1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/plugins/tasklist/taskfilefactory.cpp b/src/plugins/tasklist/taskfilefactory.cpp
index 1a207169bd..c66557084f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tasklist/taskfilefactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/tasklist/taskfilefactory.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
 #include <coreplugin/filemanager.h>
 
+#include <QtGui/QMainWindow>
+#include <QtGui/QMessageBox>
+
 using namespace TaskList::Internal;
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -79,7 +82,9 @@ Core::IFile *TaskFileFactory::open(ProjectExplorer::Project *context, const QStr
     TaskFile *file = new TaskFile(this);
     file->setContext(context);
 
-    if (!file->open(fileName)) {
+    QString errorString;
+    if (!file->open(&errorString, fileName)) {
+        QMessageBox::critical(Core::ICore::instance()->mainWindow(), tr("File Error"), errorString);
         delete file;
         return 0;
     }