diff --git a/crates/typst-library/src/model/bibliography.rs b/crates/typst-library/src/model/bibliography.rs
index 114356575..2a80f67d9 100644
--- a/crates/typst-library/src/model/bibliography.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-library/src/model/bibliography.rs
@@ -227,7 +227,15 @@ impl Show for Packed<BibliographyElem> {
         let references = works
             .references
             .as_ref()
-            .ok_or("CSL style is not suitable for bibliographies")
+            .ok_or_else(|| match self.style(styles).source {
+                CslSource::Named(style) => eco_format!(
+                    "CSL style \"{}\" is not suitable for bibliographies",
+                    style.display_name()
+                ),
+                CslSource::Normal(..) => {
+                    "CSL style is not suitable for bibliographies".into()
+                }
+            })
             .at(span)?;
 
         if references.iter().any(|(prefix, _)| prefix.is_some()) {
diff --git a/tests/suite/model/bibliography.typ b/tests/suite/model/bibliography.typ
index 6de44e240..23576c156 100644
--- a/tests/suite/model/bibliography.typ
+++ b/tests/suite/model/bibliography.typ
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ Now we have multiple bibliographies containing @glacier-melt @keshav2007read
 
 #bibliography("/assets/bib/works_too.bib", style: "mla")
 
+--- bibliography-style-not-suitable ---
+// Error: 2-62 CSL style "Alphanumeric" is not suitable for bibliographies
+#bibliography("/assets/bib/works.bib", style: "alphanumeric")
+
 --- issue-4618-bibliography-set-heading-level ---
 // Test that the bibliography block's heading is set to 2 by the show rule,
 // and therefore should be rendered like a level-2 heading. Notably, this