diff --git a/src/core/Core.js b/src/core/Core.js
index c15cd2b9a..cd18346b4 100644
--- a/src/core/Core.js
+++ b/src/core/Core.js
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ class Uppy {
         { error: error, isPaused: true }
       )
       updatedFiles[fileID] = updatedFile
-      this.setState({files: updatedFiles})
+      this.setState({ files: updatedFiles, error: error })
 
       const fileName = this.state.files[fileID].name
       let message = `Failed to upload ${fileName}`
diff --git a/src/plugins/StatusBar/StatusBar.js b/src/plugins/StatusBar/StatusBar.js
index 370fe358e..95b58438d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/StatusBar/StatusBar.js
+++ b/src/plugins/StatusBar/StatusBar.js
@@ -141,49 +141,50 @@ const ProgressBarUploading = (props) => {
   `
 }
 
-const ProgressBarComplete = ({ totalProgress }) => {
+const ProgressBarComplete = ({ totalProgress, i18n }) => {
   return html`
     <div class="UppyStatusBar-content">
       <span title="Complete">
         <svg aria-hidden="true" class="UppyStatusBar-action UppyIcon" width="18" height="17" viewBox="0 0 23 17">
           <path d="M8.944 17L0 7.865l2.555-2.61 6.39 6.525L20.41 0 23 2.645z" />
         </svg>
-        Upload complete・${totalProgress}%
+        ${i18n('uploadComplete')}・${totalProgress}%
       </span>
     </div>
   `
 }
 
-const ProgressBarError = (props) => {
-  // const { error } = props
+const ProgressBarError = ({ error, retryAll, i18n }) => {
   return html`
     <div class="UppyStatusBar-content">
-      <div title="Error">
-        <button title="Retry upload" aria-label="Retry upload" class="UppyStatusBar-action" type="button" onclick=${props.retryAll}>
+      <div title="${i18n('error')}">
+        <button title="${i18n('retryUpload')}" aria-label="${i18n('retryUpload')}" class="UppyStatusBar-action" type="button" onclick=${retryAll}>
           <svg class="UppyIcon" width="28" height="31" viewBox="0 0 16 19" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
             <path d="M16 11a8 8 0 1 1-8-8v2a6 6 0 1 0 6 6h2z"/>
             <path d="M7.9 3H10v2H7.9z"/><path d="M8.536.5l3.535 3.536-1.414 1.414L7.12 1.914z"/><path d="M10.657 2.621l1.414 1.415L8.536 7.57 7.12 6.157z"/>
           </svg>
         </button>
-        Upload failed. 
-        <button class="UppyStatusBar-button" type="button" onclick=${props.retryAll}>
-          <strong>Retry?</strong>
+        ${i18n('uploadFailed')}. 
+        <button class="UppyStatusBar-button" type="button" onclick=${retryAll}>
+          <strong>${i18n('retry')}?</strong>
         </button>
+        <span class="UppyStatusBar-details" data-balloon="${error}" data-balloon-pos="up" data-balloon-length="large">?</span>
       </div>
     </div>
   `
 }
 
 const pauseResumeButtons = (props) => {
-  const title = props.resumableUploads
-                ? props.isAllPaused
-                  ? 'resume upload'
-                  : 'pause upload'
-                : 'cancel upload'
+  const { resumableUploads, isAllPaused, i18n } = props
+  const title = resumableUploads
+                ? isAllPaused
+                  ? i18n('resumeUpload')
+                  : i18n('pauseUpload')
+                : i18n('cancelUpload')
 
