diff --git a/messages/bulkIngest.md b/messages/bulkIngest.md
index 0d6f817d..cf943a7d 100644
--- a/messages/bulkIngest.md
+++ b/messages/bulkIngest.md
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ Job has been aborted.
 
 You must have the "Bulk API Hard Delete" system permission to use the --hard-delete flag. This permission is disabled by default and can be enabled only by a system administrator.
 
+# error.noProcessedRecords
+
+Job finished successfully but it didn't process any record.
+
+# error.noProcessedRecords.actions
+
+- Check that the provided CSV file is valid.
+- View the job in the org: "sf org open -o %s --path '/lightning/setup/AsyncApiJobStatus/page?address=%2F%s'".
+
 # flags.column-delimiter.summary
 
 Column delimiter used in the CSV file.
diff --git a/src/bulkIngest.ts b/src/bulkIngest.ts
index fa30c66d..2d3fc28c 100644
--- a/src/bulkIngest.ts
+++ b/src/bulkIngest.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,13 @@ export async function bulkIngest(opts: {
     // send last data update so job status/num. of records processed/failed represent the last update
     stages.update(jobInfo);
 
+    if (jobInfo.numberRecordsProcessed === 0) {
+      stages.error();
+      // remove after W-17099874 gets fixed
+      // eslint-disable-next-line sf-plugin/no-missing-messages
+      throw messages.createError('error.noProcessedRecords');
+    }
+
     if (jobInfo.numberRecordsFailed) {
       stages.error();
       if (opts.verbose && !opts.jsonEnabled) {
@@ -256,6 +263,13 @@ export async function bulkIngestResume(opts: {
     // send last data update so job status/num. of records processed/failed represent the last update
     stages.update(jobInfo);
 
+    if (jobInfo.numberRecordsProcessed === 0) {
+      stages.error();
+      // remove after W-17099874 gets fixed
+      // eslint-disable-next-line sf-plugin/no-missing-messages
+      throw messages.createError('error.noProcessedRecords');
+    }
+
     if (jobInfo.numberRecordsFailed) {
       stages.error();