diff --git a/zathura-0.2.3-missing-or-unknown-file-type.patch b/zathura-0.2.3-missing-or-unknown-file-type.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f943563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zathura-0.2.3-missing-or-unknown-file-type.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+From cf96d52790bc8d05a9e556e33af0b6fec1a4cb0e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Moritz Lipp <mlq@pwmt.org>
+Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 17:00:37 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 1/1] Report missing plugin/unsupported file type
+
+---
+ document.c |    1 +
+ zathura.c  |    3 +++
+ 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/document.c b/document.c
+index 2e6e557..7ca21ff 100644
+--- a/document.c
++++ b/document.c
+@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ zathura_document_open(zathura_plugin_manager_t* plugin_manager, const char*
+ 
+   if (plugin == NULL) {
+     girara_error("unknown file type\n");
++    error = ZATHURA_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
+     goto error_free;
+   }
+ 
+diff --git a/zathura.c b/zathura.c
+index cdf4eac..a0a8f57 100644
+--- a/zathura.c
++++ b/zathura.c
+@@ -562,6 +562,9 @@ document_open(zathura_t* zathura, const char* path, const char* password,
+   zathura_document_t* document = zathura_document_open(zathura->plugins.manager, path, password, &error);
+ 
+   if (document == NULL) {
++    if (error == NULL ) {
++      girara_notify(zathura->ui.session, GIRARA_ERROR, _("Unsupported file type. Please install the necessary plugin."), false, NULL, NULL, NULL);
++    }
+     if (error == ZATHURA_ERROR_INVALID_PASSWORD) {
+       zathura_password_dialog_info_t* password_dialog_info = malloc(sizeof(zathura_password_dialog_info_t));
+       if (password_dialog_info != NULL) {
+-- 
+1.7.10.4
+
diff --git a/zathura.spec b/zathura.spec
index 32dedf0..30e4735 100644
--- a/zathura.spec
+++ b/zathura.spec
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 Name:           zathura
 Version:        0.2.3
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Summary:        A lightweight document viewer
 Group:          Applications/Publishing
 License:        zlib
 URL:            http://pwmt.org/projects/%{name}/
 Source0:        http://pwmt.org/projects/%{name}/download/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch0:         zathura-0.2.3-missing-or-unknown-file-type.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  cairo-devel
 BuildRequires:  desktop-file-utils
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ This package provides all Zathura plugins.
 sed -ie "s/install:\ all/install:\ /g" Makefile
 # ensure manpages are built from *.rst sources
 rm -f zathura.1 zathurarc.5
+%patch0 -p1 -b .unknown~ 
 
 %build
 export CFLAGS="%{optflags}"
@@ -95,6 +97,9 @@ update-desktop-database &> /dev/null || :
 %files plugins-all
 
 %changelog
+* Tue May 28 2013 François Cami <fcami@fedoraproject.org> - 0.2.3-5
+- backport cf96d52790bc8d05a9e556e33af0b6fec1a4cb0e
+
 * Tue May 28 2013 François Cami <fcami@fedoraproject.org> - 0.2.3-4
 - rewrite summary.