diff --git a/src/App/Document.cpp b/src/App/Document.cpp
index 73610f58b6..c7ddf9dde3 100644
--- a/src/App/Document.cpp
+++ b/src/App/Document.cpp
@@ -2745,6 +2745,7 @@ void Document::restore (const char *filename,
     }
     catch (const Base::Exception& e) {
         Base::Console().Error("Invalid Document.xml: %s\n", e.what());
+        setStatus(Document::RestoreError, true);
     }
 
     d->partialLoadObjects.clear();
diff --git a/src/App/Document.h b/src/App/Document.h
index b1d57cb28f..a4b2285cdc 100644
--- a/src/App/Document.h
+++ b/src/App/Document.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public:
         PartialDoc = 7,
         AllowPartialRecompute = 8, // allow recomputing editing object if SkipRecompute is set
         TempDoc = 9, // Mark as temporary document without prompt for save
+        RestoreError = 10
     };
 
     /** @name Properties */
diff --git a/src/Gui/CommandDoc.cpp b/src/Gui/CommandDoc.cpp
index bba8d391e9..ae83d95d7d 100644
--- a/src/Gui/CommandDoc.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/CommandDoc.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,14 @@ void StdCmdOpen::activated(int iMsg)
     else {
         for (SelectModule::Dict::iterator it = dict.begin(); it != dict.end(); ++it) {
             getGuiApplication()->open(it.key().toUtf8(), it.value().toLatin1());
+
+            App::Document *doc = App::GetApplication().getActiveDocument();
+
+            if(doc && doc->testStatus(App::Document::PartialRestore))
+                QMessageBox::critical(getMainWindow(), QObject::tr("Error"), QObject::tr("There were errors while loading the file. Some data might have been modified or not recovered at all. Look in the report view for more specific information about the objects involved."));
+
+            if(doc && doc->testStatus(App::Document::RestoreError))
+                QMessageBox::critical(getMainWindow(), QObject::tr("Error"), QObject::tr("There were serious errors while loading the file. Some data might have been modified or not recovered at all. Saving the project will most likely result in loss of data."));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/Web/Gui/BrowserView.cpp b/src/Mod/Web/Gui/BrowserView.cpp
index c286ba8cde..775a83afd9 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Web/Gui/BrowserView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Web/Gui/BrowserView.cpp
@@ -554,6 +554,9 @@ void BrowserView::onLinkClicked (const QUrl & url)
                 App::Document *doc = BaseView::getAppDocument();
                 if(doc && doc->testStatus(App::Document::PartialRestore))
                     QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Error"), tr("There were errors while loading the file. Some data might have been modified or not recovered at all. Look in the report view for more specific information about the objects involved."));
+
+                if(doc && doc->testStatus(App::Document::RestoreError))
+                    QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Error"), tr("There were serious errors while loading the file. Some data might have been modified or not recovered at all. Saving the project will most likely result in loss of data."));
             }
         }
         else {