diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index e54a0fe83..9d86e10c7 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     - FEATURE: Software update check can now be disabled (Mac OS X / Windows)
     - FEATURE: Display pieces size in torrent properties
     - FEATURE: Added "Time Active/Seeded" column to transfer list
+    - FEATURE: Give feedback regarding the IP filter parsing
     - COSMETIC: Same deletion confirmation dialog in the GUI and Web UI
     - COSMETIC: Simplified the top toolbar
     - COSMETIC: Display execution log as a tab instead of a modal window
diff --git a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
index f2288cd95..eb44530bc 100644
--- a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
+++ b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ void QBtSession::configureSession() {
   sessionSettings.auto_scrape_min_interval = 900; // 15 minutes
 #endif
   sessionSettings.cache_size = pref.diskCacheSize()*64;
-  addConsoleMessage(tr("Using a disk cache size of %1 MiB").arg(pref.diskCacheSize()));
+  qDebug() << "Using a disk cache size of" << pref.diskCacheSize() << "MiB";
   // Queueing System
   if(pref.isQueueingSystemEnabled()) {
     sessionSettings.active_downloads = pref.getMaxActiveDownloads();
@@ -1749,6 +1749,8 @@ void QBtSession::enableIPFilter(QString filter) {
   qDebug("Enabling IPFiler");
   if(!filterParser) {
     filterParser = new FilterParserThread(this, s);
+    connect(filterParser.data(), SIGNAL(IPFilterParsed(int)), SLOT(handleIPFilterParsed(int)));
+    connect(filterParser.data(), SIGNAL(IPFilterError()), SLOT(handleIPFilterError()));
   }
   if(filterPath.isEmpty() || filterPath != filter) {
     filterPath = filter;
@@ -1761,6 +1763,7 @@ void QBtSession::disableIPFilter() {
   qDebug("Disabling IPFilter");
   s->set_ip_filter(ip_filter());
   if(filterParser) {
+    disconnect(filterParser.data(), 0, this, 0);
     delete filterParser;
   }
   filterPath = "";
@@ -2547,3 +2550,13 @@ qlonglong QBtSession::getETA(const QString &hash) const
 {
   return m_speedMonitor->getETA(hash);
 }
+
+void QBtSession::handleIPFilterParsed(int ruleCount)
+{
+  addConsoleMessage(tr("Successfuly parsed the provided IP filter: %1 rules were applied.", "%1 is a number").arg(ruleCount));
+}
+
+void QBtSession::handleIPFilterError()
+{
+  addConsoleMessage(tr("Error: Failed to parse the provided IP filter."), "red");
+}
diff --git a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.h b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.h
index a0b96e954..09e00b902 100644
--- a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.h
+++ b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.h
@@ -161,14 +161,14 @@ public slots:
   void banIP(QString ip);
   void recursiveTorrentDownload(const QTorrentHandle &h);
 
-protected:
+private:
   QString getSavePath(QString hash, bool fromScanDir = false, QString filePath = QString::null, QString root_folder=QString::null);
   bool loadFastResumeData(QString hash, std::vector<char> &buf);
   void loadTorrentSettings(QTorrentHandle h);
   void loadTorrentTempData(QTorrentHandle h, QString savePath, bool magnet);
   libtorrent::add_torrent_params initializeAddTorrentParams(QString hash);
 
-protected slots:
+private slots:
   void addTorrentsFromScanFolder(QStringList&);
   void readAlerts();
   void processBigRatios();
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ protected slots:
   void mergeTorrents(QTorrentHandle h_ex, boost::intrusive_ptr<libtorrent::torrent_info> t);
   void exportTorrentFile(QTorrentHandle h);
   void initWebUi();
+  void handleIPFilterParsed(int ruleCount);
+  void handleIPFilterError();
 
 signals:
   void addedTorrent(const QTorrentHandle& h);