diff --git a/app/Import/ImportStorage.php b/app/Import/ImportStorage.php
index 445dc18caa..cf0f90eb24 100644
--- a/app/Import/ImportStorage.php
+++ b/app/Import/ImportStorage.php
@@ -85,14 +85,17 @@ class ImportStorage
     /**
      * @param string $hash
      *
-     * @return bool
+     * @return TransactionJournal
      */
-    private function alreadyImported(string $hash): bool
+    private function alreadyImported(string $hash): TransactionJournal
     {
 
-        $count = TransactionJournalMeta::where('name', 'originalImportHash')->where('data', json_encode($hash))->count();
+        $meta = TransactionJournalMeta::where('name', 'originalImportHash')->where('data', json_encode($hash))->first(['journal_meta.*']);
+        if (!is_null($meta)) {
+            return $meta->transactionjournal;
+        }
 
-        return $count > 0;
+        return new TransactionJournal;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -252,12 +255,15 @@ class ImportStorage
 
             return $result;
         }
-
-        if ($this->alreadyImported($entry->hash)) {
-            Log::warning(sprintf('Cannot import row %d, because it has already been imported.', $index));
+        $alreadyImported = $this->alreadyImported($entry->hash);
+        if (!is_null($alreadyImported->id)) {
+            Log::warning(sprintf('Cannot import row %d, because it has already been imported (journal #%d).', $index, $alreadyImported->id));
             $result = new ImportResult();
             $result->failed();
-            $errorText = sprintf('Row #%d: This row has been imported before.', $index);
+            $errorText = trans(
+                'firefly.import_double',
+                ['row' => $index, 'link' => route('transactions.show', [$alreadyImported->id]), 'description' => $alreadyImported->description]
+            );
             $result->appendError($errorText);
             $extendedStatus             = $this->job->extended_status;
             $extendedStatus['errors'][] = $errorText;
diff --git a/public/js/ff/import/status.js b/public/js/ff/import/status.js
index 8d98731f1b..f8415ae119 100644
--- a/public/js/ff/import/status.js
+++ b/public/js/ff/import/status.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ function reportErrors(data) {
     // fill the list with error texts
     $('#import-status-error-list').empty();
     for (var i = 0; i < data.errors.length; i++) {
-        var item = $('<li>').text(data.errors[i]);
+        var item = $('<li>').html(data.errors[i]);
         $('#import-status-error-list').append(item);
     }
 }
diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
index 93769ecd60..80fc765ada 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
@@ -790,4 +790,5 @@ return [
     'import_error_multi'                        => 'Some errors occured during the import.',
     'import_error_fatal'                        => 'There was an error during the import routine. Please check the log files. The error seems to be:',
     'import_error_timeout'                      => 'The import seems to have timed out. If this error persists, please import your data using the console command.',
+    'import_double'                             => 'Row #:row: This row has been imported before, and is stored in <a href=":link">:description</a>.',
 ];