diff --git a/doc/xml/release.xml b/doc/xml/release.xml
index cb075e08f..7b4ad2549 100644
--- a/doc/xml/release.xml
+++ b/doc/xml/release.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,17 @@
                 </release-feature-list>
 
                 <release-improvement-list>
+                    <release-item>
+                        <release-item-contributor-list>
+                            <release-item-ideator id="uspen"/>
+                            <release-item-contributor id="stefan.fercot"/>
+                            <release-item-reviewer id="cynthia.shang"/>
+                            <release-item-reviewer id="david.steele"/>
+                        </release-item-contributor-list>
+
+                        <p>Improve <cmd>info</cmd> command output when a stanza is specified but missing.</p>
+                    </release-item>
+
                     <release-item>
                         <release-item-contributor-list>
                             <release-item-reviewer id="cynthia.shang"/>
diff --git a/src/command/info/info.c b/src/command/info/info.c
index 0addd89a4..0db4be5ea 100644
--- a/src/command/info/info.c
+++ b/src/command/info/info.c
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ infoRender(void)
         String *resultStr = strNew("");
 
         // If the backup storage exists, then search for and process any stanzas
-        if (strLstSize(stanzaList) > 0)
+        if (strLstSize(stanzaList) > 0 || stanza != NULL)
             infoList = stanzaInfoList(stanza, stanzaList, backupLabel);
 
         // Format text output
diff --git a/test/src/module/command/infoTest.c b/test/src/module/command/infoTest.c
index abb681f3a..33d9c7e7f 100644
--- a/test/src/module/command/infoTest.c
+++ b/test/src/module/command/infoTest.c
@@ -42,6 +42,36 @@ testRun(void)
         harnessCfgLoad(cfgCmdInfo, argListText);
         TEST_RESULT_STR_Z(infoRender(), "No stanzas exist in the repository.\n", "text - no stanzas");
 
+        // Repo is still empty but stanza option is specified
+        //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        StringList *argListStanzaOpt = strLstDup(argList);
+        strLstAddZ(argListStanzaOpt, "--stanza=stanza1");
+        harnessCfgLoad(cfgCmdInfo, argListStanzaOpt);
+        TEST_RESULT_STR_Z(
+            infoRender(),
+            "["
+                "{"
+                    "\"backup\":[],"
+                    "\"db\":[],"
+                    "\"name\":\"stanza1\","
+                    "\"status\":{"
+                        "\"code\":1,"
+                        "\"lock\":{\"backup\":{\"held\":false}},"
+                        "\"message\":\"missing stanza path\""
+                        "}"
+                "}"
+            "]",
+            "json - empty repo, stanza option specified");
+
+        StringList *argListTextStanzaOpt = strLstDup(argListText);
+        strLstAddZ(argListTextStanzaOpt, "--stanza=stanza1");
+        harnessCfgLoad(cfgCmdInfo, argListTextStanzaOpt);
+        TEST_RESULT_STR_Z(
+            infoRender(),
+            "stanza: stanza1\n"
+            "    status: error (missing stanza path)\n",
+            "text - empty repo, stanza option specified");
+
         storagePathCreateP(storageLocalWrite(), archivePath);
         storagePathCreateP(storageLocalWrite(), backupPath);