diff --git a/mythtv/themes/default/error.png b/mythtv/themes/default/error.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1dcda095dec
Binary files /dev/null and b/mythtv/themes/default/error.png differ
diff --git a/mythtv/themes/default/notification-ui.xml b/mythtv/themes/default/notification-ui.xml
index d14a51f342e..b68eeb13115 100644
--- a/mythtv/themes/default/notification-ui.xml
+++ b/mythtv/themes/default/notification-ui.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,20 @@
             <area>0,0,100%,100%</area>
         </shape>
 
-        <imagetype name="image">
+        <statetype name="errorstate">
+            <area>0,0,100%,100%</area>
+            <state name="ok"/>
+            <state name="error">
+                <area>0,0,100%,100%</area>
+                <imagetype name="imageerror">
+                    <!-- Artist: Kyo-Tux -->
+                    <filename>error.png</filename>
+                    <area>18,18,144,144</area>
+                </imagetype>
+            </state>
+        </statetype>
+
+        <imagetype name="image" depends="!errorstate">
             <filename>damaged.png</filename>
             <area>18,18,144,144</area>
         </imagetype>