diff --git a/command/plugins_remove.go b/command/plugins_remove.go
index 624a632e525..5c13636f5c6 100644
--- a/command/plugins_remove.go
+++ b/command/plugins_remove.go
@@ -104,5 +104,14 @@ func (c *PluginsRemoveCommand) RunContext(buildCtx context.Context, args []strin
 		c.Ui.Message(installation.BinaryPath)
 	}
 
+	if len(installations) == 0 {
+		errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("No installed plugin found matching the plugin constraints %s", args[0])
+		if len(args) == 2 {
+			errMsg = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", errMsg, args[1])
+		}
+		c.Ui.Error(errMsg)
+		return 1
+	}
+
 	return 0
 }
diff --git a/command/plugins_remove_test.go b/command/plugins_remove_test.go
index dcaafb98e5d..4149ceaeb9c 100644
--- a/command/plugins_remove_test.go
+++ b/command/plugins_remove_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestPluginsRemoveCommand_Run(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedPackerConfigDirHashBeforeRemove: "h1:Q5qyAOdD43hL3CquQdVfaHpOYGf0UsZ/+wVA9Ry6cbA=",
 			packerConfigDir:                         cfg.dir("1_pkr_plugins_config"),
 			pluginSourceArgs:                        []string{"github.com/sylviamoss/comment", "v0.2.19"},
-			want:                                    0,
+			want:                                    1,
 			dirFiles:                                nil,
 			expectedPackerConfigDirHashAfterRemove:  "h1:Q5qyAOdD43hL3CquQdVfaHpOYGf0UsZ/+wVA9Ry6cbA=",
 		},
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func TestPluginsRemoveCommand_Run(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedPackerConfigDirHashBeforeRemove: "h1:47DEQpj8HBSa+/TImW+5JCeuQeRkm5NMpJWZG3hSuFU=",
 			packerConfigDir:                         cfg.dir("3_pkr_plugins_config"),
 			pluginSourceArgs:                        []string{"example.com/sylviamoss/comment", "v0.2.19"},
-			want:                                    0,
+			want:                                    1,
 			dirFiles:                                nil,
 			expectedPackerConfigDirHashAfterRemove:  "h1:47DEQpj8HBSa+/TImW+5JCeuQeRkm5NMpJWZG3hSuFU=",
 		},