diff --git a/django/db/models/query.py b/django/db/models/query.py
index a2d7ffbf4..7f4f30de0 100644
--- a/django/db/models/query.py
+++ b/django/db/models/query.py
@@ -343,8 +343,8 @@ class QuerySet(object):
         if num == 1:
             return clone._result_cache[0]
         if not num:
-            raise self.model.DoesNotExist("%s matching query does not exist."
-                    % self.model._meta.object_name)
+            raise self.model.DoesNotExist("%s matching query does not exist. Lookup parameters were %s"
+                    % (self.model._meta.object_name, kwargs))
         raise self.model.MultipleObjectsReturned("get() returned more than one %s -- it returned %s! Lookup parameters were %s"
                 % (self.model._meta.object_name, num, kwargs))