diff --git a/js/gdm/batch.js b/js/gdm/batch.js
index bd84c9230..3671210e0 100644
--- a/js/gdm/batch.js
+++ b/js/gdm/batch.js
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ var Batch = class extends Task {
     }
 
     process() {
-        throw new Error('Not implemented');
+        throw new GObject.NotImplementedError(`process in ${this.constructor.name}`);
     }
 
     runTask() {
diff --git a/js/ui/iconGrid.js b/js/ui/iconGrid.js
index 77e871028..4d32e8bcf 100644
--- a/js/ui/iconGrid.js
+++ b/js/ui/iconGrid.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class BaseIcon extends St.Bin {
     // This can be overridden by a subclass, or by the createIcon
     // parameter to _init()
     createIcon(size) {
-        throw new Error('no implementation of createIcon in ' + this);
+        throw new GObject.NotImplementedError(`createIcon in ${this.constructor.name}`);
     }
 
     setIconSize(size) {
@@ -416,7 +416,8 @@ var IconGrid = GObject.registerClass({
 
     animatePulse(animationDirection) {
         if (animationDirection != AnimationDirection.IN)
-            throw new Error("Pulse animation only implements 'in' animation direction");
+            throw new GObject.NotImplementedError("Pulse animation only implements " +
+                                                  "'in' animation direction");
 
         this._cancelAnimation();
 
diff --git a/js/ui/overviewControls.js b/js/ui/overviewControls.js
index 930bbb220..f10ba7306 100644
--- a/js/ui/overviewControls.js
+++ b/js/ui/overviewControls.js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ var SlidingControl = class {
     }
 
     _getSlide() {
-        throw new Error('getSlide() must be overridden');
+        throw new GObject.NotImplementedError(`_getSlide in ${this.constructor.name}`);
     }
 
     _updateSlide() {
diff --git a/js/ui/switcherPopup.js b/js/ui/switcherPopup.js
index d324a90f4..50a926e29 100644
--- a/js/ui/switcherPopup.js
+++ b/js/ui/switcherPopup.js
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ var SwitcherPopup = GObject.registerClass({
     }
 
     _keyPressHandler(keysym, action) {
-        throw new Error('Not implemented');
+        throw new GObject.NotImplementedError(`_keyPressHandler in ${this.constructor.name}`);
     }
 
     _keyPressEvent(actor, event) {
diff --git a/js/ui/workspace.js b/js/ui/workspace.js
index 175fedce9..50ac141d9 100644
--- a/js/ui/workspace.js
+++ b/js/ui/workspace.js
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ var LayoutStrategy = class {
     // (optionally) for each row in @layout.rows. This method is
     // intended to be called by subclasses.
     _computeRowSizes(layout) {
-        throw new Error('_computeRowSizes not implemented');
+        throw new GObject.NotImplementedError(`_computeRowSizes in ${this.constructor.name}`);
     }
 
     // Compute strategy-specific window slots for each window in
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ var LayoutStrategy = class {
     //  * gridHeight - The totial height used by the grid, unscaled, unspaced.
     //  * rows - A list of rows, which should be instantiated by _newRow.
     computeLayout(windows, layout) {
-        throw new Error('computeLayout not implemented');
+        throw new GObject.NotImplementedError(`computeLayout in ${this.constructor.name}`);
     }
 
     // Given @layout, compute the overall scale and space of the layout.