diff --git a/drivers/gles3/storage/texture_storage.cpp b/drivers/gles3/storage/texture_storage.cpp
index 14bbe635a4f..bdcd9fe4849 100644
--- a/drivers/gles3/storage/texture_storage.cpp
+++ b/drivers/gles3/storage/texture_storage.cpp
@@ -1099,7 +1099,11 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::texture_2d_get(RID p_texture) const {
 
 		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(data.is_empty(), Ref<Image>());
 		image = Image::create_from_data(texture->alloc_width, texture->alloc_height, texture->mipmaps > 1, texture->real_format, data);
-		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(image->is_empty(), Ref<Image>());
+		if (image->is_empty()) {
+			const String &path_str = texture->path.is_empty() ? "with no path" : vformat("with path '%s'", texture->path);
+			ERR_FAIL_V_MSG(Ref<Image>(), vformat("Texture %s has no data.", path_str));
+		}
+
 		if (texture->format != texture->real_format) {
 			image->convert(texture->format);
 		}
@@ -1155,7 +1159,10 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::texture_2d_get(RID p_texture) const {
 
 		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(data.is_empty(), Ref<Image>());
 		image = Image::create_from_data(texture->alloc_width, texture->alloc_height, false, Image::FORMAT_RGBA8, data);
-		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(image->is_empty(), Ref<Image>());
+		if (image->is_empty()) {
+			const String &path_str = texture->path.is_empty() ? "with no path" : vformat("with path '%s'", texture->path);
+			ERR_FAIL_V_MSG(Ref<Image>(), vformat("Texture %s has no data.", path_str));
+		}
 
 		if (texture->format != Image::FORMAT_RGBA8) {
 			image->convert(texture->format);
@@ -1227,7 +1234,10 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::texture_2d_layer_get(RID p_texture, int p_layer) cons
 
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(data.is_empty(), Ref<Image>());
 	Ref<Image> image = Image::create_from_data(texture->width, texture->height, false, Image::FORMAT_RGBA8, data);
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(image->is_empty(), Ref<Image>());
+	if (image->is_empty()) {
+		const String &path_str = texture->path.is_empty() ? "with no path" : vformat("with path '%s'", texture->path);
+		ERR_FAIL_V_MSG(Ref<Image>(), vformat("Texture %s has no data.", path_str));
+	}
 
 	if (texture->format != Image::FORMAT_RGBA8) {
 		image->convert(texture->format);
diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/texture_storage.cpp b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/texture_storage.cpp
index 697d9490158..d664f26d340 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/texture_storage.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/texture_storage.cpp
@@ -1446,7 +1446,11 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::texture_2d_get(RID p_texture) const {
 		image = Image::create_from_data(tex->width, tex->height, tex->mipmaps > 1, tex->validated_format, data);
 	}
 
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(image->is_empty(), Ref<Image>());
+	if (image->is_empty()) {
+		const String &path_str = tex->path.is_empty() ? "with no path" : vformat("with path '%s'", tex->path);
+		ERR_FAIL_V_MSG(Ref<Image>(), vformat("Texture %s has no data.", path_str));
+	}
+
 	if (tex->format != tex->validated_format) {
 		image->convert(tex->format);
 	}
@@ -1467,7 +1471,10 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::texture_2d_layer_get(RID p_texture, int p_layer) cons
 	Vector<uint8_t> data = RD::get_singleton()->texture_get_data(tex->rd_texture, p_layer);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(data.is_empty(), Ref<Image>());
 	Ref<Image> image = Image::create_from_data(tex->width, tex->height, tex->mipmaps > 1, tex->validated_format, data);
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(image->is_empty(), Ref<Image>());
+	if (image->is_empty()) {
+		const String &path_str = tex->path.is_empty() ? "with no path" : vformat("with path '%s'", tex->path);
+		ERR_FAIL_V_MSG(Ref<Image>(), vformat("Texture %s has no data.", path_str));
+	}
 	if (tex->format != tex->validated_format) {
 		image->convert(tex->format);
 	}
@@ -1494,6 +1501,10 @@ Vector<Ref<Image>> TextureStorage::texture_3d_get(RID p_texture) const {
 
 		Ref<Image> img = Image::create_from_data(bs.size.width, bs.size.height, false, tex->validated_format, sub_region);
 		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(img->is_empty(), Vector<Ref<Image>>());
+		if (img->is_empty()) {
+			const String &path_str = tex->path.is_empty() ? "with no path" : vformat("with path '%s'", tex->path);
+			ERR_FAIL_V_MSG(Vector<Ref<Image>>(), vformat("Texture %s has no data.", path_str));
+		}
 		if (tex->format != tex->validated_format) {
 			img->convert(tex->format);
 		}