diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaApplication.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaApplication.cpp
index 2cd939e846..7525058b88 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaApplication.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaApplication.cpp
@@ -1964,6 +1964,8 @@ void RiaApplication::setLastUsedDialogDirectory(const QString& dialogName, const
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool RiaApplication::openFile(const QString& fileName)
 {
+    if (!QFile::exists(fileName)) return false;
+
     bool loadingSucceded = false;
 
     if (fileName.contains(".rsp", Qt::CaseInsensitive) || fileName.contains(".rip", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuRecentFileActionProvider.cpp b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuRecentFileActionProvider.cpp
index 7e2c1e39d0..faa6e8cdf4 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuRecentFileActionProvider.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuRecentFileActionProvider.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
 #include "RiaApplication.h"
 
 #include <QAction>
-#include <QSettings>
 #include <QFileInfo>
+#include <QMessageBox>
+#include <QSettings>
 
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -130,6 +131,8 @@ void RiuRecentFileActionProvider::slotOpenRecentFile()
         }
         else
         {
+            QMessageBox::warning(NULL, "File open", "Failed to import file located at\n" + filename);
+
             removeFileName(filename);
         }
     }