diff --git a/logfire/_internal/scrubbing.py b/logfire/_internal/scrubbing.py
index 5b3212582..1281637d1 100644
--- a/logfire/_internal/scrubbing.py
+++ b/logfire/_internal/scrubbing.py
@@ -205,7 +205,16 @@ class Scrubber(BaseScrubber):
     def __init__(self, patterns: Sequence[str] | None, callback: ScrubCallback | None = None):
         # See ScrubbingOptions for more info on these parameters.
         patterns = [*DEFAULT_PATTERNS, *(patterns or [])]
-        self._pattern = re.compile('|'.join(patterns), re.IGNORECASE | re.DOTALL)
+        default_patterns_count = len(DEFAULT_PATTERNS)
+        pattern_parts: list[str] = []
+        pattern_reason_by_group: dict[str, str | None] = {}
+        for index, pattern in enumerate(patterns):
+            group_name = f'pattern_{index}'
+            pattern_parts.append(f'(?P<{group_name}>{pattern})')
+            pattern_reason_by_group[group_name] = None if index < default_patterns_count else pattern
+
+        self._pattern = re.compile('|'.join(pattern_parts), re.IGNORECASE | re.DOTALL)
+        self._pattern_reason_by_group = pattern_reason_by_group
         self._callback = callback
 
     def scrub_log(self, log: LogRecord) -> LogRecord:
@@ -246,6 +255,7 @@ class SpanScrubber:
 
     def __init__(self, parent: Scrubber):
         self._pattern = parent._pattern  # pyright: ignore[reportPrivateUsage]
+        self._pattern_reason_by_group = parent._pattern_reason_by_group  # pyright: ignore[reportPrivateUsage]
         self._callback = parent._callback  # pyright: ignore[reportPrivateUsage]
         self.scrubbed: list[ScrubbedNote] = []
         self.did_scrub = False
@@ -343,8 +353,12 @@ def _redact(self, match: ScrubMatch) -> Any:
             return result
         self.did_scrub = True
         matched_substring = match.pattern_match.group(0)
-        self.scrubbed.append(ScrubbedNote(path=match.path, matched_substring=matched_substring))
-        return f'[Scrubbed due to {matched_substring!r}]'
+        reason = (
+            self._pattern_reason_by_group.get(match.pattern_match.lastgroup or '', matched_substring)
+            or matched_substring
+        )
+        self.scrubbed.append(ScrubbedNote(path=match.path, matched_substring=reason))
+        return f'[Scrubbed due to {reason!r}]'
 
 
 class MessageValueCleaner:
diff --git a/tests/test_secret_scrubbing.py b/tests/test_secret_scrubbing.py
index 95f9c4020..e3bad92e9 100644
--- a/tests/test_secret_scrubbing.py
+++ b/tests/test_secret_scrubbing.py
@@ -337,6 +337,27 @@ def callback(match: logfire.ScrubMatch):
     )
 
 
+def test_extra_pattern_redaction_reason_does_not_echo_secret(exporter: TestExporter, config_kwargs: dict[str, Any]):
+    logfire.configure(
+        scrubbing=logfire.ScrubbingOptions(
+            extra_patterns=[r'://[^:@/]+:[^@/]+@'],
+        ),
+        **config_kwargs,
+    )
+
+    secret = 'admin:s3cr3t_pass'
+    logfire.info('connect', config_url=f'postgresql://{secret}@db.internal:5432/mydb')
+
+    span = exporter.exported_spans_as_dict()[0]
+    config_url = span['attributes']['config_url']
+    scrubbed = span['attributes']['logfire.scrubbed']
+
+    assert secret not in config_url
+    assert secret not in scrubbed
+    assert config_url == "[Scrubbed due to '://[^:@/]+:[^@/]+@']"
+    assert scrubbed == IsJson([{'path': ['attributes', 'config_url'], 'matched_substring': '://[^:@/]+:[^@/]+@'}])
+
+
 def test_dont_scrub_resource(exporter: TestExporter, config_kwargs: dict[str, Any]):
     os.environ[OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES] = 'my_password=hunter2,yours=your_password,other=safe=good'
     logfire.configure(**config_kwargs)