diff --git a/API.md b/API.md
index 3021dd36..4fb4592b 100644
--- a/API.md
+++ b/API.md
@@ -271,11 +271,13 @@ The message that will show when the form input component is invalid. It will be
   name="email"
   validations={{
     isEmail: true,
-    maxLength: 50
+    maxLength: 50,
+    someCustomValidation: [1, 2, 3]
   }}
   validationErrors={{
     isEmail: 'You have to type valid email',
-    maxLength: 'You can not type in more than 50 characters'
+    maxLength: 'You can not type in more than {0} characters',
+    someCustomValidation: '{0} + {1} = {2}'
   }}
 />
 ```
diff --git a/examples/dynamic-form-fields/app.js b/examples/dynamic-form-fields/app.js
index 9549c4a0..c7b4269f 100644
--- a/examples/dynamic-form-fields/app.js
+++ b/examples/dynamic-form-fields/app.js
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ import MySelect from './../components/Select';
 import MyRadioGroup from './../components/RadioGroup';
 import MyMultiCheckboxSet from './../components/MultiCheckboxSet';
 
+const validationErrors = {
+  'isEmail': 'The field must contain a valid email address',
+  'isNumeric': 'The field must contain only numbers',
+  'isAlphanumeric': 'The field must only contain alpha-numeric characters',
+  'equals': 'The field must be equal to {0}',
+  'minLength': 'The field must be at least {0} characters in length',
+  'maxLength': 'The field must not exceed {0} characters in length'
+};
+
 const Fields = props => {
   function onRemove(pos) {
     return event => {
@@ -27,6 +36,7 @@ const Fields = props => {
                 title={field.validations ? JSON.stringify(field.validations) : 'No validations'}
                 required={field.required}
                 validations={field.validations}
+                validationErrors={validationErrors}
               />
             ) :
             (
@@ -35,6 +45,7 @@ const Fields = props => {
                 title={field.validations ? JSON.stringify(field.validations) : 'No validations'}
                 required={field.required}
                 validations={field.validations}
+                validationErrors={validationErrors}
                 options={[
                   {title: '123', value: '123'},
                   {title: 'some long text', value: 'some long text'},
@@ -86,7 +97,6 @@ const App = React.createClass({
             cmp={(a, b) => JSON.stringify(a) === JSON.stringify(b)}
             items={[
               {isEmail: true},
-              {isEmptyString: true},
               {isNumeric: true},
               {isAlphanumeric: true},
               {equals: 5},
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 7edb786d..e6419534 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ Formsy.Form = React.createClass({
 
     // the component defines an explicit validate function
     if (typeof component.validate === "function") {
-      validationResults.failed = component.validate() ? [] : ['failed'];
+      validationResults.failed = component.validate() ? [] : [{ method: 'failed' }];
     }
 
     var isRequired = Object.keys(component._requiredValidations).length ? !!requiredResults.success.length : false;
@@ -285,7 +285,13 @@ Formsy.Form = React.createClass({
 
         if (validationResults.failed.length) {
           return validationResults.failed.map(function(failed) {
-            return validationErrors[failed] ? validationErrors[failed] : validationError;
+            var errorMessage = validationErrors[failed.method] ? validationErrors[failed.method] : validationError;
+
+            failed.args && [].concat(failed.args).forEach((arg, i) => {
+              errorMessage = errorMessage.replace(new RegExp('\\{' + i + '\\}', 'g'), arg);
+            });
+
+            return errorMessage;
           }).filter(function(x, pos, arr) {
             // Remove duplicates
             return arr.indexOf(x) === pos;
@@ -319,9 +325,9 @@ Formsy.Form = React.createClass({
           var validation = validations[validationMethod](currentValues, value);
           if (typeof validation === 'string') {
             results.errors.push(validation);
-            results.failed.push(validationMethod);
+            results.failed.push({ method: validationMethod });
           } else if (!validation) {
-            results.failed.push(validationMethod);
+            results.failed.push({ method: validationMethod });
           }
           return;
 
@@ -329,9 +335,9 @@ Formsy.Form = React.createClass({
           var validation = validationRules[validationMethod](currentValues, value, validations[validationMethod]);
           if (typeof validation === 'string') {
             results.errors.push(validation);
-            results.failed.push(validationMethod);
+            results.failed.push({ method: validationMethod, args: validations[validationMethod] });
           } else if (!validation) {
-            results.failed.push(validationMethod);
+            results.failed.push({ method: validationMethod, args: validations[validationMethod] });
           } else {
             results.success.push(validationMethod);
           }
diff --git a/tests/Element-spec.js b/tests/Element-spec.js
index 38b93acc..24813813 100644
--- a/tests/Element-spec.js
+++ b/tests/Element-spec.js
@@ -399,6 +399,39 @@ export default {
 
   },
 
+  'should validation parameters passed to validation errors messages': function (test) {
+
+    const TestForm = React.createClass({
+      render() {
+        return (
+          <Formsy.Form>
+            <TestInput name="A"
+              validations={{
+                'minLength': 3,
+                'maxLength': 5
+              }}
+              validationErrors={{
+                'minLength': 'The field must be at least {0} characters in length',
+                'maxLength': 'The field must not exceed {0} characters in length'
+              }}
+            />
+          </Formsy.Form>
+        );
+      }
+    });
+    const form = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<TestForm/>);
+
+    const inputComponent = TestUtils.findRenderedComponentWithType(form, TestInput);
+    const input = TestUtils.findRenderedDOMComponentWithTag(form, 'INPUT');
+    TestUtils.Simulate.change(input, {target: {value: 'xx'}});
+    test.equal(inputComponent.getErrorMessage(), 'The field must be at least 3 characters in length');
+    TestUtils.Simulate.change(input, {target: {value: 'xxxxxx'}});
+    test.equal(inputComponent.getErrorMessage(), 'The field must not exceed 5 characters in length');
+
+    test.done();
+
+  },
+
   'should not be valid if it is required and required rule is true': function (test) {
 
     const TestForm = React.createClass({