diff --git a/src/projectM-qt/qprojectm.hpp b/src/projectM-qt/qprojectm.hpp
index 1e480adce..5e70ec7cf 100644
--- a/src/projectM-qt/qprojectm.hpp
+++ b/src/projectM-qt/qprojectm.hpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class QProjectM : public QObject, public projectM {
 		}
 
 		void presetSwitchFailedEvent(bool hardCut, unsigned int index, const std::string & message) const {
-			presetSwitchFailedSignal(hardCut, index, message);
+			presetSwitchFailedSignal(hardCut, index, QString(message.c_str()));
 		}
 
 		void presetRatingChanged(unsigned int index, int rating,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class QProjectM : public QObject, public projectM {
 
 	signals:
 		void presetSwitchedSignal(bool hardCut, unsigned int index) const;
-		void presetSwitchFailedSignal(bool hardCut, unsigned int index, const std::string & message) const;
+		void presetSwitchFailedSignal(bool hardCut, unsigned int index, const QString & message) const;
 		void presetRatingChangedSignal(unsigned int index, int rating,
 				PresetRatingType ratingType) const;
 
diff --git a/src/projectM-qt/qprojectm_mainwindow.cpp b/src/projectM-qt/qprojectm_mainwindow.cpp
index 52c2ba833..c01c6c9c7 100644
--- a/src/projectM-qt/qprojectm_mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/projectM-qt/qprojectm_mainwindow.cpp
@@ -310,6 +310,9 @@ void QProjectM_MainWindow::postProjectM_Initialize()
 
 	connect ( m_QProjectMWidget->qprojectM(), SIGNAL ( presetSwitchedSignal ( bool,unsigned int ) ),
 		  this, SLOT ( updatePlaylistSelection ( bool,unsigned int ) ) );
+	connect ( m_QProjectMWidget->qprojectM(), SIGNAL ( presetSwitchFailedSignal ( bool,unsigned int, const QString & ) ),
+		  this, SLOT ( handleFailedPresetSwitch( bool,unsigned int, const QString &) ) );
+
 
 	connect ( m_QProjectMWidget->qprojectM(), SIGNAL ( presetRatingChangedSignal ( unsigned int,int, PresetRatingType) ),
 			  this, SLOT ( presetRatingChanged( unsigned int,int, PresetRatingType) ));
@@ -1299,3 +1302,13 @@ void QProjectM_MainWindow::presetRatingChanged( unsigned int index, int rating,
 	playlistModel->notifyDataChanged(index);
 }
 
+void QProjectM_MainWindow::handleFailedPresetSwitch(const bool isHardCut, const unsigned int index,
+		const QString & message) {
+
+	const QString status = QString("Error switch to preset index %1: %2")
+	                 .arg(index).arg(message);
+
+	statusBar()->showMessage ( tr (status.toStdString().c_str() ) );
+
+}
+
diff --git a/src/projectM-qt/qprojectm_mainwindow.hpp b/src/projectM-qt/qprojectm_mainwindow.hpp
index 298d77356..b9b62eda9 100644
--- a/src/projectM-qt/qprojectm_mainwindow.hpp
+++ b/src/projectM-qt/qprojectm_mainwindow.hpp
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ protected:
 private slots:
 void dockLocationChanged(Qt::DockWidgetArea area);
 void presetRatingChanged(unsigned int, int, PresetRatingType);
+void handleFailedPresetSwitch(const bool isHardCut, const unsigned int index,
+		const QString & message);
+
 void presetHardCut();
 void presetSoftCut();
 	void insertPresetsDialog() ;