diff --git a/src/oiiotool/oiiotool.cpp b/src/oiiotool/oiiotool.cpp
index bb571d4f92..91144671b7 100644
--- a/src/oiiotool/oiiotool.cpp
+++ b/src/oiiotool/oiiotool.cpp
@@ -7329,6 +7329,12 @@ handle_sequence(Oiiotool& ot, int argc, const char** argv)
         nfilenames = frame_numbers[0].size();
     }
 
+    if (!nfilenames) {
+        // No filenames matched the first wildcard pattern
+        ot.warning("", "No frame number or views matched the wildcards");
+        return false;
+    }
+
     // Make sure frame_numbers[0] has the canonical frame number list
     if (sequence_args.size() && frame_numbers[0].empty())
         frame_numbers[0] = frame_numbers[sequence_args[0]];
diff --git a/testsuite/oiiotool-control/ref/out.txt b/testsuite/oiiotool-control/ref/out.txt
index e3e0fecb21..b4514c0e28 100644
--- a/testsuite/oiiotool-control/ref/out.txt
+++ b/testsuite/oiiotool-control/ref/out.txt
@@ -281,7 +281,10 @@ Sequence -5--2:  -5
 Sequence -5--2:  -4
 Sequence -5--2:  -3
 Sequence -5--2:  -2
-oiiotool WARNING : oiiotool produced no output. Did you forget -o?
+oiiotool WARNING : No frame number or views matched the wildcards
+oiiotool ERROR: read : File does not exist: "notfound.#.jpg"
+Full command line was:
+> oiiotool notfound.#.jpg -o alsonotfound.#.jpg
 oiiotool ERROR : Not all sequence specifications matched: copyA.#.jpg (10 frames) vs. copyC.1-5#.jpg (5 frames)
 Full command line was:
 >