diff --git a/src/dawn_native/metal/SamplerMTL.mm b/src/dawn_native/metal/SamplerMTL.mm
index dae8d75bc1..608c6bbebe 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/metal/SamplerMTL.mm
+++ b/src/dawn_native/metal/SamplerMTL.mm
@@ -53,10 +53,12 @@ namespace dawn_native { namespace metal {
     // static
     ResultOrError<Ref<Sampler>> Sampler::Create(Device* device,
                                                 const SamplerDescriptor* descriptor) {
-        if (descriptor->compare != wgpu::CompareFunction::Undefined &&
-            device->IsToggleEnabled(Toggle::MetalDisableSamplerCompare)) {
-            return DAWN_VALIDATION_ERROR("Sampler compare function not supported.");
-        }
+        DAWN_INVALID_IF(
+            descriptor->compare != wgpu::CompareFunction::Undefined &&
+                device->IsToggleEnabled(Toggle::MetalDisableSamplerCompare),
+            "Sampler compare function (%s) not supported. Compare functions are disabled with the "
+            "Metal backend.",
+            descriptor->compare);
 
         Ref<Sampler> sampler = AcquireRef(new Sampler(device, descriptor));
         DAWN_TRY(sampler->Initialize(descriptor));
diff --git a/src/dawn_native/metal/ShaderModuleMTL.mm b/src/dawn_native/metal/ShaderModuleMTL.mm
index c994ceef90..4c0aaba951 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/metal/ShaderModuleMTL.mm
+++ b/src/dawn_native/metal/ShaderModuleMTL.mm
@@ -143,14 +143,13 @@ namespace dawn_native { namespace metal {
             if (it != data->remappings.end()) {
                 *remappedEntryPointName = it->second;
             } else {
-                if (GetDevice()->IsToggleEnabled(Toggle::DisableSymbolRenaming)) {
-                    *remappedEntryPointName = entryPointName;
-                } else {
-                    return DAWN_VALIDATION_ERROR("Could not find remapped name for entry point.");
-                }
+                DAWN_INVALID_IF(!GetDevice()->IsToggleEnabled(Toggle::DisableSymbolRenaming),
+                                "Could not find remapped name for entry point.");
+
+                *remappedEntryPointName = entryPointName;
             }
         } else {
-            return DAWN_VALIDATION_ERROR("Transform output missing renamer data.");
+            return DAWN_FORMAT_VALIDATION_ERROR("Transform output missing renamer data.");
         }
 
         tint::writer::msl::Options options;
@@ -161,10 +160,8 @@ namespace dawn_native { namespace metal {
             stage == SingleShaderStage::Vertex &&
             renderPipeline->GetPrimitiveTopology() == wgpu::PrimitiveTopology::PointList;
         auto result = tint::writer::msl::Generate(&program, options);
-        if (!result.success) {
-            errorStream << "Generator: " << result.error << std::endl;
-            return DAWN_VALIDATION_ERROR(errorStream.str().c_str());
-        }
+        DAWN_INVALID_IF(!result.success, "An error occured while generating MSL: %s.",
+                        result.error);
 
         *needsStorageBufferLength = result.needs_storage_buffer_sizes;
         *hasInvariantAttribute = result.has_invariant_attribute;
@@ -226,10 +223,9 @@ namespace dawn_native { namespace metal {
                                                   options:compileOptions.Get()
                                                     error:&error]);
         if (error != nullptr) {
-            if (error.code != MTLLibraryErrorCompileWarning) {
-                return DAWN_VALIDATION_ERROR(std::string("Unable to create library object: ") +
-                                             [error.localizedDescription UTF8String]);
-            }
+            DAWN_INVALID_IF(error.code != MTLLibraryErrorCompileWarning,
+                            "Unable to create library object: %s.",
+                            [error.localizedDescription UTF8String]);
         }
         ASSERT(library != nil);
 
diff --git a/src/dawn_native/metal/SwapChainMTL.mm b/src/dawn_native/metal/SwapChainMTL.mm
index 84eb649bb0..17851abf33 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/metal/SwapChainMTL.mm
+++ b/src/dawn_native/metal/SwapChainMTL.mm
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ namespace dawn_native { namespace metal {
             // TODO(crbug.com/dawn/269): figure out what should happen when surfaces are used by
             // multiple backends one after the other. It probably needs to block until the backend
             // and GPU are completely finished with the previous swapchain.
-            if (previousSwapChain->GetBackendType() != wgpu::BackendType::Metal) {
-                return DAWN_VALIDATION_ERROR("metal::SwapChain cannot switch between APIs");
-            }
+            DAWN_INVALID_IF(previousSwapChain->GetBackendType() != wgpu::BackendType::Metal,
+                            "Metal SwapChain cannot switch backend types from %s to %s.",
+                            previousSwapChain->GetBackendType(), wgpu::BackendType::Metal);
 
