diff --git a/scene/main/node.cpp b/scene/main/node.cpp
index b0efe893b98..9ff6c45aeff 100644
--- a/scene/main/node.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/node.cpp
@@ -1378,7 +1378,14 @@ Node *Node::get_node_or_null(const NodePath &p_path) const {
 Node *Node::get_node(const NodePath &p_path) const {
 
 	Node *node = get_node_or_null(p_path);
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(!node, NULL, "Node not found: " + p_path + ".");
+	if (p_path.is_absolute()) {
+		ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(!node, NULL,
+				vformat("(Node not found: \"%s\" (absolute path attempted from \"%s\").)", p_path, get_path()));
+	} else {
+		ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(!node, NULL,
+				vformat("(Node not found: \"%s\" (relative to \"%s\").)", p_path, get_path()));
+	}
+
 	return node;
 }