diff --git a/src/error_logger_lager_h.erl b/src/error_logger_lager_h.erl
index 185c211..ff8c28c 100644
--- a/src/error_logger_lager_h.erl
+++ b/src/error_logger_lager_h.erl
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ format_reason({system_limit, [{M, F, _}|_] = Trace}) ->
             "maximum number of processes exceeded";
         {erlang, list_to_atom} ->
             "tried to create an atom larger than 255, or maximum atom count exceeded";
+        {ets, new} ->
+            "maximum number of ETS tables exceeded";
         _ ->
             {Str, _} = lager_trunc_io:print(Trace, 500),
             Str
diff --git a/test/lager_test_backend.erl b/test/lager_test_backend.erl
index a6144d9..8d1f98d 100644
--- a/test/lager_test_backend.erl
+++ b/test/lager_test_backend.erl
@@ -552,6 +552,16 @@ error_logger_redirect_test_() ->
                         ?assertEqual(Expected, lists:flatten(Msg))
                 end
             },
+            {"crash report for system ets table limit",
+                fun() ->
+                        error_logger:error_report(crash_report, [[{pid, self()}, {error_info, {error, {system_limit,[{ets,new,[segment_offsets,[ordered_set,public]]},{mi_segment,open_write,1},{mi_buffer_converter,handle_cast,2},{gen_server,handle_msg,5},{proc_lib,init_p_do_apply,3}]}, []}}], []]),
+                        timer:sleep(100),
+                        {_, _, Msg} = pop(),
+                        Expected = lists:flatten(io_lib:format("[error] ~w CRASH REPORT Process ~w with 0 neighbours crashed with reason: system limit: maximum number of ETS tables exceeded", [self(), self()])),
+                        ?assertEqual(Expected, lists:flatten(Msg))
+                end
+            },
+
             {"messages should not be generated if they don't satisfy the threshold",
                 fun() ->
                         lager:set_loglevel(?MODULE, error),