diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index 568c189c4c..09219e0ff8 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ var FileManager = require('./app/files/fileManager')
 var ContextualListener = require('./app/editor/contextualListener')
 var ContextView = require('./app/editor/contextView')
 var BasicReadOnlyExplorer = require('./app/files/basicReadOnlyExplorer')
+var toolTip = require('./app/ui/tooltip')
 
 var styleGuide = remixLib.ui.themeChooser
 var styles = styleGuide.chooser()
@@ -113,7 +114,11 @@ class App {
     executionContext.init(self._api.config)
     self._api.filesProviders = {}
     self._api.filesProviders['browser'] = new Browserfiles(fileStorage)
-    self._api.filesProviders['localhost'] = new SharedFolder(new Remixd())
+    var remixd = new Remixd()
+    remixd.event.register('system', (message) => {
+      if (message.error) toolTip(message.error)
+    })
+    self._api.filesProviders['localhost'] = new SharedFolder(remixd)
     self._api.filesProviders['swarm'] = new BasicReadOnlyExplorer('swarm')
     self._api.filesProviders['github'] = new BasicReadOnlyExplorer('github')
     self._api.filesProviders['gist'] = new BasicReadOnlyExplorer('gist')
diff --git a/src/lib/remixd.js b/src/lib/remixd.js
index 9f75ec0111..83bc487e0d 100644
--- a/src/lib/remixd.js
+++ b/src/lib/remixd.js
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ class Remixd {
         this.event.trigger('replied', [data])
       } else if (data.type === 'notification') {
         this.event.trigger('notified', [data])
+      } else if (data.type === 'system') {
+        if (data.error) {
+          this.event.trigger('system', [{
+            error: data.error
+          }])
+        }
       }
     })