diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginManager.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginManager.java
index 87560b141a..fb427cbe1a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginManager.java
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FilenameFilter;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -32,6 +34,8 @@ public final class PluginManager {
      */
     private final List<PluginWrapper> activePlugins = new ArrayList<PluginWrapper>();
 
+    private final List<FailedPlugin> failedPlugins = new ArrayList<FailedPlugin>();
+
     /**
      * Plug-in root directory.
      */
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ public final class PluginManager {
                 if(p.isActive())
                     activePlugins.add(p);
             } catch (IOException e) {
+                failedPlugins.add(new FailedPlugin(arc.getName(),e));
                 LOGGER.log(Level.SEVERE, "Failed to load a plug-in " + arc, e);
             }
         }
@@ -81,6 +86,10 @@ public final class PluginManager {
         return plugins;
     }
 
+    public List<FailedPlugin> getFailedPlugins() {
+        return failedPlugins;
+    }
+
     public PluginWrapper getPlugin(String shortName) {
         for (PluginWrapper p : plugins) {
             if(p.getShortName().equals(shortName))
@@ -153,4 +162,22 @@ public final class PluginManager {
 
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(PluginManager.class.getName());
 
+    /**
+     * Remembers why a plugin failed to deploy.
+     */
+    public static final class FailedPlugin {
+        public final String name;
+        public final IOException cause;
+
+        public FailedPlugin(String name, IOException cause) {
+            this.name = name;
+            this.cause = cause;
+        }
+
+        public String getExceptionString() {
+            StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
+            cause.printStackTrace(new PrintWriter(sw));
+            return sw.toString();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/Hudson/managePlugins.jelly b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/Hudson/managePlugins.jelly
index e46f8615b2..86ab1eb6f6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/Hudson/managePlugins.jelly
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/Hudson/managePlugins.jelly
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
           </div>
         </div>
         <j:choose>
-          <j:when test="${empty(it.pluginManager.plugins)}">
+          <j:when test="${empty(it.pluginManager.plugins) &amp;&amp; empty(it.pluginManager.failedPlugins)}">
             No plugins installed.
           </j:when>
           <j:otherwise>
@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@
                   </td>
                 </tr>
               </j:forEach>
+              <!-- failed ones -->
+              <j:forEach var="p" items="${it.pluginManager.failedPlugins}">
+                <tr class="hoverback">
+                  <td class="plugin-description">
+                    <h4 class="error">Failed : ${p.name}</h4>
+                    <div stlyle="padding-left: 1em">
+                      <pre>${p.exceptionString}</pre>
+                    </div>
+                  </td>
+                </tr>
+              </j:forEach>
             </table>
           </j:otherwise>
         </j:choose>