diff --git a/lib/tasks/jsdoc/executeJsdocSdkTransformation.js b/lib/tasks/jsdoc/executeJsdocSdkTransformation.js
index ba268a11c..55226db7d 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/jsdoc/executeJsdocSdkTransformation.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/jsdoc/executeJsdocSdkTransformation.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const log = require("@ui5/logger").getLogger("builder:tasks:executeJsdocSdkTransformation");
+const log = require("@ui5/logger").getLogger("builder:tasks:jsdoc:executeJsdocSdkTransformation");
 const ReaderCollectionPrioritized = require("@ui5/fs").ReaderCollectionPrioritized;
 const fsInterface = require("@ui5/fs").fsInterface;
 const sdkTransformer = require("../../processors/jsdoc/sdkTransformer");
diff --git a/lib/tasks/jsdoc/generateJsdoc.js b/lib/tasks/jsdoc/generateJsdoc.js
index 644431196..0c807fdee 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/jsdoc/generateJsdoc.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/jsdoc/generateJsdoc.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const log = require("@ui5/logger").getLogger("builder:tasks:jsdoc:generateJsdoc");
 const path = require("path");
 const makeDir = require("make-dir");
 const fs = require("graceful-fs");
@@ -28,10 +29,9 @@ const generateJsdoc = async function({workspace, dependencies, options} = {}) {
 
 	const {sourcePath: resourcePath, targetPath, tmpPath} = await generateJsdoc._createTmpDirs(options.projectName);
 
-	await Promise.all([
+	const [writtenResourcesCount] = await Promise.all([
 		generateJsdoc._writeResourcesToDir({
 			workspace,
-			dependencies,
 			pattern: options.pattern,
 			targetPath: resourcePath
 		}),
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ const generateJsdoc = async function({workspace, dependencies, options} = {}) {
 		})
 	]);
 
+	if (writtenResourcesCount === 0) {
+		log.info(`Failed to find any input resources for project ${options.projectName} using pattern ` +
+			`${options.pattern}. Skipping JSDoc generation...`);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	const createdResources = await jsdocGenerator({
 		sourcePath: resourcePath,
 		targetPath,
@@ -121,7 +127,7 @@ function createTmpDir(projectName, keep = false) {
  * @param {module:@ui5/fs.DuplexCollection} parameters.workspace DuplexCollection to read and write files
  * @param {string} parameters.pattern Pattern to match resources in workspace against
  * @param {string} parameters.targetPath Path to write the resources to
- * @returns {Promise<undefined>} Promise resolving with <code>undefined</code> once data has been written
+ * @returns {Promise<number>} Promise resolving with number of resources written to given directory
  */
 async function writeResourcesToDir({workspace, pattern, targetPath}) {
 	const fsTarget = resourceFactory.createAdapter({
@@ -138,6 +144,7 @@ async function writeResourcesToDir({workspace, pattern, targetPath}) {
 
 	// write all resources to the tmp folder
 	await Promise.all(allResources.map((resource) => fsTarget.write(resource)));
+	return allResources.length;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -147,7 +154,7 @@ async function writeResourcesToDir({workspace, pattern, targetPath}) {
  * @param {Object} parameters Parameters
  * @param {module:@ui5/fs.AbstractReader} parameters.dependencies Reader or Collection to read dependency files
  * @param {string} parameters.targetPath Path to write the resources to
- * @returns {Promise<undefined>} Promise resolving with <code>undefined</code> once data has been written
+ * @returns {Promise<number>} Promise resolving with number of resources written to given directory
  */
 async function writeDependencyApisToDir({dependencies, targetPath}) {
 	const depApis = await dependencies.byGlob("/test-resources/**/designtime/api.json");
@@ -164,6 +171,7 @@ async function writeDependencyApisToDir({dependencies, targetPath}) {
 		virBasePath: "/"
 	});
 	await Promise.all(apis.map((resource) => fsTarget.write(resource)));
+	return apis.length;
 }
 
