diff --git a/code/renderergl1/tr_model.c b/code/renderergl1/tr_model.c
index 5565de83..bbac11ee 100644
--- a/code/renderergl1/tr_model.c
+++ b/code/renderergl1/tr_model.c
@@ -459,13 +459,15 @@ static qboolean R_LoadMD3 (model_t *mod, int lod, void *buffer, const char *mod_
         LL(surf->ofsEnd);
 		
 		if ( surf->numVerts > SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES ) {
-			ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMD3: %s has more than %i verts on a surface (%i).\n",
-				mod_name, SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES, surf->numVerts );
+			ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMD3: %s has more than %i verts on %s (%i).\n",
+				mod_name, SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES, surf->name[0] ? surf->name : "a surface",
+				surf->numVerts );
 			return qfalse;
 		}
 		if ( surf->numTriangles*3 > SHADER_MAX_INDEXES ) {
-			ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMD3: %s has more than %i triangles on a surface (%i).\n",
-				mod_name, SHADER_MAX_INDEXES / 3, surf->numTriangles );
+			ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMD3: %s has more than %i triangles on %s (%i).\n",
+				mod_name, SHADER_MAX_INDEXES / 3, surf->name[0] ? surf->name : "a surface",
+				surf->numTriangles );
 			return qfalse;
 		}
 	
@@ -736,14 +738,16 @@ static qboolean R_LoadMDR( model_t *mod, void *buffer, int filesize, const char
 			// now do the checks that may fail.
 			if ( surf->numVerts > SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES ) 
 			{
-				ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMDR: %s has more than %i verts on a surface (%i).\n",
-					  mod_name, SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES, surf->numVerts );
+				ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMDR: %s has more than %i verts on %s (%i).\n",
+					  mod_name, SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES, surf->name[0] ? surf->name : "a surface",
+					  surf->numVerts );
 				return qfalse;
 			}
 			if ( surf->numTriangles*3 > SHADER_MAX_INDEXES ) 
 			{
-				ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMDR: %s has more than %i triangles on a surface (%i).\n",
-					  mod_name, SHADER_MAX_INDEXES / 3, surf->numTriangles );
+				ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMDR: %s has more than %i triangles on %s (%i).\n",
+					  mod_name, SHADER_MAX_INDEXES / 3, surf->name[0] ? surf->name : "a surface",
+					  surf->numTriangles );
 				return qfalse;
 			}
 			// lowercase the surface name so skin compares are faster
@@ -950,13 +954,15 @@ static qboolean R_LoadMD4( model_t *mod, void *buffer, const char *mod_name ) {
 			LL(surf->ofsEnd);
 			
 			if ( surf->numVerts > SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES ) {
-				ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMD4: %s has more than %i verts on a surface (%i).\n",
-					mod_name, SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES, surf->numVerts );
+				ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMD4: %s has more than %i verts on %s (%i).\n",
+					mod_name, SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES, surf->name[0] ? surf->name : "a surface",
+					surf->numVerts );
 				return qfalse;
 			}
 			if ( surf->numTriangles*3 > SHADER_MAX_INDEXES ) {
-				ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMD4: %s has more than %i triangles on a surface (%i).\n",
-					mod_name, SHADER_MAX_INDEXES / 3, surf->numTriangles );
+				ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMD4: %s has more than %i triangles on %s (%i).\n",
+					mod_name, SHADER_MAX_INDEXES / 3, surf->name[0] ? surf->name : "a surface",
+					surf->numTriangles );
 				return qfalse;
 			}
 
diff --git a/code/renderergl1/tr_model_iqm.c b/code/renderergl1/tr_model_iqm.c
index db089da7..3d2ca3e2 100644
--- a/code/renderergl1/tr_model_iqm.c
+++ b/code/renderergl1/tr_model_iqm.c
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ qboolean R_LoadIQM( model_t *mod, void *buffer, int filesize, const char *mod_na
 	size_t			size, joint_names;
 	iqmData_t		*iqmData;
 	srfIQModel_t		*surface;
+	char			meshName[MAX_QPATH];
 
 	if( filesize < sizeof(iqmHeader_t) ) {
 		return qfalse;
@@ -310,17 +311,25 @@ qboolean R_LoadIQM( model_t *mod, void *buffer, int filesize, const char *mod_na
 		LL( mesh->first_triangle );
 		LL( mesh->num_triangles );
 
+		if ( mesh->name < header->num_text ) {
+			Q_strncpyz( meshName, (char*)header + header->ofs_text + mesh->name, sizeof (meshName) );
+		} else {
+			meshName[0] = '\0';
+		}
+
 		// check ioq3 limits
 		if ( mesh->num_vertexes > SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES ) 
 		{
-			ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadIQM: %s has more than %i verts on a surface (%i).\n",
-				  mod_name, SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES, mesh->num_vertexes );
+			ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadIQM: %s has more than %i verts on %s (%i).\n",
+				  mod_name, SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES, meshName[0] ? meshName : "a surface",
+				  mesh->num_vertexes );
 			return qfalse;
 		}
 		if ( mesh->num_triangles*3 > SHADER_MAX_INDEXES ) 
 		{
-			ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadIQM: %s has more than %i triangles on a surface (%i).\n",
-				  mod_name, SHADER_MAX_INDEXES / 3, mesh->num_triangles );
+			ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadIQM: %s has more than %i triangles on %s (%i).\n",
+				  mod_name, SHADER_MAX_INDEXES / 3, meshName[0] ? meshName : "a surface",
+				  mesh->num_triangles );
 			return qfalse;
 		}
 
