diff --git a/lib/processors/minifier.js b/lib/processors/minifier.js
index 3da3e6d03..6676bde55 100644
--- a/lib/processors/minifier.js
+++ b/lib/processors/minifier.js
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ export default async function({
 			filename,
 			dbgFilename,
 			code,
+			resourcePath,
 			sourceMapOptions
 		}, taskUtil);
 		resource.setString(result.code);
diff --git a/lib/processors/minifierWorker.js b/lib/processors/minifierWorker.js
index 943422903..a54e75f94 100644
--- a/lib/processors/minifierWorker.js
+++ b/lib/processors/minifierWorker.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const copyrightCommentsAndBundleCommentPattern = /copyright|\(c\)(?:[0-9]+|\s+[0
  * @param {string} parameters.filename
  * @param {string} parameters.dbgFilename
  * @param {string} parameters.code
+ * @param {string} parameters.resourcePath
  * @param {object} parameters.sourceMapOptions
  * @returns {Promise<undefined>} Promise resolving once minification of the resource has finished
  */
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ export default async function execMinification({
 	filename,
 	dbgFilename,
 	code,
+	resourcePath,
 	sourceMapOptions
 }) {
 	try {
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ export default async function execMinification({
 	} catch (err) {
 		// Note: err.filename contains the debug-name
 		throw new Error(
-			`Minification failed with error: ${err.message} in file ${filename} ` +
+			`Minification failed with error: ${err.message} in file ${resourcePath} ` +
 			`(line ${err.line}, col ${err.col}, pos ${err.pos})`, {
 				cause: err
 			});
diff --git a/test/lib/tasks/minify.integration.js b/test/lib/tasks/minify.integration.js
index 678ee931c..066dadc6c 100644
--- a/test/lib/tasks/minify.integration.js
+++ b/test/lib/tasks/minify.integration.js
@@ -274,3 +274,70 @@ ${SOURCE_MAPPING_URL}=test.js.map`;
 	}
 	t.deepEqual(await resSourceMap.getString(), expectedSourceMap, "Correct source map content");
 });
+
+test.serial("integration: minify error", async (t) => {
+	const taskUtil = {
+		setTag: t.context.sinon.stub(),
+		STANDARD_TAGS: {
+			HasDebugVariant: "1️⃣",
+			IsDebugVariant: "2️⃣",
+			OmitFromBuildResult: "3️⃣"
+		},
+		registerCleanupTask: t.context.sinon.stub()
+	};
+	const {reader, workspace} = createWorkspace();
+	const content = `
+// Top level return will cause a parsing error
+return;`;
+	const testResource = resourceFactory.createResource({
+		path: "/resources/my/namespace/test.js",
+		string: content
+	});
+	await reader.write(testResource);
+
+	await t.throwsAsync(() => {
+		return minify({
+			workspace,
+			taskUtil,
+			options: {
+				pattern: "/resources/my/namespace/test.js",
+				omitSourceMapResources: true
+			}
+		});
+	}, {
+		message:
+			`Minification failed with error: 'return' outside of function in file ` +
+			`/resources/my/namespace/test.js (line 3, col 0, pos 48)`
+	}, `Threw with expected error message`);
+
+	// Ensure to call cleanup task so that workerpool is terminated - otherwise the test will time out!
+	const cleanupTask = taskUtil.registerCleanupTask.getCall(0).args[0];
+	await cleanupTask();
+});
+
+
+test.serial("integration: minify error (without taskUtil)", async (t) => {
+	const {reader, workspace} = createWorkspace();
+	const content = `
+// Top level return will cause a parsing error
+return;`;
+	const testResource = resourceFactory.createResource({
+		path: "/resources/my/namespace/test.js",
+		string: content
+	});
+	await reader.write(testResource);
+
+	await t.throwsAsync(() => {
+		return minify({
+			workspace,
+			options: {
+				pattern: "/resources/my/namespace/test.js",
+				omitSourceMapResources: true
+			}
+		});
+	}, {
+		message:
+			`Minification failed with error: 'return' outside of function in file ` +
+			`/resources/my/namespace/test.js (line 3, col 0, pos 48)`
+	}, `Threw with expected error message`);
+});