             previousSwapChain->DetachFromSurface();
         }
diff --git a/src/dawn_native/metal/TextureMTL.mm b/src/dawn_native/metal/TextureMTL.mm
index 0a8a607cfe..68fca2108c 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/metal/TextureMTL.mm
+++ b/src/dawn_native/metal/TextureMTL.mm
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ namespace dawn_native { namespace metal {
                 case kCVPixelFormatType_OneComponent8:
                     return wgpu::TextureFormat::R8Unorm;
                 default:
-                    return DAWN_VALIDATION_ERROR("Unsupported IOSurface format");
+                    return DAWN_FORMAT_VALIDATION_ERROR("Unsupported IOSurface format (%x).",
+                                                        format);
             }
         }
 
@@ -327,38 +328,38 @@ namespace dawn_native { namespace metal {
         // IOSurfaceGetPlaneCount can return 0 for non-planar IOSurfaces but we will treat
         // non-planar like it is a single plane.
         size_t surfacePlaneCount = std::max(size_t(1), IOSurfaceGetPlaneCount(ioSurface));
-        if (plane >= surfacePlaneCount) {
-            return DAWN_VALIDATION_ERROR("IOSurface plane doesn't exist");
-        }
+        DAWN_INVALID_IF(plane >= surfacePlaneCount,
+                        "IOSurface plane (%u) exceeds the surface's plane count (%u).", plane,
+                        surfacePlaneCount);
 
-        if (descriptor->dimension != wgpu::TextureDimension::e2D) {
-            return DAWN_VALIDATION_ERROR("IOSurface texture must be 2D");
-        }
+        DAWN_INVALID_IF(descriptor->dimension != wgpu::TextureDimension::e2D,
+                        "Texture dimension (%s) is not %s.", descriptor->dimension,
+                        wgpu::TextureDimension::e2D);
 
-        if (descriptor->mipLevelCount != 1) {
-            return DAWN_VALIDATION_ERROR("IOSurface mip level count must be 1");
-        }
+        DAWN_INVALID_IF(descriptor->mipLevelCount != 1, "Mip level count (%u) is not 1.",
+                        descriptor->mipLevelCount);
 
-        if (descriptor->size.depthOrArrayLayers != 1) {
-            return DAWN_VALIDATION_ERROR("IOSurface array layer count must be 1");
-        }
+        DAWN_INVALID_IF(descriptor->size.depthOrArrayLayers != 1,
+                        "Array layer count (%u) is not 1.", descriptor->size.depthOrArrayLayers);
 
-        if (descriptor->sampleCount != 1) {
-            return DAWN_VALIDATION_ERROR("IOSurface sample count must be 1");
-        }
+        DAWN_INVALID_IF(descriptor->sampleCount != 1, "Sample count (%u) is not 1.",
+                        descriptor->sampleCount);
 
-        if (descriptor->size.width != IOSurfaceGetWidthOfPlane(ioSurface, plane) ||
-            descriptor->size.height != IOSurfaceGetHeightOfPlane(ioSurface, plane) ||
-            descriptor->size.depthOrArrayLayers != 1) {
-            return DAWN_VALIDATION_ERROR("IOSurface size doesn't match descriptor");
-        }
+        uint32_t surfaceWidth = IOSurfaceGetWidthOfPlane(ioSurface, plane);
+        uint32_t surfaceHeight = IOSurfaceGetHeightOfPlane(ioSurface, plane);
+
+        DAWN_INVALID_IF(
+            descriptor->size.width != surfaceWidth || descriptor->size.height != surfaceHeight ||
+                descriptor->size.depthOrArrayLayers != 1,
+            "IOSurface size (width: %u, height %u, depth: 1) doesn't match descriptor size %s.",
+            surfaceWidth, surfaceHeight, &descriptor->size);
 
         wgpu::TextureFormat ioSurfaceFormat;
         DAWN_TRY_ASSIGN(ioSurfaceFormat,
                         GetFormatEquivalentToIOSurfaceFormat(IOSurfaceGetPixelFormat(ioSurface)));
-        if (descriptor->format != ioSurfaceFormat) {
-            return DAWN_VALIDATION_ERROR("IOSurface format doesn't match descriptor");
-        }
+        DAWN_INVALID_IF(descriptor->format != ioSurfaceFormat,
+                        "IOSurface format (%s) doesn't match the descriptor format (%s).",
+                        ioSurfaceFormat, descriptor->format);
 
         return {};
     }