diff --git a/code/renderergl2/tr_model.c b/code/renderergl2/tr_model.c
index 37c12d4e..2c567afc 100644
--- a/code/renderergl2/tr_model.c
+++ b/code/renderergl2/tr_model.c
@@ -497,14 +497,16 @@ static qboolean R_LoadMD3(model_t * mod, int lod, void *buffer, int bufferSize,
 
 		if(md3Surf->numVerts > SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES)
 		{
-			ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMD3: %s has more than %i verts on a surface (%i)",
-					 modName, SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES, md3Surf->numVerts);
+			ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMD3: %s has more than %i verts on %s (%i).\n",
+				modName, SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES, md3Surf->name[0] ? md3Surf->name : "a surface",
+				md3Surf->numVerts );
 			return qfalse;
 		}
 		if(md3Surf->numTriangles * 3 > SHADER_MAX_INDEXES)
 		{
-			ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMD3: %s has more than %i triangles on a surface (%i)",
-					 modName, SHADER_MAX_INDEXES / 3, md3Surf->numTriangles);
+			ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMD3: %s has more than %i triangles on %s (%i).\n",
+				modName, SHADER_MAX_INDEXES / 3, md3Surf->name[0] ? md3Surf->name : "a surface",
+				md3Surf->numTriangles );
 			return qfalse;
 		}
 
@@ -996,14 +998,16 @@ static qboolean R_LoadMDR( model_t *mod, void *buffer, int filesize, const char
 			// now do the checks that may fail.
 			if ( surf->numVerts > SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES ) 
 			{
-				ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMDR: %s has more than %i verts on a surface (%i).\n",
-					  mod_name, SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES, surf->numVerts );
+				ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMDR: %s has more than %i verts on %s (%i).\n",
+					  mod_name, SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES, surf->name[0] ? surf->name : "a surface",
+					  surf->numVerts );
 				return qfalse;
 			}
 			if ( surf->numTriangles*3 > SHADER_MAX_INDEXES ) 
 			{
-				ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMDR: %s has more than %i triangles on a surface (%i).\n",
-					  mod_name, SHADER_MAX_INDEXES / 3, surf->numTriangles );
+				ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMDR: %s has more than %i triangles on %s (%i).\n",
+					  mod_name, SHADER_MAX_INDEXES / 3, surf->name[0] ? surf->name : "a surface",
+					  surf->numTriangles );
 				return qfalse;
 			}
 			// lowercase the surface name so skin compares are faster
@@ -1210,13 +1214,15 @@ static qboolean R_LoadMD4( model_t *mod, void *buffer, const char *mod_name ) {
 			LL(surf->ofsEnd);
 			
 			if ( surf->numVerts > SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES ) {
-				ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMD4: %s has more than %i verts on a surface (%i).\n",
-					mod_name, SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES, surf->numVerts );
+				ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMD4: %s has more than %i verts on %s (%i).\n",
+					mod_name, SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES, surf->name[0] ? surf->name : "a surface",
+					surf->numVerts );
 				return qfalse;
 			}
 			if ( surf->numTriangles*3 > SHADER_MAX_INDEXES ) {
-				ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMD4: %s has more than %i triangles on a surface (%i).\n",
-					mod_name, SHADER_MAX_INDEXES / 3, surf->numTriangles );
+				ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadMD4: %s has more than %i triangles on %s (%i).\n",
+					mod_name, SHADER_MAX_INDEXES / 3, surf->name[0] ? surf->name : "a surface",
+					surf->numTriangles );
 				return qfalse;
 			}
 
diff --git a/code/renderergl2/tr_model_iqm.c b/code/renderergl2/tr_model_iqm.c
index cee51a18..2e6b7655 100644
--- a/code/renderergl2/tr_model_iqm.c
+++ b/code/renderergl2/tr_model_iqm.c
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ qboolean R_LoadIQM( model_t *mod, void *buffer, int filesize, const char *mod_na
 	size_t			size, joint_names;
 	iqmData_t		*iqmData;
 	srfIQModel_t		*surface;
+	char			meshName[MAX_QPATH];
 
 	if( filesize < sizeof(iqmHeader_t) ) {
 		return qfalse;
@@ -310,17 +311,25 @@ qboolean R_LoadIQM( model_t *mod, void *buffer, int filesize, const char *mod_na
 		LL( mesh->first_triangle );
 		LL( mesh->num_triangles );
 
+		if ( mesh->name < header->num_text ) {
+			Q_strncpyz( meshName, (char*)header + header->ofs_text + mesh->name, sizeof (meshName) );
+		} else {
+			meshName[0] = '\0';
+		}
+
 		// check ioq3 limits
 		if ( mesh->num_vertexes > SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES ) 
 		{
-			ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadIQM: %s has more than %i verts on a surface (%i).\n",
-				  mod_name, SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES, mesh->num_vertexes );
+			ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadIQM: %s has more than %i verts on %s (%i).\n",
+				  mod_name, SHADER_MAX_VERTEXES, meshName[0] ? meshName : "a surface",
+				  mesh->num_vertexes );
 			return qfalse;
 		}
 		if ( mesh->num_triangles*3 > SHADER_MAX_INDEXES ) 
 		{
-			ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadIQM: %s has more than %i triangles on a surface (%i).\n",
-				  mod_name, SHADER_MAX_INDEXES / 3, mesh->num_triangles );
+			ri.Printf(PRINT_WARNING, "R_LoadIQM: %s has more than %i triangles on %s (%i).\n",
+				  mod_name, SHADER_MAX_INDEXES / 3, meshName[0] ? meshName : "a surface",
+				  mesh->num_triangles );
 			return qfalse;
 		}