diff --git a/avidemux/cli/ADM_userInterfaces/ADM_gui2/gui_none.cpp b/avidemux/cli/ADM_userInterfaces/ADM_gui2/gui_none.cpp
index 9e26ffec3..180ca9b9a 100644
--- a/avidemux/cli/ADM_userInterfaces/ADM_gui2/gui_none.cpp
+++ b/avidemux/cli/ADM_userInterfaces/ADM_gui2/gui_none.cpp
@@ -213,4 +213,7 @@ void UI_notifyWarning(const char *message, int timeoutMs)
 {}
 void UI_notifyError(const char *message, int timeoutMs)
 {}
+
+void UI_needsAttention(void)
+{}
 // EOF
diff --git a/avidemux/common/ADM_commonUI/GUI_ui.h b/avidemux/common/ADM_commonUI/GUI_ui.h
index 0293a7d06..14ce7da5a 100644
--- a/avidemux/common/ADM_commonUI/GUI_ui.h
+++ b/avidemux/common/ADM_commonUI/GUI_ui.h
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ void UI_notifyInfo(const char *message, int timeoutMs);
 void UI_notifyWarning(const char *message, int timeoutMs);
 void UI_notifyError(const char *message, int timeoutMs);
 
+void UI_needsAttention(void);
+
 /* We need to know whether auto-repeat is firing */
 bool UI_navigationButtonsPressed(void);
 
diff --git a/avidemux/common/gui_main.cpp b/avidemux/common/gui_main.cpp
index 49bae370b..d521c8c73 100644
--- a/avidemux/common/gui_main.cpp
+++ b/avidemux/common/gui_main.cpp
@@ -1078,6 +1078,7 @@ int A_openVideo (const char *name)
     }
 
     delete[] longname;
+    UI_needsAttention();    // loading done, alert the user
     return 1;
 }
 /**
@@ -1169,6 +1170,7 @@ int A_appendVideo (const char *name)
     ReSync();
     GUI_setCurrentFrameAndTime();
     UI_setMarkers (video_body->getMarkerAPts(),video_body->getMarkerBPts());
+    UI_needsAttention();    // loading done, alert the user
     return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/avidemux/common/gui_savenew.cpp b/avidemux/common/gui_savenew.cpp
index 27f028922..5423f27a2 100644
--- a/avidemux/common/gui_savenew.cpp
+++ b/avidemux/common/gui_savenew.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ int A_Save(const char *name)
     ADM_slaveSendResult(r);
     A_Rewind();
     GUI_GoToTime(current);
+    UI_needsAttention();    // saving done, alert the user
     return (int)r;
 }
 
diff --git a/avidemux/qt4/ADM_userInterfaces/ADM_gui/Q_gui2.cpp b/avidemux/qt4/ADM_userInterfaces/ADM_gui/Q_gui2.cpp
index 38467f4d5..954f989e3 100644
--- a/avidemux/qt4/ADM_userInterfaces/ADM_gui/Q_gui2.cpp
+++ b/avidemux/qt4/ADM_userInterfaces/ADM_gui/Q_gui2.cpp
@@ -3628,6 +3628,14 @@ void UI_notifyError(const char *message, int timeoutMs)
 {
     ((MainWindow *)QuiMainWindows)->notifyStatusBar(QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("qgui2","ERROR: %1"), message, timeoutMs);
 }
+
+/**
+    \fn UI_needsAttention
+*/
+void UI_needsAttention(void)
+{
+    QApplication::alert(NULL);
+}
 /**
  * \fn dtor
  */