diff --git a/src/Helper/Url.php b/src/Helper/Url.php
index 73d9cfdd4..f3e38e15a 100644
--- a/src/Helper/Url.php
+++ b/src/Helper/Url.php
@@ -103,7 +103,50 @@ public function __invoke($name = null, $params = [], $options = [], $reuseMatche
 
         $options['name'] = $name;
 
-        return $this->router->assemble($params, $options);
+        $e = null;
+        try {
+            return $this->router->assemble($params, $options);
+        } catch (\Zend\Router\Exception\InvalidArgumentException $e) {
+            // see below
+        } catch (\Zend\Router\Exception\RuntimeException $e) {
+            // see below
+        } catch (\Zend\Mvc\Router\Exception\InvalidArgumentException $e) {
+            // old zend v2 namespace - see below
+        } catch (\Zend\Mvc\Router\Exception\RuntimeException $e) {
+            // old zend v2 namespace - see below
+        }
+        switch (true) {
+            case $e instanceof \Zend\Router\Exception\InvalidArgumentException:
+                // Break intentionally omitted
+            case $e instanceof \Zend\Mvc\Router\Exception\InvalidArgumentException:
+                throw new Exception\InvalidArgumentException(
+                    sprintf(
+                        'Couldnt create URL for route "%s", params "%s" and options "%s": %s',
+                        $name,
+                        json_encode($params),
+                        json_encode($options),
+                        $e->getMessage()
+                    ),
+                    $e->getCode(),
+                    $e
+                );
+            case $e instanceof \Zend\Router\Exception\RuntimeException:
+                // Break intentionally omitted
+            case $e instanceof \Zend\Mvc\Router\Exception\RuntimeException:
+                throw new Exception\RuntimeException(
+                    sprintf(
+                        'Couldnt create URL for route "%s", params "%s" and options "%s": %s',
+                        $name,
+                        json_encode($params),
+                        json_encode($options),
+                        $e->getMessage()
+                    ),
+                    $e->getCode(),
+                    $e
+                );
+            default:
+                throw $e;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/HelperPluginManager.php b/src/HelperPluginManager.php
index ab45dc175..bfc4e6de0 100644
--- a/src/HelperPluginManager.php
+++ b/src/HelperPluginManager.php
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class HelperPluginManager extends AbstractPluginManager
         Helper\Asset::class               => Helper\Service\AssetFactory::class,
         Helper\FlashMessenger::class      => Helper\Service\FlashMessengerFactory::class,
         Helper\Identity::class            => Helper\Service\IdentityFactory::class,
-        Helper\BasePath::class            => InvokableFactory::class,
+        Helper\BasePath::class            => InvokableFactory::class, // overridden in ViewHelperManagerFactory
         Helper\Cycle::class               => InvokableFactory::class,
         Helper\DeclareVars::class         => InvokableFactory::class,
         Helper\Doctype::class             => InvokableFactory::class, // overridden in ViewHelperManagerFactory
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class HelperPluginManager extends AbstractPluginManager
         Helper\RenderChildModel::class    => InvokableFactory::class,
         Helper\RenderToPlaceholder::class => InvokableFactory::class,
         Helper\ServerUrl::class           => InvokableFactory::class,
-        Helper\Url::class                 => InvokableFactory::class,
+        Helper\Url::class                 => InvokableFactory::class, // overridden in ViewHelperManagerFactory
         Helper\ViewModel::class           => InvokableFactory::class,
 
         // v2 canonical FQCNs
diff --git a/test/Helper/UrlTest.php b/test/Helper/UrlTest.php
index 6a62bac48..a4a43b03f 100644
--- a/test/Helper/UrlTest.php
+++ b/test/Helper/UrlTest.php
@@ -256,4 +256,22 @@ public function testAcceptsNextGenRouteMatche()
         $url->setRouteMatch($routeMatch);
         $this->assertAttributeSame($routeMatch, 'routeMatch', $url);
     }
+
+    public function testMissingParameter()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(Exception\InvalidArgumentException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage(
+            'Couldnt create URL for route "default", params "[]" and options "{"name":"default"}"'
+        );
+        $this->url->__invoke('default');
+    }
+
+    public function testUnknownSubroute()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(Exception\RuntimeException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage(
+            'Couldnt create URL for route "does-not-exist", params "[]" and options "{"name":"does-not-exist"}"'
+        );
+        $this->url->__invoke('does-not-exist');
+    }
 }