diff --git a/apps/lang/english.lang b/apps/lang/english.lang
index d5222de4b7..27faa38cf8 100644
--- a/apps/lang/english.lang
+++ b/apps/lang/english.lang
@@ -12754,20 +12754,6 @@
     *: "Average bit rate"
   </voice>
 </phrase>
-<phrase>
-  id: LANG_PLAYTIME_ERROR
-  desc: playing time screen
-  user: core
-  <source>
-    *: "Error while gathering info"
-  </source>
-  <dest>
-    *: "Error while gathering info"
-  </dest>
-  <voice>
-    *: "Error while gathering info"
-  </voice>
-</phrase>
 <phrase>
   id: LANG_PLAYING_TIME
   desc: onplay menu
diff --git a/apps/plugin.c b/apps/plugin.c
index c35491f788..972fd2568d 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.c
+++ b/apps/plugin.c
@@ -886,6 +886,7 @@ int plugin_load(const char* plugin, const void* parameter)
     /* for some plugins, the SBS can be left enabled */
     const char *sepch = strrchr(plugin, PATH_SEPCH);
     bool theme_enabled = sepch && (!strcmp("properties.rock", sepch + 1) ||
+                                   !strcmp("playing_time.rock", sepch + 1) ||
                                    !strcmp("main_menu_config.rock", sepch + 1) ||
                                    !strcmp("disktidy.rock", sepch + 1));
 
diff --git a/apps/plugins/playing_time.c b/apps/plugins/playing_time.c
index ae4d97555c..6a63c3dd8d 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/playing_time.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/playing_time.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ enum ePT_SUM {
 
 struct playing_time_info {
     char single_mode_tag[MAX_PATH]; /* Relevant tag when single mode enabled */
+    char error_str[16];                  /* Error message to display to user */
     unsigned long long size[ePT_COUNT]; /*               File size of tracks */
     unsigned long long length[ePT_COUNT]; /*                Length of tracks */
     unsigned long curr_track_length[ePT_COUNT]; /*      Current track length */
@@ -529,7 +530,19 @@ static bool playing_time(void)
     if (!success)
         return false;
     if (pti.error_count > 0)
-        rb->splash(HZ, ID2P(LANG_PLAYTIME_ERROR));
+    {
+        rb->snprintf(pti.error_str, sizeof pti.error_str,
+                     "%d %s", pti.error_count, rb->str(LANG_TRACKS));
+        if (rb->global_settings->talk_menu)
+        {
+            rb->talk_id(LANG_ERROR_FORMATSTR, false);
+            rb->talk_number(pti.error_count, true);
+            rb->talk_id(LANG_TRACKS, true);
+            rb->talk_force_enqueue_next();
+        }
+        /* (voiced above) */
+        rb->splashf(HZ, rb->str(LANG_ERROR_FORMATSTR), pti.error_str);
+    }
 
     pt_store_converted_totals(&pti);
     return pt_display_stats(&pti);
@@ -547,6 +560,8 @@ enum plugin_status plugin_start(const void* parameter)
         return status;
     }
 
+    /* Only relevant if launched using hotkey from the
+       WPS. Otherwise theme should be enabled already. */
     FOR_NB_SCREENS(i)
         rb->viewportmanager_theme_enable(i, true, NULL);