diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/processor/MapperCreationProcessor.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/processor/MapperCreationProcessor.java
index 6669f058d..dab95c335 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/processor/MapperCreationProcessor.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/processor/MapperCreationProcessor.java
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ public class MapperCreationProcessor implements ModelElementProcessor<List<Sourc
             }
 
             // target accessor is setter, so decorate assigmment as setter
-            assignment = new SetterWrapper( assignment );
+            assignment = new SetterWrapper( assignment, method.getThrownTypes() );
 
         }
         else {