diff --git a/src/playlist/playlistmanager.cpp b/src/playlist/playlistmanager.cpp
index a32174455..6e9b4f03d 100644
--- a/src/playlist/playlistmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/playlist/playlistmanager.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ void PlaylistManager::Init(SharedPtr<CollectionBackend> collection_backend, Shar
   QObject::connect(&*collection_backend_, &CollectionBackend::SongsStatisticsChanged, this, &PlaylistManager::UpdateCollectionSongs);
   QObject::connect(&*collection_backend_, &CollectionBackend::SongsRatingChanged, this, &PlaylistManager::UpdateCollectionSongs);
 
+  QObject::connect(parser_, &PlaylistParser::Error, this, &PlaylistManager::Error);
+
   for (const PlaylistBackend::Playlist &p : playlist_backend->GetAllOpenPlaylists()) {
     ++playlists_loading_;
     Playlist *ret = AddPlaylist(p.id, p.name, p.special_type, p.ui_path, p.favorite);
diff --git a/src/playlistparsers/cueparser.cpp b/src/playlistparsers/cueparser.cpp
index f968cc95b..e9589c57b 100644
--- a/src/playlistparsers/cueparser.cpp
+++ b/src/playlistparsers/cueparser.cpp
@@ -394,6 +394,8 @@ void CueParser::Save(const SongList &songs, QIODevice *device, const QDir &dir,
   Q_UNUSED(dir);
   Q_UNUSED(path_type);
 
+  emit Error(tr("Saving CUE files is not supported."));
+
   // TODO
 
 }
diff --git a/src/playlistparsers/parserbase.cpp b/src/playlistparsers/parserbase.cpp
index 29f89381e..70636116d 100644
--- a/src/playlistparsers/parserbase.cpp
+++ b/src/playlistparsers/parserbase.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ void ParserBase::LoadSong(const QString &filename_or_url, const qint64 beginning
     }
     else {
       qLog(Error) << "Don't know how to handle" << url;
+      emit Error(tr("Don't know how to handle %1").arg(filename_or_url));
       return;
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/playlistparsers/parserbase.h b/src/playlistparsers/parserbase.h
index e121f9d72..3ab8dd5e6 100644
--- a/src/playlistparsers/parserbase.h
+++ b/src/playlistparsers/parserbase.h
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ class ParserBase : public QObject {
   virtual SongList Load(QIODevice *device, const QString &playlist_path = QLatin1String(""), const QDir &dir = QDir(), const bool collection_lookup = true) const = 0;
   virtual void Save(const SongList &songs, QIODevice *device, const QDir &dir = QDir(), const PlaylistSettingsPage::PathType path_type = PlaylistSettingsPage::PathType::Automatic) const = 0;
 
+ signals:
+  void Error(const QString &error) const;
+
  protected:
   // Loads a song.  If filename_or_url is a URL (with a scheme other than "file") then it is set on the song and the song marked as a stream.
   // Also sets the song's metadata by searching in the Collection, or loading from the file as a fallback.
diff --git a/src/playlistparsers/playlistparser.cpp b/src/playlistparsers/playlistparser.cpp
index e97ed9e10..ea640ae38 100644
--- a/src/playlistparsers/playlistparser.cpp
+++ b/src/playlistparsers/playlistparser.cpp
@@ -44,16 +44,26 @@
 
 const int PlaylistParser::kMagicSize = 512;
 
-PlaylistParser::PlaylistParser(SharedPtr<CollectionBackendInterface> collection_backend, QObject *parent) : QObject(parent) {
+PlaylistParser::PlaylistParser(SharedPtr<CollectionBackendInterface> collection_backend, QObject *parent) : QObject(parent), default_parser_(nullptr) {
 
-  default_parser_ = new XSPFParser(collection_backend, this);
-  parsers_ << default_parser_;
-  parsers_ << new M3UParser(collection_backend, this);
-  parsers_ << new PLSParser(collection_backend, this);
-  parsers_ << new ASXParser(collection_backend, this);
-  parsers_ << new AsxIniParser(collection_backend, this);
-  parsers_ << new CueParser(collection_backend, this);
-  parsers_ << new WplParser(collection_backend, this);
+  AddParser(new XSPFParser(collection_backend, this));
+  AddParser(new M3UParser(collection_backend, this));
+  AddParser(new PLSParser(collection_backend, this));
+  AddParser(new ASXParser(collection_backend, this));
+  AddParser(new AsxIniParser(collection_backend, this));
+  AddParser(new CueParser(collection_backend, this));
+  AddParser(new WplParser(collection_backend, this));
+
+}
+
+void PlaylistParser::AddParser(ParserBase *parser) {
+
+  if (!default_parser_) {
+    default_parser_ = parser;
+  }
+
+  parsers_ << parser;
+  QObject::connect(parser, &ParserBase::Error, this, &PlaylistParser::Error);
 
 }
 
@@ -171,7 +181,8 @@ SongList PlaylistParser::LoadFromFile(const QString &filename) const {
   // Find a parser that supports this file extension
   ParserBase *parser = ParserForExtension(Type::Load, fileinfo.suffix());
   if (!parser) {
-    qLog(Warning) << "Unknown filetype:" << filename;
+    qLog(Error) << "Unknown filetype:" << filename;
+    emit Error(tr("Unknown filetype: %1").arg(filename));
     return SongList();
   }
 
@@ -204,14 +215,16 @@ void PlaylistParser::Save(const SongList &songs, const QString &filename, const
   QDir dir(fileinfo.path());
 
   if (!dir.exists()) {
-    qLog(Warning) << "Directory does not exist" << dir.path();
+    qLog(Error) << "Directory" << dir.path() << "does not exist";
+    emit Error(tr("Directory %1 does not exist.").arg(dir.path()));
     return;
   }
 
   // Find a parser that supports this file extension
   ParserBase *parser = ParserForExtension(Type::Save, fileinfo.suffix());
   if (!parser) {
-    qLog(Warning) << "Unknown filetype" << filename;
+    qLog(Error) << "Unknown filetype" << filename;
+    emit Error(tr("Unknown filetype: %1").arg(filename));
     return;
   }
 
@@ -225,7 +238,8 @@ void PlaylistParser::Save(const SongList &songs, const QString &filename, const
   // Open the file
   QFile file(fileinfo.absoluteFilePath());
   if (!file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly)) {
-    qLog(Warning) << "Failed to open" << filename << "for writing.";
+    qLog(Error) << "Failed to open" << filename << "for writing.";
+    emit Error(tr("Failed to open %1 for writing.").arg(filename));
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/playlistparsers/playlistparser.h b/src/playlistparsers/playlistparser.h
index f31bc8eec..24531545d 100644
--- a/src/playlistparsers/playlistparser.h
+++ b/src/playlistparsers/playlistparser.h
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ class PlaylistParser : public QObject {
   SongList LoadFromDevice(QIODevice *device, const QString &path_hint = QString(), const QDir &dir_hint = QDir()) const;
   void Save(const SongList &songs, const QString &filename, const PlaylistSettingsPage::PathType) const;
 
+ signals:
+  void Error(const QString &error) const;
+
  private:
+  void AddParser(ParserBase *parser);
   bool ParserIsSupported(const Type type, ParserBase *parser) const;
   static QString FilterForParser(const ParserBase *parser, QStringList *all_extensions = nullptr);