diff --git a/src/Illuminate/View/View.php b/src/Illuminate/View/View.php
index c7aa1df5d319..f5e82c2605a8 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/View/View.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/View/View.php
@@ -390,14 +390,18 @@ public function __call($method, $parameters)
 		throw new BadMethodCallException("Method [$method] does not exist on view.");
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Get the string contents of the view.
-	 *
-	 * @return string
-	 */
-	public function __toString()
-	{
-		return $this->render();
-	}
+    /**
+     * Get the string contents of the view.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function __toString()
+    {
+        try {
+            return $this->render();
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            return $e->getMessage();
+        }
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/tests/View/ViewTest.php b/tests/View/ViewTest.php
index 0904c4a0fea9..96baef4247fe 100755
--- a/tests/View/ViewTest.php
+++ b/tests/View/ViewTest.php
@@ -203,6 +203,14 @@ public function testWithErrors()
 	}
 
 
+    public function testViewExceptionHandling()
+    {
+        $view = $this->getView();
+
+        $this->assertEquals('Method Mockery_0_Illuminate_View_Factory::incrementRender() does not exist on this mock object', (string) $view);
+    }
+
+
 	protected function getView()
 	{
 		return new View(