diff --git a/articleview.cc b/articleview.cc
index f166ba31..9e0ed6eb 100644
--- a/articleview.cc
+++ b/articleview.cc
@@ -1225,7 +1225,8 @@ void ArticleView::resourceDownloadFinished()
           }
 
           if ( !QDesktopServices::openUrl( QUrl::fromLocalFile( desktopOpenedTempFile ) ) )
-            QMessageBox::critical( this, tr( "GoldenDict" ), tr( "Failed to auto-open resource file, try opening manually: %1." ).arg( desktopOpenedTempFile ) );
+            QMessageBox::critical( this, tr( "GoldenDict" ),
+                                   tr( "Failed to auto-open resource file, try opening manually: %1." ).arg( desktopOpenedTempFile ) );
         }
 
         // Ok, whatever it was, it's finished. Remove this and any other
@@ -1247,8 +1248,9 @@ void ArticleView::resourceDownloadFinished()
 
   if ( resourceDownloadRequests.empty() )
   {
-    // No requests suceeded.
-    QMessageBox::critical( this, tr( "GoldenDict" ), tr( "The referenced resource failed to download." ) );
+    emit statusBarMessage(
+          tr( "WARNING: %1" ).arg( tr( "The referenced resource failed to download." ) ),
+          10000, QPixmap( ":/icons/error.png" ) );
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/articleview.hh b/articleview.hh
index 1342577d..6f205f2e 100644
--- a/articleview.hh
+++ b/articleview.hh
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ signals:
   /// switch focus to word input.
   void typingEvent( QString const & text );
 
-  void statusBarMessage( QString const & message );
+  void statusBarMessage( QString const & message, int timeout = 0, QPixmap const & pixmap = QPixmap());
 
   /// Emitted when an article becomes active,
   /// typically in response to user actions
diff --git a/icons/error.png b/icons/error.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c8454bfb
Binary files /dev/null and b/icons/error.png differ
diff --git a/mainstatusbar.cc b/mainstatusbar.cc
index 8b905b08..99fe1b47 100644
--- a/mainstatusbar.cc
+++ b/mainstatusbar.cc
@@ -10,41 +10,46 @@
 #include <QEvent>
 #include <QApplication>
 
-MainStatusBar::MainStatusBar(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent)
+MainStatusBar::MainStatusBar( QWidget *parent ) : QWidget( parent )
 {
-  textWidget = new QLabel(QString(), this);
-  textWidget->setObjectName("text");
-  textWidget->setFont(QApplication::font("QStatusBar"));
-  textWidget->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
+  textWidget = new QLabel( QString(), this );
+  textWidget->setObjectName( "text" );
+  textWidget->setFont( QApplication::font( "QStatusBar" ) );
+  textWidget->setSizePolicy( QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Fixed );
 
-  picWidget = new QLabel(QString(), this);
-  picWidget->setObjectName("icon");
-  picWidget->setPixmap(QPixmap());
-  picWidget->setScaledContents(true);
-  picWidget->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
+  picWidget = new QLabel( QString(), this );
+  picWidget->setObjectName( "icon" );
+  picWidget->setPixmap( QPixmap() );
+  picWidget->setScaledContents( true );
+  picWidget->setSizePolicy( QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Ignored );
 
-  timer = new QTimer(this);
-  timer->setSingleShot(true);
+  timer = new QTimer( this );
+  timer->setSingleShot( true );
 
