diff --git a/generator/templates/wire/WireClient.cpp b/generator/templates/wire/WireClient.cpp
index acd1588681..ad377d22fe 100644
--- a/generator/templates/wire/WireClient.cpp
+++ b/generator/templates/wire/WireClient.cpp
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@
 #include "common/Assert.h"
 
 #include <cstring>
-#include <iostream>
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>
+#include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace nxt {
@@ -31,24 +32,19 @@ namespace wire {
 
         class Device;
 
-        void PrintBuilderError(nxtBuilderErrorStatus status, const char* message, nxtCallbackUserdata, nxtCallbackUserdata) {
-            if (status == NXT_BUILDER_ERROR_STATUS_SUCCESS || status == NXT_BUILDER_ERROR_STATUS_UNKNOWN) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            std::cout << "Got a builder error " << status << ": " << message << std::endl;
-        }
-
         struct BuilderCallbackData {
-            void Call(nxtBuilderErrorStatus status, const char* message) {
+            bool Call(nxtBuilderErrorStatus status, const char* message) {
                 if (canCall && callback != nullptr) {
                     canCall = true;
                     callback(status, message, userdata1, userdata2);
+                    return true;
                 }
+
+                return false;
             }
 
             //* For help with development, prints all builder errors by default.
-            nxtBuilderErrorCallback callback = PrintBuilderError;
+            nxtBuilderErrorCallback callback = nullptr;
             nxtCallbackUserdata userdata1 = 0;
             nxtCallbackUserdata userdata2 = 0;
             bool canCall = true;
@@ -504,7 +500,13 @@ namespace wire {
                             return true;
                         }
 
-                        builtObject->builderCallback.Call(static_cast<nxtBuilderErrorStatus>(cmd->status), cmd->GetMessage());
+                        bool called = builtObject->builderCallback.Call(static_cast<nxtBuilderErrorStatus>(cmd->status), cmd->GetMessage());
+
+                        // Unhandled builder errors are forwarded to the device
+                        if (!called && cmd->status != NXT_BUILDER_ERROR_STATUS_SUCCESS && cmd->status != NXT_BUILDER_ERROR_STATUS_UNKNOWN) {
+                            builtObject->device->HandleError(("Unhandled builder error: " + std::string(cmd->GetMessage())).c_str());
+                        }
+
                         return true;
                     }
                 {% endfor %}
diff --git a/src/backend/Builder.cpp b/src/backend/Builder.cpp
index 83ebf2c82f..2e77ec2a4a 100644
--- a/src/backend/Builder.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/Builder.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 #include "backend/Device.h"
 #include "common/Assert.h"
 
-#include <iostream>
-
 namespace backend {
 
     bool BuilderBase::CanBeUsed() const {
@@ -79,7 +77,8 @@ namespace backend {
                 result = nullptr;
             }
 
-            if (!callback) std::cout << storedMessage << std::endl;
+            // Unhandled builder errors are promoted to device errors
+            if (!callback) device->HandleError(("Unhandled builder error: " + storedMessage).c_str());
         } else {
             ASSERT(storedStatus == nxt::BuilderErrorStatus::Success);
             ASSERT(storedMessage.empty());
diff --git a/src/tests/unittests/WireTests.cpp b/src/tests/unittests/WireTests.cpp
index 61a2e11938..73a4976d6c 100644
--- a/src/tests/unittests/WireTests.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/unittests/WireTests.cpp
@@ -440,6 +440,53 @@ TEST_F(WireTests, UnknownBuilderErrorStatusCallback) {
     }
 }
 
+// Test that a builder success status doesn't get forwarded to the device
+TEST_F(WireTests, SuccessCallbackNotForwardedToDevice) {
+    nxtDeviceSetErrorCallback(device, ToMockDeviceErrorCallback, 0);
+
+    nxtBufferBuilder bufferBuilder = nxtDeviceCreateBufferBuilder(device);
+    nxtBufferBuilderGetResult(bufferBuilder);
+
+    nxtBufferBuilder apiBufferBuilder = api.GetNewBufferBuilder();
+    EXPECT_CALL(api, DeviceCreateBufferBuilder(apiDevice))
+        .WillOnce(Return(apiBufferBuilder));
+
+    nxtBuffer apiBuffer = api.GetNewBuffer();
+    EXPECT_CALL(api, BufferBuilderGetResult(apiBufferBuilder))
+        .WillOnce(InvokeWithoutArgs([&]() -> nxtBuffer {
+            api.CallBuilderErrorCallback(apiBufferBuilder, NXT_BUILDER_ERROR_STATUS_SUCCESS, "I like cheese");
+            return apiBuffer;
+        }));
+
+    FlushClient();
+    FlushServer();
+}
+
+// Test that a builder error status gets forwarded to the device
+TEST_F(WireTests, ErrorCallbackForwardedToDevice) {
+    uint64_t userdata = 30495;
+    nxtDeviceSetErrorCallback(device, ToMockDeviceErrorCallback, userdata);
+
+    nxtBufferBuilder bufferBuilder = nxtDeviceCreateBufferBuilder(device);
+    nxtBufferBuilderGetResult(bufferBuilder);
+
+    nxtBufferBuilder apiBufferBuilder = api.GetNewBufferBuilder();
+    EXPECT_CALL(api, DeviceCreateBufferBuilder(apiDevice))
+        .WillOnce(Return(apiBufferBuilder));
+
+    EXPECT_CALL(api, BufferBuilderGetResult(apiBufferBuilder))
+        .WillOnce(InvokeWithoutArgs([&]() -> nxtBuffer {
+            api.CallBuilderErrorCallback(apiBufferBuilder, NXT_BUILDER_ERROR_STATUS_ERROR, "Error :(");
+            return nullptr;
+        }));
+
+    FlushClient();
+
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mockDeviceErrorCallback, Call(_, userdata)).Times(1);
+
+    FlushServer();
+}
+
 class WireSetCallbackTests : public WireTestsBase {
     public:
         WireSetCallbackTests() : WireTestsBase(false) {