diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37995ba..482cb2f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ ArchiveInfo (extends ArchiveReader)
 Example class that provides a facade for all the readers in the library, and also
 allows recursive inspection of archives packed within archives.
 
+- 2.0 Improved error reporting for recursive extraction
 - 1.9 Added support for recursive extraction using external clients
 - 1.8 Restricted stored archives to supported types only
 - 1.7 Added ability to reset the readers list dynamically
diff --git a/archiveinfo.php b/archiveinfo.php
index 7210788..740fb3c 100644
--- a/archiveinfo.php
+++ b/archiveinfo.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
  * @author     Hecks
  * @copyright  (c) 2010-2013 Hecks
  * @license    Modified BSD
- * @version    1.9
+ * @version    2.0
  */
 class ArchiveInfo extends ArchiveReader
 {
@@ -183,9 +183,6 @@ public function getSummary($full=false)
 			'data_size' => $this->dataSize,
 			'use_range' => "{$this->start}-{$this->end}",
 		);
-		if ($this->error) {
-			$summary['error'] = $this->error;
-		}
 		if ($this->reader) {
 			$args = func_get_args();
 			$summary += $this->__call('getSummary', $args);
@@ -196,6 +193,9 @@ public function getSummary($full=false)
 		if ($this->tempFiles) {
 			$summary['temp_files'] = array_keys($this->tempFiles);
 		}
+		if ($this->error) {
+			$summary['error'] = $this->error;
+		}
 		return $summary;
 	}
 
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ public function containsArchive()
 	 */
 	public function canExtract()
 	{
-		return $this->reader && !empty($this->externalClients[$this->type]);
+		return $this->reader && (!empty($this->externalClients[$this->type])
+		    || !empty($this->reader->externalClient));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -355,9 +356,13 @@ public function getArchive($filename)
 						@chmod($temp, 0777);
 						$this->tempFiles[$hash] = $temp;
 					}
-					$archive->open($temp, $this->isFragment);
-					$archive->isTemporary = true;
-
+					if ($this->reader->error) {
+						$archive->error = $this->reader->error;
+						$archive->readers = array();
+					} else {
+						$archive->open($temp, $this->isFragment);
+						$archive->isTemporary = true;
+					}
 					return $archive;
 				}
 
@@ -537,7 +542,7 @@ public function extractFile($filename, $destination=null, $password=null, $sourc
 	{
 		// Check that a valid reader is available
 		if (!($archive = $this->getArchiveFromSource($source)) || !($reader = $archive->reader)) {
-			$this->error = "Archive source does exist: {$source}";
+			$this->error = "Not a valid archive source: {$source}";
 			return false;
 		}
 		if (!method_exists($reader, 'extractFile')) {
diff --git a/tests/ArchiveInfoTest.php b/tests/ArchiveInfoTest.php
index cce3008..3dbfa36 100644
--- a/tests/ArchiveInfoTest.php
+++ b/tests/ArchiveInfoTest.php
@@ -845,4 +845,44 @@ public function testExtractsEmbeddedFilesWithMultipleExternalClients()
 		$this->assertSame('entry #1', $text);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Some recursion errors using external clients can be difficult to debug, so
+	 * we should be able to report any error messages in the archive listings.
+	 *
+	 * @depends testExtractsEmbeddedFilesWithMultipleExternalClients
+	 * @group   external
+	 */
+	public function testReportsErrorsWithRecursiveExtraction()
+	{
+		if (!($unzip = $this->get7zPath())) {
+			$this->markTestSkipped();
+		}
+		$archive = new ArchiveInfo;
+
+		$archive->setReaders(array(
+			ArchiveInfo::TYPE_RAR => 'TestRarInfo',
+			ArchiveInfo::TYPE_ZIP => 'ZipInfo',
+		), true);
+
+		$archive->setExternalClients(array(
+			ArchiveInfo::TYPE_ZIP => $unzip,
+		));
+
+		$archive->open($this->fixturesDir.'/misc/misc_comp_in_rar.rar');
+		$this->assertEmpty($archive->error);
+		$files = $archive->getArchiveFileList(true);
+		$this->assertCount(6, $files);
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey('error', $files[5]);
+		$this->assertSame('main > zip_comp_in_rar.rar > pecl_test.zip', $files[5]['source']);
+		$summary = $archive->getSummary(true);
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey('error', $summary['archives']['zip_comp_in_rar.rar']);
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey('error', $summary['archives']['zip_comp_in_rar.rar']['archives']['pecl_test.zip']);
+	}
+
 } // End ArchiveInfoTest
+
+class TestRarInfo extends RarInfo
+{
+	// Made public for test convenience
+	public $externalClient = 'does_not_exist.exe';
+}