diff --git a/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/CuraEngineBackend.py b/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/CuraEngineBackend.py
index 1aa6c86dcb..4c0ed55bfe 100755
--- a/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/CuraEngineBackend.py
+++ b/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/CuraEngineBackend.py
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 import argparse #To run the engine in debug mode if the front-end is in debug mode.
 from collections import defaultdict
 import os
-from PyQt5.QtCore import QObject, QTimer, pyqtSlot
+from PyQt5.QtCore import QObject, QTimer, QUrl, pyqtSlot
 import sys
 from time import time
 from typing import Any, cast, Dict, List, Optional, Set, TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from PyQt5.QtGui import QImage
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QDesktopServices, QImage
 
 from UM.Backend.Backend import Backend, BackendState
 from UM.Scene.SceneNode import SceneNode
@@ -922,9 +922,31 @@ class CuraEngineBackend(QObject, Backend):
 
         if not self._restart:
             if self._process: # type: ignore
-                Logger.log("d", "Backend quit with return code %s. Resetting process and socket.", self._process.wait()) # type: ignore
+                return_code = self._process.wait()
+                if return_code != 0:
+                    Logger.log("e", f"Backend exited abnormally with return code {return_code}!")
+                    message = Message(
+                        text = catalog.i18nc("@message", "Slicing failed with an unexpected error. Please consider reporting a bug on our issue tracker."),
+                        title = catalog.i18nc("@message:title", "Slicing failed")
+                    )
+                    message.addAction(
+                        action_id = "report_bug",
+                        name = catalog.i18nc("@message:button", "Report a bug"),
+                        description = catalog.i18nc("@message:description", "Report a bug on Ultimaker Cura's issue tracker."),
+                        icon = "[no_icon]"
+                    )
+                    message.actionTriggered.connect(self._reportBackendError)
+                    message.show()
+                else:
+                    Logger.log("d", "Backend finished slicing. Resetting process and socket.")
                 self._process = None # type: ignore
 
+    def _reportBackendError(self, _message_id: str, _action_id: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Triggered when the user wants to report an error in the back-end.
+        """
+        QDesktopServices.openUrl(QUrl("https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/issues/new/choose"))
+
     def _onGlobalStackChanged(self) -> None:
         """Called when the global container stack changes"""