diff --git a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c
index 779f6810a2..33f82ef9e1 100644
--- a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c
+++ b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c
@@ -49,9 +49,12 @@
 #include "audio.h"
 #define lang_is_rtl() (false)
 #define DEBUGF printf
+#define splashf(...)
 #endif /*WPSEDITOR*/
 #else
 #include "debug.h"
+#include "splash.h"
+#include "lang.h"
 #include "language.h"
 #endif /*__PCTOOL__*/
 
@@ -2102,6 +2105,7 @@ static bool skin_load_fonts(struct wps_data *data)
         {
             if (success)
             {
+                splashf(HZ, str(LANG_FONT_LOAD_ERROR), "(no name)");
                 DEBUGF("font %d not specified\n", font_id);
             }
             success = false;
@@ -2126,6 +2130,7 @@ static bool skin_load_fonts(struct wps_data *data)
 
         if (font->id < 0)
         {
+            splashf(HZ, str(LANG_FONT_LOAD_ERROR), font->name);
             DEBUGF("Unable to load font %d: '%s'\n", font_id, font->name);
             font->name = NULL; /* to stop trying to load it again if we fail */
             success = false;
diff --git a/apps/lang/english.lang b/apps/lang/english.lang
index 00efef667d..1c6259cc98 100644
--- a/apps/lang/english.lang
+++ b/apps/lang/english.lang
@@ -16566,4 +16566,18 @@
   <voice>
     *: "Lineout"
   </voice>
-</phrase>
\ No newline at end of file
+</phrase>
+<phrase>
+  id: LANG_FONT_LOAD_ERROR
+  desc: Displayed when font loading fails
+  user: core
+  <source>
+    *: "Unable to load font: (%s)"
+  </source>
+  <dest>
+    *: "Unable to load font: (%s)"
+  </dest>
+  <voice>
+    *: "tracks saved"
+  </voice>
+</phrase>