diff --git a/dom/mobilemessage/src/gonk/MmsService.js b/dom/mobilemessage/src/gonk/MmsService.js
index 4e1106f41363..8d5f6d1b7509 100644
--- a/dom/mobilemessage/src/gonk/MmsService.js
+++ b/dom/mobilemessage/src/gonk/MmsService.js
@@ -1955,8 +1955,7 @@ MmsService.prototype = {
       .setMessageReadStatusByEnvelopeId(envelopeId, address, readStatus,
                                         (function(aRv, aDomMessage) {
       if (!Components.isSuccessCode(aRv)) {
-        // Notifying observers the read status is error.
-        Services.obs.notifyObservers(aDomMessage, kSmsReadSuccessObserverTopic, null);
+        if (DEBUG) debug("Failed to update read status: " + aRv);
         return;
       }
 
@@ -2171,7 +2170,7 @@ MmsService.prototype = {
       // If the messsage has been deleted (because the sending process is
       // cancelled), we don't need to reset the its delievery state/status.
       if (aErrorCode == Ci.nsIMobileMessageCallback.NOT_FOUND_ERROR) {
-        aRequest.notifySendMessageFailed(aErrorCode);
+        aRequest.notifySendMessageFailed(aErrorCode, aDomMessage);
         Services.obs.notifyObservers(aDomMessage, kSmsFailedObserverTopic, null);
         return;
       }
@@ -2188,7 +2187,7 @@ MmsService.prototype = {
         // TODO bug 832140 handle !Components.isSuccessCode(aRv)
         if (!isSentSuccess) {
           if (DEBUG) debug("Sending MMS failed.");
-          aRequest.notifySendMessageFailed(aErrorCode);
+          aRequest.notifySendMessageFailed(aErrorCode, aDomMessage);
           Services.obs.notifyObservers(aDomMessage, kSmsFailedObserverTopic, null);
           return;
         }
@@ -2214,7 +2213,8 @@ MmsService.prototype = {
       if (!Components.isSuccessCode(aRv)) {
         if (DEBUG) debug("Error! Fail to save sending message! rv = " + aRv);
         aRequest.notifySendMessageFailed(
-          gMobileMessageDatabaseService.translateCrErrorToMessageCallbackError(aRv));
+          gMobileMessageDatabaseService.translateCrErrorToMessageCallbackError(aRv),
+          aDomMessage);
         Services.obs.notifyObservers(aDomMessage, kSmsFailedObserverTopic, null);
         return;
       }
diff --git a/dom/system/gonk/RadioInterfaceLayer.js b/dom/system/gonk/RadioInterfaceLayer.js
index 9761dc440664..77358a478ec2 100644
--- a/dom/system/gonk/RadioInterfaceLayer.js
+++ b/dom/system/gonk/RadioInterfaceLayer.js
@@ -4082,7 +4082,8 @@ RadioInterface.prototype = {
       if (!Components.isSuccessCode(rv)) {
         if (DEBUG) this.debug("Error! Fail to save sending message! rv = " + rv);
         request.notifySendMessageFailed(
-          gMobileMessageDatabaseService.translateCrErrorToMessageCallbackError(rv));
+          gMobileMessageDatabaseService.translateCrErrorToMessageCallbackError(rv),
+          domMessage);
         Services.obs.notifyObservers(domMessage, kSmsFailedObserverTopic, null);
         return;
       }
@@ -4108,7 +4109,7 @@ RadioInterface.prototype = {
       }
       if (errorCode) {
         if (silent) {
-          request.notifySendMessageFailed(errorCode);
+          request.notifySendMessageFailed(errorCode, domMessage);
           return;
         }
 
@@ -4120,7 +4121,7 @@ RadioInterface.prototype = {
                                          null,
                                          function notifyResult(rv, domMessage) {
           // TODO bug 832140 handle !Components.isSuccessCode(rv)
-          request.notifySendMessageFailed(errorCode);
+          request.notifySendMessageFailed(errorCode, domMessage);
           Services.obs.notifyObservers(domMessage, kSmsFailedObserverTopic, null);
         });
         return;
@@ -4150,7 +4151,25 @@ RadioInterface.prototype = {
           }
 
           if (context.silent) {
-            context.request.notifySendMessageFailed(error);
+            // There is no way to modify nsIDOMMozSmsMessage attributes as they
+            // are read only so we just create a new sms instance to send along
+            // with the notification.
+            let sms = context.sms;
+            context.request.notifySendMessageFailed(
+              error,
+              gMobileMessageService.createSmsMessage(sms.id,
+                                                     sms.threadId,
+                                                     sms.iccId,
+                                                     DOM_MOBILE_MESSAGE_DELIVERY_ERROR,
+                                                     RIL.GECKO_SMS_DELIVERY_STATUS_ERROR,
+                                                     sms.sender,
+                                                     sms.receiver,
+                                                     sms.body,
+                                                     sms.messageClass,
+                                                     sms.timestamp,
+                                                     0,
+                                                     0,
+                                                     sms.read));
             return false;
           }
 
@@ -4162,7 +4181,7 @@ RadioInterface.prototype = {
                                            null,
                                            function notifyResult(rv, domMessage) {
             // TODO bug 832140 handle !Components.isSuccessCode(rv)
-            context.request.notifySendMessageFailed(error);
+            context.request.notifySendMessageFailed(error, domMessage);
             Services.obs.notifyObservers(domMessage, kSmsFailedObserverTopic, null);
           });
           return false;