diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/AuthenticationSubscriber.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/AuthenticationSubscriber.php
index 62f5486..be3f55e 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/AuthenticationSubscriber.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/AuthenticationSubscriber.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public function onKernelRequestFilterProvider(GetResponseEvent $event) {
     if (isset($this->filter) && $event->getRequestType() === HttpKernelInterface::MASTER_REQUEST) {
       $request = $event->getRequest();
       if ($this->authenticationProvider->applies($request) && !$this->filter->appliesToRoutedRequest($request, TRUE)) {
-        throw new AccessDeniedHttpException();
+        throw new AccessDeniedHttpException('The used authentication method is not allowed on this route.');
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/rest/resource/EntityResource.php b/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/rest/resource/EntityResource.php
index a5cb361..5e279a6 100644
--- a/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/rest/resource/EntityResource.php
+++ b/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/rest/resource/EntityResource.php
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container, array $configuratio
   public function get(EntityInterface $entity) {
     $entity_access = $entity->access('view', NULL, TRUE);
     if (!$entity_access->isAllowed()) {
-      throw new AccessDeniedHttpException();
+      throw new AccessDeniedHttpException("You are not authorized to view this {$entity->getEntityTypeId()} entity of bundle {$entity->bundle()}.");
     }
 
     $response = new ResourceResponse($entity, 200);
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public function post(EntityInterface $entity = NULL) {
     }
 
     if (!$entity->access('create')) {
-      throw new AccessDeniedHttpException();
+      throw new AccessDeniedHttpException("You are not authorized to create this {$entity->getEntityTypeId()} entity of bundle {$entity->bundle()}.");
     }
     $definition = $this->getPluginDefinition();
     // Verify that the deserialized entity is of the type that we expect to
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public function patch(EntityInterface $original_entity, EntityInterface $entity
       throw new BadRequestHttpException('Invalid entity type');
     }
     if (!$original_entity->access('update')) {
-      throw new AccessDeniedHttpException();
+      throw new AccessDeniedHttpException("You are not authorized to update this {$entity->getEntityTypeId()} entity of bundle {$entity->bundle()}.");
     }
 
     // Overwrite the received properties.
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public function patch(EntityInterface $original_entity, EntityInterface $entity
    */
   public function delete(EntityInterface $entity) {
     if (!$entity->access('delete')) {
-      throw new AccessDeniedHttpException();
+      throw new AccessDeniedHttpException("You are not authorized to delete this {$entity->getEntityTypeId()} entity of bundle {$entity->bundle()}.");
     }
     try {
       $entity->delete();
diff --git a/core/modules/rest/tests/src/Functional/CookieResourceTestTrait.php b/core/modules/rest/tests/src/Functional/CookieResourceTestTrait.php
index 18dc296..f0c6fd5 100644
--- a/core/modules/rest/tests/src/Functional/CookieResourceTestTrait.php
+++ b/core/modules/rest/tests/src/Functional/CookieResourceTestTrait.php
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ protected function getAuthenticationRequestOptions($method) {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   protected function assertResponseWhenMissingAuthentication(ResponseInterface $response) {
-    $this->assertResourceErrorResponse(403, '', $response);
+    $this->assertResourceErrorResponse(403, FALSE, $response);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/rest/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/EntityResourceTestBase.php b/core/modules/rest/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/EntityResourceTestBase.php
index 48ed438..e98fa3b 100644
--- a/core/modules/rest/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/EntityResourceTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/rest/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/EntityResourceTestBase.php
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ public function testGet() {
     // response because ?_format query string is present.
     $response = $this->request('GET', $url, $request_options);
     if ($has_canonical_url) {
-      $this->assertResourceErrorResponse(403, '', $response);
+      $this->assertResourceErrorResponse(403, "You are not authorized to view this {$this->entity->getEntityTypeId()} entity of bundle {$this->entity->bundle()}.", $response);
     }
     else {
       $this->assertResourceErrorResponse(404, 'No route found for "GET ' . str_replace($this->baseUrl, '', $this->getUrl()->setAbsolute()->toString()) . '"', $response);
@@ -340,8 +340,7 @@ public function testGet() {
 
     // DX: 403 when unauthorized.
     $response = $this->request('GET', $url, $request_options);
-    // @todo Update the message in https://www.drupal.org/node/2808233.
-    $this->assertResourceErrorResponse(403, '', $response);
+    $this->assertResourceErrorResponse(403, "You are not authorized to view this {$this->entity->getEntityTypeId()} entity of bundle {$this->entity->bundle()}.", $response);
 
 
     $this->setUpAuthorization('GET');
@@ -399,8 +398,7 @@ public function testGet() {
 
     // DX: 403 when unauthorized.
     $response = $this->request('GET', $url, $request_options);
-    // @todo Update the message in https://www.drupal.org/node/2808233.
-    $this->assertResourceErrorResponse(403, '', $response);
+    $this->assertResourceErrorResponse(403, "You are not authorized to view this {$this->entity->getEntityTypeId()} entity of bundle {$this->entity->bundle()}.", $response);
 
