diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.cpp b/src/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.cpp
index 8c188cedc..82e6c58c2 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.cpp
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.cpp
@@ -369,6 +369,8 @@ QSGNode *FrameSvgItem::updatePaintNode(QSGNode *oldNode, QQuickItem::UpdatePaint
         }
 
         m_sizeChanged = false;
+    } else if(!frame) {
+        qWarning() << "no frame for" << imagePath() << prefix();
     }
 
     return oldNode;