diff --git a/Changelog.txt b/Changelog.txt
index 7658383..dabf843 100644
--- a/Changelog.txt
+++ b/Changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Release 0.5.3 (pending)
+==========================
+
+- Report error message when accept() fails
+
 Release 0.5.2 (2020-07-20)
 ==========================
 
diff --git a/common/SoapyRPCSocket.cpp b/common/SoapyRPCSocket.cpp
index fa63125..c77ed56 100644
--- a/common/SoapyRPCSocket.cpp
+++ b/common/SoapyRPCSocket.cpp
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ SoapyRPCSocket *SoapyRPCSocket::accept(void)
     struct sockaddr_storage addr;
     socklen_t addrlen = sizeof(addr);
     int client = ::accept(_sock, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, &addrlen);
+    if (client == INVALID_SOCKET) this->reportError("accept()");
     if (client == INVALID_SOCKET) return NULL;
     SoapyRPCSocket *clientSock = new SoapyRPCSocket();
     clientSock->_sock = client;