diff --git a/src/common/models/toast.ts b/src/common/models/toast.ts
index 9427b2bb56..8e42c48df6 100644
--- a/src/common/models/toast.ts
+++ b/src/common/models/toast.ts
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@
 export enum ToastType {
     DownloadComplete = "download-complete",
     DownloadStarted = "download-started",
+    DownloadFailed = "download-failed",
 }
diff --git a/src/main/api/publication.ts b/src/main/api/publication.ts
index 81c80c7771..cfbfca8caf 100644
--- a/src/main/api/publication.ts
+++ b/src/main/api/publication.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 // that can be found in the LICENSE file exposed on Github (readium) in the project repository.
 // ==LICENSE-END==
 
+import * as debug_ from "debug";
 import { inject, injectable } from "inversify";
 import { ToastType } from "readium-desktop/common/models/toast";
 import { open } from "readium-desktop/common/redux/actions/toast";
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ import { Store } from "redux";
 import { downloadActions } from "readium-desktop/common/redux/actions";
 import { ImportState } from "readium-desktop/common/redux/states/import";
 
+// Logger
+const debug = debug_("readium-desktop:main#services/catalog");
+
 @injectable()
 export class PublicationApi {
     @inject("publication-repository")
@@ -122,8 +126,16 @@ export class PublicationApi {
         const newDocs = [];
 
         for (const path of paths) {
-            const newDoc = await this.catalogService.importFile(path);
-            newDocs.push(newDoc);
+            try {
+                const newDoc = await this.catalogService.importFile(path);
+                if (newDoc) {
+                    newDocs.push(newDoc);
+                }
+            } catch (error) {
+                debug(`Import file - FAIL : ${path}`, error);
+                this.dispatchToastRequest(ToastType.DownloadFailed,
+                    this.translator.translate("message.import.fail", {path}));
+            }
         }
 
         return newDocs.map((doc) => {
diff --git a/src/main/services/catalog.ts b/src/main/services/catalog.ts
index 3766b62974..81f6ceed23 100644
--- a/src/main/services/catalog.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/catalog.ts
@@ -59,11 +59,13 @@ export class CatalogService {
     public async importFile(filePath: string, isLcpFile?: boolean): Promise<PublicationDocument> {
         const ext = path.extname(filePath);
 
+        debug("Import File - START");
         if (ext === ".lcpl" || (ext === ".part" && isLcpFile)) {
             return this.importLcplFile(filePath);
         } else if (/\.epub[3]?$/.test(ext) || (ext === ".part" && !isLcpFile)) {
             return this.importEpubFile(filePath);
         }
+        debug("Import File - END");
 
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/src/renderer/assets/styles/toast.css b/src/renderer/assets/styles/toast.css
index 4efa2e6d02..5044503917 100644
--- a/src/renderer/assets/styles/toast.css
+++ b/src/renderer/assets/styles/toast.css
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@
     animation-name: start;
     animation-duration: 0.5s;
 
+    &.error {
+        background: rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.1);
+    }
+
+    &.success {
+        background: rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.1);
+    }
+
     & p {
         margin: 0;
         flex: 1;
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/toast/Toast.tsx b/src/renderer/components/toast/Toast.tsx
index 6abd16b915..a7efc12872 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/toast/Toast.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/toast/Toast.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ import { TranslatorProps, withTranslator } from "../utils/translator";
 
 import * as styles from "readium-desktop/renderer/assets/styles/toast.css";
 
+export enum ToastType {
+    Error,
+    Default,
+    Success,
+
+}
+
 interface Props extends TranslatorProps {
     close: (id: string) => void;
     className?: string;
@@ -23,6 +30,7 @@ interface Props extends TranslatorProps {
     icon?: any;
     message?: string;
     displaySystemNotification: boolean;
+    type?: ToastType;
 }
 
 interface State {
@@ -61,12 +69,29 @@ export class Toast extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     }
 
