diff --git a/terror_error.go b/terror_error.go
index ad48c99..4a8826b 100644
--- a/terror_error.go
+++ b/terror_error.go
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ type Error struct {
 	codeText ErrCodeText
 	// message is a template of the description of this error.
 	// printf-style formatting is enabled.
-	message string
+	message    string
+	defaultFmt bool
 	// The workaround field: how to work around this error.
 	// It's used to teach the users how to solve the error if occurring in the real environment.
 	workaround string
@@ -126,6 +127,12 @@ func (e *Error) Error() string {
 
 func (e *Error) GetMsg() string {
 	if len(e.args) > 0 {
+		if e.defaultFmt {
+			args := make([]interface{}, 0, 1+len(e.args))
+			args = append(args, e.message+": ")
+			args = append(args, e.args...)
+			return fmt.Sprint(args...)
+		}
 		return fmt.Sprintf(e.message, e.args...)
 	}
 	return e.message
@@ -147,6 +154,8 @@ func (e *Error) fillLineAndFile(skip int) {
 func (e *Error) GenWithStack(format string, args ...interface{}) error {
 	err := *e
 	err.message = format
+	// Always enable printf style message.
+	err.defaultFmt = false
 	err.args = args
 	err.fillLineAndFile(1)
 	return AddStack(&err)
@@ -165,6 +174,8 @@ func (e *Error) GenWithStackByArgs(args ...interface{}) error {
 func (e *Error) FastGen(format string, args ...interface{}) error {
 	err := *e
 	err.message = format
+	// Always enable printf style message.
+	err.defaultFmt = false
 	err.args = args
 	return SuspendStack(&err)
 }
@@ -340,6 +351,12 @@ func MySQLErrorCode(code int) NormalizeOption {
 	}
 }
 
+func MessageDefaultFormat() NormalizeOption {
+	return func(e *Error) {
+		e.defaultFmt = true
+	}
+}
+
 // Normalize creates a new Error object.
 func Normalize(message string, opts ...NormalizeOption) *Error {
 	e := &Error{
diff --git a/terror_test/terror_test.go b/terror_test/terror_test.go
index eecd9e9..563b75f 100644
--- a/terror_test/terror_test.go
+++ b/terror_test/terror_test.go
@@ -162,3 +162,17 @@ func (*testTErrorSuite) TestWarpAndField(c *C) {
 	errWithWarpedCause := errors.Annotate(ErrGetLeader, causeErr.Error())
 	c.Assert(errWithWarpedCause.Error(), Equals, "load from etcd meet error: [member:ErrGetLeader]fail to get leader")
 }
+
+func (*testTErrorSuite) TestMessageDefaultFormat(c *C) {
+	causeErr := errors.New("load from etcd meet error")
+	ErrGetLeader := errors.Normalize("fail to get leader", errors.RFCCodeText("member:ErrGetLeader"), errors.MessageDefaultFormat())
+
+	errAnnotate := errors.Annotate(ErrGetLeader, causeErr.Error())
+	c.Assert(errAnnotate.Error(), Equals, "load from etcd meet error: [member:ErrGetLeader]fail to get leader")
+
+	errFastGenByArgs := ErrGetLeader.FastGenByArgs(causeErr.Error())
+	c.Assert(errFastGenByArgs.Error(), Equals, "[member:ErrGetLeader]fail to get leader: load from etcd meet error")
+
+	errFastGen := ErrGetLeader.FastGen("caused by: %s", causeErr.Error())
+	c.Assert(errFastGen.Error(), Equals, "[member:ErrGetLeader]caused by: load from etcd meet error")
+}