diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.cpp
index 5434fc67b..1bc521e2c 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         void CLogComponent::appendStatusMessageToConsole(const CStatusMessage &statusMessage)
         {
             if (statusMessage.isEmpty()) return;
-            ui->tep_StatusPageConsole->appendHtml(statusMessage.toHtml());
+            ui->tep_StatusPageConsole->appendHtml(statusMessage.toHtml(false));
         }
 
         void CLogComponent::appendPlainTextToConsole(const QString &text)
diff --git a/src/blackgui/guiutility.cpp b/src/blackgui/guiutility.cpp
index 09615697d..73a6c3988 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/guiutility.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/guiutility.cpp
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
     QSizeF CGuiUtility::fontMetrics80Chars(bool withRatio)
     {
+        // scale is 3.0 on my hires display
         static const QString s("01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789");
         const QFontMetricsF fm = CGuiUtility::currentFontMetricsF();
         const qreal scale = withRatio ? CGuiUtility::mainApplicationWidgetPixelRatio() : 1.0;
@@ -522,11 +523,12 @@ namespace BlackGui
     {
         // 1920/1080: 560/16 256/16 => 530/960
         // 3840/2160: 400/10 178/10 => 375/600
+        // with ratio we get the physical solution, otherwise logical solution
         const QSizeF s1 = CGuiUtility::fontMetrics80Chars(withRatio);
         const QSizeF s2 = CGuiUtility::fontMetricsLazyDog43Chars(withRatio);
         const QSizeF s = s1 + s2;
-        const qreal w = s.width()  * xCharacters / 123;
-        const qreal h = s.height() * yCharacters / 2;
+        const qreal w = s.width()  * xCharacters / 123; // 123 chars
+        const qreal h = s.height() * yCharacters / 2;   // 2 lines
         return QSizeF(w, h);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/blackgui/models/statusmessagelistmodel.cpp b/src/blackgui/models/statusmessagelistmodel.cpp
index 0d4e3ccc1..976d39f4e 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/models/statusmessagelistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/models/statusmessagelistmodel.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             {
                 // the underlying model object as summary
                 const CStatusMessage msg(this->at(index));
-                return msg.toHtml();
+                return msg.toHtml(false);
             }
             return CListModelTimestampObjects::data(index, role);
         }
diff --git a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.cpp b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.cpp
index 453b2ad06..58452b40f 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
     {
         this->init(w, h);
         this->showKillButton(false);
-        connect(sGui, &CGuiApplication::styleSheetsChanged, this, &COverlayMessages::onStyleSheetsChanged, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+        if (sGui) { connect(sGui, &CGuiApplication::styleSheetsChanged, this, &COverlayMessages::onStyleSheetsChanged, Qt::QueuedConnection); }
         connect(ui->pb_Ok, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &COverlayMessages::onOkClicked);
         connect(ui->pb_Cancel, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &COverlayMessages::onCancelClicked);
         connect(ui->tb_Kill, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &COverlayMessages::onKillClicked);
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         msgBox.setInformativeText("Do you want to terminate " + sGui->getApplicationNameAndVersion() + "?");
         msgBox.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox::Ok | QMessageBox::Cancel);
         msgBox.setDefaultButton(QMessageBox::Save);
-        if (QMessageBox::Ok == msgBox.exec())
+        if (QMessageBox::Ok == msgBox.exec() && sGui)
         {
             sGui->gracefulShutdown();
             sGui->exit();
@@ -328,6 +328,28 @@ namespace BlackGui
         }
     }
 
+    void COverlayMessages::showHTMLMessage(const CStatusMessage &message, int timeOutMs)
+    {
+        if (message.isEmpty()) { return; }
+        if (!sGui || sGui->isShuttingDown()) { return; }
+
+        if (this->hasPendingConfirmation())
+        {
+            // defer message
+            QPointer<COverlayMessages> myself(this);
+            m_pendingMessageCalls.push_back([ = ]()
+            {
+                if (!myself) { return; }
+                myself->showHTMLMessage(message, timeOutMs);
+            });
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this->setModeToHTMLMessage();
+        ui->te_HTMLMessage->setText(message.toHtml(true));
+        this->display(timeOutMs);
+    }
+
     void COverlayMessages::showKillButton(bool killButton)
     {
         m_hasKillButton = killButton;
@@ -355,6 +377,13 @@ namespace BlackGui
         this->setHeader("Message");
     }
 
+    void COverlayMessages::setModeToHTMLMessage(bool withKillButton)
+    {
+        ui->sw_StatusMessagesComponent->setCurrentWidget(ui->pg_HTMLMessage);
+        this->showKill(withKillButton);
+        this->setHeader("Message");
+    }
+
     void COverlayMessages::setModeToTextMessage()
     {
         ui->sw_StatusMessagesComponent->setCurrentWidget(ui->pg_TextMessage);
diff --git a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h
index 21ddcb088..96d1b1f5c 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
         //! Single Message mode
         void setModeToMessageSmall(bool withKillButton = false);
 
