diff --git a/src/qtgui/rclmain_w.cpp b/src/qtgui/rclmain_w.cpp
index 64c5e2bf..5faf40b3 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/rclmain_w.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/rclmain_w.cpp
@@ -752,8 +752,14 @@ void RclMain::periodic100()
 	if (exited) {
 	    deleteZ(m_idxproc);
 	    if (status) {
-		QMessageBox::warning(0, "Recoll", 
-				     tr("Indexing failed"));
+                if (m_idxkilled) {
+                    QMessageBox::warning(0, "Recoll", 
+                                         tr("Indexing interrupted"));
+                    m_idxkilled = false;
+                } else {
+                    QMessageBox::warning(0, "Recoll", 
+                                         tr("Indexing failed"));
+                }
 	    } else {
 		// On the first run, show missing helpers. We only do this once
 		if (m_firstIndexing)
@@ -825,8 +831,10 @@ void RclMain::toggleIndexing()
 	    // Indexing was in progress, request stop. Let the periodic
 	    // routine check for the results.
 	    int pid = m_idxproc->getChildPid();
-	    if (pid > 0)
+	    if (pid > 0) {
 		kill(pid, SIGTERM);
+                m_idxkilled = true;
+            }
 	}
 	break;
     case IXST_RUNNINGNOTMINE:
diff --git a/src/qtgui/rclmain_w.h b/src/qtgui/rclmain_w.h
index 5e6ff8e1..4798c5da 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/rclmain_w.h
+++ b/src/qtgui/rclmain_w.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public:
           m_toolsTB(0), m_resTB(0), 
           m_filtFRM(0), m_filtCMB(0), m_filtBGRP(0), m_filtMN(0),
 	  m_idxproc(0),
+          m_idxkilled(false),
           m_catgbutvecidx(0),
 	  m_sortspecnochange(false),
 	  m_indexerState(IXST_RUNNINGNOTMINE),
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ private:
     QFileSystemWatcher m_watcher;
     vector<ExecCmd*>  m_viewers;
     ExecCmd          *m_idxproc; // Indexing process
+    bool             m_idxkilled; // Killed my process
     map<QString, QAction*> m_stemLangToId;
     vector<string>    m_catgbutvec;
     int               m_catgbutvecidx;