diff --git a/plugins/3MFWriter/ThreeMFWorkspaceWriter.py b/plugins/3MFWriter/ThreeMFWorkspaceWriter.py
index 69b1e51247..9f4ab8e5fa 100644
--- a/plugins/3MFWriter/ThreeMFWorkspaceWriter.py
+++ b/plugins/3MFWriter/ThreeMFWorkspaceWriter.py
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ class ThreeMFWorkspaceWriter(WorkspaceWriter):
             self.setInformation(catalog.i18nc("@error:zip", "No permission to write the workspace here."))
             Logger.error("No permission to write workspace to this stream.")
             return False
+        except EnvironmentError as e:
+            self.setInformation(catalog.i18nc("@error:zip", "The operating system does not allow saving a project file to this location or with this file name."))
+            Logger.error("EnvironmentError when writing workspace to this stream: {err}".format(err = str(e)))
+            return False
         mesh_writer.setStoreArchive(False)
         return True