diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/server-create-error-id-66c698c7e633fb8b.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/server-create-error-id-66c698c7e633fb8b.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..673c7dcb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/server-create-error-id-66c698c7e633fb8b.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - server creation errors now include the server id in the
+    Exception to allow people to clean up.
diff --git a/shade/exc.py b/shade/exc.py
index 3d29af490..cda469f9c 100644
--- a/shade/exc.py
+++ b/shade/exc.py
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ class OpenStackCloudException(Exception):
         return message
 
 
+class OpenStackCloudCreateException(OpenStackCloudException):
+
+    def __init__(self, resource, resource_id, extra_data=None, **kwargs):
+        super(OpenStackCloudCreateException, self).__init__(
+            message="Error creating {resource}: {resource_id}".format(
+                resource=resource, resource_id=resource_id),
+            extra_data=extra_data, **kwargs)
+        self.resource_id = resource_id
+
+
 class OpenStackCloudTimeout(OpenStackCloudException):
     pass
 
diff --git a/shade/openstackcloud.py b/shade/openstackcloud.py
index 7727dddd6..781a06efd 100644
--- a/shade/openstackcloud.py
+++ b/shade/openstackcloud.py
@@ -6605,8 +6605,8 @@ class OpenStackCloud(
                 # going to do the wait loop below, this is a waste of a call
                 server = self.get_server_by_id(server.id)
                 if server.status == 'ERROR':
-                    raise OpenStackCloudException(
-                        "Error in creating the server.")
+                    raise OpenStackCloudCreationException(
+                        resource='server', resource_id=server.id)
 
         if wait:
             server = self.wait_for_server(