diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 09624ce..b8d0a83 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ add_executable(core_api core_api.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(core_api Boost::openmethod)
 add_test(NAME core_api COMMAND core_api)
 
-add_executable(vectored_error_handler vectored_error_handler.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(vectored_error_handler Boost::openmethod)
-add_test(NAME vectored_error_handler COMMAND vectored_error_handler)
+add_executable(default_error_handler default_error_handler.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(default_error_handler Boost::openmethod)
+add_test(NAME default_error_handler COMMAND default_error_handler)
 
 add_executable(throw_error_handler throw_error_handler.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(throw_error_handler Boost::openmethod)
diff --git a/examples/vectored_error_handler.cpp b/examples/default_error_handler.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/vectored_error_handler.cpp
rename to examples/default_error_handler.cpp
diff --git a/include/boost/openmethod/default_registry.hpp b/include/boost/openmethod/default_registry.hpp
index 9a5a0a5..83ccc2b 100644
--- a/include/boost/openmethod/default_registry.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/openmethod/default_registry.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <boost/openmethod/policies/vptr_vector.hpp>
 #include <boost/openmethod/policies/stderr_output.hpp>
 #include <boost/openmethod/policies/fast_perfect_hash.hpp>
-#include <boost/openmethod/policies/vectored_error_handler.hpp>
+#include <boost/openmethod/policies/default_error_handler.hpp>
 
 namespace boost::openmethod {
 
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ namespace policies {
 
 struct release : registry<
                      std_rtti, fast_perfect_hash, vptr_vector,
-                     vectored_error_handler, stderr_output> {};
+                     default_error_handler, stderr_output> {};
 
 struct debug
     : registry<
-          std_rtti, fast_perfect_hash, vptr_vector, vectored_error_handler,
+          std_rtti, fast_perfect_hash, vptr_vector, default_error_handler,
           runtime_checks, stderr_output, trace> {};
 
 } // namespace policies
diff --git a/include/boost/openmethod/policies/default_error_handler.hpp b/include/boost/openmethod/policies/default_error_handler.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b241dd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/openmethod/policies/default_error_handler.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2018-2025 Jean-Louis Leroy
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt
+// or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#ifndef BOOST_OPENMETHOD_POLICY_VECTORED_ERROR_HPP
+#define BOOST_OPENMETHOD_POLICY_VECTORED_ERROR_HPP
+
+#include <boost/openmethod/registry.hpp>
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <variant>
+
+namespace boost::openmethod::policies {
+
+struct default_error_handler : error_handler {
+    using error_variant = std::variant<
+        openmethod_error, not_implemented_error, unknown_class_error,
+        hash_search_error, type_mismatch_error, static_slot_error,
+        static_stride_error>;
+
+    using function_type = std::function<void(const error_variant& error)>;
+
+    template<class Registry>
+    class fn {
+      public:
+        template<class Error>
+        static auto error(const Error& error) -> void {
+            handler(error_variant(error));
+        }
+
+        static auto set(function_type handler) -> function_type {
+            auto prev = handler;
+            fn::handler = handler;
+
+            return prev;
+        }
+
+        static auto default_handler(const error_variant& error_v) {
+            using namespace detail;
+            using namespace policies;
+
+            if constexpr (Registry::template has_policy<output>) {
+                auto& os = Registry::template policy<policies::output>::os;
+
+                if (auto error = std::get_if<not_implemented_error>(&error_v)) {
+                    os << "no applicable overrider for ";
+                    Registry::template policy<policies::rtti>::type_name(
+                        error->method, os);
+                    os << "(";
+                    auto comma = "";
+
+                    for (auto ti :
+                         range{error->types, error->types + error->arity}) {
+                        os << comma;
+                        Registry::template policy<policies::rtti>::type_name(
+                            ti, os);
+                        comma = ", ";
+                    }
+
+                    os << ")\n";
+                } else if (
+                    auto error = std::get_if<unknown_class_error>(&error_v)) {
+                    os << "unknown class ";
+                    Registry::template policy<policies::rtti>::type_name(
+                        error->type, os);
+                    os << "\n";
+                } else if (
+                    auto error = std::get_if<type_mismatch_error>(&error_v)) {
+                    os << "invalid method table for ";
+                    Registry::template policy<policies::rtti>::type_name(
+                        error->type, os);
+                    os << "\n";
+                } else if (
+                    auto error = std::get_if<hash_search_error>(&error_v)) {
+                    os << "could not find hash factors after "
+                       << error->attempts << "s using " << error->buckets
+                       << " buckets\n";
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+      private:
+        static function_type
+            handler; // Cannot be inline static because it confuses MSVC
+    };
+};
+
+template<class Registry>
+typename default_error_handler::function_type
+    default_error_handler::fn<Registry>::handler = default_handler;
+
+} // namespace boost::openmethod::policies
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/boost/openmethod/policies/vectored_error_handler.hpp b/include/boost/openmethod/policies/vectored_error_handler.hpp
index 583fa9a..b241dd5 100644
--- a/include/boost/openmethod/policies/vectored_error_handler.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/openmethod/policies/vectored_error_handler.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 namespace boost::openmethod::policies {
 
-struct vectored_error_handler : error_handler {
+struct default_error_handler : error_handler {
     using error_variant = std::variant<
         openmethod_error, not_implemented_error, unknown_class_error,
         hash_search_error, type_mismatch_error, static_slot_error,
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ struct vectored_error_handler : error_handler {
 };
 
 template<class Registry>
-typename vectored_error_handler::function_type
-    vectored_error_handler::fn<Registry>::handler = default_handler;
+typename default_error_handler::function_type
+    default_error_handler::fn<Registry>::handler = default_handler;
 
 } // namespace boost::openmethod::policies
 
diff --git a/test/test_blackbox.cpp b/test/test_blackbox.cpp
index c57fbd1..8962649 100644
--- a/test/test_blackbox.cpp
+++ b/test/test_blackbox.cpp
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ BOOST_OPENMETHOD_OVERRIDE(
 }
 
 void test_handler(
-    const policies::vectored_error_handler::error_variant& error_v) {
+    const policies::default_error_handler::error_variant& error_v) {
     if (auto error = std::get_if<not_implemented_error>(&error_v)) {
         throw *error;
     }