diff --git a/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditView.cpp b/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditView.cpp
index b4e685425b..41c1c31e9e 100644
--- a/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditView.cpp
@@ -60,8 +60,13 @@ StyledEditView::GetStyledText(BPositionIO * stream)
 {
 	status_t result = B_OK;
 	fSuppressChanges = true;	
+	
 	result = BTranslationUtils::GetStyledText(stream, this, NULL);
-			
+	if (result != B_OK) {
+		fSuppressChanges = false;
+		return result;
+	}
+
 	BNode * node = dynamic_cast<BNode*>(stream);
 	if (node != 0) {
 		ssize_t bytesRead;
@@ -71,6 +76,7 @@ StyledEditView::GetStyledText(BPositionIO * stream)
 		if (bytesRead > 0) {
 			CharacterSetRoster * roster = CharacterSetRoster::Roster(&result);
 			if (result != B_OK) {
+				fSuppressChanges = false;
 				return result;
 			}
 			if (encoding == 65535) {
diff --git a/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditWindow.cpp b/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditWindow.cpp
index 0678148ebc..132baf9763 100644
--- a/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditWindow.cpp
@@ -910,7 +910,22 @@ StyledEditWindow::OpenFile(entry_ref *ref)
 		result = fTextView->GetStyledText(&file); //he he he :)
 
 		if (result != B_OK) {
-			// TODO: notify user?
+			BEntry entry(ref, true);
+			char name[B_FILE_NAME_LENGTH];
+			entry.GetName(name);
+			BAlert *loadFailedAlert;
+			BString alertText;
+			if (result == B_TRANSLATION_ERROR_BASE) {
+				alertText.SetTo("Translation error loading \"");
+			} else {
+				alertText.SetTo("Unknown error loading \"");
+			}			
+			alertText<< name;
+			alertText<<"\".";
+			loadFailedAlert= new BAlert("loadFailedAlert",alertText.String(), "Bummer", 0, 0, 
+				B_WIDTH_AS_USUAL, B_EVEN_SPACING, B_STOP_ALERT);
+			loadFailedAlert->Go();
+			return;
 		}
 
 		// update alignment