diff --git a/picasso/src/main/java/com/squareup/picasso3/Picasso.java b/picasso/src/main/java/com/squareup/picasso3/Picasso.java
index 156ba81deb..ae8aa2bc65 100644
--- a/picasso/src/main/java/com/squareup/picasso3/Picasso.java
+++ b/picasso/src/main/java/com/squareup/picasso3/Picasso.java
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
  */
 package com.squareup.picasso3;
 
+import android.content.ContentResolver;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.net.Uri;
@@ -574,7 +576,6 @@ void complete(BitmapHunter hunter) {
       return;
     }
 
-    Uri uri = checkNotNull(hunter.getData().uri, "uri == null");
     Exception exception = hunter.getException();
     RequestHandler.Result result = hunter.getResult();
 
@@ -591,6 +592,20 @@ void complete(BitmapHunter hunter) {
     }
 
     if (listener != null && exception != null) {
+      Request request = hunter.getData();
+      Uri uri = request.uri;
+      if (uri == null) {
+        //this must be resource
+        Resources resources = context.getResources();
+        int resourceId = request.resourceId;
+        uri = new Uri.Builder()
+            .scheme(ContentResolver.SCHEME_ANDROID_RESOURCE)
+            .authority(resources.getResourcePackageName(resourceId))
+            .appendPath(resources.getResourceTypeName(resourceId))
+            .appendPath(resources.getResourceEntryName(resourceId))
+            .build();
+      }
+
       listener.onImageLoadFailed(this, uri, exception);
     }
   }