diff --git a/test/test_throw_ex.cpp b/test/test_throw_ex.cpp
index 12678546..dc80adbd 100644
--- a/test/test_throw_ex.cpp
+++ b/test/test_throw_ex.cpp
@@ -1,22 +1,26 @@
 #include "v8pp/throw_ex.hpp"
+#include "v8pp/json.hpp"
 #include "test.hpp"
 
 namespace {
 
-void test(v8pp::context& context, std::string const& type,
-	v8::Local<v8::Value> (*exception_ctor)(v8::Local<v8::String>))
+void test(v8pp::context& context, std::string type, v8pp::exception_ctor ctor = {}, v8::Local<v8::Value> opts = {})
 {
 	v8::Isolate* isolate = context.isolate();
 
 	v8::HandleScope scope(isolate);
 
 	v8::TryCatch try_catch(isolate);
-	v8::Local<v8::Value> ex = v8pp::throw_ex(isolate,
-		"exception message", exception_ctor);
+	v8::Local<v8::Value> ex = v8pp::throw_ex(isolate, "exception message", ctor, opts);
 	check(" has caught", try_catch.HasCaught());
 	check("the same stack trace", try_catch.Message()->GetStackTrace() == v8::Exception::GetStackTrace(ex));
 	v8::String::Utf8Value const err_msg(isolate, try_catch.Message()->Get());
-	check_eq("message", *err_msg, "Uncaught " + type + ": exception message");
+
+	if (!type.empty())
+	{
+		type += ": ";
+	}
+	check_eq("message", *err_msg, "Uncaught " + type + "exception message");
 }
 
 } // unnamed namespace
@@ -24,9 +28,18 @@ void test(v8pp::context& context, std::string const& type,
 void test_throw_ex()
 {
 	v8pp::context context;
+	v8::Isolate* isolate = context.isolate();
+
+	test(context, "");
 	test(context, "Error", v8::Exception::Error);
 	test(context, "RangeError", v8::Exception::RangeError);
 	test(context, "ReferenceError", v8::Exception::ReferenceError);
 	test(context, "SyntaxError", v8::Exception::SyntaxError);
 	test(context, "TypeError", v8::Exception::TypeError);
+
+	if constexpr (v8pp::exception_ctor_with_options)
+	{
+		v8::HandleScope scope(isolate);
+		test(context, "Error", v8::Exception::Error, v8pp::json_parse(isolate, "{ 'opt1': true, 'opt2': 'str' }"));
+	}
 }
diff --git a/v8pp/throw_ex.hpp b/v8pp/throw_ex.hpp
index c3ca2e05..2f4edd00 100644
--- a/v8pp/throw_ex.hpp
+++ b/v8pp/throw_ex.hpp
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@
 
 namespace v8pp {
 
-v8::Local<v8::Value> throw_ex(v8::Isolate* isolate, std::string_view str);
+using exception_ctor = decltype(v8::Exception::Error); // assuming all Exception ctors have the same type
+constexpr bool exception_ctor_with_options = V8_MAJOR_VERSION > 11 || (V8_MAJOR_VERSION == 11 && V8_MINOR_VERSION >= 9);
 
-v8::Local<v8::Value> throw_ex(v8::Isolate* isolate, std::string_view str,
-	v8::Local<v8::Value> (*exception_ctor)(v8::Local<v8::String>));
+v8::Local<v8::Value> throw_ex(v8::Isolate* isolate, std::string_view message,
+	exception_ctor = {}, v8::Local<v8::Value> exception_options = {});
 
 } // namespace v8pp
 
diff --git a/v8pp/throw_ex.ipp b/v8pp/throw_ex.ipp
index f650b03f..740076e3 100644
--- a/v8pp/throw_ex.ipp
+++ b/v8pp/throw_ex.ipp
@@ -2,19 +2,27 @@
 
 namespace v8pp {
 
-V8PP_IMPL v8::Local<v8::Value> throw_ex(v8::Isolate* isolate, std::string_view str)
+V8PP_IMPL v8::Local<v8::Value> throw_ex(v8::Isolate* isolate, std::string_view message, exception_ctor ctor, v8::Local<v8::Value> exception_options)
 {
-	v8::Local<v8::String> msg = v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, str.data(),
-		v8::NewStringType::kNormal, static_cast<int>(str.size())).ToLocalChecked();
-	return isolate->ThrowException(msg);
-}
+	v8::Local<v8::String> msg = v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, message.data(),
+		v8::NewStringType::kNormal, static_cast<int>(message.size())).ToLocalChecked();
 
-V8PP_IMPL v8::Local<v8::Value> throw_ex(v8::Isolate* isolate, std::string_view str,
-	v8::Local<v8::Value> (*exception_ctor)(v8::Local<v8::String>))
-{
-	v8::Local<v8::String> msg = v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, str.data(),
-		v8::NewStringType::kNormal, static_cast<int>(str.size())).ToLocalChecked();
-	return isolate->ThrowException(exception_ctor(msg));
+	v8::Local<v8::Value> ex;
+	if (ctor)
+	{
+// if constexpr (exception_ctor_with_options) doesn't work win VC++ 2022
+#if V8_MAJOR_VERSION > 11 || (V8_MAJOR_VERSION == 11 && V8_MINOR_VERSION >= 9)
+		ex = ctor(msg, exception_options);
+#else
+		(void)exception_options;
+		ex = ctor(msg);
+#endif
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		ex = msg;
+	}
+	return isolate->ThrowException(ex);
 }
 
 } // namespace v8pp