diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/LoadIncrementalHFiles.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/LoadIncrementalHFiles.java
index 50cc4d3b171..493abd1aef9 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/LoadIncrementalHFiles.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/LoadIncrementalHFiles.java
@@ -314,6 +314,11 @@ public class LoadIncrementalHFiles extends Configured implements Tool {
         LOG.error(err);
       }
     }
+    
+    if (queue != null && !queue.isEmpty()) {
+        throw new RuntimeException("Bulk load aborted with some files not yet loaded."
+          + "Please check log for more details.");
+    }
   }
 
   /**