diff --git a/src/events/SDL_mouse.c b/src/events/SDL_mouse.c
index 429cc4e97b..5e72a1cc0d 100644
--- a/src/events/SDL_mouse.c
+++ b/src/events/SDL_mouse.c
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ const char *SDL_GetMouseNameForID(SDL_MouseID instance_id)
 {
     int mouse_index = SDL_GetMouseIndex(instance_id);
     if (mouse_index < 0) {
+        SDL_SetError("Mouse %" SDL_PRIu32 " not found", instance_id);
         return NULL;
     }
     return SDL_GetPersistentString(SDL_mice[mouse_index].name);