   // layout
   QHBoxLayout * layout = new QHBoxLayout;
-  layout->setSpacing(0);
-  layout->setSizeConstraint(QLayout::SetFixedSize);
-  layout->setAlignment(Qt::AlignLeft | Qt::AlignVCenter);
-  layout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
-  layout->addWidget(picWidget);
-  layout->addWidget(textWidget);
-  setLayout(layout);
+  layout->setSpacing( 0 );
+  layout->setSizeConstraint( QLayout::SetFixedSize );
+  layout->setAlignment( Qt::AlignLeft | Qt::AlignVCenter );
+  layout->setContentsMargins( 0, 0, 0, 0 );
+  layout->addWidget( picWidget );
+  layout->addWidget( textWidget );
+  setLayout( layout );
 
   parentWidget()->installEventFilter( this );
 
   connect( timer, SIGNAL( timeout() ), SLOT( clearMessage() ) );
 }
 
+bool MainStatusBar::hasImage() const
+{
+  return !picWidget->pixmap()->isNull();
+}
+
 void MainStatusBar::clearMessage()
 {
-  textWidget->setText(QString());
-  picWidget->setPixmap(QPixmap());
+  textWidget->setText( QString() );
+  picWidget->setPixmap( QPixmap() );
   timer->stop();
   refresh();
 }
@@ -59,6 +64,9 @@ void MainStatusBar::showMessage(const QString & str, int timeout, const QPixmap
   textWidget->setText( str );
   picWidget->setPixmap( pixmap );
 
+  // reload stylesheet
+  setStyleSheet( styleSheet() );
+
   if ( timeout > 0 )
   {
     timer->start( timeout );
@@ -71,13 +79,15 @@ void MainStatusBar::refresh()
 {
   if ( !currentMessage().isEmpty() )
   {
+    adjustSize();
+
     if ( !picWidget->pixmap()->isNull() )
     {
       picWidget->setFixedSize( textWidget->height(), textWidget->height() );
     }
     else
     {
-      picWidget->setFixedSize( 0, 0);
+      picWidget->setFixedSize( 0, 0 );
     }
 
     adjustSize();
@@ -98,7 +108,7 @@ void MainStatusBar::mousePressEvent ( QMouseEvent * )
   clearMessage();
 }
 
-bool MainStatusBar::eventFilter(QObject *, QEvent * e)
+bool MainStatusBar::eventFilter( QObject *, QEvent * e )
 {
   switch ( e->type() ) {
     case QEvent::Resize:
diff --git a/mainstatusbar.hh b/mainstatusbar.hh
index 6aa13291..8aaaa46d 100644
--- a/mainstatusbar.hh
+++ b/mainstatusbar.hh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 class MainStatusBar : public QWidget
 {
   Q_OBJECT
+  Q_PROPERTY(bool hasImage READ hasImage)
 
 public:
   explicit MainStatusBar(QWidget * parent);
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ private:
   QTimer * timer;
   bool eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent * event);
   void refresh();
+  bool hasImage() const;
 };
 
 #endif // MAINSTATUSBAR_HH
diff --git a/mainwindow.cc b/mainwindow.cc
index 9f828813..d0175a2e 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cc
+++ b/mainwindow.cc
@@ -918,8 +918,8 @@ ArticleView * MainWindow::createNewTab( bool switchToIt,
   connect( view, SIGNAL( activeArticleChanged( const QString & ) ),
            this, SLOT( activeArticleChanged( const QString & ) ) );
 
-  connect( view, SIGNAL( statusBarMessage( const QString & ) ),
-           this, SLOT( showStatusBarMessage( const QString & ) ) );
+  connect( view, SIGNAL( statusBarMessage( QString const &, int, QPixmap const & ) ),
+           this, SLOT( showStatusBarMessage( QString const &, int, QPixmap const & ) ) );
 
   int index = cfg.preferences.newTabsOpenAfterCurrentOne ?
               ui.tabWidget->currentIndex() + 1 : ui.tabWidget->count();
@@ -1056,9 +1056,9 @@ void MainWindow::pageLoaded( ArticleView * view )
   updateFoundInDictsList();
 }
 