+        //! HTML message mode
+        void setModeToHTMLMessage(bool withKillButton = false);
+
         //! Single Text message mode
         void setModeToTextMessage();
 
@@ -110,6 +113,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
         //! Display one of the supported types
         void showOverlayVariant(const BlackMisc::CVariant &variant, int timeOutMs = -1);
 
+        //! HTML message
+        void showHTMLMessage(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &message, int timeOutMs = -1);
+
         //! Allows to globally enable/disable kill button
         void showKillButton(bool killButton);
 
diff --git a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.ui b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.ui
index 6523c47ec..9e167075b 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.ui
+++ b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.ui
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
       <item>
        <widget class="QStackedWidget" name="sw_StatusMessagesComponent">
         <property name="currentIndex">
-         <number>5</number>
+         <number>6</number>
         </property>
         <widget class="QWidget" name="pg_StatusMessages">
          <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="vl_PgStatusMessages">
@@ -321,6 +321,25 @@
           </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
+        <widget class="QWidget" name="pg_HTMLMessage">
+         <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="vl_HTMLMessage">
+          <property name="leftMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="topMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="rightMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="bottomMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QTextEdit" name="te_HTMLMessage"/>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </widget>
        </widget>
       </item>
      </layout>
diff --git a/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h b/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h
index 37ecc150d..5428c709f 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h
@@ -163,6 +163,14 @@ namespace BlackGui
             WIDGET::repaint();
         }
 
+        //! \copydoc BlackGui::COverlayMessages::showHTMLMessage
+        void showOverlayHTMLMessage(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &message, int timeOutMs = -1)
+        {
+            this->initMinimalFrame();
+            m_overlayMessages->showHTMLMessage(message, timeOutMs);
+            WIDGET::repaint();
+        }
+
         //! \copydoc BlackGui::COverlayMessages::showOverlayImage
         void showOverlayInlineTextMessage(Components::TextMessageTab tab)
         {
@@ -206,6 +214,25 @@ namespace BlackGui
             m_overlayMessages->setGeometry(x, y, w, h);
         }
 
+        //! Init a minimal frame (smaller as the normal one)
+        void initMinimalFrame()
+        {
+            this->initInnerFrame();
+
+            // get logical resolution
+            constexpr int MinHeight = 100;
+            QSizeF s = CGuiUtility::fontMetricsEstimateSize(100, 5); // 2 lines for header
+            if (s.height() < MinHeight) { s.setHeight(MinHeight); }
+
+            const QSize inner(innerFrameSize());
+            const QPoint middle = WIDGET::geometry().center();
+            const int w = qMin(inner.width(), qRound(s.width()));
+            const int h = qMin(inner.height(), qRound(s.height()));
+            const int x = middle.x() - w / 2;
+            const int y = qRound(middle.y() - h / m_middleFactor);
+            m_overlayMessages->setGeometry(x, y, w, h);
+        }
+
         //! \copydoc QFrame::keyPressEvent
         virtual void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event) override
         {
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.cpp b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.cpp
index e03215c43..9ab5be736 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.cpp
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         switch (type)
         {
         default:
-        case QtDebugMsg: m_severity = SeverityDebug; break;
-        case QtInfoMsg:  m_severity = SeverityInfo; break;
+        case QtDebugMsg:   m_severity = SeverityDebug; break;
+        case QtInfoMsg:    m_severity = SeverityInfo; break;
         case QtWarningMsg: m_severity = SeverityWarning; break;
         case QtCriticalMsg:
         case QtFatalMsg:
@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         switch (m_severity)
         {
         default:
-        case SeverityDebug: *o_type = QtDebugMsg; break;
-        case SeverityInfo: *o_type = QtInfoMsg; break;
+        case SeverityDebug:   *o_type = QtDebugMsg; break;
+        case SeverityInfo:    *o_type = QtInfoMsg; break;
         case SeverityWarning: *o_type = QtWarningMsg; break;
-        case SeverityError: *o_type = QtCriticalMsg; break;
+        case SeverityError:   *o_type = QtCriticalMsg; break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ namespace BlackMisc
 
     QString CStatusMessage::getHumanReadablePattern() const
     {
-        QStringList patternNames(getHumanReadablePatterns());
-        return patternNames.isEmpty() ? "" : patternNames.join(", ");
+        const QStringList patternNames(getHumanReadablePatterns());
+        return patternNames.isEmpty() ? QStringLiteral("") : patternNames.join(", ");
     }
 
