diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelscomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelscomponent.cpp
index 5e9035f3d..31d8b9648 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelscomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelscomponent.cpp
@@ -555,13 +555,22 @@ namespace BlackGui
                 const CAircraftModelList models(m_modelLoader->getCachedModels(simulator));
                 const int modelsLoaded = models.size();
                 ui->tvp_OwnAircraftModels->updateContainerMaybeAsync(models);
+                CStatusMessage m;
                 if (modelsLoaded < 1)
                 {
                     // loading ok, but no data
-                    CLogMessage(this).warning("Loading completed for simulator '%1', but no models") << simulator;
+                    m = CLogMessage(this).warning("Loading completed for simulator '%1', but no models") << simulator;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    m = CLogMessage(this).info("Loading completed for simulator '%1' with %2 models") << simulator << modelsLoaded;
                 }
 
-                emit this->successfullyLoadedModels(simulator);
+                // overlay
+                if (!m.isEmpty() && info == IAircraftModelLoader::ParsedData) { this->showOverlayMessage(m, 5000); }
+
+                // signal
+                emit this->successfullyLoadedModels(simulator, modelsLoaded);
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelscomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelscomponent.h
index ea4c0f844..c885ddbc5 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelscomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelscomponent.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
         signals:
             //! Models have been successfully loaded
-            void successfullyLoadedModels(const BlackMisc::Simulation::CSimulatorInfo &simulator);
+            void successfullyLoadedModels(const BlackMisc::Simulation::CSimulatorInfo &simulator, int count);
 
         private:
             QScopedPointer<Ui::CDbOwnModelsComponent> ui;
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelsdialog.h b/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelsdialog.h
index f36776555..f40a2d313 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelsdialog.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelsdialog.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
         signals:
             //! \copydoc CDbOwnModelsComponent::successfullyLoadedModels
-            void successfullyLoadedModels(const BlackMisc::Simulation::CSimulatorInfo &simulator);
+            void successfullyLoadedModels(const BlackMisc::Simulation::CSimulatorInfo &simulator, int count);
 
         private:
             QScopedPointer<Ui::CDbOwnModelsDialog> ui;
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/firstmodelsetcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/firstmodelsetcomponent.cpp
index 4670d49c4..16bfd5d52 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/firstmodelsetcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/firstmodelsetcomponent.cpp
@@ -104,8 +104,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
             this->onSimulatorChanged(simulator);
         }
 
-        void CFirstModelSetComponent::onModelsLoaded(const CSimulatorInfo &simulator)
+        void CFirstModelSetComponent::onModelsLoaded(const CSimulatorInfo &simulator, int count)
         {
+            Q_UNUSED(count);
             const CSimulatorInfo currentSimulator = ui->comp_SimulatorSelector->getValue();
             if (simulator != currentSimulator) { return; } // ignore changes not for my selected simulator
             this->onSimulatorChanged(simulator);
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/firstmodelsetcomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/firstmodelsetcomponent.h
index 007d81efd..2bdab6005 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/firstmodelsetcomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/firstmodelsetcomponent.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             void onSettingsChanged(const BlackMisc::Simulation::CSimulatorInfo &simulator);
 
             //! Models have been loaded
-            void onModelsLoaded(const BlackMisc::Simulation::CSimulatorInfo &simulator);
+            void onModelsLoaded(const BlackMisc::Simulation::CSimulatorInfo &simulator, int count);
 
             //! Asynchronously call onSettingsChanged
             void triggerSettingsChanged(const BlackMisc::Simulation::CSimulatorInfo &simulator);