 
     $this->grantPermissionsToTestedRole(['restful get entity:' . static::$entityTypeId]);
@@ -554,8 +552,7 @@ public function testPost() {
 
     // DX: 403 when unauthorized.
     $response = $this->request('POST', $url, $request_options);
-    // @todo Update the message in https://www.drupal.org/node/2808233.
-    $this->assertResourceErrorResponse(403, '', $response);
+    $this->assertResourceErrorResponse(403, "You are not authorized to create this {$this->entity->getEntityTypeId()} entity of bundle {$this->entity->bundle()}.", $response);
 
 
     $this->setUpAuthorization('POST');
@@ -622,8 +619,7 @@ public function testPost() {
 
     // DX: 403 when unauthorized.
     $response = $this->request('POST', $url, $request_options);
-    // @todo Update the message in https://www.drupal.org/node/2808233.
-    $this->assertResourceErrorResponse(403, '', $response);
+    $this->assertResourceErrorResponse(403, "You are not authorized to write this {$this->entity->getEntityTypeId()} entity of bundle {$this->entity->bundle()}.", $response);
 
 
     $this->grantPermissionsToTestedRole(['restful post entity:' . static::$entityTypeId]);
@@ -746,8 +742,7 @@ public function testPatch() {
 
     // DX: 403 when unauthorized.
     $response = $this->request('PATCH', $url, $request_options);
-    // @todo Update the message in https://www.drupal.org/node/2808233.
-    $this->assertResourceErrorResponse(403, '', $response);
+    $this->assertResourceErrorResponse(403, "You are not authorized to update this {$this->entity->getEntityTypeId()} entity of bundle {$this->entity->bundle()}.", $response);
 
 
     $this->setUpAuthorization('PATCH');
@@ -829,8 +824,7 @@ public function testPatch() {
 
     // DX: 403 when unauthorized.
     $response = $this->request('PATCH', $url, $request_options);
-    // @todo Update the message in https://www.drupal.org/node/2808233.
-    $this->assertResourceErrorResponse(403, '', $response);
+    $this->assertResourceErrorResponse(403, "You are not authorized to update this {$this->entity->getEntityTypeId()} entity of bundle {$this->entity->bundle()}.", $response);
 
 
     $this->grantPermissionsToTestedRole(['restful patch entity:' . static::$entityTypeId]);
@@ -899,8 +893,7 @@ public function testDelete() {
 
     // DX: 403 when unauthorized.
     $response = $this->request('DELETE', $url, $request_options);
-    // @todo Update the message in https://www.drupal.org/node/2808233.
-    $this->assertResourceErrorResponse(403, '', $response);
+    $this->assertResourceErrorResponse(403, "You are not authorized to delete this {$this->entity->getEntityTypeId()} entity of bundle {$this->entity->bundle()}.", $response);
 
 
     $this->setUpAuthorization('DELETE');
@@ -929,8 +922,7 @@ public function testDelete() {
 
     // DX: 403 when unauthorized.
     $response = $this->request('DELETE', $url, $request_options);
-    // @todo Update the message in https://www.drupal.org/node/2808233.
-    $this->assertResourceErrorResponse(403, '', $response);
+    $this->assertResourceErrorResponse(403, "You are not authorized to delete this {$this->entity->getEntityTypeId()} entity of bundle {$this->entity->bundle()}.", $response);
 
 
     $this->grantPermissionsToTestedRole(['restful delete entity:' . static::$entityTypeId]);
diff --git a/core/modules/rest/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/Role/RoleJsonBasicAuthTest.php b/core/modules/rest/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/Role/RoleJsonBasicAuthTest.php
index 75fcd08..f956bfa 100644
--- a/core/modules/rest/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/Role/RoleJsonBasicAuthTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/rest/tests/src/Functional/EntityResource/Role/RoleJsonBasicAuthTest.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Drupal\Tests\rest\Functional\EntityResource\Role;
 
 use Drupal\Tests\rest\Functional\BasicAuthResourceTestTrait;
+use Drupal\Tests\rest\Functional\JsonBasicAuthWorkaroundFor2805281Trait;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
 
 /**
@@ -37,12 +38,9 @@ class RoleJsonBasicAuthTest extends RoleResourceTestBase {
    */
   protected static $auth = 'basic_auth';
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  protected function assertResponseWhenMissingAuthentication(ResponseInterface $response) {
-    $this->assertSame(401, $response->getStatusCode());
-    $this->assertSame('{"message":"A fatal error occurred: No authentication credentials provided."}', (string) $response->getBody());
+  // @todo Fix in https://www.drupal.org/node/2805281: remove this trait usage.
+  use JsonBasicAuthWorkaroundFor2805281Trait {
+    JsonBasicAuthWorkaroundFor2805281Trait::assertResponseWhenMissingAuthentication insteadof BasicAuthResourceTestTrait;
   }
 
 }