diff --git a/src/macro/eval/evalStdLib.ml b/src/macro/eval/evalStdLib.ml
index 70c56b5597a..1191c9976cd 100644
--- a/src/macro/eval/evalStdLib.ml
+++ b/src/macro/eval/evalStdLib.ml
@@ -613,9 +613,12 @@ module StdContext = struct
 		else raise (EvalDebugMisc.BreakHere)
 	)
 
-	let callMacroApi = vfun1 (fun f ->
+	let callMacroApi = vfun1 (fun f  ->
 		let f = decode_string f in
-		Hashtbl.find GlobalState.macro_lib f
+		try
+			Hashtbl.find GlobalState.macro_lib f
+		with Not_found ->
+			exc_string ("Could not find macro function \"" ^ f ^ "\"")
 	)
 
 	let plugins = ref PMap.empty
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue11776/Main.hx b/tests/misc/projects/Issue11776/Main.hx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ce8957136a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue11776/Main.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class Main {
+	static function main() {
+		breakEverything();
+	}
+
+	static macro function breakEverything() {
+		eval.vm.Context.callMacroApi("oh no");
+		return macro null;
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue11776/compile-fail.hxml b/tests/misc/projects/Issue11776/compile-fail.hxml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b30a755894b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue11776/compile-fail.hxml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+--main Main
+--interp
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diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue11776/compile-fail.hxml.stderr b/tests/misc/projects/Issue11776/compile-fail.hxml.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c9d6764cd7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue11776/compile-fail.hxml.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Main.hx:3: characters 3-20 : Uncaught exception Could not find macro function "oh no"
+Main.hx:7: characters 3-40 : Called from here
+Main.hx:3: characters 3-20 : Called from here
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