diff --git a/lib/mongoid/errors.rb b/lib/mongoid/errors.rb
index 669e2fb821..2362e44483 100644
--- a/lib/mongoid/errors.rb
+++ b/lib/mongoid/errors.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require 'mongoid/errors/mongoid_error'
+require 'mongoid/errors/config_redactor'
 require 'mongoid/errors/ambiguous_relationship'
 require 'mongoid/errors/attribute_not_loaded'
 require 'mongoid/errors/callback'
diff --git a/lib/mongoid/errors/config_redactor.rb b/lib/mongoid/errors/config_redactor.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25d0a14006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/mongoid/errors/config_redactor.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Mongoid
+  module Errors
+    # Redacts credentials from a client configuration hash before it is
+    # interpolated into an exception message.
+    module ConfigRedactor
+      extend self
+
+      REDACTED = '[REDACTED]'
+
+      # Top-level keys whose values should be replaced wholesale.
+      SENSITIVE_KEYS = %w[password auto_encryption_options].freeze
+
+      # Match the userinfo portion of a MongoDB connection string.
+      URI_USERINFO = %r{\A(mongodb(?:\+srv)?://)[^@/]+@}.freeze
+
+      # Return a copy of the given config hash with sensitive values redacted.
+      # Recurses into nested hashes so that, e.g., `:options =>
+      # { :auto_encryption_options => ... }` is also covered. Non-hash inputs
+      # are returned unchanged.
+      def redact(config)
+        return config unless config.is_a?(Hash)
+
+        config.each_with_object({}) do |(key, value), result|
+          result[key] = redact_value(key, value)
+        end
+      end
+
+      def redact_value(key, value)
+        if SENSITIVE_KEYS.include?(key.to_s)
+          REDACTED
+        elsif key.to_s == 'uri' && value.is_a?(String)
+          value.sub(URI_USERINFO, "\\1#{REDACTED}@")
+        elsif value.is_a?(Hash)
+          redact(value)
+        else
+          value
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/mongoid/errors/mixed_client_configuration.rb b/lib/mongoid/errors/mixed_client_configuration.rb
index e3df8e6418..f839c45127 100644
--- a/lib/mongoid/errors/mixed_client_configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/mongoid/errors/mixed_client_configuration.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def initialize(name, config)
         super(
           compose_message(
             'mixed_client_configuration',
-            { name: name, config: config }
+            { name: name, config: ConfigRedactor.redact(config) }
           )
         )
       end
diff --git a/lib/mongoid/errors/no_client_database.rb b/lib/mongoid/errors/no_client_database.rb
index 31adcecb32..e14d976835 100644
--- a/lib/mongoid/errors/no_client_database.rb
+++ b/lib/mongoid/errors/no_client_database.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def initialize(name, config)
         super(
           compose_message(
             'no_client_database',
-            { name: name, config: config }
+            { name: name, config: ConfigRedactor.redact(config) }
           )
         )
       end
diff --git a/lib/mongoid/errors/no_client_hosts.rb b/lib/mongoid/errors/no_client_hosts.rb
index 955f14302b..1b119fa5b4 100644
--- a/lib/mongoid/errors/no_client_hosts.rb
+++ b/lib/mongoid/errors/no_client_hosts.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def initialize(name, config)
         super(
           compose_message(
             'no_client_hosts',
-            { name: name, config: config }
+            { name: name, config: ConfigRedactor.redact(config) }
           )
         )
       end
diff --git a/spec/mongoid/errors/config_redactor_spec.rb b/spec/mongoid/errors/config_redactor_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b5152c698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/mongoid/errors/config_redactor_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Mongoid::Errors::ConfigRedactor do
+  describe '.redact' do
+    subject(:redacted) { described_class.redact(config) }
+
+    context 'when the config is not a hash' do
+      let(:config) { 'not a hash' }
+
+      it 'returns the value unchanged' do
+        expect(redacted).to eq('not a hash')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when the config has a :password key' do
+      let(:config) { { hosts: [ 'localhost:27017' ], password: 's3cr3t' } }
+
+      it 'replaces the password value' do
+        expect(redacted[:password]).to eq('[REDACTED]')
+      end
+
+      it 'leaves other values intact' do
+        expect(redacted[:hosts]).to eq([ 'localhost:27017' ])
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when the config has a string "password" key' do
+      let(:config) { { 'password' => 's3cr3t' } }
+
+      it 'replaces the password value' do
+        expect(redacted['password']).to eq('[REDACTED]')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when the config has a :uri with embedded credentials' do
+      let(:config) { { uri: 'mongodb://admin:s3cr3t@cluster.example.com/db' } }
+
+      it 'strips the userinfo from the URI' do
+        expect(redacted[:uri]).to eq('mongodb://[REDACTED]@cluster.example.com/db')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when the config has a mongodb+srv URI' do
+      let(:config) { { uri: 'mongodb+srv://admin:s3cr3t@cluster.example.com/db' } }
+
+      it 'strips the userinfo from the URI' do
+        expect(redacted[:uri]).to eq('mongodb+srv://[REDACTED]@cluster.example.com/db')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when the URI has no userinfo' do
