diff --git a/src/platform/linux/cuda.cpp b/src/platform/linux/cuda.cpp
index 3944efe1a53..8f3613d2f03 100644
--- a/src/platform/linux/cuda.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/linux/cuda.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ namespace cuda {
   static cdf_t cdf;
 
   /**
-   * @brief Log a failed call through a CUDA function table.
+   * @brief Log a failed CUDA call with its numeric result and safe fallback error text.
+   *
+   * Error lookups may fail or return null, so only use text from successful, non-null lookups.
    *
    * @param functions CUDA function table.
    * @param result Result of the call.
@@ -110,13 +112,17 @@ namespace cuda {
    */
   inline static int check(const CudaFunctions &functions, CUresult result, const std::string_view &sv) {
     if (result != CUDA_SUCCESS) {
-      const char *name;
-      const char *description;
+      const char *name = nullptr;
+      const char *description = nullptr;
 
-      functions.cuGetErrorName(result, &name);
-      functions.cuGetErrorString(result, &description);
+      if (functions.cuGetErrorName(result, &name) != CUDA_SUCCESS || !name) {
+        name = "Unknown CUDA error";
+      }
+      if (functions.cuGetErrorString(result, &description) != CUDA_SUCCESS || !description) {
+        description = "No error description available";
+      }
 
-      BOOST_LOG(error) << sv << name << ':' << description;
+      BOOST_LOG(error) << sv << name << " (" << static_cast<int>(result) << "): " << description;
       return -1;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/platform/linux/test_cuda.cpp b/tests/unit/platform/linux/test_cuda.cpp
index 04bcdd1894e..f34a2b8ee49 100644
--- a/tests/unit/platform/linux/test_cuda.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/platform/linux/test_cuda.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   #include <cstdint>
   #include <cstdlib>
   #include <deque>
+  #include <fstream>
   #include <latch>
   #include <map>
   #include <memory>
@@ -2185,6 +2186,91 @@ TEST_F(CudaGlDriverTest, PlaneTextureRegistration) {
   EXPECT_EQ(cuda::register_plane_texture(api().cuda, &resource, 8), -1);
 }
 
+namespace {
+  /**
+   * @brief CUDA error lookup behavior and the text that is safe to log.
+   */
+  struct cuda_error_lookup_case_t {
+    tcuGetErrorName *lookup;  ///< Error name or description lookup with the shared CUDA signature.
+    const char *expected;  ///< Text to log, or nullptr when the appropriate fallback is required.
+  };
+}  // namespace
+
+TEST(CudaErrorLoggingTest, HandlesLookupFailuresAndNullTextIndependently) {
+  const std::array cases {
+    cuda_error_lookup_case_t {[](CUresult, const char **text) {
+                                *text = "resolved";
+                                return CUDA_SUCCESS;
+                              },
+                              "resolved"},
+    cuda_error_lookup_case_t {[](CUresult, const char **) {
+                                return cu_failed;
+                              },
+                              nullptr},
+    cuda_error_lookup_case_t {[](CUresult, const char **text) {
+                                *text = reinterpret_cast<const char *>(std::uintptr_t {1});
+                                return cu_failed;
+                              },
+                              nullptr},
+    cuda_error_lookup_case_t {[](CUresult, const char **text) {
+                                *text = nullptr;
+                                return CUDA_SUCCESS;
+                              },
+                              nullptr},
+  };
+
+  for (std::size_t name_case = 0; name_case < cases.size(); ++name_case) {
+    for (std::size_t description_case = 0; description_case < cases.size(); ++description_case) {
+      SCOPED_TRACE(testing::Message() << "name=" << name_case << ", description=" << description_case);
+      api() = fake_api_t {};
+      auto functions = fake_cuda_functions();
+      functions.cuGetErrorName = cases[name_case].lookup;
+      functions.cuGetErrorString = cases[description_case].lookup;
+      functions.cuGraphicsGLRegisterImage = [](CUgraphicsResource *, GLuint, GLenum, unsigned int) {
+        return static_cast<CUresult>(100);  // CUDA_ERROR_NO_DEVICE is not named in nv-codec-headers.
+      };
+      CUgraphicsResource resource = nullptr;
+      logging::log_flush();
+      std::ifstream log_file {"test_sunshine.log", std::ios::ate};
+      ASSERT_TRUE(log_file);
+      const auto log_position = log_file.tellg();
+
+      EXPECT_EQ(cuda::register_plane_texture(functions, &resource, 7), -1);
+
+      logging::log_flush();
+      log_file.seekg(log_position);
+      std::string line;
+      ASSERT_TRUE(static_cast<bool>(std::getline(log_file, line)));
+      const std::string expected = std::string {"Couldn't register plane texture: "} +
+                                   (cases[name_case].expected ? cases[name_case].expected : "Unknown CUDA error") +
+                                   " (100): " +
+                                   (cases[description_case].expected ? cases[description_case].expected : "No error description available");
+      EXPECT_NE(line.find(expected), std::string::npos) << line;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+TEST(CudaErrorLoggingTest, SuccessfulCallsDoNotLookUpOrLogErrors) {
+  api() = fake_api_t {};
+  auto functions = fake_cuda_functions();
+  functions.cuGetErrorName = functions.cuGetErrorString = [](CUresult, const char **) {
+    ADD_FAILURE() << "Successful CUDA calls must not look up errors";
+    return cu_failed;
+  };
+  CUgraphicsResource resource = nullptr;
+  logging::log_flush();
+  std::ifstream log_file {"test_sunshine.log", std::ios::ate};
+  ASSERT_TRUE(log_file);
+  const auto log_position = log_file.tellg();
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(cuda::register_plane_texture(functions, &resource, 7), 0);
+
+  logging::log_flush();
+  log_file.seekg(log_position);
+  EXPECT_EQ(log_file.peek(), std::ifstream::traits_type::eof());
+  EXPECT_EQ(resource, &api().resources[0]);
+}
+
 TEST_F(CudaGlDriverTest, GlCommandsWaitDeletesItsFence) {
   EXPECT_EQ(cuda::wait_for_gl_commands(), 0);