-void MainWindow::showStatusBarMessage( const QString & message )
+void MainWindow::showStatusBarMessage( QString const & message, int timeout, QPixmap const & icon )
 {
-  mainStatusBar->showMessage( message, 5000 );
+  mainStatusBar->showMessage( message, timeout, icon );
 }
 
 void MainWindow::tabSwitched( int )
diff --git a/mainwindow.hh b/mainwindow.hh
index 740a884b..7a2393e6 100644
--- a/mainwindow.hh
+++ b/mainwindow.hh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public:
 public slots:
 
   void messageFromAnotherInstanceReceived( QString const & );
-  void showStatusBarMessage ( const QString & );
+  void showStatusBarMessage ( QString const &, int, QPixmap const & );
 
 private:
 
diff --git a/qt-style.css b/qt-style.css
index b6629a25..1ea522ca 100644
--- a/qt-style.css
+++ b/qt-style.css
@@ -14,16 +14,6 @@ ArticleView #searchText[noResults="true"]
   background: #febb7d;
 }
 
-.ScanPopup #outerFrame
-{
-  border: 1px solid palette(dark);
-}
-
-.ScanPopup MainStatusBar #text
-{
-  border: 1px solid palette(dark);
-}
-
 MainStatusBar #text
 {
   border-top-right-radius: 3px;
@@ -41,3 +31,24 @@ MainStatusBar #icon
   padding-left: 4px;
   padding-right: 0px;
 }
+
+.ScanPopup #outerFrame
+{
+  border: 1px solid palette(dark);
+}
+
+.ScanPopup MainStatusBar #text
+{
+  border-bottom: 1px solid palette(dark);
+}
+
+.ScanPopup MainStatusBar[hasImage="false"] #text
+{
+  border-left: 1px solid palette(dark);
+}
+
+.ScanPopup MainStatusBar #icon
+{
+  border-left: 1px solid palette(dark);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid palette(dark);
+}
diff --git a/resources.qrc b/resources.qrc
index a195f678..205b28bd 100644
--- a/resources.qrc
+++ b/resources.qrc
@@ -45,5 +45,6 @@
         <file>icons/windows-list.png</file>
         <file>CREDITS.txt</file>
         <file>icons/highlighter.png</file>
+        <file>icons/error.png</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/scanpopup.cc b/scanpopup.cc
index 6e0f9c3b..4aaa0dac 100644
--- a/scanpopup.cc
+++ b/scanpopup.cc
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ ScanPopup::ScanPopup( QWidget * parent,
   connect( definition, SIGNAL( pageLoaded( ArticleView * ) ),
            this, SLOT( pageLoaded( ArticleView * ) ) );
 
-  connect( definition, SIGNAL( statusBarMessage( const QString & ) ),
-           this, SLOT( showStatusBarMessage( const QString & ) ) );
+  connect( definition, SIGNAL( statusBarMessage( QString const &, int, QPixmap const & ) ),
+           this, SLOT( showStatusBarMessage( QString const &, int, QPixmap const & ) ) );
 
   connect( QApplication::clipboard(), SIGNAL( changed( QClipboard::Mode ) ),
            this, SLOT( clipboardChanged( QClipboard::Mode ) ) );
@@ -705,9 +705,9 @@ void ScanPopup::pageLoaded( ArticleView * )
     definition->playSound();
 }
 
-void ScanPopup::showStatusBarMessage( const QString & message )
+void ScanPopup::showStatusBarMessage( QString const & message, int timeout, QPixmap const & icon )
 {
-  mainStatusBar->showMessage( message, 10000 );
+  mainStatusBar->showMessage( message, timeout, icon );
 }
 
 void ScanPopup::escapePressed()
diff --git a/scanpopup.hh b/scanpopup.hh
index 8eb90959..8bd0c32d 100644
--- a/scanpopup.hh
+++ b/scanpopup.hh
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ private slots:
   void on_pronounceButton_clicked();
   void pinButtonClicked( bool checked );
   void on_showDictionaryBar_clicked( bool checked );
-  void showStatusBarMessage ( const QString & );
+  void showStatusBarMessage ( QString const &, int, QPixmap const & );
 
   void hideTimerExpired();
   void altModeExpired();