diff --git a/kio/kiokdeconnect.cpp b/kio/kiokdeconnect.cpp
index 7e9f6c99a..37127da45 100644
--- a/kio/kiokdeconnect.cpp
+++ b/kio/kiokdeconnect.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void KioKdeconnect::listDevice()
     }
 
     if (!mountreply.value()) {
-        error(KIO::ERR_COULD_NOT_MOUNT, i18n("Could not mount device filesystem"));
+        error(KIO::ERR_COULD_NOT_MOUNT, interface.getMountError());
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/sftp/mounter.cpp b/plugins/sftp/mounter.cpp
index 3d3526ed8..5480f4caf 100644
--- a/plugins/sftp/mounter.cpp
+++ b/plugins/sftp/mounter.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ void Mounter::onPackageReceived(const NetworkPacket& np)
         unmount(false);
         return;
     }
+    
+    if (np.has("errorMessage")) {
+        Q_EMIT failed(np.get<QString>("errorMessage", ""));
+        return;
+    }
 
     //This is the previous code, to access sftp server using KIO. Now we are
     //using the external binary sshfs, and accessing it as a local filesystem.
diff --git a/plugins/sftp/sftpplugin.cpp b/plugins/sftp/sftpplugin.cpp
index 7ab6e5ea1..608253628 100644
--- a/plugins/sftp/sftpplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/sftp/sftpplugin.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,16 @@ bool SftpPlugin::isMounted() const
     return d->m_mounter && d->m_mounter->isMounted();
 }
 
+QString SftpPlugin::getMountError()
+{    
+    if (!mountError.isEmpty()) {
+        return mountError;
+    } else {
+        return i18n("Could not mount device filesystem");
+    }
+}
+
+
 bool SftpPlugin::startBrowsing()
 {
     if (mountAndWait()) {
@@ -128,7 +138,7 @@ bool SftpPlugin::startBrowsing()
 
 bool SftpPlugin::receivePacket(const NetworkPacket& np)
 {
-    if (!(fields_c - np.body().keys().toSet()).isEmpty()) {
+    if (!(fields_c - np.body().keys().toSet()).isEmpty() && !np.has("errorMessage")) {
         // packet is invalid
         return false;
     }
@@ -147,6 +157,10 @@ bool SftpPlugin::receivePacket(const NetworkPacket& np)
         remoteDirectories.insert(mountPoint(), i18n("All files"));
         remoteDirectories.insert(mountPoint() + "/DCIM/Camera", i18n("Camera pictures"));
     }
+    
+    if (np.has("errorMessage")) {
+        mountError = np.get<QString>("errorMessage");
+    }
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/sftp/sftpplugin.h b/plugins/sftp/sftpplugin.h
index 32ca85be3..c0881c68e 100644
--- a/plugins/sftp/sftpplugin.h
+++ b/plugins/sftp/sftpplugin.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     Q_SCRIPTABLE void unmount();
     Q_SCRIPTABLE bool mountAndWait();
     Q_SCRIPTABLE bool isMounted() const;
+    Q_SCRIPTABLE QString getMountError();
 
     Q_SCRIPTABLE bool startBrowsing();
     Q_SCRIPTABLE QString mountPoint();
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ private:
     QString deviceId; //Storing it to avoid accessing device() from the destructor which could cause a crash
 
     QVariantMap remoteDirectories; //Actually a QMap<String, String>, but QDBus prefers this
+    QString mountError;
 };