     QStringList CStatusMessage::getHumanReadablePatterns() const
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     QString CStatusMessage::getHumanOrTechnicalCategoriesAsString() const
     {
         if (m_categories.isEmpty()) { return ""; }
-        QString c(getHumanReadablePattern());
+        const QString c(getHumanReadablePattern());
         return c.isEmpty() ? this->getCategoriesAsString() : c;
     }
 
@@ -280,14 +280,31 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     {
         switch (severity)
         {
-        case SeverityDebug: return CIcon::iconByIndex(CIcons::StandardIconUnknown16); // TODO
-        case SeverityInfo: return CIcon::iconByIndex(CIcons::StandardIconInfo16);
+        case SeverityDebug:   return CIcon::iconByIndex(CIcons::StandardIconUnknown16); // TODO
+        case SeverityInfo:    return CIcon::iconByIndex(CIcons::StandardIconInfo16);
         case SeverityWarning: return CIcon::iconByIndex(CIcons::StandardIconWarning16);
-        case SeverityError: return CIcon::iconByIndex(CIcons::StandardIconError16);
+        case SeverityError:   return CIcon::iconByIndex(CIcons::StandardIconError16);
         default: return CIcon::iconByIndex(CIcons::StandardIconInfo16);
         }
     }
 
+    const QString &CStatusMessage::convertToIconResource(CStatusMessage::StatusSeverity severity)
+    {
+        static const QString d;
+        static const QString i(":/pastel/icons/pastel/16/infomation.png");
+        static const QString w(":/pastel/icons/pastel/16/bullet-error.png");
+        static const QString e(":/pastel/icons/pastel/16/close-red.png");
+
+        switch (severity)
+        {
+        case SeverityDebug:   return d;
+        case SeverityInfo:    return i;
+        case SeverityWarning: return w;
+        case SeverityError:   return e;
+        default: return d;
+        }
+    }
+
     CStatusMessage CStatusMessage::fromDatabaseJson(const QJsonObject &json)
     {
         QString msgText(json.value("text").toString());
@@ -333,10 +350,10 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     {
         switch (severity)
         {
-        case SeverityDebug:   { static const QString d("debug"); return d; }
-        case SeverityInfo:    { static const QString i("info"); return i; }
+        case SeverityDebug:   { static const QString d("debug");   return d; }
+        case SeverityInfo:    { static const QString i("info");    return i; }
         case SeverityWarning: { static const QString w("warning"); return w; }
-        case SeverityError:   { static const QString e("error"); return e; }
+        case SeverityError:   { static const QString e("error");   return e; }
         default:
             {
                 static const QString x("unknown severity");
@@ -385,7 +402,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         case IndexCategoriesAsString: return CVariant::from(m_categories.toQString());
         case IndexCategoriesHumanReadableAsString: return CVariant::from(this->getHumanReadablePattern());
         case IndexCategoryHumanReadableOrTechnicalAsString: return CVariant::from(this->getHumanOrTechnicalCategoriesAsString());
-        case IndexMessageAsHtml: return CVariant::from(this->toHtml());
+        case IndexMessageAsHtml: return CVariant::from(this->toHtml(false));
         default: return CValueObject::propertyByIndex(index);
         }
     }
@@ -428,16 +445,22 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         return 0;
     }
 
-    QString CStatusMessage::toHtml() const
+    QString CStatusMessage::toHtml(bool withIcon) const
     {
-        static const QString ef("</font>");
+        QString img;
+        if (withIcon)
+        {
+            const QString r = convertToIconResource(this->getSeverity());
+            if (!r.isEmpty()) { img = QStringLiteral("<img src=\"%1\"> ").arg(r); }
+        }
+
         switch (this->getSeverity())
         {
-        case SeverityWarning: return QStringLiteral("<font color=\"yellow\">") % this->getMessage() % ef;
-        case SeverityError: return QStringLiteral("<font color=\"red\">") % this->getMessage() % ef;
+        case SeverityWarning: return img % QStringLiteral("<font color=\"yellow\">") % this->getMessage() % QStringLiteral("</font>");
+        case SeverityError:   return img % QStringLiteral("<font color=\"red\">") % this->getMessage() % QStringLiteral("</font>");
         case SeverityDebug: break;
         default: break;
         }
-        return this->getMessage();
+        return img % this->getMessage();
     }
 } // ns
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h
index 022bf38e0..a8f784828 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         QString convertToQString(bool i18n = false) const;
 
         //! To HTML
-        QString toHtml() const;
+        QString toHtml(bool withIcon) const;
 
         //! Representing icon
         static const CIcon &convertToIcon(const CStatusMessage &statusMessage);
@@ -355,6 +355,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! Representing icon
         static const CIcon &convertToIcon(CStatusMessage::StatusSeverity severity);
 
+        //! Representing icon
+        static const QString &convertToIconResource(CStatusMessage::StatusSeverity severity);
+
         //! Object from JSON
         static CStatusMessage fromDatabaseJson(const QJsonObject &json);