diff --git a/src/dolphinview.cpp b/src/dolphinview.cpp
index 0154453b60..ae56c6ea25 100644
--- a/src/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ DolphinView::DolphinView(QWidget* parent,
                          KDirLister* dirLister,
                          KDirModel* dirModel,
                          DolphinSortFilterProxyModel* proxyModel,
-                         Mode mode,
-                         bool showHiddenFiles) :
+                         Mode mode) :
     QWidget(parent),
     m_active(true),
     m_blockContentsMovedSignal(false),
@@ -542,15 +541,12 @@ void DolphinView::emitSelectionChangedSignal()
 void DolphinView::startDirLister(const KUrl& url, bool reload)
 {
     if (!url.isValid()) {
-        // TODO: temporary deactivated due to DolphinView/DolphinViewController split
-
-        //const QString location(url.pathOrUrl());
-        //if (location.isEmpty()) {
-        //    m_statusBar->setMessage(i18n("The location is empty."), DolphinStatusBar::Error);
-        //} else {
-        //    m_statusBar->setMessage(i18n("The location '%1' is invalid.", location),
-        //                            DolphinStatusBar::Error);
-        //}
+        const QString location(url.pathOrUrl());
+        if (location.isEmpty()) {
+            emit errorMessage(i18n("The location is empty."));
+        } else {
+            emit errorMessage(i18n("The location '%1' is invalid.", location));
+        }
         return;
     }
 
@@ -679,9 +675,6 @@ void DolphinView::setUrl(const KUrl& url)
 
     startDirLister(url);
     emit urlChanged(url);
-
-    // TODO: temporary deactivated due to DolphinView/DolphinViewController split
-    //m_statusBar->clear();
 }
 
 void DolphinView::changeSelection(const KFileItemList& selection)
diff --git a/src/dolphinview.h b/src/dolphinview.h
index 97ab01dadc..bcccb7404d 100644
--- a/src/dolphinview.h
+++ b/src/dolphinview.h
@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ public:
                 KDirLister* dirLister,
                 KDirModel* dirModel,
                 DolphinSortFilterProxyModel* proxyModel,
-                Mode mode = IconsView,
-                bool showHiddenFiles = false);
+                Mode mode);
 
     virtual ~DolphinView();
 
@@ -373,6 +372,18 @@ signals:
      */
     void urlsDropped(const KUrl::List& urls, const KUrl& destination);
 
+    /**
+     * Is emitted if an information message with the content \a msg
+     * should be shown.
+     */
+    void infoMessage(const QString& msg);
+
+    /**
+     * Is emitted if an error message with the content \a msg
+     * should be shown.
+     */
+    void errorMessage(const QString& msg);
+
 protected:
     /** @see QWidget::mouseReleaseEvent */
     virtual void mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent* event);
diff --git a/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp b/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp
index 8eab3eface..a2a899beae 100644
--- a/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ DolphinViewContainer::DolphinViewContainer(DolphinMainWindow* mainWindow,
                              m_dirLister,
                              m_dirModel,
                              m_proxyModel,
-                             mode,
-                             showHiddenFiles);
+                             mode);
     connect(m_view, SIGNAL(urlChanged(const KUrl&)),
             m_urlNavigator, SLOT(setUrl(const KUrl&)));
     connect(m_view, SIGNAL(requestContextMenu(KFileItem*, const KUrl&)),
@@ -141,6 +140,10 @@ DolphinViewContainer::DolphinViewContainer(DolphinMainWindow* mainWindow,
             m_mainWindow, SLOT(dropUrls(const KUrl::List&, const KUrl&)));
     connect(m_view, SIGNAL(requestItemInfo(const KUrl&)),
             this, SLOT(showItemInfo(const KUrl&)));
+    connect(m_view, SIGNAL(errorMessage(const QString&)),
+            this, SLOT(showErrorMessage(const QString&)));
+    connect(m_view, SIGNAL(infoMessage(const QString&)),
+            this, SLOT(showInfoMessage(const QString&)));
 
     connect(m_urlNavigator, SIGNAL(urlChanged(const KUrl&)),
             m_view, SLOT(setUrl(const KUrl&)));