diff --git a/lib/pki_multi.h b/lib/pki_multi.h
index 2a7725f3..8493114c 100644
--- a/lib/pki_multi.h
+++ b/lib/pki_multi.h
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ class pki_multi: public pki_base
 		void fload(const QString fname);
 		void probeAnything(const QString fname);
 		pki_base *pull();
+		int count() const
+		{
+			return multi.count();
+		}
 
 };
 
diff --git a/widgets/ImportMulti.cpp b/widgets/ImportMulti.cpp
index e94f68b0..340cfc9c 100644
--- a/widgets/ImportMulti.cpp
+++ b/widgets/ImportMulti.cpp
@@ -302,13 +302,23 @@ int ImportMulti::entries()
 	return mcont->rootItem->childCount();
 }
 
-void ImportMulti::execute(int force)
+void ImportMulti::execute(int force, QStringList failed)
 {
 	/* if there is nothing to import don't pop up */
 	if (entries() == 0) {
 		accept();
 		return;
 	}
+	if (failed.count() == 1) {
+		QMessageBox::information(this, XCA_TITLE,
+			tr("Failed to open the file: '%1'").
+			arg(failed[0]));
+	} else if (failed.count() > 1) {
+		QMessageBox::information(this, XCA_TITLE,
+			tr("Failed to open the %1 files: '%2'").
+			arg(failed.count()).
+			arg(failed.join("', '")));
+	}
 	/* if there is only 1 item and force is 0 import it silently */
 	if (entries() == 1 && force == 0) {
 		QModelIndex idx = mcont->index(0, 0, QModelIndex());
diff --git a/widgets/ImportMulti.h b/widgets/ImportMulti.h
index ccf93af9..b2de2486 100644
--- a/widgets/ImportMulti.h
+++ b/widgets/ImportMulti.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class ImportMulti: public QDialog, private Ui::ImportMulti
 		void addItem(pki_base *pki);
 		pki_base *getSelected();
 		pki_base *import(QModelIndex &idx);
-		void execute(int force=0);
+		void execute(int force=0, QStringList failed = QStringList());
 		int entries();
 		void tokenInfo(unsigned long s);
 
diff --git a/widgets/MainWindow.cpp b/widgets/MainWindow.cpp
index 13fe6c03..db88d071 100644
--- a/widgets/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/widgets/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -209,14 +209,16 @@ void MainWindow::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event)
 	QList<QUrl> urls = event->mimeData()->urls();
 	QUrl u;
 	ImportMulti *dlgi = new ImportMulti(this);
+	QStringList failed;
 
 	foreach(u, urls) {
 		QString s = u.toLocalFile();
-		fprintf(stderr, "URL: '%s'\n", CCHAR(s));
 	        pki_multi *pki = probeAnything(s);
+		if (!pki->count())
+			failed << s;
 	        dlgi->addItem(pki);
 	}
-	dlgi->execute(1);
+	dlgi->execute(1, failed);
 	delete dlgi;
 }
 
@@ -297,6 +299,7 @@ void MainWindow::read_cmdline()
 	int cnt = 1, opt = 0, force_load = 0;
 	char *arg = NULL;
 	exitApp = 0;
+	QStringList failed;
 	ImportMulti *dlgi = new ImportMulti(this);
 	while (cnt < qApp->argc()) {
 		arg = qApp->argv()[cnt];
@@ -343,11 +346,13 @@ void MainWindow::read_cmdline()
 			force_load = 0;
 		} else {
 			pki_multi *pki = probeAnything(file);
+			if (!pki->count())
+				failed << file;
 			dlgi->addItem(pki);
 		}
 		cnt++;
 	}
-	dlgi->execute(1); /* force showing of import dialog */
+	dlgi->execute(1, failed); /* force showing of import dialog */
 	if (dlgi->result() == QDialog::Rejected)
 		exitApp = 1;
 	delete dlgi;
@@ -877,9 +882,12 @@ void MainWindow::connNewX509(NewX509 *nx)
 void MainWindow::importAnything(QString file)
 {
 	ImportMulti *dlgi = new ImportMulti(this);
+	QStringList failed;
 	pki_multi *pki = probeAnything(file);
+	if (!pki->count())
+		failed << file;
 	dlgi->addItem(pki);
-	dlgi->execute(1);
+	dlgi->execute(1, failed);
 	delete dlgi;
 }