diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/exceptions/exception.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/exceptions/exception.cpp
index 37252f6358b..a3a9806f7e6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/exceptions/exception.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/exceptions/exception.cpp
@@ -99,33 +99,50 @@ bool Exception::warnAboutException()
 #endif
 }
 
-/*!
-    Constructs an exception. \a line uses the __LINE__ macro, \a function uses
-    the __FUNCTION__ or the Q_FUNC_INFO macro, and \a file uses
-    the __FILE__ macro.
-*/
-Exception::Exception(int line,
-              const QByteArray &_function,
-              const QByteArray &_file)
-  : m_line(line),
-    m_function(QString::fromUtf8(_function)),
-    m_file(QString::fromUtf8(_file))
-{
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+static QString getBackTrace()
+{
+    QString backTrace;
     void * array[50];
     int nSize = backtrace(array, 50);
     char ** symbols = backtrace_symbols(array, nSize);
 
     for (int i = 0; i < nSize; i++)
-    {
-        m_backTrace.append(QString("%1\n").arg(QLatin1String(symbols[i])));
-    }
+        backTrace.append(QString("%1\n").arg(QLatin1String(symbols[i])));
 
     free(symbols);
+
+    return backTrace;
+}
 #endif
 
+QString Exception::defaultDescription(int line, const QByteArray &function, const QByteArray &file)
+{
+    return QString(QStringLiteral("file: %1, function: %2, line: %3"))
+            .arg(QString::fromUtf8(file), QString::fromUtf8(function), QString::number(line));
+}
+
+/*!
+    Constructs an exception. \a line uses the __LINE__ macro, \a function uses
+    the __FUNCTION__ or the Q_FUNC_INFO macro, and \a file uses
+    the __FILE__ macro.
+*/
+Exception::Exception(int line, const QByteArray &function, const QByteArray &file)
+  : Exception(line, function, file, Exception::defaultDescription(line, function, file))
+{ }
+
+Exception::Exception(int line, const QByteArray &function,
+                     const QByteArray &file, const QString &description)
+  : m_line(line)
+  , m_function(QString::fromUtf8(function))
+  , m_file(QString::fromUtf8(file))
+  , m_description(description)
+  #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+  , m_backTrace(getBackTrace())
+  #endif
+{
     if (s_shouldAssert) {
-        qDebug() << description();
+        qDebug() << Exception::description();
         QTC_ASSERT(false, ;);
         Q_ASSERT(false);
     }
@@ -152,7 +169,7 @@ void Exception::createWarning() const
 */
 QString Exception::description() const
 {
-    return QString(QStringLiteral("file: %1, function: %2, line: %3")).arg(m_file, m_function, QString::number(m_line));
+    return m_description;
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/exceptions/invalidargumentexception.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/exceptions/invalidargumentexception.cpp
index 86ffd4bea72..d4182eeca27 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/exceptions/invalidargumentexception.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/exceptions/invalidargumentexception.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@ argument.
 */
 namespace QmlDesigner {
 
+QString InvalidArgumentException::invalidArgumentDescription(int line,
+                                                             const QByteArray &function,
+                                                             const QByteArray &file,
+                                                             const QByteArray &argument)
+{
+    if (QString::fromUtf8(function) == QLatin1String("createNode")) {
+        return QCoreApplication::translate("QmlDesigner::InvalidArgumentException",
+                  "Failed to create item of type %1").arg(QString::fromUtf8(argument));
+    }
+
+    return Exception::defaultDescription(line, function, file);
+}
+
 /*!
     Constructs the exception for \a argument. \a line uses the __LINE__ macro,
     \a function uses the __FUNCTION__ or the Q_FUNC_INFO macro, and \a file uses
@@ -44,17 +57,21 @@ InvalidArgumentException::InvalidArgumentException(int line,
                                                    const QByteArray &function,
                                                    const QByteArray &file,
                                                    const QByteArray &argument)
- : Exception(line, function, file), m_argument(QString::fromUtf8(argument))
+    : InvalidArgumentException(line, function, file, argument,
+                               invalidArgumentDescription(line, function, file, argument))
 {
     createWarning();
 }
 
