diff --git a/classes/feeds.php b/classes/feeds.php
index 4a34945cd..1375f0c37 100755
--- a/classes/feeds.php
+++ b/classes/feeds.php
@@ -1030,6 +1030,8 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 		print "<input dojoType=\"dijit.form.TextBox\" style=\"display : none\" name=\"op\" value=\"rpc\">";
 		print "<input dojoType=\"dijit.form.TextBox\" style=\"display : none\" name=\"method\" value=\"addfeed\">";
 
+		print "<div id='fadd_error_message' style='display : none' class='alert alert-danger'></div>";
+
 		print "<div id='fadd_multiple_notify' style='display : none'>";
 		print_notice("Provided URL is a HTML page referencing multiple feeds, please select required feed from the dropdown menu below.");
 		print "<p></div>";
diff --git a/include/functions.php b/include/functions.php
index 46f55d4e2..72cf695f3 100644
--- a/include/functions.php
+++ b/include/functions.php
@@ -345,6 +345,12 @@
 		global $fetch_last_content_type;
 		global $fetch_curl_used;
 
+		$fetch_last_error = false;
+		$fetch_last_error_code = -1;
+		$fetch_last_error_content = "";
+		$fetch_last_content_type = "";
+		$fetch_curl_used = false;
+
 		if (!is_array($options)) {
 
 			// falling back on compatibility shim
@@ -478,6 +484,7 @@
 				 $context = stream_context_create(array(
 					  'http' => array(
 							'method' => 'GET',
+						    'ignore_errors' => true,
 						    'timeout' => $timeout ? $timeout : FILE_FETCH_TIMEOUT,
 							'protocol_version'=> 1.1,
 							'header' => "If-Modified-Since: ".gmdate("D, d M Y H:i:s \\G\\M\\T\r\n", $timestamp)
@@ -486,6 +493,7 @@
 				 $context = stream_context_create(array(
 					  'http' => array(
 							'method' => 'GET',
+						    'ignore_errors' => true,
 						    'timeout' => $timeout ? $timeout : FILE_FETCH_TIMEOUT,
 							'protocol_version'=> 1.1
 					  )));
@@ -495,7 +503,6 @@
 
 			$data = @file_get_contents($url, false, $context);
 
-			$fetch_last_content_type = false;  // reset if no type was sent from server
 			if (isset($http_response_header) && is_array($http_response_header)) {
 				foreach ($http_response_header as $h) {
 					if (substr(strtolower($h), 0, 13) == 'content-type:') {
@@ -510,7 +517,7 @@
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (!$data) {
+			if ($fetch_last_error_code != 200) {
 				$error = error_get_last();
 
 				if ($error['message'] != $old_error['message']) {
@@ -518,6 +525,10 @@
 				} else {
 					$fetch_last_error = "HTTP Code: $fetch_last_error_code";
 				}
+
+				$fetch_last_error_content = $data;
+
+				return false;
 			}
 			return $data;
 		}
@@ -1720,6 +1731,8 @@
 			$auth_login = '', $auth_pass = '') {
 
 		global $fetch_last_error;
+		global $fetch_last_error_content;
+		global $fetch_last_error_code;
 
 		require_once "include/rssfuncs.php";
 
@@ -1730,6 +1743,10 @@
 		$contents = @fetch_file_contents($url, false, $auth_login, $auth_pass);
 
 		if (!$contents) {
+			if (preg_match("/cloudflare\.com/", $fetch_last_error_content)) {
+				$fetch_last_error .= " (feed behind Cloudflare)";
+			}
+
 			return array("code" => 5, "message" => $fetch_last_error);
 		}
 
diff --git a/js/functions.js b/js/functions.js
index 63ff4121b..db18ac6dd 100755
--- a/js/functions.js
+++ b/js/functions.js
@@ -804,6 +804,15 @@ function quickAddFeed() {
 			id: "feedAddDlg",
 			title: __("Subscribe to Feed"),
 			style: "width: 600px",
+			show_error: function(msg) {
+				var elem = $("fadd_error_message");
+
+				elem.innerHTML = msg;
+
+				if (!Element.visible(elem))
+					new Effect.Appear(elem);
+
+			},
 			execute: function() {
 				if (this.validate()) {
 					console.log(dojo.objectToQuery(this.attr('value')));
@@ -811,6 +820,7 @@ function quickAddFeed() {
 					var feed_url = this.attr('value').feed;
 
 					Element.show("feed_add_spinner");
+					Element.hide("fadd_error_message");
 
 					new Ajax.Request("backend.php", {
 						parameters: dojo.objectToQuery(this.attr('value')),
@@ -841,10 +851,10 @@ function quickAddFeed() {
 									updateFeedList();
 									break;
 								case 2:
-									alert(__("Specified URL seems to be invalid."));
+									dialog.show_error(__("Specified URL seems to be invalid."));
 									break;
 								case 3:
-									alert(__("Specified URL doesn't seem to contain any feeds."));
+									dialog.show_error(__("Specified URL doesn't seem to contain any feeds."));
 									break;
 								case 4:
 									feeds = rc['feeds'];
@@ -868,16 +878,16 @@ function quickAddFeed() {
 
 									break;
 								case 5:
-									alert(__("Couldn't download the specified URL: %s").
+									dialog.show_error(__("Couldn't download the specified URL: %s").
 											replace("%s", rc['message']));
 									break;
 								case 6:
-									alert(__("XML validation failed: %s").
+									dialog.show_error(__("XML validation failed: %s").
 											replace("%s", rc['message']));
 									break;
 									break;
 								case 0:
-									alert(__("You are already subscribed to this feed."));
+									dialog.show_error(__("You are already subscribed to this feed."));
 									break;
 								}