diff --git a/cli/src/query.rs b/cli/src/query.rs
index 485fdb82..bf0ae320 100644
--- a/cli/src/query.rs
+++ b/cli/src/query.rs
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ pub fn query_files_at_paths(
                 }
             }
         }
+        if query_cursor.did_exceed_match_limit() {
+            writeln!(
+                &mut stdout,
+                "  WARNING: Query exceeded maximum number of in-progress captures!"
+            )?;
+        }
         if should_test {
             query_testing::assert_expected_captures(results, path, &mut parser, language)?
         }