diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c8157e3..65ae5e4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. This projec
 ### Fixed
 - WebDAV import materialised the account root collection as a directory named after the account displayname (#18).
 - Report user friendly error message when `urn:ietf:params:jmap:principals` is not supported and no accountId is provided (#21).
+- Report which email failed to import when the blob is too large (#22).
 
 ## [1.0.6] - 2026-07-12
 
diff --git a/src/db/blobs.rs b/src/db/blobs.rs
index 1c91668..cc1e4bc 100644
--- a/src/db/blobs.rs
+++ b/src/db/blobs.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ pub fn blob_bytes(conn: &Connection, id: i64) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, rusqlit
     .optional()
 }
 
+pub fn blob_len(conn: &Connection, id: i64) -> Result<Option<u64>, rusqlite::Error> {
+    conn.query_row(
+        "SELECT length(data) FROM blobs WHERE id = ?1",
+        params![id],
+        |row| {
+            let len: i64 = row.get(0)?;
+            Ok(len.max(0) as u64)
+        },
+    )
+    .optional()
+}
+
 pub fn gc_orphan_blobs(conn: &Connection) -> Result<usize, rusqlite::Error> {
     conn.execute(
         "DELETE FROM blobs WHERE id NOT IN (
@@ -77,6 +89,14 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(blob_bytes(&c, 9999).unwrap(), None);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn blob_len_reports_byte_length() {
+        let c = mem();
+        let id = intern_blob(&c, b"payload").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(blob_len(&c, id).unwrap(), Some(7));
+        assert_eq!(blob_len(&c, 9999).unwrap(), None);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn gc_keeps_referenced_and_reaps_orphans() {
         let c = mem();
diff --git a/src/sync/export.rs b/src/sync/export.rs
index 0efa30b..b661c76 100644
--- a/src/sync/export.rs
+++ b/src/sync/export.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ impl<'a> Uploader<'a> {
         self.cache.remove(&local_id);
     }
 
+    fn blob_len(&self, local_id: i64) -> Option<u64> {
+        db::blobs::blob_len(self.conn, local_id).ok().flatten()
+    }
+
     fn take_touched(&mut self) -> Vec<i64> {
         std::mem::take(&mut self.touched)
     }
diff --git a/src/sync/export/email.rs b/src/sync/export/email.rs
index b8a7135..4d60556 100644
--- a/src/sync/export/email.rs
+++ b/src/sync/export/email.rs
@@ -143,6 +143,30 @@ fn build_keywords(row: &EmailRow) -> Map<String, Value> {
     kw
 }
 
+fn blob_hint(uploader: &Uploader, row: &EmailRow) -> String {
+    let idx = index_from_json(&row.message_match);
+    let mut s = match idx.mids.first() {
+        Some(mid) => format!("message-id <{mid}>"),
+        None => "no message-id".to_owned(),
+    };
+    if let Some(len) = uploader.blob_len(row.blob_local_id) {
+        use std::fmt::Write;
+        let _ = write!(s, ", {}", crate::inspect::format_bytes(len));
+    }
+    s
+}
+
+fn size_note(e: &JmapError) -> &'static str {
+    if matches!(
+        e,
+        JmapError::RequestTooLarge | JmapError::SingleObjectTooLarge(_)
+    ) {
+        "; exceeds the target server size limit, so this message is skipped and re-running will not migrate it"
+    } else {
+        ""
+    }
+}
+
 fn import_item(
     blob: String,
     mids: Map<String, Value>,
@@ -171,7 +195,8 @@ fn export_one(
         Some(m) => m,
         None => {
             logger.warn(&format!(
-                "email local {local_id} skipped: mailbox not on target"
+                "Email/import {cid} ({}) skipped: mailbox not on target",
+                blob_hint(uploader, row)
             ));
             counts.failed += 1;
             return;
@@ -180,7 +205,11 @@ fn export_one(
     let blob = match uploader.upload_with(row.blob_local_id, "message/rfc822") {
         Ok(b) => b.0,
         Err(e) => {
-            logger.warn(&format!("email blob upload failed: {e}"));
+            logger.warn(&format!(
+                "Email/import {cid} ({}) blob upload failed: {e}{}",
+                blob_hint(uploader, row),
+                size_note(&e)
+            ));
             counts.failed += 1;
             return;
         }
@@ -197,11 +226,18 @@ fn export_one(
             retry_after_reupload(net, uploader, maps, &cid, row, counts, logger);
         }
         Ok(SingleImport::NotCreated { detail, .. }) => {
-            logger.warn(&format!("Email/import {cid} failed: {detail}"));
+            logger.warn(&format!(
+                "Email/import {cid} ({}) failed: {detail}",
+                blob_hint(uploader, row)
+            ));
             counts.failed += 1;
         }
         Err(e) => {
-            logger.warn(&format!("Email/import {cid} send failed: {e}"));
+            logger.warn(&format!(
+                "Email/import {cid} ({}) send failed: {e}{}",
+                blob_hint(uploader, row),
+                size_note(&e)
+            ));
             counts.failed += 1;
         }
     }
@@ -220,7 +256,11 @@ fn retry_after_reupload(
     let blob = match uploader.upload_with(row.blob_local_id, "message/rfc822") {
         Ok(b) => b.0,
         Err(e) => {
-            logger.warn(&format!("Email/import {cid}: blob re-upload failed: {e}"));
+            logger.warn(&format!(
+                "Email/import {cid} ({}) blob re-upload failed: {e}{}",
+                blob_hint(uploader, row),
+                size_note(&e)
+            ));
             counts.failed += 1;
             return;
         }
@@ -229,7 +269,8 @@ fn retry_after_reupload(
         Some(m) => m,
         None => {
             logger.warn(&format!(
-                "Email/import {cid} skipped: mailbox not on target"
+                "Email/import {cid} ({}) skipped: mailbox not on target",
+                blob_hint(uploader, row)
             ));
             counts.failed += 1;
             return;
@@ -241,13 +282,16 @@ fn retry_after_reupload(
         Ok(SingleImport::Skipped) => counts.skipped += 1,
         Ok(SingleImport::NotCreated { detail, .. }) => {
             logger.warn(&format!(
-                "Email/import {cid} failed after blob re-upload: {detail}"
+                "Email/import {cid} ({}) failed after blob re-upload: {detail}",
+                blob_hint(uploader, row)
             ));
             counts.failed += 1;
         }
         Err(e) => {
             logger.warn(&format!(
-                "Email/import {cid} send failed after blob re-upload: {e}"
+                "Email/import {cid} ({}) send failed after blob re-upload: {e}{}",
+                blob_hint(uploader, row),
+                size_note(&e)
             ));
             counts.failed += 1;
         }