diff --git a/src/3d/qgs3dsceneexporter.cpp b/src/3d/qgs3dsceneexporter.cpp
index a62ad52cba9eb..8ed99418e37f7 100644
--- a/src/3d/qgs3dsceneexporter.cpp
+++ b/src/3d/qgs3dsceneexporter.cpp
@@ -808,11 +808,11 @@ Qgs3DExportObject *Qgs3DSceneExporter::processPoints( Qt3DCore::QEntity *entity,
   return obj;
 }
 
-void Qgs3DSceneExporter::save( const QString &sceneName, const QString &sceneFolderPath, int precision )
+bool Qgs3DSceneExporter::save( const QString &sceneName, const QString &sceneFolderPath, int precision )
 {
   if ( mObjects.isEmpty() )
   {
-    return;
+    return false;
   }
 
   const QString objFilePath = QDir( sceneFolderPath ).filePath( sceneName + QStringLiteral( ".obj" ) );
@@ -822,13 +822,13 @@ void Qgs3DSceneExporter::save( const QString &sceneName, const QString &sceneFol
   if ( !file.open( QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text | QIODevice::Truncate ) )
   {
     QgsDebugError( QStringLiteral( "Scene can not be exported to '%1'. File access error." ).arg( objFilePath ) );
-    return;
+    return false;
   }
   QFile mtlFile( mtlFilePath );
   if ( !mtlFile.open( QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text | QIODevice::Truncate ) )
   {
     QgsDebugError( QStringLiteral( "Scene can not be exported to '%1'. File access error." ).arg( mtlFilePath ) );
-    return;
+    return false;
   }
 
   float maxfloat = std::numeric_limits<float>::max(), minFloat = std::numeric_limits<float>::lowest();
@@ -868,6 +868,7 @@ void Qgs3DSceneExporter::save( const QString &sceneName, const QString &sceneFol
   }
 
   QgsDebugMsgLevel( QStringLiteral( "Scene exported to '%1'" ).arg( objFilePath ), 2 );
+  return true;
 }
 
 QString Qgs3DSceneExporter::getObjectName( const QString &name )
diff --git a/src/3d/qgs3dsceneexporter.h b/src/3d/qgs3dsceneexporter.h
index cefa70c98aa58..f286d868cde4e 100644
--- a/src/3d/qgs3dsceneexporter.h
+++ b/src/3d/qgs3dsceneexporter.h
@@ -76,8 +76,11 @@ class _3D_EXPORT Qgs3DSceneExporter : public Qt3DCore::QEntity
     //! Creates terrain export objects from the terrain entity
     void parseTerrain( QgsTerrainEntity *terrain, const QString &layer );
 
-    //! Saves the scene to a .obj file
-    void save( const QString &sceneName, const QString &sceneFolderPath, int precision = 6 );
+    /**
+     * Saves the scene to a .obj file
+     * Returns FALSE if the operation failed
+     */
+    bool save( const QString &sceneName, const QString &sceneFolderPath, int precision = 6 );
 
     //! Sets whether the triangles will look smooth
     void setSmoothEdges( bool smoothEdges ) { mSmoothEdges = smoothEdges; }