diff --git a/sop-java-picocli/src/main/java/sop/cli/picocli/commands/DecryptCmd.java b/sop-java-picocli/src/main/java/sop/cli/picocli/commands/DecryptCmd.java
index f28af58..0b309bc 100644
--- a/sop-java-picocli/src/main/java/sop/cli/picocli/commands/DecryptCmd.java
+++ b/sop-java-picocli/src/main/java/sop/cli/picocli/commands/DecryptCmd.java
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ public class DecryptCmd extends AbstractSopCmd {
         } catch (SOPGPException.BadData badData) {
             String errorMsg = getMsg("sop.error.input.stdin_not_a_message");
             throw new SOPGPException.BadData(errorMsg, badData);
+        } catch (SOPGPException.CannotDecrypt e) {
+            String errorMsg = getMsg("sop.error.runtime.cannot_decrypt_message");
+            throw new SOPGPException.CannotDecrypt(errorMsg, e);
         } catch (IOException ioException) {
             throw new RuntimeException(ioException);
         }
diff --git a/sop-java-picocli/src/main/resources/msg_sop.properties b/sop-java-picocli/src/main/resources/msg_sop.properties
index d01e67f..fce60c5 100644
--- a/sop-java-picocli/src/main/resources/msg_sop.properties
+++ b/sop-java-picocli/src/main/resources/msg_sop.properties
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ sop.error.runtime.key_cannot_sign=Secret key from input '%s' cannot sign.
 sop.error.runtime.cert_cannot_encrypt=Certificate from input '%s' cannot encrypt.
 sop.error.runtime.no_session_key_extracted=Session key not extracted. Feature potentially not supported.
 sop.error.runtime.no_verifiable_signature_found=No verifiable signature found.
+sop.error.runtime.cannot_decrypt_message=Message could not be decrypted.
 ## Usage errors
 sop.error.usage.password_or_cert_required=At least one password file or cert file required for encryption.
 sop.error.usage.argument_required=Argument '%s' is required.
diff --git a/sop-java-picocli/src/main/resources/msg_sop_de.properties b/sop-java-picocli/src/main/resources/msg_sop_de.properties
index a54fa7e..acbfb68 100644
--- a/sop-java-picocli/src/main/resources/msg_sop_de.properties
+++ b/sop-java-picocli/src/main/resources/msg_sop_de.properties
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ sop.error.runtime.key_cannot_sign=Privater Schl
 sop.error.runtime.cert_cannot_encrypt=Zertifikat aus Eingabe '%s' kann nicht verschlüsseln.
 sop.error.runtime.no_session_key_extracted=Nachrichtenschlüssel nicht extrahiert. Funktion wird möglicherweise nicht unterstützt.
 sop.error.runtime.no_verifiable_signature_found=Keine gültigen Signaturen gefunden.
+sop.error.runtime.cannot_decrypt_message=Nachricht konnte nicht entschlüsselt werden.
 ## Usage errors
 sop.error.usage.password_or_cert_required=Es wird mindestens ein Passwort und/oder Zertifikat zur Verschlüsselung benötigt.
 sop.error.usage.argument_required=Argument '%s' ist erforderlich.
diff --git a/sop-java/src/main/java/sop/exception/SOPGPException.java b/sop-java/src/main/java/sop/exception/SOPGPException.java
index eca2476..4d8c9f6 100644
--- a/sop-java/src/main/java/sop/exception/SOPGPException.java
+++ b/sop-java/src/main/java/sop/exception/SOPGPException.java
@@ -119,6 +119,14 @@ public abstract class SOPGPException extends RuntimeException {
 
         public static final int EXIT_CODE = 29;
 
+        public CannotDecrypt() {
+
+        }
+
+        public CannotDecrypt(String errorMsg, Throwable e) {
+            super(errorMsg, e);
+        }
+
         @Override
         public int getExitCode() {
             return EXIT_CODE;