diff --git a/source/blender/io/collada/DocumentExporter.cpp b/source/blender/io/collada/DocumentExporter.cpp
index f2039a3d7aa..68f05180da3 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/collada/DocumentExporter.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/io/collada/DocumentExporter.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "COLLADASWColorOrTexture.h"
 #include "COLLADASWConstants.h"
 #include "COLLADASWEffectProfile.h"
+#include "COLLADASWException.h"
 #include "COLLADASWImage.h"
 #include "COLLADASWInputList.h"
 #include "COLLADASWInstanceCamera.h"
@@ -171,7 +172,15 @@ int DocumentExporter::exportCurrentScene()
   clear_global_id_map();
 
   COLLADABU::NativeString native_filename = make_temp_filepath(nullptr, ".dae");
-  COLLADASW::StreamWriter *writer = new COLLADASW::StreamWriter(native_filename);
+  COLLADASW::StreamWriter *writer;
+  try {
+    writer = new COLLADASW::StreamWriter(native_filename);
+  }
+  catch (COLLADASW::StreamWriterException &e) {
+    e.printMessage();
+    fprintf(stderr, "Collada: No Objects will be exported.\n");
+    return 1;
+  }
 
   /* open <collada> */
   writer->startDocument();