diff --git a/app/src/importimageseqdialog.cpp b/app/src/importimageseqdialog.cpp
index 383bf0f46..a4ac70378 100644
--- a/app/src/importimageseqdialog.cpp
+++ b/app/src/importimageseqdialog.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 #include "app_util.h"
 
 #include "editor.h"
+#include "errordialog.h"
 #include "predefinedsetmodel.h"
 #include "layermanager.h"
 #include "viewmanager.h"
@@ -178,37 +179,25 @@ void ImportImageSeqDialog::importArbitrarySequence()
     int imagesImportedSoFar = 0;
     progress.setMaximum(totalImagesToImport);
 
-    QString failedFiles;
-    bool failedImport = false;
     for (const QString& strImgFile : files)
     {
         QString strImgFileLower = strImgFile.toLower();
 
-        if (strImgFileLower.endsWith(".png") ||
-            strImgFileLower.endsWith(".jpg") ||
-            strImgFileLower.endsWith(".jpeg") ||
-            strImgFileLower.endsWith(".bmp") ||
-            strImgFileLower.endsWith(".tif") ||
-            strImgFileLower.endsWith(".tiff"))
+        Status st = mEditor->importImage(strImgFile);
+        if (!st.ok())
         {
-            mEditor->importImage(strImgFile);
+            ErrorDialog errorDialog(st.title(), st.description(), st.details().html());
+            errorDialog.exec();
+            break;
+        }
 
-            imagesImportedSoFar++;
-            progress.setValue(imagesImportedSoFar);
-            QApplication::processEvents(QEventLoop::ExcludeUserInputEvents);  // Required to make progress bar update
+        imagesImportedSoFar++;
+        progress.setValue(imagesImportedSoFar);
+        QApplication::processEvents(QEventLoop::ExcludeUserInputEvents);  // Required to make progress bar update
 
-            if (progress.wasCanceled())
-            {
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        else
+        if (progress.wasCanceled())
         {
-            failedFiles += strImgFile + "\n";
-            if (!failedImport)
-            {
-                failedImport = true;
-            }
+            break;
         }
 
         for (int i = 1; i < number; i++)
@@ -217,15 +206,6 @@ void ImportImageSeqDialog::importArbitrarySequence()
         }
     }
 
-    if (failedImport)
-    {
-        QMessageBox::warning(mParent,
-                             tr("Warning"),
-                             tr("Unable to import") + failedFiles,
-                             QMessageBox::Ok,
-                             QMessageBox::Ok);
-    }
-
 
     emit notifyAnimationLengthChanged();
     progress.close();
@@ -324,7 +304,13 @@ void ImportImageSeqDialog::importPredefinedSet()
         const QString& filePath = keySet.filePathAt(i);
 
         mEditor->scrubTo(frameIndex);
-        bool ok = mEditor->importImage(filePath);
+        Status st = mEditor->importImage(filePath);
+        if (!st.ok())
+        {
+            ErrorDialog errorDialog(st.title(), st.description(), st.details().html());
+            errorDialog.exec();
+            break;
+        }
         imagesImportedSoFar++;
 
         progress.setValue(imagesImportedSoFar);
@@ -334,8 +320,6 @@ void ImportImageSeqDialog::importPredefinedSet()
         {
             break;
         }
-
-        if (!ok) { return;}
     }
 
     emit notifyAnimationLengthChanged();
diff --git a/app/src/mainwindow2.cpp b/app/src/mainwindow2.cpp
index aef3fd73a..bbe92fea0 100644
--- a/app/src/mainwindow2.cpp
+++ b/app/src/mainwindow2.cpp
@@ -868,14 +868,11 @@ void MainWindow2::importImage()
         return;
     }
 
-    bool ok = mEditor->importImage(strFilePath);
-    if (!ok)
+    Status st = mEditor->importImage(strFilePath);
+    if (!st.ok())
     {
-        QMessageBox::warning(this,
-                             tr("Warning"),
-                             tr("Unable to import image.<br><b>TIP:</b> Use Bitmap layer to import bitmaps."),
-                             QMessageBox::Ok,
-                             QMessageBox::Ok);
+        ErrorDialog errorDialog(st.title(), st.description(), st.details().html());
+        errorDialog.exec();
         return;
     }
 
@@ -979,29 +976,27 @@ void MainWindow2::importGIF()
     progress.show();
 
     QString strImgFileLower = gifDialog->getFilePath();
-    bool importOK = strImgFileLower.toLower().endsWith(".gif");
-
-    if (importOK)
+    if (!strImgFileLower.toLower().endsWith(".gif"))
+    {
+        ErrorDialog errorDialog(tr("Import failed"), tr("You can only import files ending with .gif."));
+        errorDialog.exec();
+    }
+    else
     {
-        bool ok = mEditor->importGIF(strImgFileLower, space);
-        if (!ok)
-            importOK = false;
+        Status st = mEditor->importGIF(strImgFileLower, space);
 
         progress.setValue(50);
         QApplication::processEvents(QEventLoop::ExcludeUserInputEvents);  // Required to make progress bar update
-    }
 
-    if (!importOK)
-    {
-        QMessageBox::warning(this,
-                             tr("Warning"),
-                             tr("was unable to import %1").arg(strImgFileLower),
-                             QMessageBox::Ok,
-                             QMessageBox::Ok);
-    }
+        progress.setValue(100);
+        progress.close();
 
-    progress.setValue(100);
-    progress.close();
+        if (!st.ok())
+        {
+            ErrorDialog errorDialog(st.title(), st.description(), st.details().html());
+            errorDialog.exec();
+        }
+    }
 
     mSuppressAutoSaveDialog = false;
 }
diff --git a/core_lib/src/interface/editor.cpp b/core_lib/src/interface/editor.cpp
index 2a9cc9d68..b6d3d44bf 100644
--- a/core_lib/src/interface/editor.cpp
+++ b/core_lib/src/interface/editor.cpp
@@ -914,17 +914,42 @@ void Editor::updateObject()
     emit updateLayerCount();
 }
 