 module.exports = generateJsdoc;
diff --git a/test/lib/tasks/jsdoc/generateJsdoc.js b/test/lib/tasks/jsdoc/generateJsdoc.js
index 03f96486d..9e7878e05 100644
--- a/test/lib/tasks/jsdoc/generateJsdoc.js
+++ b/test/lib/tasks/jsdoc/generateJsdoc.js
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ test.serial("generateJsdoc", async (t) => {
 		targetPath: "/some/target/path",
 		tmpPath: "/some/tmp/path",
 	});
-	const writeResourcesToDirStub = sinon.stub(generateJsdoc, "_writeResourcesToDir").resolves();
-	const writeDependencyApisToDirStub = sinon.stub(generateJsdoc, "_writeDependencyApisToDir").resolves();
+	const writeResourcesToDirStub = sinon.stub(generateJsdoc, "_writeResourcesToDir").resolves(1);
+	const writeDependencyApisToDirStub = sinon.stub(generateJsdoc, "_writeDependencyApisToDir").resolves(0);
 
 	const writeStub = sinon.stub().resolves();
 	const workspace = {
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ test.serial("generateJsdoc", async (t) => {
 	t.deepEqual(writeResourcesToDirStub.callCount, 1, "writeResourcesToDir got called once");
 	t.deepEqual(writeResourcesToDirStub.getCall(0).args[0], {
 		workspace,
-		dependencies: "dependencies",
 		pattern: "some pattern",
 		targetPath: "/some/source/path" // one's target is another one's source
 	}, "writeResourcesToDir got called with correct arguments");
@@ -239,6 +238,50 @@ test.serial("generateJsdoc", async (t) => {
 	mock.stop("../../../../lib/processors/jsdoc/jsdocGenerator");
 });
 
+test.serial("generateJsdoc with missing resources", async (t) => {
+	const jsdocGeneratorStub = sinon.stub().resolves();
+	mock("../../../../lib/processors/jsdoc/jsdocGenerator", jsdocGeneratorStub);
+	const logger = require("@ui5/logger");
+	const infoLogStub = sinon.stub();
+	const myLoggerInstance = {
+		info: infoLogStub
+	};
+	sinon.stub(logger, "getLogger").returns(myLoggerInstance);
+	const generateJsdoc = mock.reRequire("../../../../lib/tasks/jsdoc/generateJsdoc");
+
+	sinon.stub(generateJsdoc, "_createTmpDirs").resolves({
+		sourcePath: "/some/source/path",
+		targetPath: "/some/target/path",
+		tmpPath: "/some/tmp/path",
+	});
+	sinon.stub(generateJsdoc, "_writeResourcesToDir").resolves(0);
+	sinon.stub(generateJsdoc, "_writeDependencyApisToDir").resolves(0);
+
+	const writeStub = sinon.stub().resolves();
+	const workspace = {
+		write: writeStub
+	};
+	await generateJsdoc({
+		workspace,
+		dependencies: "dependencies",
+		options: {
+			pattern: "some pattern",
+			projectName: "some.project",
+			namespace: "some/project",
+			version: "some version"
+		}
+	});
+
+	t.deepEqual(infoLogStub.callCount, 1, "One message has been logged");
+	t.deepEqual(infoLogStub.getCall(0).args[0], "Failed to find any input resources for project some.project " +
+		"using pattern some pattern. Skipping JSDoc generation...",
+	"Correct message has been logged");
+
+	t.deepEqual(jsdocGeneratorStub.callCount, 0, "jsdocGenerator processor has *not* been called");
+
+	mock.stop("../../../../lib/processors/jsdoc/jsdocGenerator");
+});
+
 test.serial("generateJsdoc missing parameters", async (t) => {
 	const error = await t.throws(generateJsdoc());
 	t.deepEqual(error.message, "[generateJsdoc]: One or more mandatory options not provided",