diff --git a/InvenTree/label/api.py b/InvenTree/label/api.py
index 1a679d5ac5..5103d99676 100644
--- a/InvenTree/label/api.py
+++ b/InvenTree/label/api.py
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ class LabelPrintMixin:
 
             """
 
+            # Label instance
+            label_instance = self.get_object()
+
             for output in outputs:
                 """
                 For each output, we generate a temporary image file,
@@ -156,7 +159,9 @@ class LabelPrintMixin:
                 offload_task(
                     'plugin.events.print_label',
                     plugin.plugin_slug(),
-                    image
+                    image,
+                    label_instance=label_instance,
+                    user=request.user,
                 )
 
             return JsonResponse({
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/tasks.py b/InvenTree/part/tasks.py
index 9bc34f83df..b5e02e1128 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/tasks.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/tasks.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import logging
 
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
-
 import InvenTree.helpers
 import InvenTree.tasks
 import common.notifications
diff --git a/InvenTree/plugin/events.py b/InvenTree/plugin/events.py
index 829aeaa935..7a2e0d2da3 100644
--- a/InvenTree/plugin/events.py
+++ b/InvenTree/plugin/events.py
@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import logging
 
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import transaction
 from django.db.models.signals import post_save, post_delete
 from django.dispatch.dispatcher import receiver
 
 from common.models import InvenTreeSetting
+import common.notifications
 
 from InvenTree.ready import canAppAccessDatabase
 from InvenTree.tasks import offload_task
@@ -192,12 +195,14 @@ def after_delete(sender, instance, **kwargs):
     )
 
 
-def print_label(plugin_slug, label_image, **kwargs):
+def print_label(plugin_slug, label_image, label_instance=None, user=None):
     """
     Print label with the provided plugin.
 
     This task is nominally handled by the background worker.
 
+    If the printing fails (throws an exception) then the user is notified.
+
     Arguments:
         plugin_slug: The unique slug (key) of the plugin
         label_image: A PIL.Image image object to be printed
@@ -211,4 +216,21 @@ def print_label(plugin_slug, label_image, **kwargs):
         logger.error(f"Could not find matching plugin for '{plugin_slug}'")
         return
 
-    plugin.print_label(label_image)
+    try:
+        plugin.print_label(label_image)
+    except Exception as e:
+        # Plugin threw an error - notify the user who attempted to print
+
+        ctx = {
+            'name': _('Label printing failed'),
+            'message': str(e),
+        }
+
+        logger.error(f"Label printing failed: Sending notification to user '{user}'")
+
+        common.notifications.trigger_notifaction(
+            label_instance,
+            'label.printing_failed',
+            targets=[user],
+            context=ctx,
+        )