-bool Editor::importBitmapImage(const QString& filePath, int space)
+Status Editor::importBitmapImage(const QString& filePath, int space)
 {
     QImageReader reader(filePath);
 
     Q_ASSERT(layers()->currentLayer()->type() == Layer::BITMAP);
     auto layer = static_cast<LayerBitmap*>(layers()->currentLayer());
 
+    Status status = Status::OK;
+    DebugDetails dd;
+    dd << QString("Raw file path: %1").arg(filePath);
+
     QImage img(reader.size(), QImage::Format_ARGB32_Premultiplied);
     if (img.isNull())
     {
-        return false;
+        QString format = reader.format();
+        if (!format.isEmpty())
+        {
+            dd << QString("QImageReader format: %1").arg(format);
+        }
+        dd << QString("QImageReader ImageReaderError type: %1").arg(reader.errorString());
+
+        QString errorDesc;
+        switch(reader.error())
+        {
+        case QImageReader::ImageReaderError::FileNotFoundError:
+            errorDesc = tr("File not found at path \"%1\". Please check the image is present at the specified location and try again.").arg(filePath);
+            break;
+        case QImageReader::UnsupportedFormatError:
+            errorDesc = tr("Image format is not supported. Please convert the image file to one of the following formats and try again:\n%1")
+                        .arg((QString)reader.supportedImageFormats().join(", "));
+            break;
+        default:
+            errorDesc = tr("An error has occurred while reading the image. Please check that the file is a valid image and try again.");
+        }
+
+        status = Status(Status::FAIL, dd, tr("Import failed"), errorDesc);
     }
 
     const QPoint pos(view()->getImportView().dx() - (img.width() / 2),
@@ -958,15 +983,19 @@ bool Editor::importBitmapImage(const QString& filePath, int space)
         }
     }
 
-    return true;
+    return status;
 }
 
-bool Editor::importVectorImage(const QString& filePath)
+Status Editor::importVectorImage(const QString& filePath)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(layers()->currentLayer()->type() == Layer::VECTOR);
 
     auto layer = static_cast<LayerVector*>(layers()->currentLayer());
 
+    Status status = Status::OK;
+    DebugDetails dd;
+    dd << QString("Raw file path: %1").arg(filePath);
+
     VectorImage* vectorImage = layer->getVectorImageAtFrame(currentFrame());
     if (vectorImage == nullptr)
     {
@@ -984,14 +1013,20 @@ bool Editor::importVectorImage(const QString& filePath)
 
         backup(tr("Import Image"));
     }
+    else {
+        status = Status(Status::FAIL, dd, tr("Import failed"), tr("You cannot import images into a vector layer."));
+    }
 
-    return ok;
+    return status;
 }
 
-bool Editor::importImage(const QString& filePath)
+Status Editor::importImage(const QString& filePath)
 {
     Layer* layer = layers()->currentLayer();
 
+    DebugDetails dd;
+    dd << QString("Raw file path: %1").arg(filePath);
+
     if (view()->getImportFollowsCamera())
     {
         LayerCamera* camera = static_cast<LayerCamera*>(layers()->getLastCameraLayer());
@@ -1008,21 +1043,22 @@ bool Editor::importImage(const QString& filePath)
         return importVectorImage(filePath);
 
     default:
-    {
-        //mLastError = Status::ERROR_INVALID_LAYER_TYPE;
-        return false;
-    }
+        dd << QString("Current layer: %1").arg(layer->type());
+        return Status(Status::ERROR_INVALID_LAYER_TYPE, dd, tr("Import failed"), tr("You can only import images to a bitmap layer."));
     }
 }
 
-bool Editor::importGIF(const QString& filePath, int numOfImages)
+Status Editor::importGIF(const QString& filePath, int numOfImages)
 {
     Layer* layer = layers()->currentLayer();
-    if (layer->type() == Layer::BITMAP)
+    if (layer->type() != Layer::BITMAP)
     {
-        return importBitmapImage(filePath, numOfImages);
+        DebugDetails dd;
+        dd << QString("Raw file path: %1").arg(filePath);
+        dd << QString("Current layer: %1").arg(layer->type());
+        return Status(Status::ERROR_INVALID_LAYER_TYPE, dd, tr("Import failed"), tr("You can only import images to a bitmap layer."));
     }
-    return false;
+    return importBitmapImage(filePath, numOfImages);
 }
 
 void Editor::selectAll() const
diff --git a/core_lib/src/interface/editor.h b/core_lib/src/interface/editor.h
index 2b517bdfb..e2700bf4a 100644
--- a/core_lib/src/interface/editor.h
+++ b/core_lib/src/interface/editor.h
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ class Editor : public QObject
 
     void clearCurrentFrame();
 
-    bool importImage(const QString& filePath);
-    bool importGIF(const QString& filePath, int numOfImages = 0);
+    Status importImage(const QString& filePath);
+    Status importGIF(const QString& filePath, int numOfImages = 0);
     void restoreKey();
 
     void scrubNextKeyFrame();
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ class Editor : public QObject
     void resetAutoSaveCounter();
 
 private:
-    bool importBitmapImage(const QString&, int space = 0);
-    bool importVectorImage(const QString&);
+    Status importBitmapImage(const QString&, int space = 0);
+    Status importVectorImage(const QString&);
 
     void pasteToCanvas(BitmapImage* bitmapImage, int frameNumber);
     void pasteToCanvas(VectorImage* vectorImage, int frameNumber);