diff --git a/docs/loaders.rst b/docs/loaders.rst
index 16ca823..5e9d19d 100644
--- a/docs/loaders.rst
+++ b/docs/loaders.rst
@@ -83,3 +83,21 @@ load all the objects from the modules, rather than the modules themselves.
     plugins = ObjectLoader().load('myplugins')
 
 
+Handling Import Errors
+----------------------
+
+If import errors are encountered while loading plugins, they are
+captured and plugin loading continues. These exceptions can be 
+retrieved from the object returned by ``load()``.
+
+Example:
+
+::
+
+    from straight.plugin import load
+
+    plugins = load('myplugins')
+    
+    if plugins.has_exceptions():
+        plugin_exceptions = plugins.exceptions()
+        print(plugin_exceptions)
diff --git a/straight/plugin/loaders.py b/straight/plugin/loaders.py
index 1a17732..4d57857 100644
--- a/straight/plugin/loaders.py
+++ b/straight/plugin/loaders.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Loader(object):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self._cache = []
         self.loaded = False
+        self._exceptions = []
 
     def _fill_cache(self, *args, **kwargs):
         raise NotImplementedError()
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ def load(self, *args, **kwargs):
             self._post_fill()
             self._order()
             self.loaded = True
-        return PluginManager(self._cache)
+        return PluginManager(self._cache, self._exceptions)
 
     def _meta(self, plugin):
         meta = getattr(plugin, "__plugin__", None)
@@ -114,9 +115,8 @@ def _findPluginModules(self, namespace):
 
             try:
                 module = import_module(import_path)
-            except ImportError:
-                # raise Exception(import_path)
-
+            except ImportError as import_error:
+                self._exceptions.append(import_error)
                 module = None
 
             if module is not None:
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ def _fill_cache(self, namespace):
                     objects.append(getattr(module, attr_name))
 
         self._cache = objects
+        self._exceptions = modules.exceptions()
         return objects
 
 
diff --git a/straight/plugin/manager.py b/straight/plugin/manager.py
index 811d04b..82f9abd 100644
--- a/straight/plugin/manager.py
+++ b/straight/plugin/manager.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 class PluginManager(object):
-    def __init__(self, plugins):
+    def __init__(self, plugins, exceptions):
         self._plugins = plugins
+        self._exceptions = exceptions
 
     def __iter__(self):
         return iter(self._plugins)
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ def produce(self, *args, **kwargs):
         for p in self._plugins:
             r = p(*args, **kwargs)
             new_plugins.append(r)
-        return PluginManager(new_plugins)
+        return PluginManager(new_plugins, exceptions = [])
 
     def call(self, methodname, *args, **kwargs):
         """Call a common method on all the plugins, if it exists."""
@@ -58,3 +59,9 @@ def pipe(self, methodname, first_arg, *args, **kwargs):
             if r is not None:
                 first_arg = r
         return r
+
+    def exceptions(self):
+        return self._exceptions
+
+    def has_exceptions(self):
+        return len(self._exceptions) > 0
diff --git a/test-packages/import-error-test-plugins/testplugin/__init__.py b/test-packages/import-error-test-plugins/testplugin/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b36383a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-packages/import-error-test-plugins/testplugin/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from pkgutil import extend_path
+
+__path__ = extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/test-packages/import-error-test-plugins/testplugin/error.py b/test-packages/import-error-test-plugins/testplugin/error.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bd44c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-packages/import-error-test-plugins/testplugin/error.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import nonexistent.package
+
+def do(x):
+    return x + 1
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index 841a33a..4170e93 100755
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ class ObjectLoaderTestCase(LoaderTestCaseMixin, unittest.TestCase):
     paths = (
         os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "test-packages", "more-test-plugins"),
         os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "test-packages", "some-test-plugins"),
+        os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "test-packages", "import-error-test-plugins"),
     )
 
     def setUp(self):
@@ -131,8 +132,10 @@ def setUp(self):
         super(ObjectLoaderTestCase, self).setUp()
 
     def test_load_all(self):
-        objects = list(self.loader.load("testplugin"))
+        plugins = self.loader.load("testplugin")
+        objects = list(plugins)
         self.assertEqual(len(objects), 2, str(objects)[:100] + " ...")
+        self.assertEqual(len(plugins.exceptions()), 1)
 
 
 class ClassLoaderTestCase(LoaderTestCaseMixin, unittest.TestCase):
@@ -243,7 +246,7 @@ def test_plugin(self):
 
 class PluginManagerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
-        self.m = manager.PluginManager([mock.Mock(), mock.Mock()])
+        self.m = manager.PluginManager([mock.Mock(), mock.Mock()], [])
 
     def test_first(self):
         self.m._plugins[0].x.return_value = 1
@@ -261,7 +264,7 @@ def plus_one(x):
         self.assertEqual(3, self.m.pipe("x", 1))
 
     def test_pipe_no_plugins_found(self):
-        no_plugins = manager.PluginManager([])
+        no_plugins = manager.PluginManager([], [])
         self.assertEqual(1, no_plugins.pipe("x", 1))
 
     def test_call(self):
@@ -276,6 +279,10 @@ def test_produce(self):
         assert products[1] is self.m._plugins[1].return_value
         self.m._plugins[1].called_with(1, 2)
 
+    def test_exceptions(self):
+        encountered_exceptions = manager.PluginManager([], [mock.Mock()])
+        self.assertTrue(encountered_exceptions.has_exceptions())
+        self.assertEqual(len(encountered_exceptions.exceptions()), 1)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()