diff --git a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/hooks/quicksight.py b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/hooks/quicksight.py
index 9fcb54be9f64..11ea728e5ef8 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/hooks/quicksight.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/hooks/quicksight.py
@@ -113,10 +113,26 @@ def get_status(self, aws_account_id: str, data_set_id: str, ingestion_id: str) -
                 AwsAccountId=aws_account_id, DataSetId=data_set_id, IngestionId=ingestion_id
             )
             return describe_ingestion_response["Ingestion"]["IngestionStatus"]
-        except KeyError:
-            raise AirflowException("Could not get status of the Amazon QuickSight Ingestion")
-        except ClientError:
-            raise AirflowException("AWS request failed, check logs for more info")
+        except KeyError as e:
+            raise AirflowException(f"Could not get status of the Amazon QuickSight Ingestion: {e}")
+        except ClientError as e:
+            raise AirflowException(f"AWS request failed: {e}")
+
+    def get_error_info(self, aws_account_id: str, data_set_id: str, ingestion_id: str) -> dict | None:
+        """
+        Gets info about the error if any.
+
+        :param aws_account_id: An AWS Account ID
+        :param data_set_id: QuickSight Data Set ID
+        :param ingestion_id: QuickSight Ingestion ID
+        :return: Error info dict containing the error type (key 'Type') and message (key 'Message')
+            if available. Else, returns None.
+        """
+        describe_ingestion_response = self.get_conn().describe_ingestion(
+            AwsAccountId=aws_account_id, DataSetId=data_set_id, IngestionId=ingestion_id
+        )
+        # using .get() to get None if the key is not present, instead of an exception.
+        return describe_ingestion_response["Ingestion"].get("ErrorInfo")
 
     def wait_for_state(
         self,
@@ -141,12 +157,14 @@ def wait_for_state(
         status = self.get_status(aws_account_id, data_set_id, ingestion_id)
         while status in self.NON_TERMINAL_STATES and status != target_state:
             self.log.info("Current status is %s", status)
-            time.sleep(check_interval)
-            sec += check_interval
             if status in self.FAILED_STATES:
-                raise AirflowException("The Amazon QuickSight Ingestion failed!")
+                info = self.get_error_info(aws_account_id, data_set_id, ingestion_id)
+                raise AirflowException(f"The Amazon QuickSight Ingestion failed. Error info: {info}")
             if status == "CANCELLED":
                 raise AirflowException("The Amazon QuickSight SPICE ingestion cancelled!")
+            # wait and try again
+            time.sleep(check_interval)
+            sec += check_interval
             status = self.get_status(aws_account_id, data_set_id, ingestion_id)
 
         self.log.info("QuickSight Ingestion completed")
diff --git a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/sensors/quicksight.py b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/sensors/quicksight.py
index 7c71bb24e995..9145e886bf26 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/sensors/quicksight.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/sensors/quicksight.py
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ def poke(self, context: Context) -> bool:
         )
         self.log.info("QuickSight Status: %s", quicksight_ingestion_state)
         if quicksight_ingestion_state in self.errored_statuses:
-            raise AirflowException("The QuickSight Ingestion failed!")
+            error = self.quicksight_hook.get_error_info(aws_account_id, self.data_set_id, self.ingestion_id)
+            raise AirflowException(f"The QuickSight Ingestion failed. Error info: {error}")
         return quicksight_ingestion_state == self.success_status
 
     @cached_property
diff --git a/tests/providers/amazon/aws/sensors/test_quicksight.py b/tests/providers/amazon/aws/sensors/test_quicksight.py
index 562a986c8897..e85c21e89654 100644
--- a/tests/providers/amazon/aws/sensors/test_quicksight.py
+++ b/tests/providers/amazon/aws/sensors/test_quicksight.py
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ def test_poke_success(self, mock_get_status):
 
     @mock_sts
     @mock.patch.object(QuickSightHook, "get_status")
-    def test_poke_cancelled(self, mock_get_status):
+    @mock.patch.object(QuickSightHook, "get_error_info")
+    def test_poke_cancelled(self, _, mock_get_status):
         mock_get_status.return_value = "CANCELLED"
         with pytest.raises(AirflowException):
             self.sensor.poke({})
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ def test_poke_cancelled(self, mock_get_status):
 
     @mock_sts
     @mock.patch.object(QuickSightHook, "get_status")
-    def test_poke_failed(self, mock_get_status):
+    @mock.patch.object(QuickSightHook, "get_error_info")
+    def test_poke_failed(self, _, mock_get_status):
         mock_get_status.return_value = "FAILED"
         with pytest.raises(AirflowException):
             self.sensor.poke({})