diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Sabnzbd/Sabnzbd.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Sabnzbd/Sabnzbd.cs
index 4b98f55d6..3e5a1e812 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Sabnzbd/Sabnzbd.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Sabnzbd/Sabnzbd.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using NzbDrone.Core.Configuration;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Indexers;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Parser;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Parser.Model;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Sabnzbd
 {
@@ -312,14 +313,22 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Sabnzbd
             {
                 if (category.Dir.EndsWith("*"))
                 {
-                    return new ValidationFailure(String.Empty, String.Format("Remove * from Sabnzbd <a class=\"no-router\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://{0}:{1}/sabnzbd/config/categories/\">'{2}' category</a> Folder/Path so job folders will be created", Settings.Host, Settings.Port, Settings.TvCategory));
+                    return new NzbDroneValidationFailure("TvCategory", "Enable Job folders")
+                    {
+                        InfoLink = String.Format("http://{0}:{1}/sabnzbd/config/categories/", Settings.Host, Settings.Port),
+                        DetailedDescription = "NzbDrone prefers each download to have a separate folder. With * appended to the Folder/Path Sabnzbd will not create these job folders. Go to Sabnzbd to fix it."
+                    };
                 }
             }
             else
             {
                 if (!Settings.TvCategory.IsNullOrWhiteSpace())
                 {
-                    return new ValidationFailure("TvCategory", String.Format("<a class=\"no-router\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://{0}:{1}/sabnzbd/config/categories/\">Category</a> does not exist", Settings.Host, Settings.Port));
+                    return new NzbDroneValidationFailure("TvCategory", "Category does not exist")
+                    {
+                        InfoLink = String.Format("http://{0}:{1}/sabnzbd/config/categories/", Settings.Host, Settings.Port),
+                        DetailedDescription = "The Category your entered doesn't exist in Sabnzbd. Go to Sabnzbd to create it."
+                    };
                 }
             }
 
@@ -329,7 +338,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Sabnzbd
                     config.Misc.tv_categories.Contains(Settings.TvCategory) ||
                     (Settings.TvCategory.IsNullOrWhiteSpace() && config.Misc.tv_categories.Contains("Default")))
                 {
-                    return new ValidationFailure(String.Empty, String.Format("Disable <a class=\"no-router\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://{0}:{1}/sabnzbd/config/sorting/\">TV Sorting</a> for the '{2}' category", Settings.Host, Settings.Port, Settings.TvCategory));
+                    return new NzbDroneValidationFailure("TvCategory", "Disable TV Sorting")
+                    {
+                        InfoLink = String.Format("http://{0}:{1}/sabnzbd/config/sorting/", Settings.Host, Settings.Port),
+                        DetailedDescription = "You must disable Sabnzbd TV Sorting for the category NzbDrone uses to prevent import issues. Go to Sabnzbd to fix it."
+                    };
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
index 34d3e69c3..f78805864 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Validation\Paths\PathExistsValidator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Validation\FolderValidator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Validation\RuleBuilderExtensions.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Validation\NzbDroneValidationFailure.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <BootstrapperPackage Include=".NETFramework,Version=v4.0,Profile=Client">
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/NzbDroneValidationFailure.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/NzbDroneValidationFailure.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5eaea8862
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/NzbDroneValidationFailure.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using FluentValidation.Results;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Validation
+{
+    public class NzbDroneValidationFailure : ValidationFailure
+    {
+        public String DetailedDescription { get; set; }
+        public String InfoLink { get; set; }
+
+        public NzbDroneValidationFailure(String propertyName, String error)
+            : base(propertyName, error)
+        {
+
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/UI/Content/form.less b/src/UI/Content/form.less
index 66bf13a81..ee8112e89 100644
--- a/src/UI/Content/form.less
+++ b/src/UI/Content/form.less
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ h3 {
   }
 }
 
+.validation-error {
+  i {
+    text-decoration: none;
+    color: #b94a48;
+  }
+}
+
 // Tooltips
 
 .help-inline-checkbox, .help-inline {
diff --git a/src/UI/jQuery/jquery.validation.js b/src/UI/jQuery/jquery.validation.js
index 00f07e24b..fc5abc709 100644
--- a/src/UI/jQuery/jquery.validation.js
+++ b/src/UI/jQuery/jquery.validation.js
@@ -8,9 +8,16 @@ define(
 
             var validationName = error.propertyName.toLowerCase();
 
+            var errorMessage = this.formatErrorMessage(error);
+
             this.find('.validation-errors')
                 .addClass('alert alert-danger')
-                .append('<div><i class="icon-exclamation-sign"></i>' + error.errorMessage + '</div>');
+                .append('<div><i class="icon-exclamation-sign"></i>' + errorMessage + '</div>');
+
+            if (!validationName || validationName === "") {
+                this.addFormError(error);
+                return;
+            }
 
             var input = this.find('[name]').filter(function () {
                 return this.name.toLowerCase() === validationName;
@@ -38,11 +45,11 @@ define(
                 var inputGroup = controlGroup.find('.input-group');
 
                 if (inputGroup.length === 0) {
-                    controlGroup.append('<span class="help-inline error-message">' + error.errorMessage + '</span>');
+                    controlGroup.append('<span class="help-inline validation-error">' + errorMessage + '</span>');
                 }
 
                 else {
-                    inputGroup.parent().append('<span class="help-block error-message">' + error.errorMessage + '</span>');
+                    inputGroup.parent().append('<span class="help-block validation-error">' + errorMessage + '</span>');
                 }
             }
 
@@ -57,12 +64,15 @@ define(
         };
 
         $.fn.addFormError = function (error) {
+
+            var errorMessage = this.formatErrorMessage(error);
+
             if (this.find('.modal-body')) {
-                this.find('.modal-body').prepend('<div class="alert alert-danger validation-error">' + error.errorMessage + '</div>');
+                this.find('.modal-body').prepend('<div class="alert alert-danger validation-error">' + errorMessage + '</div>');
             }
-            
+
             else {
-                this.prepend('<div class="alert alert-danger validation-error">' + error.errorMessage + '</div>');
+                this.prepend('<div class="alert alert-danger validation-error">' + errorMessage + '</div>');
             }
         };
 
@@ -74,4 +84,24 @@ define(
             return this.find('.help-inline.error-message').remove();
         };
 
+        $.fn.formatErrorMessage = function (error) {
+
+            var errorMessage = error.errorMessage;
+            var infoLink = "";
+
+            if (error.infoLink) {
+                if (error.detailedDescription) {
+                    errorMessage += " <a class=\"no-router\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"" + error.infoLink + "\"><i class=\"icon-external-link\" title=\"" + error.detailedDescription + "\"></i></a>";
+                }
+                else {
+                    errorMessage += " <a class=\"no-router\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"" + error.infoLink + "\"><i class=\"icon-external-link\"></i></a>";
+                }
+            }
+            else if (error.detailedDescription) {
+                errorMessage += " <i class=\"icon-nd-form-info\" title=\"" + error.detailedDescription + "\"></i>";
+            }
+
+            return errorMessage;
+        }
+
     });