-QString InvalidArgumentException::description() const
+InvalidArgumentException::InvalidArgumentException(int line,
+                                                   const QByteArray &function,
+                                                   const QByteArray &file,
+                                                   const QByteArray &argument,
+                                                   const QString &description)
+    : Exception(line, function, file, description)
+    , m_argument(QString::fromUtf8(argument))
 {
-    if (function() == QLatin1String("createNode"))
-        return QCoreApplication::translate("QmlDesigner::InvalidArgumentException", "Failed to create item of type %1").arg(m_argument);
-
-    return Exception::description();
+    createWarning();
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/exceptions/invalididexception.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/exceptions/invalididexception.cpp
index 5e4e87712c0..92c75717e53 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/exceptions/invalididexception.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/exceptions/invalididexception.cpp
@@ -29,28 +29,40 @@
 
 namespace QmlDesigner {
 
-InvalidIdException::InvalidIdException(int line,
-                                       const QByteArray &function,
-                                       const QByteArray &file,
-                                       const QByteArray &id,
-                                       Reason reason) :
-    InvalidArgumentException(line, function, file, "id"),
-    m_id(QString::fromUtf8(id))
+static QString descriptionBasedOnReason(InvalidIdException::Reason reason)
 {
-    if (reason == InvalidCharacters)
-        m_description = QCoreApplication::translate("InvalidIdException", "Only alphanumeric characters and underscore allowed.\nIds must begin with a lowercase letter.");
-    else
-        m_description = QCoreApplication::translate("InvalidIdException", "Ids have to be unique.");
+    if (reason == InvalidIdException::InvalidCharacters)
+        return QCoreApplication::translate("InvalidIdException",
+                                           "Only alphanumeric characters and underscore allowed.\n"
+                                           "Ids must begin with a lowercase letter.");
+
+    return QCoreApplication::translate("InvalidIdException", "Ids have to be unique.");
+}
+
+static QString decorateDescriptionWithId(const QString &id, const QString &description)
+{
+    return QCoreApplication::translate("InvalidIdException", "Invalid Id: %1\n%2")
+            .arg(id, description);
 }
 
 InvalidIdException::InvalidIdException(int line,
                                        const QByteArray &function,
                                        const QByteArray &file,
                                        const QByteArray &id,
-                                       const QByteArray &description) :
-    InvalidArgumentException(line, function, file, "id"),
-    m_id(QString::fromUtf8(id)),
-    m_description(QString::fromUtf8(description))
+                                       Reason reason)
+    : InvalidArgumentException(line, function, file, "id",
+                               decorateDescriptionWithId(QString::fromUtf8(id),
+                                                         descriptionBasedOnReason(reason)))
+{ }
+
+InvalidIdException::InvalidIdException(int line,
+                                       const QByteArray &function,
+                                       const QByteArray &file,
+                                       const QByteArray &id,
+                                       const QByteArray &description)
+    : InvalidArgumentException(line, function, file, "id",
+                               decorateDescriptionWithId(QString::fromUtf8(id),
+                                                         QString::fromUtf8(description)))
 {
     createWarning();
 }
@@ -60,9 +72,4 @@ QString InvalidIdException::type() const
     return QLatin1String("InvalidIdException");
 }
 
-QString InvalidIdException::description() const
-{
-    return QCoreApplication::translate("InvalidIdException", "Invalid Id: %1\n%2").arg(m_id, m_description);
-}
-
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/exceptions/invalidqmlsourceexception.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/exceptions/invalidqmlsourceexception.cpp
index 398aade16a0..b063a71b89d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/exceptions/invalidqmlsourceexception.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/exceptions/invalidqmlsourceexception.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ InvalidQmlSourceException::InvalidQmlSourceException(int line,
                               const QByteArray &function,
                               const QByteArray &file,
                               const QByteArray &qmlSource)
- :  Exception(line, function, file),
-    m_qmlSource(QString::fromUtf8(qmlSource))
+ :  Exception(line, function, file, QString::fromUtf8(qmlSource))
 {
     createWarning();
 }
@@ -56,9 +55,4 @@ QString InvalidQmlSourceException::type() const
     return QLatin1String("InvalidQmlSourceException");
 }
 
