diff --git a/x/crosschain/keeper/cctx.go b/x/crosschain/keeper/cctx.go
index f2234362f0..0c633345b8 100644
--- a/x/crosschain/keeper/cctx.go
+++ b/x/crosschain/keeper/cctx.go
@@ -81,6 +81,23 @@ func (k Keeper) GetCrossChainTx(ctx sdk.Context, index string) (val types.CrossC
 	return val, true
 }
 
+// GetCrossChainTxError returns the error message for a given cctx index.
+func (k Keeper) GetCrossChainTxError(ctx sdk.Context, index string) (errMsg string, found bool) {
+	var cctx types.CrossChainTx
+
+	p := types.KeyPrefix(fmt.Sprintf("%s", types.CCTXKey))
+	store := prefix.NewStore(ctx.KVStore(k.storeKey), p)
+
+	b := store.Get(types.KeyPrefix(index))
+	if b == nil {
+		return "", false
+	}
+
+	k.cdc.MustUnmarshal(b, &cctx)
+
+	return cctx.CctxStatus.ErrorMessage, true
+}
+
 // GetAllCrossChainTx returns all cctxs
 func (k Keeper) GetAllCrossChainTx(ctx sdk.Context) (list []types.CrossChainTx) {
 	p := types.KeyPrefix(fmt.Sprintf("%s", types.CCTXKey))
diff --git a/x/crosschain/keeper/cctx_test.go b/x/crosschain/keeper/cctx_test.go
index 8a51b4cf2a..10a70883d5 100644
--- a/x/crosschain/keeper/cctx_test.go
+++ b/x/crosschain/keeper/cctx_test.go
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ func TestCCTXs(t *testing.T) {
 				send, found := keeper.GetCrossChainTx(ctx, s.Index)
 				require.True(t, found)
 				require.Equal(t, s, send)
+				err, found := keeper.GetCrossChainTxError(ctx, s.Index)
+				require.True(t, found)
+				require.Equal(t, "", err)
 			}
 
 		})