diff --git a/builtin/fsck.c b/builtin/fsck.c
index 75e836e2fd..bacc899a32 100644
--- a/builtin/fsck.c
+++ b/builtin/fsck.c
@@ -755,9 +755,11 @@ int cmd_fsck(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		if (!get_sha1(arg, sha1)) {
 			struct object *obj = lookup_object(sha1);
 
-			/* Error is printed by lookup_object(). */
-			if (!obj)
+			if (!obj) {
+				error("%s: object missing", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+				errors_found |= ERROR_OBJECT;
 				continue;
+			}
 
 			obj->used = 1;
 			if (name_objects)
@@ -768,6 +770,7 @@ int cmd_fsck(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			continue;
 		}
 		error("invalid parameter: expected sha1, got '%s'", arg);
+		errors_found |= ERROR_OBJECT;
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/t/t1450-fsck.sh b/t/t1450-fsck.sh
index 4d1c3ba664..6b6db62c4e 100755
--- a/t/t1450-fsck.sh
+++ b/t/t1450-fsck.sh
@@ -611,4 +611,9 @@ test_expect_success 'fsck notices dangling objects' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'fsck $name notices bogus $name' '
+	test_must_fail git fsck bogus &&
+	test_must_fail git fsck $_z40
+'
+
 test_done