diff --git a/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/ImportKeysListFragment.java b/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/ImportKeysListFragment.java
index 1118f0264..a6917d6f4 100644
--- a/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/ImportKeysListFragment.java
+++ b/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/ImportKeysListFragment.java
@@ -219,27 +219,44 @@ public class ImportKeysListFragment extends ListFragment implements
         } else {
             setListShownNoAnimation(true);
         }
+
+        Exception error = data.getError();
+
         switch (loader.getId()) {
             case LOADER_ID_BYTES:
+
+                if(error == null){
+                    // No error
+                } else if(error instanceof ImportKeysListLoader.FileHasNoContent) {
+                    AppMsg.makeText(getActivity(), R.string.error_import_file_no_content,
+                            AppMsg.STYLE_ALERT).show();
+                } else if(error instanceof ImportKeysListLoader.NonPgpPart) {
+                    AppMsg.makeText(getActivity(),
+                            ((ImportKeysListLoader.NonPgpPart) error).getCount() + " " + getResources().
+                            getQuantityString(R.plurals.error_import_non_pgp_part,
+                                    ((ImportKeysListLoader.NonPgpPart) error).getCount()),
+                            new AppMsg.Style(AppMsg.LENGTH_LONG, R.color.confirm)).show();
+                } else {
+                    AppMsg.makeText(getActivity(), R.string.error_generic_report_bug,
+                            new AppMsg.Style(AppMsg.LENGTH_LONG, R.color.alert)).show();
+                }
                 break;
 
             case LOADER_ID_SERVER_QUERY:
 
-                Exception error = data.getError();
-
-                if(error == null){
+                if(error == null) {
                     AppMsg.makeText(
                             getActivity(), getResources().getQuantityString(R.plurals.keys_found,
                             mAdapter.getCount(), mAdapter.getCount()),
                             AppMsg.STYLE_INFO
                     ).show();
-                } else if(error instanceof KeyServer.InsufficientQuery){
+                } else if(error instanceof KeyServer.InsufficientQuery) {
                     AppMsg.makeText(getActivity(), R.string.error_keyserver_insufficient_query,
                             AppMsg.STYLE_ALERT).show();
-                }else if(error instanceof  KeyServer.QueryException){
+                } else if(error instanceof  KeyServer.QueryException) {
                     AppMsg.makeText(getActivity(), R.string.error_keyserver_query,
                             AppMsg.STYLE_ALERT).show();
-                }else if(error instanceof KeyServer.TooManyResponses){
+                } else if(error instanceof KeyServer.TooManyResponses) {
                     AppMsg.makeText(getActivity(), R.string.error_keyserver_too_many_responses,
                             AppMsg.STYLE_ALERT).show();
                 }
diff --git a/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/adapter/ImportKeysListLoader.java b/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/adapter/ImportKeysListLoader.java
index 357f5a3f1..3eca99f15 100644
--- a/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/adapter/ImportKeysListLoader.java
+++ b/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/adapter/ImportKeysListLoader.java
@@ -33,6 +33,21 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.support.v4.content.AsyncTaskLoader;
 
 public class ImportKeysListLoader extends AsyncTaskLoader<AsyncTaskResultWrapper<ArrayList<ImportKeysListEntry>>> {
+
+    public static class FileHasNoContent extends Exception {
+
+    }
+
+    public static class NonPgpPart extends Exception {
+        private int count;
+        public NonPgpPart(int count) {
+            this.count = count;
+        }
+        public int getCount() {
+            return count;
+        }
+    }
+
     Context mContext;
 
     InputData mInputData;
@@ -91,6 +106,10 @@ public class ImportKeysListLoader extends AsyncTaskLoader<AsyncTaskResultWrapper
      * @return
      */
     private void generateListOfKeyrings(InputData inputData) {
+
+        boolean isEmpty = true;
+        int nonPgpCounter = 0;
+
         PositionAwareInputStream progressIn = new PositionAwareInputStream(
                 inputData.getInputStream());
 
@@ -102,6 +121,7 @@ public class ImportKeysListLoader extends AsyncTaskLoader<AsyncTaskResultWrapper
 
             // read all available blocks... (asc files can contain many blocks with BEGIN END)
             while (bufferedInput.available() > 0) {
+                isEmpty = false;
                 InputStream in = PGPUtil.getDecoderStream(bufferedInput);
                 PGPObjectFactory objectFactory = new PGPObjectFactory(in);
 
@@ -115,11 +135,25 @@ public class ImportKeysListLoader extends AsyncTaskLoader<AsyncTaskResultWrapper
                         addToData(newKeyring);
                     } else {
                         Log.e(Constants.TAG, "Object not recognized as PGPKeyRing!");
+                        nonPgpCounter++;
                     }
                 }
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
             Log.e(Constants.TAG, "Exception on parsing key file!", e);
+            entryListWrapper = new AsyncTaskResultWrapper<ArrayList<ImportKeysListEntry>>(data, e);
+            nonPgpCounter = 0;
+        }
+
+        if(isEmpty) {
+            Log.e(Constants.TAG, "File has no content!", new FileHasNoContent());
+            entryListWrapper = new AsyncTaskResultWrapper<ArrayList<ImportKeysListEntry>>
+                    (data, new FileHasNoContent());
+        }
+
+        if(nonPgpCounter > 0) {
+            entryListWrapper = new AsyncTaskResultWrapper<ArrayList<ImportKeysListEntry>>
+                    (data, new NonPgpPart(nonPgpCounter));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 99fc7c8a7..cd016c41e 100644
--- a/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -296,10 +296,16 @@
     <string name="error_keyserver_insufficient_query">Insufficient server query</string>
     <string name="error_keyserver_query">Querying keyserver failed</string>
     <string name="error_keyserver_too_many_responses">Too many responses</string>
+    <string name="error_import_file_no_content">File has no content</string>
+    <string name="error_generic_report_bug">A generic error occurred, please create a new bug report for OpenKeychain.</string>
     <plurals name="error_can_not_delete_info">
         <item quantity="one">Please delete it from the \'My Keys\' screen!</item>
         <item quantity="other">Please delete them from the \'My Keys\' screen!</item>
     </plurals>
+    <plurals name="error_import_non_pgp_part">
+        <item quantity="one">part of the loaded file is a valid OpenPGP object but not a OpenPGP key</item>
+        <item quantity="other">parts of the loaded file are valid OpenPGP objects but not OpenPGP keys</item>
+    </plurals>
 
     <!-- progress dialogs, usually ending in '…' -->
     <string name="progress_done">done.</string>