diff --git a/homeassistant/components/media_source/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/media_source/__init__.py
index 676569485b7..ce02b994e9d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/media_source/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/media_source/__init__.py
@@ -136,7 +136,14 @@ async def async_browse_media(
     try:
         item = await _get_media_item(hass, media_content_id, None).async_browse()
     except ValueError as err:
-        raise BrowseError(str(err)) from err
+        raise BrowseError(
+            translation_domain=DOMAIN,
+            translation_key="browse_media_failed",
+            translation_placeholders={
+                "media_content_id": str(media_content_id),
+                "error": str(err),
+            },
+        ) from err
 
     if content_filter is None or item.children is None:
         return item
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/media_source/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/media_source/strings.json
index 2a630fda532..e855737b165 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/media_source/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/media_source/strings.json
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
   "exceptions": {
+    "browse_media_failed": {
+      "message": "Failed to browse media with content id {media_content_id}: {error}"
+    },
     "unknown_media_source": {
       "message": "Unknown media source: {domain}"
     }