diff --git a/simgear/scene/model/ModelRegistry.cxx b/simgear/scene/model/ModelRegistry.cxx
index 42db5dfd..725d0bc4 100644
--- a/simgear/scene/model/ModelRegistry.cxx
+++ b/simgear/scene/model/ModelRegistry.cxx
@@ -559,9 +559,16 @@ ModelRegistry::readImage(const string& fileName,
         }
     }
 
-    // REVIEW: Memory Leak - 262,144 bytes in 1 blocks are indirectly lost
-    // The leak occurs with OSG, but may be related to opt being a raw pointer
-    res = registry->readImageImplementation(absFileName, opt);
+    try {
+        // REVIEW: Memory Leak - 262,144 bytes in 1 blocks are indirectly lost
+        // The leak occurs with OSG, but may be related to opt being a raw pointer
+        res = registry->readImageImplementation(absFileName, opt);
+    } catch (std::bad_alloc&) {
+        simgear::reportFailure(simgear::LoadFailure::OutOfMemory, simgear::ErrorCode::ThreeDModelLoad,
+                               "Out of memory loading texture", sg_location{absFileName});
+        return ReaderWriter::ReadResult::INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY_TO_LOAD;
+    }
+
 
     if (!res.success()) {
         SG_LOG(SG_IO, SG_DEV_WARN, "Image loading failed:" << res.message());
@@ -733,7 +740,6 @@ ModelRegistry::readNode(const string& fileName,
         ec.addFromMap(sgopt->getErrorContext());
     }
 
-    ReaderWriter::ReadResult res;
     CallbackMap::iterator iter
         = nodeCallbackMap.find(getFileExtension(fileName));
     ReaderWriter::ReadResult result;
@@ -742,6 +748,11 @@ ModelRegistry::readNode(const string& fileName,
     else
         result = _defaultCallback->readNode(fileName, opt);
 
+    if (!result.validNode()) {
+        simgear::reportFailure(simgear::LoadFailure::BadData, simgear::ErrorCode::ThreeDModelLoad,
+                               "Failed to load 3D model:" + result.message(), sg_location{fileName});
+    }
+
     return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/simgear/scene/tgdb/SGReaderWriterBTG.cxx b/simgear/scene/tgdb/SGReaderWriterBTG.cxx
index 11734805..0ede8db7 100644
--- a/simgear/scene/tgdb/SGReaderWriterBTG.cxx
+++ b/simgear/scene/tgdb/SGReaderWriterBTG.cxx
@@ -73,8 +73,12 @@ SGReaderWriterBTG::readNode(const std::string& fileName,
                                "Failed to load BTG file:" + e.getFormattedMessage(),
                                e.getLocation());
         return ReadResult::ERROR_IN_READING_FILE;
+    } catch (std::bad_alloc&) {
+        simgear::reportFailure(simgear::LoadFailure::OutOfMemory, simgear::ErrorCode::BTGLoad,
+                               "Out of memory loading BTG:" + fileName, sg_location{fileName});
+        return ReadResult::ERROR_IN_READING_FILE;
     }
-    
+
     return result;
 }