diff --git a/capture/capture_sync.c b/capture/capture_sync.c
index d82d8aa6de..4734d0dcd3 100644
--- a/capture/capture_sync.c
+++ b/capture/capture_sync.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 #include <signal.h>
 
+#include <ws_exit_codes.h>
+
 #include <wsutil/strtoi.h>
 #include <wsutil/ws_assert.h>
 
@@ -1602,6 +1604,13 @@ sync_interface_stats_open(int *data_read_fd, ws_process_id *fork_child, char **d
                  * Child process failed unexpectedly, or wait failed; msg is the
                  * error message.
                  */
+            } else if (ret == WS_EXIT_NO_INTERFACES) {
+                /*
+                    * No interfaces were found.  If that's not the
+                    * result of an error when fetching the local
+                    * interfaces, let the user know.
+                    */
+                *msg = g_strdup(primary_msg_text);
             } else {
                 /*
                  * Child process failed, but returned the expected exit status.
diff --git a/dumpcap.c b/dumpcap.c
index e02409e99c..3c85168168 100644
--- a/dumpcap.c
+++ b/dumpcap.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
+#include <ws_exit_codes.h>
+
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_NETINET_IN_H
@@ -985,8 +987,10 @@ print_statistics_loop(gboolean machine_readable)
 
     if_list = get_interface_list(&err, &err_str);
     if (if_list == NULL) {
-       if (err == 0)
+        if (err == 0) {
             cmdarg_err("There are no interfaces on which a capture can be done");
+            err = WS_EXIT_NO_INTERFACES;
+        }
         else {
             cmdarg_err("%s", err_str);
             g_free(err_str);
diff --git a/ui/capture.c b/ui/capture.c
index ba2430b61e..a522ea3eff 100644
--- a/ui/capture.c
+++ b/ui/capture.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 #include <glib.h>
 
+#include <ws_exit_codes.h>
+
 #include <epan/packet.h>
 #include <epan/dfilter/dfilter.h>
 #include "extcap.h"
@@ -986,6 +988,14 @@ capture_interface_stat_start(capture_options *capture_opts _U_, GList **if_list)
             sc_item->name = g_strdup(if_info->name);
             sc->cache_list = g_list_prepend(sc->cache_list, sc_item);
         }
+    } else if (status == WS_EXIT_NO_INTERFACES) {
+        /*
+            * No interfaces were found.  If that's not the
+            * result of an error when fetching the local
+            * interfaces, let the user know.
+            */
+        ws_info("%s", msg);
+        g_free(msg); /* XXX: should we display this to the user via the GUI? */
     } else {
         ws_warning("%s", msg);
         g_free(msg); /* XXX: should we display this to the user via the GUI? */