diff --git a/src/tiledapp/main.cpp b/src/tiledapp/main.cpp
index 14113b91e9..1dfb1e308a 100644
--- a/src/tiledapp/main.cpp
+++ b/src/tiledapp/main.cpp
@@ -518,6 +518,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
         if (!success) {
             qWarning().noquote() << QCoreApplication::translate("Command line", "Failed to export map to target file.");
+            errorMsg = outputFormat->errorString();
+            if (!errorMsg.isEmpty())
+                qWarning().noquote() << errorMsg;
             return 1;
         }
         return 0;