diff --git a/src/solutions/solution-converter.test.ts b/src/solutions/solution-converter.test.ts
index 8072c412..366de7e4 100644
--- a/src/solutions/solution-converter.test.ts
+++ b/src/solutions/solution-converter.test.ts
@@ -293,6 +293,26 @@ describe('SolutionConverter', () => {
         );
     });
 
+    it('reports discoverLayers failure through toolsOutputMessages', async () => {
+        mockCsolutionService.convertSolution.mockResolvedValue({
+            success: false,
+            undefinedLayers: ['$Board-Layer'],
+        });
+        mockCsolutionService.discoverLayers.mockResolvedValue({
+            success: false,
+            message: 'No compatible software layer found.'
+        });
+        await fireAndWaitForConversion();
+
+        expect(completedListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+            expect.objectContaining({
+                severity: 'error',
+                detection: false,
+                toolsOutputMessages: expect.arrayContaining(['error csolution: No compatible software layer found.']),
+            })
+        );
+    });
+
     it('run solution convert and check whether to update compile commands', async () => {
         const mockRunCbuildSetup = jest.spyOn(compileCommandsGenerator, 'runCbuildSetup').mockResolvedValue([true,[]]);
         mockCSolution.getContextDescriptors = jest.fn().mockReturnValue([{ displayName: 'context' }]);
diff --git a/src/solutions/solution-converter.ts b/src/solutions/solution-converter.ts
index c745aefa..d935cef5 100644
--- a/src/solutions/solution-converter.ts
+++ b/src/solutions/solution-converter.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,12 @@ export class SolutionConverterImpl implements SolutionConverter {
 
             // compilers and variables detection handling: apply select-compiler and discover layer configurations if any
             csolution?.setSelectCompiler(convertResult.selectCompiler);
-            detection = (!!convertResult.undefinedLayers && await this.checkDiscoverLayers()) || !!convertResult.selectCompiler;
+            if (convertResult.undefinedLayers) {
+                const [discoverLayersDetected, discoverLayersOutput] = await this.checkDiscoverLayers();
+                detection = discoverLayersDetected;
+                toolsOutputMessages = toolsOutputMessages.concat(discoverLayersOutput);
+            }
+            detection = detection || !!convertResult.selectCompiler;
         }
 
         let logResult = undefined;
@@ -244,7 +249,7 @@ export class SolutionConverterImpl implements SolutionConverter {
         return formattedOutput;
     }
 
-    private async checkDiscoverLayers(): Promise<boolean> {
+    private async checkDiscoverLayers(): Promise<[boolean, string[]]> {
         const outputChannel = this.outputChannelProvider.getOrCreate(manifest.CMSIS_SOLUTION_OUTPUT_CHANNEL);
         this.solutionManager.getCsolution()?.setVariablesConfigurations(undefined);
         // rpc method: DiscoverLayers
@@ -257,7 +262,8 @@ export class SolutionConverterImpl implements SolutionConverter {
             }
         ) as rpc.DiscoverLayersInfo;
         this.solutionManager.getCsolution()?.setVariablesConfigurations(result.configurations);
-        return result.success;
+        const formattedOutput = !result.success && result.message ? [`error csolution: ${result.message.trim()}`] : [];
+        return [result.success, formattedOutput];
     }
 
     private getSeverity(messages: rpc.LogMessages, lines?: string[]): Severity {