diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/font_cache.rs b/crates/gpui/src/font_cache.rs
index 4f0d4fd461..b2dc79c87b 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/font_cache.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/font_cache.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,12 @@ impl FontCache {
         }
 
         Err(anyhow!(
-            "could not find a non-empty font family matching one of the given names"
+            "could not find a non-empty font family matching one of the given names: {}",
+            names
+                .iter()
+                .map(|name| format!("`{name}`"))
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                .join(", ")
         ))
     }