diff --git a/src/Middleware/Diagnostics/src/Resources.resx b/src/Middleware/Diagnostics/src/Resources.resx
index 8cd9b2ea53..a45c81ad7e 100644
--- a/src/Middleware/Diagnostics/src/Resources.resx
+++ b/src/Middleware/Diagnostics/src/Resources.resx
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
     <value>Environment:</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ExceptionHandlerOptions_NotConfiguredCorrectly" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>An error occurred when configuring the exception handler middleware. Either the 'ExceptionHandlingPath' or the 'ExceptionHandler' option must be set in 'UseExceptionHandler()'.</value>
+    <value>An error occurred when configuring the exception handler middleware. Either the 'ExceptionHandlingPath' or the 'ExceptionHandler' property must be set in 'UseExceptionHandler()'. Alternatively, set one of the aforementioned properties in 'Startup.ConfigureServices' as follows: 'services.Configure&lt;ExceptionHandlerOptions&gt;(options =&gt; { ... });'.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ErrorPageHtml_NoRouteValues" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>No route values.</value>
@@ -280,4 +280,4 @@
   <data name="ErrorPageHtml_NameColumn" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Name</value>
   </data>
-</root>
\ No newline at end of file
+</root>
diff --git a/src/Middleware/Diagnostics/test/UnitTests/ExceptionHandlerTest.cs b/src/Middleware/Diagnostics/test/UnitTests/ExceptionHandlerTest.cs
index d24965b760..da5c6c60d1 100644
--- a/src/Middleware/Diagnostics/test/UnitTests/ExceptionHandlerTest.cs
+++ b/src/Middleware/Diagnostics/test/UnitTests/ExceptionHandlerTest.cs
@@ -406,8 +406,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics
             var exception = Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => new TestServer(builder));
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal($"An error occurred when configuring the exception handler middleware. " +
-                $"Either the 'ExceptionHandlingPath' or the 'ExceptionHandler' option must be set in 'UseExceptionHandler()'.",
+            Assert.Equal("An error occurred when configuring the exception handler middleware. " +
+                "Either the 'ExceptionHandlingPath' or the 'ExceptionHandler' property must be set in 'UseExceptionHandler()'. " +
+                "Alternatively, set one of the aforementioned properties in 'Startup.ConfigureServices' as follows: 'services.Configure<ExceptionHandlerOptions>(options => { ... });'.",
                 exception.Message);
         }
     }