diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 685ada12..06afcfbb 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             case simplecpp::Output::SYNTAX_ERROR:
                 std::cerr << "syntax error: ";
                 break;
+            case simplecpp::Output::DIRECTIVE_AS_MACRO_PARAMETER:
+                std::cerr << "directive as macro parameter: ";
+                break;
             case simplecpp::Output::PORTABILITY_BACKSLASH:
                 std::cerr << "portability: ";
                 break;
diff --git a/simplecpp.cpp b/simplecpp.cpp
index d2c398c4..748ea6a9 100644
--- a/simplecpp.cpp
+++ b/simplecpp.cpp
@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@ namespace simplecpp {
                     else if (rawtok->op == ')')
                         --par;
                     else if (rawtok->op == '#' && !sameline(rawtok->previous, rawtok))
-                        throw Error(rawtok->location, "it is invalid to use a preprocessor directive as macro parameter");
+                        throw invalidDirectiveAsMacroParameter(rawtok->location);
                     rawtokens2.push_back(new Token(rawtok->str(), rawtok1->location, rawtok->whitespaceahead));
                     rawtok = rawtok->next;
                 }
@@ -1698,6 +1698,11 @@ namespace simplecpp {
             const std::string what;
         };
 
+        struct invalidDirectiveAsMacroParameter : public Error {
+            invalidDirectiveAsMacroParameter(const Location &loc)
+                : Error(loc, "it is invalid to use a preprocessor directive as macro parameter") {}
+        };
+
         /** Struct that is thrown when macro is expanded with wrong number of parameters */
         struct wrongNumberOfParameters : public Error {
             wrongNumberOfParameters(const Location &loc, const std::string &macroName) : Error(loc, "Wrong number of parameters for macro \'" + macroName + "\'.") {}
@@ -3344,6 +3349,16 @@ static bool preprocessToken(simplecpp::TokenList &output, const simplecpp::Token
         simplecpp::TokenList value(files);
         try {
             tok1 = it->second.expand(value, tok, macros, files);
+        } catch (const simplecpp::Macro::invalidDirectiveAsMacroParameter &err) {
+            if (outputList) {
+                simplecpp::Output out{
+                    simplecpp::Output::DIRECTIVE_AS_MACRO_PARAMETER,
+                    err.location,
+                    "failed to expand \'" + tok->str() + "\', " + err.what
+                };
+                outputList->emplace_back(std::move(out));
+            }
+            return false;
         } catch (const simplecpp::Macro::Error &err) {
             if (outputList) {
                 simplecpp::Output out{
diff --git a/simplecpp.h b/simplecpp.h
index 3d6fc526..ee2eb100 100644
--- a/simplecpp.h
+++ b/simplecpp.h
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ namespace simplecpp {
             MISSING_HEADER,
             INCLUDE_NESTED_TOO_DEEPLY,
             SYNTAX_ERROR,
+            DIRECTIVE_AS_MACRO_PARAMETER,
             PORTABILITY_BACKSLASH,
             UNHANDLED_CHAR_ERROR,
             EXPLICIT_INCLUDE_NOT_FOUND,
diff --git a/test.cpp b/test.cpp
index b13140aa..3a858929 100644
--- a/test.cpp
+++ b/test.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ static std::string toString(const simplecpp::OutputList &outputList)
         case simplecpp::Output::Type::SYNTAX_ERROR:
             ostr << "syntax_error,";
             break;
+        case simplecpp::Output::DIRECTIVE_AS_MACRO_PARAMETER:
+            ostr << "directive_as_macro_parameter,";
+            break;
         case simplecpp::Output::Type::PORTABILITY_BACKSLASH:
             ostr << "portability_backslash,";
             break;
@@ -1338,7 +1341,7 @@ static void define_ifdef()
 
     simplecpp::OutputList outputList;
     ASSERT_EQUALS("", preprocess(code, &outputList));
-    ASSERT_EQUALS("file0,3,syntax_error,failed to expand 'A', it is invalid to use a preprocessor directive as macro parameter\n", toString(outputList));
+    ASSERT_EQUALS("file0,3,directive_as_macro_parameter,failed to expand 'A', it is invalid to use a preprocessor directive as macro parameter\n", toString(outputList));
 
 }