   return html`<button title="${title}" class="UppyStatusBar-action" type="button" onclick=${() => togglePauseResume(props)}>
-    ${props.resumableUploads
-      ? props.isAllPaused
+    ${resumableUploads
+      ? isAllPaused
         ? html`<svg aria-hidden="true" class="UppyIcon" width="15" height="17" viewBox="0 0 11 13">
           <path d="M1.26 12.534a.67.67 0 0 1-.674.012.67.67 0 0 1-.336-.583v-11C.25.724.38.5.586.382a.658.658 0 0 1 .673.012l9.165 5.5a.66.66 0 0 1 .325.57.66.66 0 0 1-.325.573l-9.166 5.5z" />
         </svg>`
diff --git a/src/plugins/StatusBar/index.js b/src/plugins/StatusBar/index.js
index 911d7fd83..1076888fb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/StatusBar/index.js
+++ b/src/plugins/StatusBar/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const Plugin = require('../Plugin')
+const Translator = require('../../core/Translator')
 const StatusBar = require('./StatusBar')
 const { getSpeed } = require('../../core/Utils')
 const { getBytesRemaining } = require('../../core/Utils')
@@ -15,15 +16,37 @@ module.exports = class StatusBarUI extends Plugin {
     this.title = 'StatusBar'
     this.type = 'progressindicator'
 
+    const defaultLocale = {
+      strings: {
+        uploading: 'Uploading',
+        uploadComplete: 'Upload complete',
+        uploadFailed: 'Upload failed',
+        paused: 'Paused',
+        error: 'Error',
+        retry: 'Retry',
+        retryUpload: 'Retry upload',
+        resumeUpload: 'Resume upload',
+        cancelUpload: 'Cancel upload',
+        pauseUpload: 'Pause upload'
+      }
+    }
+
     // set default options
     const defaultOptions = {
       target: 'body',
-      showProgressDetails: false
+      showProgressDetails: false,
+      locale: defaultLocale
     }
 
     // merge default options with the ones set by user
     this.opts = Object.assign({}, defaultOptions, opts)
 
+    this.locale = Object.assign({}, defaultLocale, this.opts.locale)
+    this.locale.strings = Object.assign({}, defaultLocale.strings, this.opts.locale.strings)
+
+    this.translator = new Translator({locale: this.locale})
+    this.i18n = this.translator.translate.bind(this.translator)
+
     this.pauseAll = this.pauseAll.bind(this)
     this.resumeAll = this.resumeAll.bind(this)
     this.retryAll = this.retryAll.bind(this)
@@ -134,6 +157,7 @@ module.exports = class StatusBarUI extends Plugin {
       isAllPaused: isAllPaused,
       isAllErrored: isAllErrored,
       isUploadStarted: isUploadStarted,
+      i18n: this.i18n,
       pauseAll: this.pauseAll,
       resumeAll: this.resumeAll,
       retryAll: this.retryAll,
diff --git a/src/scss/_statusbar.scss b/src/scss/_statusbar.scss
index b954b81ed..f892a810a 100644
--- a/src/scss/_statusbar.scss
+++ b/src/scss/_statusbar.scss
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   color: $color-white;
   background-color: rgba($color-asphalt-gray, 0.7);
   box-shadow: 1px 1px 4px 0 rgba($color-asphalt-gray, 0.3);
-  overflow: hidden;
+  // overflow-x: hidden;
   z-index: $zIndex-2;
   transition: height .35s;
 }
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
   padding-left: 15px;
   white-space: nowrap;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
-  overflow: hidden;
+  // overflow-x: hidden;
+  color: $color-white;
 }
 
 .UppyStatusBar-content .UppyIcon {
@@ -79,3 +80,30 @@ button.UppyStatusBar-action {
   margin-right: 8px;
   cursor: pointer;
 }
+
+.UppyStatusBar-button {
+  @include reset-button;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.UppyStatusBar-details {
+  line-height: 12px;
+  width: 13px;
+  height: 13px;
+  display: inline-block;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+  color: $color-red;
+  background-color: $color-white;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  position: relative;
+  top: -1px;
+  left: 3px;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  margin-left: -1px;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+.UppyStatusBar-details:after {
+  line-height: 1.3;
+  word-wrap: break-word;
+}