diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/ColorSchemeActions.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/ColorSchemeActions.java
index 20f8de4e2a88..0f89dc4ef762 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/ColorSchemeActions.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/ColorSchemeActions.java
@@ -76,10 +76,16 @@ public abstract class ColorSchemeActions extends AbstractSchemeActions<EditorCol
                                   });
           if (imported != null) {
             getOptions().addImportedScheme(imported);
+            getSchemesPanel()
+              .showStatus(
+                ApplicationBundle.message("settings.editor.scheme.import.success", importSource.getPresentableUrl(), imported.getName()),
+                MessageType.INFO);
           }
         }
         catch (SchemeImportException e) {
-          getSchemesPanel().showStatus("Import failed: " + e.getMessage(), MessageType.ERROR);
+          getSchemesPanel()
+            .showStatus(ApplicationBundle.message("settings.editor.scheme.import.failure", importSource.getPresentableUrl()),
+                        MessageType.ERROR);
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/ApplicationBundle.properties b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/ApplicationBundle.properties
index 7eeb6203ca41..e23c2cba26ec 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/ApplicationBundle.properties
+++ b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/ApplicationBundle.properties
@@ -782,5 +782,7 @@ settings.editor.scheme.copy.to.ide.title=Copy Project Scheme to IDE
 settings.editor.scheme.copy.to.ide.label=IDE Scheme Name:
 settings.editor.scheme.copy.to.project.title=Copy Setting to Project
 settings.editor.scheme.copy.to.project.message=Overwrite project settings with values from {0}?
+settings.editor.scheme.import.success={0} was imported to {1} scheme.
+settings.editor.scheme.import.failure=Import failed: {0} is not a valid scheme.
 title.save.code.style.scheme.as=Duplicate Code Style Scheme As
 title.save.color.scheme.as=Duplicate Color Scheme As
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