diff --git a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/SharePlugin/CompositeReceiveFileJob.java b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/SharePlugin/CompositeReceiveFileJob.java
index 3b068036..974723f1 100644
--- a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/SharePlugin/CompositeReceiveFileJob.java
+++ b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/SharePlugin/CompositeReceiveFileJob.java
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public class CompositeReceiveFileJob extends BackgroundJob<Device, Void> {
                 failedFiles = (totalNumFiles - currentFileNum + 1);
             }
 
-            receiveNotification.setFinished(getDevice().getContext().getResources().getQuantityString(R.plurals.received_files_fail_title, failedFiles, getDevice().getName(), failedFiles, totalNumFiles));
+            receiveNotification.setFailed(getDevice().getContext().getResources().getQuantityString(R.plurals.received_files_fail_title, failedFiles, getDevice().getName(), failedFiles, totalNumFiles));
             receiveNotification.show();
             reportError(e);
         } finally {
diff --git a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/SharePlugin/CompositeUploadFileJob.java b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/SharePlugin/CompositeUploadFileJob.java
index ef4a9389..15572a9f 100644
--- a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/SharePlugin/CompositeUploadFileJob.java
+++ b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/SharePlugin/CompositeUploadFileJob.java
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public class CompositeUploadFileJob extends BackgroundJob<Device, Void> {
             int failedFiles;
             synchronized (lock) {
                 failedFiles = (totalNumFiles - currentFileNum + 1);
-                uploadNotification.setFinished(getDevice().getContext().getResources()
+                uploadNotification.setFailed(getDevice().getContext().getResources()
                         .getQuantityString(R.plurals.send_files_fail_title, failedFiles, getDevice().getName(),
                                 failedFiles, totalNumFiles));
             }
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public class CompositeUploadFileJob extends BackgroundJob<Device, Void> {
 
         @Override
         public void onFailure(Throwable e) {
-            //Ignored
+            // Handled in the run() function when sendPacketBlocking returns false
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/SharePlugin/ReceiveNotification.java b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/SharePlugin/ReceiveNotification.java
index 9c89e6c8..aa7fe737 100644
--- a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/SharePlugin/ReceiveNotification.java
+++ b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/SharePlugin/ReceiveNotification.java
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ class ReceiveNotification {
         }
     }
 
+    public void setFailed(String message) {
+        setFinished(message);
+        builder.setSmallIcon(android.R.drawable.stat_notify_error);
+    }
+
     public void setURI(Uri destinationUri, String mimeType, String filename) {
         /*
          * We only support file URIs (because sending a content uri to another app does not work for security reasons).