diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModFailReason.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModFailReason.cs
index cd4623e7..cfb76a33 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModFailReason.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModFailReason.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ModLoading
         /// <summary>Multiple copies of the mod are installed.</summary>
         Duplicate,
 
+        /// <summary>The folder is empty or contains only ignored files.</summary>
+        EmptyFolder,
+
         /// <summary>The mod has incompatible code instructions, needs a newer SMAPI version, or is marked 'assume broken' in the SMAPI metadata list.</summary>
         Incompatible,
 
@@ -22,6 +25,9 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ModLoading
         MissingDependencies,
 
         /// <summary>The mod is marked obsolete in the SMAPI metadata list.</summary>
-        Obsolete
+        Obsolete,
+
+        /// <summary>The folder is an XNB mod, which can't be loaded through SMAPI.</summary>
+        XnbMod
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModResolver.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModResolver.cs
index 5f1fbe4b..fe56f4d2 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModResolver.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModResolver.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,16 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ModLoading
                 if (shouldIgnore)
                     metadata.SetStatus(status, ModFailReason.DisabledByDotConvention, "disabled by dot convention");
                 else if (status == ModMetadataStatus.Failed)
-                    metadata.SetStatus(status, ModFailReason.InvalidManifest, folder.ManifestParseErrorText);
+                {
+                    ModFailReason reason = folder.ManifestParseError switch
+                    {
+                        ModParseError.EmptyFolder or ModParseError.EmptyVortexFolder => ModFailReason.EmptyFolder,
+                        ModParseError.XnbMod => ModFailReason.XnbMod,
+                        _ => ModFailReason.InvalidManifest
+                    };
+
+                    metadata.SetStatus(status, reason, folder.ManifestParseErrorText);
+                }
 
                 yield return metadata;
             }