diff --git a/docs/options.rst b/docs/options.rst
index ffd3700b..f7b6a530 100644
--- a/docs/options.rst
+++ b/docs/options.rst
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ General Options:
                                   Defaults to ``'user_claims'``.
 ``JWT_CLAIMS_IN_REFRESH_TOKEN``   If user claims should be included in refresh tokens.
                                   Defaults to ``False``.
+``JWT_ERROR_MESSAGE_KEY``         The key of the error message in a JSON error response when using
+                                  the default error handlers.
+                                  Defaults to ``'msg'``.
 ================================= =========================================
 
 
diff --git a/flask_jwt_extended/config.py b/flask_jwt_extended/config.py
index 9d71f492..0a04b24c 100644
--- a/flask_jwt_extended/config.py
+++ b/flask_jwt_extended/config.py
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ def user_claims_in_refresh_token(self):
     def exempt_methods(self):
         return {"OPTIONS"}
 
+    @property
+    def error_msg_key(self):
+        return current_app.config['JWT_ERROR_MESSAGE_KEY']
+
     @property
     def json_encoder(self):
         return current_app.json_encoder
diff --git a/flask_jwt_extended/default_callbacks.py b/flask_jwt_extended/default_callbacks.py
index c6d31826..972a834f 100644
--- a/flask_jwt_extended/default_callbacks.py
+++ b/flask_jwt_extended/default_callbacks.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 """
 from flask import jsonify
 
+from flask_jwt_extended.config import config
+
 
 def default_user_claims_callback(userdata):
     """
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ def default_expired_token_callback():
     By default, if an expired token attempts to access a protected endpoint,
     we return a generic error message with a 401 status
     """
-    return jsonify({'msg': 'Token has expired'}), 401
+    return jsonify({config.error_msg_key: 'Token has expired'}), 401
 
 
 def default_invalid_token_callback(error_string):
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ def default_invalid_token_callback(error_string):
 
     :param error_string: String indicating why the token is invalid
     """
-    return jsonify({'msg': error_string}), 422
+    return jsonify({config.error_msg_key: error_string}), 422
 
 
 def default_unauthorized_callback(error_string):
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ def default_unauthorized_callback(error_string):
 
     :param error_string: String indicating why this request is unauthorized
     """
-    return jsonify({'msg': error_string}), 401
+    return jsonify({config.error_msg_key: error_string}), 401
 
 
 def default_needs_fresh_token_callback():
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ def default_needs_fresh_token_callback():
     By default, if a non-fresh jwt is used to access a ```fresh_jwt_required```
     endpoint, we return a general error message with a 401 status code
     """
-    return jsonify({'msg': 'Fresh token required'}), 401
+    return jsonify({config.error_msg_key: 'Fresh token required'}), 401
 
 
 def default_revoked_token_callback():
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ def default_revoked_token_callback():
     By default, if a revoked token is used to access a protected endpoint, we
     return a general error message with a 401 status code
     """
-    return jsonify({'msg': 'Token has been revoked'}), 401
+    return jsonify({config.error_msg_key: 'Token has been revoked'}), 401
 
 
 def default_user_loader_error_callback(identity):
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ def default_user_loader_error_callback(identity):
     function returns None, we return a general error message with a 401
     status code
     """
-    return jsonify({'msg': "Error loading the user {}".format(identity)}), 401
+    return jsonify({config.error_msg_key: "Error loading the user {}".format(identity)}), 401
 
 
 def default_claims_verification_callback(user_claims):
@@ -97,4 +99,4 @@ def default_claims_verification_failed_callback():
     By default, if the user claims verification failed, we return a generic
     error message with a 400 status code
     """
-    return jsonify({'msg': 'User claims verification failed'}), 400
+    return jsonify({config.error_msg_key: 'User claims verification failed'}), 400
diff --git a/flask_jwt_extended/jwt_manager.py b/flask_jwt_extended/jwt_manager.py
index 586400e8..d94f8d2f 100644
--- a/flask_jwt_extended/jwt_manager.py
+++ b/flask_jwt_extended/jwt_manager.py
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ def _set_default_configuration_options(app):
 
         app.config.setdefault('JWT_CLAIMS_IN_REFRESH_TOKEN', False)
 
+        app.config.setdefault('JWT_ERROR_MESSAGE_KEY', 'msg')
+
     def user_claims_loader(self, callback):
         """
         This decorator sets the callback function for adding custom claims to an
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index e1ef5ccf..b3152427 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ def test_default_configs(app):
 
         assert config.json_encoder is app.json_encoder
 
+        assert config.error_msg_key == 'msg'
+
 
 def test_override_configs(app):
     app.config['JWT_TOKEN_LOCATION'] = ['cookies', 'query_string']
@@ -104,6 +106,8 @@ def test_override_configs(app):
 
     app.config['JWT_CLAIMS_IN_REFRESH_TOKEN'] = True
 
+    app.config['JWT_ERROR_MESSAGE_KEY'] = 'message'
+
     class CustomJSONEncoder(JSONEncoder):
         pass
 
@@ -156,6 +160,8 @@ class CustomJSONEncoder(JSONEncoder):
 
         assert config.json_encoder is CustomJSONEncoder
 
+        assert config.error_msg_key == 'message'
+
 
 def test_tokens_never_expire(app):
     app.config['JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRES'] = False
diff --git a/tests/test_headers.py b/tests/test_headers.py
index c9f94094..cf931962 100644
--- a/tests/test_headers.py
+++ b/tests/test_headers.py
@@ -90,3 +90,9 @@ def custom_response(err_str):
     response = test_client.get('/protected', headers=None)
     assert response.status_code == 201
     assert response.get_json() == {'foo': "bar"}
+
+
+def test_custom_error_msg_key(app):
+    app.config['JWT_ERROR_MESSAGE_KEY'] = 'message'
+    response = app.test_client().get('/protected', headers=None)
+    assert response.get_json() == {'message': 'Missing Authorization Header'}