diff --git a/scene/2d/animated_sprite.cpp b/scene/2d/animated_sprite.cpp
index b11c2c28868..f6eb4946410 100644
--- a/scene/2d/animated_sprite.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/animated_sprite.cpp
@@ -632,6 +632,9 @@ void AnimatedSprite::_reset_timeout() {
 
 void AnimatedSprite::set_animation(const StringName &p_animation) {
 
+	ERR_EXPLAIN(vformat("There is no animation with name '%s'.", p_animation));
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(frames->get_animation_names().find(p_animation) == -1);
+
 	if (animation == p_animation)
 		return;