diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/shaders/dxbc_debug.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/shaders/dxbc_debug.cpp
index 84398e665..a5c4920ac 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/shaders/dxbc_debug.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/shaders/dxbc_debug.cpp
@@ -2189,6 +2189,13 @@ State State::GetNext(GlobalState &global, State quad[4]) const
 			uint32_t rowPitch = srv ? 0 : global.uavs[resIndex].rowPitch;
 			uint32_t depthPitch = srv ? 0 : global.uavs[resIndex].depthPitch;
 
+			if(load && !srv && (fmt.numComps != 1 || fmt.byteWidth != 4))
+			{
+				device->AddDebugMessage(eDbgCategory_Shaders, eDbgSeverity_Medium,
+						StringFormat::Fmt("Shader debugging %d: %s\n" \
+						"UAV loads aren't supported from anything but 32-bit single channel resources", s.nextInstruction-1, op.str));
+			}
+
 			if(gsm)
 			{
 				offset = 0;