diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 6ac40feae..8a522af82 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     - FEATURE: Display total amount of uploaded data in finished list
     - FEATURE: Resizing a column in a search results tab affects all tabs
     - FEATURE: Search results tab columns are now remembered upon startup
+    - BUGFIX: Provide more helpful explanation when an I/O error occured
     - COSMETIC: Redesigned program preferences
     - COSMETIC: Updated icons set
 
diff --git a/src/GUI.cpp b/src/GUI.cpp
index 33e45fdb4..59e068dc0 100644
--- a/src/GUI.cpp
+++ b/src/GUI.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ GUI::GUI(QWidget *parent, QStringList torrentCmdLine) : QMainWindow(parent), dis
   options = new options_imp(this);
   connect(options, SIGNAL(status_changed(bool)), this, SLOT(OptionsSaved(bool)));
   BTSession = new bittorrent();
-  connect(BTSession, SIGNAL(fullDiskError(QTorrentHandle&)), this, SLOT(fullDiskError(QTorrentHandle&)));
+  connect(BTSession, SIGNAL(fullDiskError(QTorrentHandle&, QString)), this, SLOT(fullDiskError(QTorrentHandle&, QString)));
   connect(BTSession, SIGNAL(finishedTorrent(QTorrentHandle&)), this, SLOT(finishedTorrent(QTorrentHandle&)));
   connect(BTSession, SIGNAL(addedTorrent(QTorrentHandle&)), this, SLOT(addedTorrent(QTorrentHandle&)));
   connect(BTSession, SIGNAL(pausedTorrent(QTorrentHandle&)), this, SLOT(pausedTorrent(QTorrentHandle&)));
@@ -418,11 +418,11 @@ void GUI::checkedTorrent(QTorrentHandle& h) const {
 }
 
 // Notification when disk is full
-void GUI::fullDiskError(QTorrentHandle& h) const {
+void GUI::fullDiskError(QTorrentHandle& h, QString msg) const {
   QSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
   bool useNotificationBalloons = settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/General/NotificationBaloons"), true).toBool();
   if(systrayIntegration && useNotificationBalloons) {
-    myTrayIcon->showMessage(tr("I/O Error", "i.e: Input/Output Error"), tr("An error occured when trying to read or write %1. The disk is probably full, download has been paused", "e.g: An error occured when trying to read or write xxx.avi. The disk is probably full, download has been paused").arg(h.name()), QSystemTrayIcon::Critical, TIME_TRAY_BALLOON);
+    myTrayIcon->showMessage(tr("I/O Error", "i.e: Input/Output Error"), tr("An I/O error occured for torrent %1.\n Reason: %2", "e.g: An error occured for torrent xxx.avi.\n Reason: disk is full.").arg(h.name()).arg(msg), QSystemTrayIcon::Critical, TIME_TRAY_BALLOON);
   }
   // Download will be paused by libtorrent. Updating GUI information accordingly
   QString hash = h.hash();
diff --git a/src/GUI.h b/src/GUI.h
index 71c01d170..42955cce6 100644
--- a/src/GUI.h
+++ b/src/GUI.h
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class GUI : public QMainWindow, private Ui::MainWindow{
     void createTrayIcon();
     void updateUnfinishedTorrentNumber(unsigned int nb);
     void updateFinishedTorrentNumber(unsigned int nb);
-    void fullDiskError(QTorrentHandle& h) const;
+    void fullDiskError(QTorrentHandle& h, QString msg) const;
     void handleDownloadFromUrlFailure(QString, QString) const;
     void createSystrayDelayed();
     // Keyboard shortcuts
diff --git a/src/bittorrent.cpp b/src/bittorrent.cpp
index bc66c5efc..fd43d8489 100644
--- a/src/bittorrent.cpp
+++ b/src/bittorrent.cpp
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ void bittorrent::readAlerts() {
       h.auto_managed(false);
       std::cerr << "File Error: " << p->message().c_str() << std::endl;
       if(h.is_valid())
-        emit fullDiskError(h);
+        emit fullDiskError(h, misc::toQString(p->message()));
     }
     else if (dynamic_cast<listen_failed_alert*>(a.get())) {
       // Level: fatal
diff --git a/src/bittorrent.h b/src/bittorrent.h
index 1a0d43261..b8ce1fef3 100644
--- a/src/bittorrent.h
+++ b/src/bittorrent.h
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class bittorrent : public QObject {
     void pausedTorrent(QTorrentHandle& h);
     void resumedTorrent(QTorrentHandle& h);
     void finishedTorrent(QTorrentHandle& h);
-    void fullDiskError(QTorrentHandle& h);
+    void fullDiskError(QTorrentHandle& h, QString msg);
     void trackerError(QString hash, QString time, QString msg);
     void trackerAuthenticationRequired(QTorrentHandle& h);
     void newDownloadedTorrent(QString path, QString url);