diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Transmission/TransmissionBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Transmission/TransmissionBase.cs
index 441d3d3c4f..96e1c94ca4 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Transmission/TransmissionBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Transmission/TransmissionBase.cs
@@ -103,7 +103,11 @@ public override IEnumerable<DownloadClientItem> GetItems()
                 if (!torrent.ErrorString.IsNullOrWhiteSpace())
                 {
                     item.Status = DownloadItemStatus.Warning;
-                    item.Message = torrent.ErrorString;
+                    item.Message = _localizationService.GetLocalizedString("DownloadClientItemErrorMessage", new Dictionary<string, object>
+                    {
+                        { "clientName", Name },
+                        { "message", torrent.ErrorString }
+                    });
                 }
                 else if (torrent.TotalSize == 0)
                 {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json
index 25d668bf22..048f5f70cc 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@
   "DownloadClientFreeboxSettingsPortHelpText": "Port used to access Freebox interface, defaults to '{port}'",
   "DownloadClientFreeboxUnableToReachFreebox": "Unable to reach Freebox API. Verify 'Host', 'Port' or 'Use SSL' settings. (Error: {exceptionMessage})",
   "DownloadClientFreeboxUnableToReachFreeboxApi": "Unable to reach Freebox API. Verify 'API URL' setting for base URL and version.",
+  "DownloadClientItemErrorMessage": "{clientName} is reporting an error: {message}",
   "DownloadClientMovieTagHelpText": "Only use this download client for movies with at least one matching tag. Leave blank to use with all movies.",
   "DownloadClientNzbVortexMultipleFilesMessage": "Download contains multiple files and is not in a job folder: {outputPath}",
   "DownloadClientNzbgetSettingsAddPausedHelpText": "This option requires at least NzbGet version 16.0",