diff --git a/src/GUI.cpp b/src/GUI.cpp
index 76dd65d4c..f63a78223 100644
--- a/src/GUI.cpp
+++ b/src/GUI.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ GUI::GUI(QWidget *parent, QStringList torrentCmdLine) : QMainWindow(parent){
   connect(&BTSession, SIGNAL(trackerAuthenticationRequired(torrent_handle&)), this, SLOT(trackerAuthenticationRequired(torrent_handle&)));
   connect(&BTSession, SIGNAL(scanDirFoundTorrents(const QStringList&)), this, SLOT(processScannedFiles(const QStringList&)));
   connect(&BTSession, SIGNAL(newDownloadedTorrent(const QString&, const QString&)), this, SLOT(processDownloadedFiles(const QString&, const QString&)));
+  connect(&BTSession, SIGNAL(aboutToDownloadFromUrl(const QString&)), this, SLOT(displayDownloadingUrlInfos(const QString&)));
   // creating options
   options = new options_imp(this);
   connect(options, SIGNAL(status_changed(const QString&)), this, SLOT(OptionsSaved(const QString&)));
@@ -1812,6 +1813,14 @@ int GUI::getRowFromHash(const QString& hash) const{
   return -1;
 }
 
+void GUI::downloadFromURLList(const QStringList& urls){
+  BTSession.downloadFromURLList(urls);
+}
+
+void GUI::displayDownloadingUrlInfos(const QString& url){
+  setInfoBar(tr("Downloading", "Example: Downloading www.example.com/test.torrent")+" '"+url+"', "+tr("Please wait..."), "black");
+}
+
 /*****************************************************
  *                                                   *
  *                     Options                       *
@@ -1848,4 +1857,5 @@ void GUI::OptionsSaved(const QString& info){
 // an url
 void GUI::askForTorrentUrl(){
   downloadFromURLDialog = new downloadFromURL(this);
+  connect(downloadFromURLDialog, SIGNAL(downloadFinished(QString, QString, int, QString)), &BTSession, SLOT(processDownloadedFile(QString, QString, int, QString)));
 }
diff --git a/src/GUI.h b/src/GUI.h
index 066de5520..7a873b81f 100644
--- a/src/GUI.h
+++ b/src/GUI.h
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ class GUI : public QMainWindow, private Ui::MainWindow{
     void addUnauthenticatedTracker(QPair<torrent_handle,std::string> tracker);
     void processScannedFiles(const QStringList& params);
     void processDownloadedFiles(const QString& path, const QString& url);
+    void downloadFromURLList(const QStringList& urls);
+    void displayDownloadingUrlInfos(const QString& url);
     // Search slots
     void on_search_button_clicked();
     void on_stop_search_button_clicked();
diff --git a/src/bittorrent.cpp b/src/bittorrent.cpp
index 31f7f5428..304ea8112 100644
--- a/src/bittorrent.cpp
+++ b/src/bittorrent.cpp
@@ -672,6 +672,7 @@ QString bittorrent::getSavePath(const QString& hash){
 // download the torrent file to a tmp location, then
 // add it to download list
 void bittorrent::downloadFromUrl(const QString& url){
+  emit aboutToDownloadFromUrl(url);
   // Launch downloader thread
   downloader->downloadUrl(url);
 }
diff --git a/src/bittorrent.h b/src/bittorrent.h
index 48d0e12d9..fd12030a7 100644
--- a/src/bittorrent.h
+++ b/src/bittorrent.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ class bittorrent : public QObject{
     void downloadFromUrlFailure(const QString& url, const QString& error);
     void scanDirFoundTorrents(const QStringList& pathList);
     void newDownloadedTorrent(const QString& path, const QString& url);
+    void aboutToDownloadFromUrl(const QString& url);
 };
 
 #endif