diff --git a/commands/bake.go b/commands/bake.go
index 2834494e646..a7d73ed9f9d 100644
--- a/commands/bake.go
+++ b/commands/bake.go
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@ func runBake(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, targets []string, in ba
 	printer, err = progress.NewPrinter(ctx2, os.Stderr, progressMode,
 		progress.WithDesc(progressTextDesc, progressConsoleDesc),
 		progress.WithOnClose(func() {
-			printWarnings(os.Stderr, printer.Warnings(), progressMode)
+			if p := printer; p != nil {
+				printWarnings(os.Stderr, p.Warnings(), progressMode)
+			}
 		}),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/tests/bake.go b/tests/bake.go
index 47f85eacb2b..364b697dd2e 100644
--- a/tests/bake.go
+++ b/tests/bake.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package tests
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/continuity/fs/fstest"
+	"github.com/docker/buildx/bake"
 	"github.com/docker/buildx/util/gitutil"
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/client"
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/identity"
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ func bakeCmd(sb integration.Sandbox, opts ...cmdOpt) (string, error) {
 }
 
 var bakeTests = []func(t *testing.T, sb integration.Sandbox){
+	testBakePrint,
 	testBakeLocal,
 	testBakeLocalMulti,
 	testBakeRemote,
@@ -55,6 +58,49 @@ var bakeTests = []func(t *testing.T, sb integration.Sandbox){
 	testBakeCallCheckFlag,
 }
 
+func testBakePrint(t *testing.T, sb integration.Sandbox) {
+	dockerfile := []byte(`
+FROM busybox
+ARG HELLO
+RUN echo "Hello ${HELLO}"
+	`)
+	bakefile := []byte(`
+target "build" {
+  args = {
+    HELLO = "foo"
+  }
+}
+`)
+	dir := tmpdir(
+		t,
+		fstest.CreateFile("docker-bake.hcl", bakefile, 0600),
+		fstest.CreateFile("Dockerfile", dockerfile, 0600),
+	)
+
+	cmd := buildxCmd(sb, withDir(dir), withArgs("bake", "--print", "build"))
+	stdout := bytes.Buffer{}
+	stderr := bytes.Buffer{}
+	cmd.Stdout = &stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
+	require.NoError(t, cmd.Run(), stdout.String(), stderr.String())
+
+	var def struct {
+		Group  map[string]*bake.Group  `json:"group,omitempty"`
+		Target map[string]*bake.Target `json:"target"`
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(stdout.Bytes(), &def))
+
+	require.Len(t, def.Group, 1)
+	require.Contains(t, def.Group, "default")
+
+	require.Equal(t, []string{"build"}, def.Group["default"].Targets)
+	require.Len(t, def.Target, 1)
+	require.Contains(t, def.Target, "build")
+	require.Equal(t, ".", *def.Target["build"].Context)
+	require.Equal(t, "Dockerfile", *def.Target["build"].Dockerfile)
+	require.Equal(t, map[string]*string{"HELLO": ptrstr("foo")}, def.Target["build"].Args)
+}
+
 func testBakeLocal(t *testing.T, sb integration.Sandbox) {
 	dockerfile := []byte(`
 FROM scratch
diff --git a/tests/integration.go b/tests/integration.go
index 920d1dce110..2a4e6a622c4 100644
--- a/tests/integration.go
+++ b/tests/integration.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -208,3 +209,12 @@ func skipNoCompatBuildKit(t *testing.T, sb integration.Sandbox, constraint strin
 		t.Skipf("buildkit version %s does not match %s constraint (%s)", buildkitVersion(t, sb), constraint, msg)
 	}
 }
+
+func ptrstr(s interface{}) *string {
+	var n *string
+	if reflect.ValueOf(s).Kind() == reflect.String {
+		ss := s.(string)
+		n = &ss
+	}
+	return n
+}