diff --git a/connector/syncthingconnection.cpp b/connector/syncthingconnection.cpp
index 2efe364..3cb073e 100644
--- a/connector/syncthingconnection.cpp
+++ b/connector/syncthingconnection.cpp
@@ -1163,7 +1163,12 @@ void SyncthingConnection::readDirEvent(DateTime eventTime, const QString &eventT
                             if(find(errors.cbegin(), errors.cend(), dirError) == errors.cend()) {
                                 errors.emplace_back(move(dirError));
                                 dirInfo->assignStatus(SyncthingDirStatus::OutOfSync, eventTime);
-                                emitNotification(eventTime, dirInfo->errors.back().message);
+
+                                // emit newNotification() for new errors
+                                auto &previousErrors = dirInfo->previousErrors;
+                                if(find(previousErrors.cbegin(), previousErrors.cend(), dirInfo->errors.back()) == previousErrors.cend()) {
+                                    emitNotification(eventTime, dirInfo->errors.back().message);
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/connector/syncthingdir.cpp b/connector/syncthingdir.cpp
index 5763d7e..69861c6 100644
--- a/connector/syncthingdir.cpp
+++ b/connector/syncthingdir.cpp
@@ -28,10 +28,14 @@ bool SyncthingDir::assignStatus(const QString &statusStr, ChronoUtilities::DateT
     } else if(statusStr == QLatin1String("scanning")) {
         newStatus = SyncthingDirStatus::Scanning;
     } else if(statusStr == QLatin1String("syncing")) {
+        // ensure status changed signal is emitted
         if(!errors.empty()) {
-            errors.clear(); // errors become obsolete
-            status = SyncthingDirStatus::Unknown; // ensure status changed signal is emitted
+            status = SyncthingDirStatus::Unknown;
         }
+        // errors become obsolete; however errors must be kept as previous errors to be able
+        // to identify new errors occuring during this sync attempt as known errors
+        previousErrors.clear();
+        previousErrors.swap(errors);
         newStatus = SyncthingDirStatus::Synchronizing;
     } else if(statusStr == QLatin1String("error")) {
         progressPercentage = 0;
diff --git a/connector/syncthingdir.h b/connector/syncthingdir.h
index 66201d1..28e9905 100644
--- a/connector/syncthingdir.h
+++ b/connector/syncthingdir.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ struct LIB_SYNCTHING_CONNECTOR_EXPORT SyncthingDir
     int progressPercentage = 0;
     int progressRate = 0;
     std::vector<SyncthingDirError> errors;
+    std::vector<SyncthingDirError> previousErrors;
     int globalBytes = 0, globalDeleted = 0, globalFiles = 0;
     int localBytes = 0, localDeleted = 0, localFiles = 0;
     int neededByted = 0, neededFiles = 0;
diff --git a/model/syncthingdirectorymodel.cpp b/model/syncthingdirectorymodel.cpp
index 2bf22cf..6c04bf6 100644
--- a/model/syncthingdirectorymodel.cpp
+++ b/model/syncthingdirectorymodel.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ QVariant SyncthingDirectoryModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
                                 return QColor(Qt::red);
                             }
                             break;
+                        case 7:
+                            return dir.errors.empty() ? QColor(Qt::gray) : QColor(Qt::red);
                         }
                     }
                     break;
@@ -229,7 +231,7 @@ int SyncthingDirectoryModel::rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent) const
     if(!parent.isValid()) {
         return static_cast<int>(m_dirs.size());
     } else if(!parent.parent().isValid()) {
-        return parent.parent().row() >= 0 && static_cast<size_t>(parent.parent().row()) < m_dirs.size() && m_dirs[static_cast<size_t>(parent.parent().row())].errors.empty() ? 6 : 7;
+        return 8;
     } else {
         return 0;
     }
@@ -262,6 +264,7 @@ void SyncthingDirectoryModel::dirStatusChanged(const SyncthingDir &, int index)
     emit dataChanged(modelIndex1, modelIndex1, QVector<int>() << Qt::DecorationRole);
     const QModelIndex modelIndex2(this->index(index, 1, QModelIndex()));
     emit dataChanged(modelIndex2, modelIndex2, QVector<int>() << Qt::DisplayRole << Qt::ForegroundRole);
+    emit dataChanged(this->index(0, 1, modelIndex1), this->index(7, 1, modelIndex1), QVector<int>() << Qt::DisplayRole);
 }
 
 } // namespace Data