diff --git a/lib/cli/run-helpers.js b/lib/cli/run-helpers.js
index be9a3fcb18..76453c834b 100644
--- a/lib/cli/run-helpers.js
+++ b/lib/cli/run-helpers.js
@@ -138,13 +138,14 @@ exports.handleFiles = ({
   spec = []
 } = {}) => {
   let files = [];
+  let errors = [];
   spec.forEach(arg => {
     let newFiles;
     try {
       newFiles = utils.lookupFiles(arg, extension, recursive);
     } catch (err) {
       if (err.code === 'ERR_MOCHA_NO_FILES_MATCH_PATTERN') {
-        console.error(ansi.red(`${symbols.error} ${err.message}`));
+        errors.push(err.message);
         return;
       }
 
@@ -164,8 +165,16 @@ exports.handleFiles = ({
   });
 
   if (!files.length) {
-    // prints message about each individual missing file already
+    // print messages as an error
+    errors.forEach(message => {
+      console.error(ansi.red(`${symbols.error} ${message}`));
+    });
     process.exit(1);
+  } else {
+    // print messages as an warning
+    errors.forEach(message => {
+      console.warn(`Warning: ${message}`);
+    });
   }
 
   const fileArgs = file.map(filepath => path.resolve(filepath));
diff --git a/test/integration/glob.spec.js b/test/integration/glob.spec.js
index 0f70dd59b6..fe0d05532e 100644
--- a/test/integration/glob.spec.js
+++ b/test/integration/glob.spec.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('globbing', function() {
           expect(
             results.stderr,
             'to contain',
-            '✖ Cannot find any files matching pattern'
+            'Warning: Cannot find any files matching pattern'
           );
         },
         done
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ describe('globbing', function() {
           expect(
             results.stderr,
             'to contain',
-            '✖ Cannot find any files matching pattern'
+            'Warning: Cannot find any files matching pattern'
           );
         },
         done
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ describe('globbing', function() {
             expect(
               results.stderr,
               'to contain',
-              '✖ Cannot find any files matching pattern'
+              'Warning: Cannot find any files matching pattern'
             );
           },
           done