diff --git a/change/change-b0cbf202-cf01-4765-8abe-769d88057f43.json b/change/change-b0cbf202-cf01-4765-8abe-769d88057f43.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50a2c0026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/change-b0cbf202-cf01-4765-8abe-769d88057f43.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "type": "patch",
+      "comment": "Show target.id in error about missing inputs",
+      "packageName": "@lage-run/hasher",
+      "email": "dobes@formative.com",
+      "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/hasher/src/TargetHasher.ts b/packages/hasher/src/TargetHasher.ts
index 81ee0827c..fffafa838 100644
--- a/packages/hasher/src/TargetHasher.ts
+++ b/packages/hasher/src/TargetHasher.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export class TargetHasher {
 
     if (target.cwd === root && target.cache) {
       if (!target.inputs) {
-        throw new Error("Root-level targets must have `inputs` defined if it has cache enabled.");
+        throw new Error(`No "inputs" specified for target "${target.id}"; cannot cache.`);
       }
 
       const files = await globAsync(target.inputs, { cwd: root });