     public render(): React.ReactElement<{}> {
-        const { icon } = this.props;
+        const { icon, type } = this.props;
         const { willLeave, toRemove } = this.state;
+
+        let typeClassName: string;
+        switch (type) {
+            case ToastType.Error:
+                typeClassName = styles.error;
+                break;
+            case ToastType.Success:
+                typeClassName = styles.success;
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
         return (
             <div
                 ref={(ref) => this.ref = ref}
-                className={classNames(styles.toast, willLeave && styles.leave, toRemove && styles.toRemove)}
+                className={classNames(
+                    styles.toast,
+                    willLeave && styles.leave,
+                    toRemove && styles.toRemove,
+                    typeClassName,
+                )}
             >
                 { icon && <SVG className={styles.icon} svg={icon} /> }
                 <p>{ this.props.message }</p>
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/toast/ToastManager.tsx b/src/renderer/components/toast/ToastManager.tsx
index 3bbb8e961e..fc8ab96c11 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/toast/ToastManager.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/toast/ToastManager.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { ToastState } from "readium-desktop/common/redux/states/toast";
 
 import { RootState } from "readium-desktop/renderer/redux/states";
 
-import Toast from "./Toast";
+import Toast, {ToastType as CompToastType} from "./Toast";
 
 import * as DownloadIcon from "readium-desktop/renderer/assets/icons/download.svg";
 
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ export class ToastManager extends React.Component<Props, State> {
                             return this.buildFileImportToast(toast, id);
                         case ToastType.DownloadStarted:
                             return this.buildFileImportStartToast(toast, id);
+                        case ToastType.DownloadFailed:
+                            return this.buildFileImportFailToast(toast, id);
                         default:
                             return (<></>);
                     }
@@ -99,6 +101,18 @@ export class ToastManager extends React.Component<Props, State> {
         );
     }
 
+    private buildFileImportFailToast(toast: ToastState, id: string) {
+        return (
+            <Toast
+                message={toast.data}
+                key={id}
+                icon={ DownloadIcon }
+                close={ () => this.close(id) }
+                type={CompToastType.Error}
+            />
+        );
+    }
+
     private close(id: string) {
         const { toastList } = this.state;
         toastList[id] = undefined;
diff --git a/src/resources/locales/de.json b/src/resources/locales/de.json
index 2b3c20f3d0..f9ac9bc8c4 100644
--- a/src/resources/locales/de.json
+++ b/src/resources/locales/de.json
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@
             "success": "Der Download von {{- title}} wurde abgeschlossen"
         },
         "import": {
-            "success": ""
+            "fail": "Der Import von {{- path}} ist fehlgeschlagen. Stellen Sie sicher, dass die Datei gültig ist",
+            "success": "Der Import von {{- title}} ist abgeschlossen."
         }
     },
     "opds": {
diff --git a/src/resources/locales/en.json b/src/resources/locales/en.json
index c37b8e0582..21efef7f42 100644
--- a/src/resources/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/resources/locales/en.json
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
             "success": "The download of {{- title}} is finished."
         },
         "import": {
+            "fail": "The import of {{- path}} failed. Verify that the file is valid",
             "success": "The import of {{- title}} is finished."
         }
     },
diff --git a/src/resources/locales/fr.json b/src/resources/locales/fr.json
index 878a49b7fa..28843eef30 100644
--- a/src/resources/locales/fr.json
+++ b/src/resources/locales/fr.json
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
             "success": "Le téléchargement de {{- title}} est terminé."
         },
         "import": {
+            "fail": "L'importation de {{- path}} a échoué. Vérifier que le fichier est valide",
             "success": "L'import de {{- title}} est terminé."
         }
     },
diff --git a/src/typings/en.translation.d.ts b/src/typings/en.translation.d.ts
index c3360a185f..cf3efb2dd5 100644
--- a/src/typings/en.translation.d.ts
+++ b/src/typings/en.translation.d.ts
@@ -174,12 +174,13 @@ declare namespace typed_i18n {
     readonly "start": string,
     readonly "success": string
   },
-  readonly "import": { readonly "success": string }
+  readonly "import": { readonly "fail": string, readonly "success": string }
 };
   (_: "message.download", __?: {}): { readonly "start": string, readonly "success": string };
   (_: "message.download.start", __?: {}): string;
   (_: "message.download.success", __?: {}): string;
-  (_: "message.import", __?: {}): { readonly "success": string };
+  (_: "message.import", __?: {}): { readonly "fail": string, readonly "success": string };
+  (_: "message.import.fail", __?: {}): string;
   (_: "message.import.success", __?: {}): string;
   (_: "opds", __?: {}): {
   readonly "addForm": {