diff --git a/pkg/plugins/plugins.go b/pkg/plugins/plugins.go
index 2371e92101014..86023046faa04 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/plugins.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ package plugins // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/plugins"
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ func Get(name, imp string) (*Plugin, error) {
 		logrus.Debugf("%s implements: %s", name, imp)
 		return pl, nil
 	}
-	return nil, ErrNotImplements
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: plugin=%q, requested implementation=%q", ErrNotImplements, name, imp)
 }
 
 // Handle adds the specified function to the extpointHandlers.