diff --git a/src/mirall/csyncthread.cpp b/src/mirall/csyncthread.cpp
index 6a79a7500..a471cc6b9 100644
--- a/src/mirall/csyncthread.cpp
+++ b/src/mirall/csyncthread.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,20 @@ int CSyncThread::treewalkFile( TREE_WALK_FILE *file, bool remote )
         break;
     }
 
+    switch( file->type ) {
+    case CSYNC_FTW_TYPE_DIR:
+        item._type = SyncFileItem::Directory;
+        break;
+    case CSYNC_FTW_TYPE_FILE:
+        item._type = SyncFileItem::File;
+        break;
+    case CSYNC_FTW_TYPE_SLINK:
+        item._type = SyncFileItem::SoftLink;
+        break;
+    default:
+        item._type = SyncFileItem::UnknownType;
+    }
+
     item._dir = dir;
     _mutex.lock();
     _syncedItems.append(item);
diff --git a/src/mirall/itemprogressdialog.cpp b/src/mirall/itemprogressdialog.cpp
index 75c0b8d85..4b2e73166 100644
--- a/src/mirall/itemprogressdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/mirall/itemprogressdialog.cpp
@@ -139,20 +139,29 @@ void ItemProgressDialog::setSyncResult( const SyncResult& result )
 
     for (i = items.begin(); i != items.end(); ++i) {
          const SyncFileItem& item = *i;
+         QString errMsg;
          if( item._instruction == CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_IGNORE ) {
              QStringList columns;
              QString timeStr = QTime::currentTime().toString("hh:mm");
 
              columns << timeStr;
              columns << item._file;
-             QString errMsg = tr("File ignored.");
+             if( item._type == SyncFileItem::File ) {
+                 errMsg = tr("File ignored.");
+             } else if( item._type == SyncFileItem::Directory ){
+                 errMsg = tr("Directory ignored.");
+             } else if( item._type == SyncFileItem::SoftLink ) {
+                 errMsg = tr("Soft Link ignored.");
+             } else {
+                 errMsg = tr("Ignored.");
+             }
              columns << errMsg;
 
-             QTreeWidgetItem *item = new QTreeWidgetItem(folderItem, columns);
-             item->setData(0, ErrorIndicatorRole, QVariant(true) );
-             item->setIcon(0, Theme::instance()->syncStateIcon(SyncResult::Problem, true));
+             QTreeWidgetItem *twitem = new QTreeWidgetItem(folderItem, columns);
+             twitem->setData(0, ErrorIndicatorRole, QVariant(true) );
+             twitem->setIcon(0, Theme::instance()->syncStateIcon(SyncResult::Problem, true));
 
-             Q_UNUSED(item);
+             Q_UNUSED(twitem);
          }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/mirall/syncfileitem.h b/src/mirall/syncfileitem.h
index d3ef2b1f3..411882e78 100644
--- a/src/mirall/syncfileitem.h
+++ b/src/mirall/syncfileitem.h
@@ -11,9 +11,16 @@ namespace Mirall {
 class SyncFileItem {
 public:
     typedef enum {
-        None = 0,
-        Up,
-        Down } Direction;
+      None = 0,
+      Up,
+      Down } Direction;
+
+    typedef enum {
+      UnknownType,
+      File,
+      Directory,
+      SoftLink
+    } Type;
 
     SyncFileItem() {}
 
@@ -30,6 +37,7 @@ public:
     QString _renameTarget;
     csync_instructions_e _instruction;
     Direction _dir;
+    Type      _type;
 };
 
 typedef QVector<SyncFileItem> SyncFileItemVector;