-QString InvalidQmlSourceException::description() const
-{
-    return m_qmlSource;
-}
-
 } // namespace QmlDesigner
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/exceptions/rewritingexception.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/exceptions/rewritingexception.cpp
index a4c326acccd..3ed058e1868 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/exceptions/rewritingexception.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/exceptions/rewritingexception.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ RewritingException::RewritingException(int line,
                                        const QByteArray &function,
                                        const QByteArray &file,
                                        const QByteArray &description,
-                                       const QString &documentTextContent):
-        Exception(line, function, file), m_description(QString::fromUtf8(description)), m_documentTextContent(documentTextContent)
+                                       const QString &documentTextContent)
+    : Exception(line, function, file, QString::fromUtf8(description))
+    , m_documentTextContent(documentTextContent)
 {
     createWarning();
 }
@@ -42,11 +43,6 @@ QString RewritingException::type() const
     return QLatin1String("RewritingException");
 }
 
-QString RewritingException::description() const
-{
-    return m_description;
-}
-
 QString RewritingException::documentTextContent() const
 {
     return m_documentTextContent;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/exception.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/exception.h
index ea9a5ac8768..d716b45b597 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/exception.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/exception.h
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ public:
     virtual ~Exception();
 
     virtual QString type() const = 0;
-    virtual QString description() const;
-    virtual void showException(const QString &title = QString()) const;
+    QString description() const;
+    void showException(const QString &title = QString()) const;
 
     int line() const;
     QString function() const;
@@ -55,11 +55,20 @@ public:
     static bool shouldAssert();
     static bool warnAboutException();
 
+protected:
+    Exception(int line,
+              const QByteArray &function,
+              const QByteArray &file,
+              const QString &description);
+    static QString defaultDescription(int line, const QByteArray &function, const QByteArray &file);
+    QString defaultDescription();
+
 private:
-    int m_line;
-    QString m_function;
-    QString m_file;
-    QString m_backTrace;
+    const int m_line;
+    const QString m_function;
+    const QString m_file;
+    const QString m_description;
+    const QString m_backTrace;
     static bool s_shouldAssert;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/invalidargumentexception.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/invalidargumentexception.h
index ab85eea9bb4..2d1719fcdb0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/invalidargumentexception.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/invalidargumentexception.h
@@ -40,8 +40,17 @@ public:
 
     QString type() const override;
     QString argument() const;
-    QString description() const override;
 
+protected:
+    InvalidArgumentException(int line,
+                             const QByteArray &function,
+                             const QByteArray &file,
+                             const QByteArray &argument,
+                             const QString &description);
+    static QString invalidArgumentDescription(int line,
+                                              const QByteArray &function,
+                                              const QByteArray &file,
+                                              const QByteArray &argument);
 private:
     const QString m_argument;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/invalididexception.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/invalididexception.h
index c44ed1f4c74..25acc992bda 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/invalididexception.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/invalididexception.h
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ public:
                        const QByteArray &description);
 
     QString type() const override;
-    QString description() const override;
-
-private:
-    QString m_id;
-    QString m_description;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/invalidqmlsourceexception.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/invalidqmlsourceexception.h
index 8a207dfdeca..c3bc1e5460a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/invalidqmlsourceexception.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/invalidqmlsourceexception.h
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ public:
                               const QByteArray &qmlSource = QByteArray());
 
     QString type() const override;
-    QString description() const override;
-
-private:
-   QString m_qmlSource;
 };
 
 } // namespace QmlDesigner
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/rewritingexception.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/rewritingexception.h
index 95b034b32ea..4342bd337fb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/rewritingexception.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/rewritingexception.h
@@ -39,11 +39,10 @@ public:
                        const QString &documentTextContent);
 
     QString type() const override;
-    QString description() const override;
     QString documentTextContent() const;
+
 private:
-    QString m_description;
-    QString m_documentTextContent;
+    const QString m_documentTextContent;
 };
 
 } // namespace QmlDesigner