diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/codeStyle/ManageCodeStyleSchemesDialog.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/codeStyle/ManageCodeStyleSchemesDialog.java
index ca28996573e2..e07eac346458 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/codeStyle/ManageCodeStyleSchemesDialog.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/codeStyle/ManageCodeStyleSchemesDialog.java
@@ -122,34 +122,25 @@ public class ManageCodeStyleSchemesDialog extends DialogWrapper {
             final CodeStyleScheme scheme = importExternalCodeStyle(importer);
             if (scheme != null) {
               final String additionalImportInfo = StringUtil.notNullize(importer.getAdditionalImportInfo(scheme));
-              showStatus(myImportButton,
+              SchemeImportUtil
+                .showStatus(myImportButton,
                          ApplicationBundle.message("message.code.style.scheme.import.success", selectedImporterName, scheme.getName(), additionalImportInfo),
                          MessageType.INFO);
             }
           }
           catch (SchemeImportException e) {
             if (e.isWarning()) {
-              showStatus(myImportButton, e.getMessage(), MessageType.WARNING);
+              SchemeImportUtil.showStatus(myImportButton, e.getMessage(), MessageType.WARNING);
               return;
             }
             final String message = ApplicationBundle.message("message.code.style.scheme.import.failure", selectedImporterName, e.getMessage());
-            showStatus(myImportButton, message, MessageType.ERROR);
+            SchemeImportUtil.showStatus(myImportButton, message, MessageType.ERROR);
           }
         }
       }
     }
   }
 
-  private static void showStatus(final JComponent component, final String message, MessageType messageType) {
-    BalloonBuilder balloonBuilder = JBPopupFactory.getInstance()
-      .createHtmlTextBalloonBuilder(message, messageType.getDefaultIcon(),
-                                    messageType.getPopupBackground(), null);
-    balloonBuilder.setFadeoutTime(5000);
-    final Balloon balloon = balloonBuilder.createBalloon();
-    balloon.showInCenterOf(component);
-    Disposer.register(ProjectManager.getInstance().getDefaultProject(), balloon);
-  }
-
   @Nullable
   private CodeStyleScheme importExternalCodeStyle(final SchemeImporter<CodeStyleScheme> importer) throws SchemeImportException {
     final VirtualFile selectedFile = SchemeImportUtil
@@ -415,6 +406,6 @@ public class ManageCodeStyleSchemesDialog extends DialogWrapper {
 
   private void exportSelectedScheme() {
     new CodeStyleSchemeExporterUI(myExportButton, getSelectedScheme(),
-                                  (message, messageType) -> showStatus(myExportButton, message, messageType)).export();
+                                  (message, messageType) -> SchemeImportUtil.showStatus(myExportButton, message, messageType)).export();
   }
 }
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/SchemesPanel.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/SchemesPanel.java
index f875ce44f767..856a26b48acc 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/SchemesPanel.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/SchemesPanel.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.options.SchemeImportUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.SchemeImporter;
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.SchemeImporterEP;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.DefaultProjectFactory;
+import com.intellij.openapi.ui.MessageType;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 import com.intellij.util.Consumer;
 import com.intellij.util.EventDispatcher;
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ public class SchemesPanel extends JPanel implements SkipSelfSearchComponent {
               
             }
             catch (SchemeImportException e) {
-              e.printStackTrace();
+              SchemeImportUtil.showStatus(myImportButton, "Import failed: " + e.getMessage(), MessageType.ERROR);
             }
           }
         }
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/SchemeImportUtil.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/SchemeImportUtil.java
index 45897f55ae4d..56dda7dc59f4 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/SchemeImportUtil.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/SchemeImportUtil.java
@@ -18,10 +18,17 @@ package com.intellij.openapi.options;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileChooser.FileChooserDescriptor;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileChooser.FileChooserDialog;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileChooser.FileChooserFactory;
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.ProjectManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.ui.MessageType;
+import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.Balloon;
+import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.BalloonBuilder;
+import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.JBPopupFactory;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
+import javax.swing.*;
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -59,4 +66,14 @@ public class SchemeImportUtil {
     virtualFiles[0].refresh(false, false);
     return virtualFiles[0];
   }
+
+  public static void showStatus(final JComponent component, final String message, MessageType messageType) {
+    BalloonBuilder balloonBuilder = JBPopupFactory.getInstance()
+      .createHtmlTextBalloonBuilder(message, messageType.getDefaultIcon(),
+                                    messageType.getPopupBackground(), null);
+    balloonBuilder.setFadeoutTime(5000);
+    final Balloon balloon = balloonBuilder.createBalloon();
+    balloon.showInCenterOf(component);
+    Disposer.register(ProjectManager.getInstance().getDefaultProject(), balloon);
+  }
 }