diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomStatusBar.js b/src/components/structures/RoomStatusBar.js
index 77d506d9af..8be0f2c941 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomStatusBar.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomStatusBar.js
@@ -302,11 +302,11 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             ) {
                 title = unsentMessages[0].error.data.error;
             } else {
-                title = _t("Some of your messages have not been sent.");
+                title = _t('%(count)s of your messages have not been sent.', { count: unsentMessages.length });
             }
-            content = _t("<resendText>Resend all</resendText> or <cancelText>cancel all</cancelText> now. " +
+            content = _t("%(count)s <resendText>Resend all</resendText> or <cancelText>cancel all</cancelText> now. " +
                "You can also select individual messages to resend or cancel.",
-                {},
+                { count: unsentMessages.length },
                 {
                     'resendText': (sub) =>
                         <a className="mx_RoomStatusBar_resend_link" key="resend" onClick={this._onResendAllClick}>{ sub }</a>,
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index f28322398c..82ecb304d2 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -774,8 +774,10 @@
     "Scroll to bottom of page": "Scroll to bottom of page",
     "Message not sent due to unknown devices being present": "Message not sent due to unknown devices being present",
     "<showDevicesText>Show devices</showDevicesText> or <cancelText>cancel all</cancelText>.": "<showDevicesText>Show devices</showDevicesText> or <cancelText>cancel all</cancelText>.",
-    "Some of your messages have not been sent.": "Some of your messages have not been sent.",
-    "<resendText>Resend all</resendText> or <cancelText>cancel all</cancelText> now. You can also select individual messages to resend or cancel.": "<resendText>Resend all</resendText> or <cancelText>cancel all</cancelText> now. You can also select individual messages to resend or cancel.",
+    "%(count)s of your messages have not been sent.|other": "Some of your messages have not been sent.",
+    "%(count)s of your messages have not been sent.|one": "Your message was not sent.",
+    "%(count)s <resendText>Resend all</resendText> or <cancelText>cancel all</cancelText> now. You can also select individual messages to resend or cancel.|other": "<resendText>Resend all</resendText> or <cancelText>cancel all</cancelText> now. You can also select individual messages to resend or cancel.",
+    "%(count)s <resendText>Resend all</resendText> or <cancelText>cancel all</cancelText> now. You can also select individual messages to resend or cancel.|one": "<resendText>Resend message</resendText> or <cancelText>cancel message</cancelText> now.",
     "Warning": "Warning",
     "Connectivity to the server has been lost.": "Connectivity to the server has been lost.",
     "Sent messages will be stored until your connection has returned.": "Sent messages will be stored until your connection has returned.",