diff --git a/cmd/zed/agents/zfs_mod.c b/cmd/zed/agents/zfs_mod.c
index ecba2d4a563e..6f7f092485b8 100644
--- a/cmd/zed/agents/zfs_mod.c
+++ b/cmd/zed/agents/zfs_mod.c
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ zfs_enable_ds(void *arg)
 {
 	unavailpool_t *pool = (unavailpool_t *)arg;
 
-	(void) zpool_enable_datasets(pool->uap_zhp, NULL, 0);
+	(void) zpool_enable_datasets(pool->uap_zhp, NULL, 0, NULL);
 	zpool_close(pool->uap_zhp);
 	free(pool);
 }
diff --git a/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c b/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
index 10a3b5b14fc9..ee4d396d2c27 100644
--- a/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
+++ b/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
@@ -3143,6 +3143,7 @@ do_import(nvlist_t *config, const char *newname, const char *mntopts,
     nvlist_t *props, int flags)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
+	int ms_status = 0;
 	zpool_handle_t *zhp;
 	const char *name;
 	uint64_t version;
@@ -3232,10 +3233,15 @@ do_import(nvlist_t *config, const char *newname, const char *mntopts,
 			ret = 1;
 
 	if (zpool_get_state(zhp) != POOL_STATE_UNAVAIL &&
-	    !(flags & ZFS_IMPORT_ONLY) &&
-	    zpool_enable_datasets(zhp, mntopts, 0) != 0) {
-		zpool_close(zhp);
-		return (1);
+	    !(flags & ZFS_IMPORT_ONLY)) {
+		if (zpool_enable_datasets(zhp, mntopts, 0, &ms_status) != 0) {
+			if (ms_status == SHARE_FAILED)
+				(void) fprintf(stderr, "Import was successful"
+				    ", but unable to share datasets");
+			else if (ms_status == MOUNT_FAILED)
+				(void) fprintf(stderr, "Import was successful"
+				    ", but unable to mount datasets");
+		}
 	}
 
 	zpool_close(zhp);
@@ -6755,6 +6761,7 @@ zpool_do_split(int argc, char **argv)
 	char *mntopts = NULL;
 	splitflags_t flags;
 	int c, ret = 0;
+	int ms_status = 0;
 	boolean_t loadkeys = B_FALSE;
 	zpool_handle_t *zhp;
 	nvlist_t *config, *props = NULL;
@@ -6892,12 +6899,17 @@ zpool_do_split(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	if (zpool_get_state(zhp) != POOL_STATE_UNAVAIL &&
-	    zpool_enable_datasets(zhp, mntopts, 0) != 0) {
-		ret = 1;
-		(void) fprintf(stderr, gettext("Split was successful, but "
-		    "the datasets could not all be mounted\n"));
-		(void) fprintf(stderr, gettext("Try doing '%s' with a "
-		    "different altroot\n"), "zpool import");
+	    zpool_enable_datasets(zhp, mntopts, 0, &ms_status) != 0) {
+		if (ms_status == SHARE_FAILED) {
+			(void) fprintf(stderr, gettext("Split was successful, "
+			    "datasets are mounted but sharing the datasets "
+			    "was unsuccessful\n"));
+		} else if (ms_status == MOUNT_FAILED) {
+			(void) fprintf(stderr, gettext("Split was successful"
+			    ", but the datasets could not all be mounted\n"));
+			(void) fprintf(stderr, gettext("Try doing '%s' with a "
+			    "different altroot\n"), "zpool import");
+		}
 	}
 	zpool_close(zhp);
 	nvlist_free(config);
diff --git a/include/libzfs.h b/include/libzfs.h
index a7037e3e6266..509935d03621 100644
--- a/include/libzfs.h
+++ b/include/libzfs.h
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ typedef enum zfs_error {
 	EZFS_UNKNOWN
 } zfs_error_t;
 
+typedef enum enable_ds_error {
+	MOUNT_FAILED = -1,
+	SHARE_FAILED = -2
+} enable_ds_error_t;
+
 /*
  * The following data structures are all part
  * of the zfs_allow_t data structure which is
@@ -981,7 +986,8 @@ _LIBZFS_H int zfs_smb_acl_rename(libzfs_handle_t *, char *, char *, char *,
  * Enable and disable datasets within a pool by mounting/unmounting and
  * sharing/unsharing them.
  */
-_LIBZFS_H int zpool_enable_datasets(zpool_handle_t *, const char *, int);
+_LIBZFS_H int zpool_enable_datasets(zpool_handle_t *, const char *, int,
+    int *);
 _LIBZFS_H int zpool_disable_datasets(zpool_handle_t *, boolean_t);
 _LIBZFS_H void zpool_disable_datasets_os(zpool_handle_t *, boolean_t);
 _LIBZFS_H void zpool_disable_volume_os(const char *);
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_mount.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_mount.c
index 5d1fe651c97e..3025e2b64c18 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_mount.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_mount.c
@@ -1272,7 +1272,8 @@ zfs_foreach_mountpoint(libzfs_handle_t *hdl, zfs_handle_t **handles,
  * datasets within the pool are currently mounted.
  */
 int
-zpool_enable_datasets(zpool_handle_t *zhp, const char *mntopts, int flags)
+zpool_enable_datasets(zpool_handle_t *zhp, const char *mntopts, int flags,
+    int *status)
 {
 	get_all_cb_t cb = { 0 };
 	mount_state_t ms = { 0 };
@@ -1299,8 +1300,11 @@ zpool_enable_datasets(zpool_handle_t *zhp, const char *mntopts, int flags)
 	ms.ms_mntflags = flags;
 	zfs_foreach_mountpoint(zhp->zpool_hdl, cb.cb_handles, cb.cb_used,
 	    zfs_mount_one, &ms, B_TRUE);
-	if (ms.ms_mntstatus != 0)
+	if (ms.ms_mntstatus != 0) {
 		ret = ms.ms_mntstatus;
+		if (status != NULL)
+			*status = MOUNT_FAILED;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Share all filesystems that need to be shared. This needs to be
@@ -1310,8 +1314,11 @@ zpool_enable_datasets(zpool_handle_t *zhp, const char *mntopts, int flags)
 	ms.ms_mntstatus = 0;
 	zfs_foreach_mountpoint(zhp->zpool_hdl, cb.cb_handles, cb.cb_used,
 	    zfs_share_one, &ms, B_FALSE);
-	if (ms.ms_mntstatus != 0)
+	if (ms.ms_mntstatus != 0) {
 		ret = ms.ms_mntstatus;
+		if (status != NULL)
+			*status = SHARE_FAILED;
+	}
 	else
 		zfs_commit_shares(NULL);