diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/QueueFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/QueueFragment.java
index 1271887b1..f14e4f46e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/QueueFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/QueueFragment.java
@@ -267,10 +267,17 @@ public class QueueFragment extends Fragment {
         if (!super.onOptionsItemSelected(item)) {
             switch (item.getItemId()) {
                 case R.id.queue_lock:
-                    boolean locked = !UserPreferences.isQueueLocked();
-                    UserPreferences.setQueueLocked(locked);
+                    boolean newLockState = !UserPreferences.isQueueLocked();
+                    UserPreferences.setQueueLocked(newLockState);
                     getActivity().supportInvalidateOptionsMenu();
-                    recyclerAdapter.setLocked(locked);
+                    recyclerAdapter.setLocked(newLockState);
+                    if (newLockState) {
+                        Snackbar.make(getActivity().findViewById(R.id.content), R.string
+                                .queue_locked, Snackbar.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+                    } else {
+                        Snackbar.make(getActivity().findViewById(R.id.content), R.string
+                                .queue_unlocked, Snackbar.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+                    }
                     return true;
                 case R.id.refresh_item:
                     List<Feed> feeds = ((MainActivity) getActivity()).getFeeds();
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 443a1a8a8..69acdcc4a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@
     <!-- Queue operations -->
     <string name="lock_queue">Lock Queue</string>
     <string name="unlock_queue">Unlock Queue</string>
+    <string name="queue_locked">Queue locked</string>
+    <string name="queue_unlocked">Queue unlocked</string>
     <string name="clear_queue_label">Clear Queue</string>
     <string name="undo">Undo</string>
     <string name="removed_from_queue">Item removed</string>