b/doc/md/transactions.md
index 872562350a..da65189077 100755
--- a/doc/md/transactions.md
+++ b/doc/md/transactions.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func WithTx(ctx context.Context, client *ent.Client, fn func(tx *ent.Tx) error)
 	}()
 	if err := fn(tx); err != nil {
 		if rerr := tx.Rollback(); rerr != nil {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("rolling back transaction: %w", rerr)
+			err = fmt.Errorf("%w: rolling back transaction: %v", err, rerr)
 		}
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/examples/traversal/example_test.go b/examples/traversal/example_test.go
index 5fc0428911..34e7086fbd 100644
--- a/examples/traversal/example_test.go
+++ b/examples/traversal/example_test.go
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func WithTx(ctx context.Context, client *ent.Client, fn func(tx *ent.Tx) error)
 	}()
 	if err := fn(tx); err != nil {
 		if rerr := tx.Rollback(); rerr != nil {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("rolling back transaction: %w", rerr)
+			err = fmt.Errorf("%w: rolling back transaction: %v", err, rerr)
 		}
 		return err
 	}