+      let(:config) { { uri: 'mongodb://cluster.example.com/db' } }
+
+      it 'leaves the URI unchanged' do
+        expect(redacted[:uri]).to eq('mongodb://cluster.example.com/db')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when the URI value is not a string' do
+      let(:config) { { uri: nil } }
+
+      it 'leaves the value unchanged' do
+        expect(redacted[:uri]).to be_nil
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when the config has nested auto_encryption_options' do
+      let(:kms) do
+        {
+          aws: { access_key_id: 'AKIA...', secret_access_key: 'secret-value' },
+          local: { key: 'A' * 96 }
+        }
+      end
+      let(:config) do
+        {
+          database: 'mongoid_test',
+          options: {
+            auto_encryption_options: {
+              key_vault_namespace: 'admin.datakeys',
+              kms_providers: kms
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      end
+
+      it 'redacts the entire auto_encryption_options value' do
+        expect(redacted[:options][:auto_encryption_options]).to eq('[REDACTED]')
+      end
+
+      it 'preserves sibling values in the parent hash' do
+        expect(redacted[:database]).to eq('mongoid_test')
+      end
+
+      it 'does not contain any kms secret in its serialized form' do
+        expect(redacted.to_s).not_to include('secret-value')
+        expect(redacted.to_s).not_to include('AKIA')
+        expect(redacted.to_s).not_to include('A' * 96)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when redaction would mutate the input' do
+      let(:config) { { password: 's3cr3t', options: { foo: 'bar' } } }
+
+      it 'does not modify the original hash' do
+        described_class.redact(config)
+        expect(config[:password]).to eq('s3cr3t')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/mongoid/errors/mixed_client_configuration_spec.rb b/spec/mongoid/errors/mixed_client_configuration_spec.rb
index 5828f72666..2a357cf193 100644
--- a/spec/mongoid/errors/mixed_client_configuration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mongoid/errors/mixed_client_configuration_spec.rb
@@ -25,5 +25,36 @@
         'Provide either only a uri as configuration'
       )
     end
+
+    context 'when the config contains sensitive values' do
+      let(:error) do
+        described_class.new(
+          :testing,
+          {
+            uri: 'mongodb://admin:s3cr3t@cluster.example.com/db',
+            password: 'standalone-secret',
+            options: {
+              auto_encryption_options: {
+                kms_providers: { local: { key: 'A' * 96 } }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        )
+      end
+
+      it 'redacts the URI userinfo' do
+        expect(error.message).not_to include('admin:s3cr3t')
+        expect(error.message).to include('mongodb://[REDACTED]@cluster.example.com/db')
+      end
+
+      it 'redacts the standalone password value' do
+        expect(error.message).not_to include('standalone-secret')
+      end
+
+      it 'redacts auto_encryption_options entirely' do
+        expect(error.message).not_to include('kms_providers')
+        expect(error.message).not_to include('A' * 96)
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/mongoid/errors/no_client_database_spec.rb b/spec/mongoid/errors/no_client_database_spec.rb
index 285f0cfb0b..67ace2af45 100644
--- a/spec/mongoid/errors/no_client_database_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mongoid/errors/no_client_database_spec.rb
@@ -25,5 +25,34 @@
         'If configuring via a mongoid.yml, ensure that within your :analytics'
       )
     end
+
+    context 'when the config contains sensitive values' do
+      let(:error) do
+        described_class.new(
+          :analytics,
+          {
+            hosts: [ '127.0.0.1:27017' ],
+            password: 's3cr3t',
+            options: {
+              auto_encryption_options: {
+                kms_providers: {
+                  aws: { access_key_id: 'AKIAEXAMPLE', secret_access_key: 'aws-secret' }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        )
+      end
+
+      it 'redacts the password value' do
+        expect(error.message).not_to include('s3cr3t')
+      end
+
+      it 'redacts auto_encryption_options entirely' do
+        expect(error.message).not_to include('kms_providers')
+        expect(error.message).not_to include('aws-secret')
+        expect(error.message).not_to include('AKIAEXAMPLE')
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/mongoid/errors/no_client_hosts_spec.rb b/spec/mongoid/errors/no_client_hosts_spec.rb
index fb62f081e1..2e89b9739c 100644
--- a/spec/mongoid/errors/no_client_hosts_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mongoid/errors/no_client_hosts_spec.rb
@@ -25,5 +25,31 @@
         'If configuring via a mongoid.yml, ensure that within your :analytics'
       )
     end
+
+    context 'when the config contains sensitive values' do
+      let(:error) do
+        described_class.new(
+          :analytics,
+          {
+            database: 'mongoid_test',
+            password: 's3cr3t',
+            options: {
+              auto_encryption_options: {
+                kms_providers: { local: { key: 'A' * 96 } }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        )
+      end
+
+      it 'redacts the password value' do
+        expect(error.message).not_to include('s3cr3t')
+      end
+
+      it 'redacts auto_encryption_options entirely' do
+        expect(error.message).not_to include('kms_providers')
+        expect(error.message).not_to include('A' * 96)
+      end
+    end
   end
 end