diff --git a/src/apps/qcam/main_window.cpp b/src/apps/qcam/main_window.cpp
index 96a2d5090..5a88c5aa8 100644
--- a/src/apps/qcam/main_window.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/qcam/main_window.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <QFileDialog>
 #include <QImage>
 #include <QImageWriter>
+#include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QMutexLocker>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QStringList>
@@ -637,7 +638,8 @@ void MainWindow::saveImageAs()
 
 	QImageWriter writer(filename);
 	writer.setQuality(95);
-	writer.write(image);
+	if (!writer.write(image))
+		QMessageBox::warning(this, "Failed to save image", writer.errorString());
 }
 
 void MainWindow::captureRaw()