diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomStatusBar.js b/src/components/structures/RoomStatusBar.js
index 3a2ab33db8..68d25e9a2a 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomStatusBar.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomStatusBar.js
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         // string to display when there are messages in the room which had errors on send
         unsentMessageError: React.PropTypes.string,
 
+        // the number of messages not sent.
+        numUnsentMessages: React.PropTypes.number,
+
         // this is true if we are fully scrolled-down, and are looking at
         // the end of the live timeline.
         atEndOfLiveTimeline: React.PropTypes.bool,
@@ -252,6 +255,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         }
 
         if (this.props.unsentMessageError) {
+            let resendStr = "<a>Resend message</a> or <a>cancel message</a> now.";
+            if (this.props.numUnsentMessages > 1) resendStr = "<a>Resend all</a> or <a>cancel all</a> now. You can also select individual messages to resend or cancel.";
             return (
                 <div className="mx_RoomStatusBar_connectionLostBar">
                     <img src="img/warning.svg" width="24" height="23" title="/!\ " alt="/!\ " />
@@ -259,7 +264,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                         { this.props.unsentMessageError }
                     </div>
                     <div className="mx_RoomStatusBar_connectionLostBar_desc">
-                    { _tJsx("<a>Resend all</a> or <a>cancel all</a> now. You can also select individual messages to resend or cancel.",
+                    { _tJsx(resendStr,
                         [/<a>(.*?)<\/a>/, /<a>(.*?)<\/a>/],
                         [
                             (sub) => <a className="mx_RoomStatusBar_resend_link" key="resend" onClick={this.props.onResendAllClick}>{ sub }</a>,
diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
index 14273fc95f..9a1eb9ef31 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
@@ -748,7 +748,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
         for (const event of unsentMessages) {
             if (!event.error || event.error.name !== "UnknownDeviceError") {
-                return _t("Some of your messages have not been sent.");
+                if (unsentMessages.length > 1) return _t("Some of your messages have not been sent.");
+                return _t("Your message was not sent.");
             }
         }
         return _t("Message not sent due to unknown devices being present");
@@ -1570,6 +1571,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             isStatusAreaExpanded = this.state.statusBarVisible;
             statusBar = <RoomStatusBar
                 room={this.state.room}
+                numUnsentMessages={this._getUnsentMessages().length}
                 numUnreadMessages={this.state.numUnreadMessages}
                 unsentMessageError={this.state.unsentMessageError}
                 atEndOfLiveTimeline={this.state.atEndOfLiveTimeline}
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index e542253641..f0c5880d65 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@
     "since they joined": "since they joined",
     "since they were invited": "since they were invited",
     "Some of your messages have not been sent.": "Some of your messages have not been sent.",
+    "Your message was not sent.": "Your message was not sent.",
     "Someone": "Someone",
     "Sorry, this homeserver is using a login which is not recognised ": "Sorry, this homeserver is using a login which is not recognised ",
     "Start a chat": "Start a chat",
@@ -612,6 +613,7 @@
     "Connectivity to the server has been lost.": "Connectivity to the server has been lost.",
     "Sent messages will be stored until your connection has returned.": "Sent messages will be stored until your connection has returned.",
     "<a>Resend all</a> or <a>cancel all</a> now. You can also select individual messages to resend or cancel.": "<a>Resend all</a> or <a>cancel all</a> now. You can also select individual messages to resend or cancel.",
+    "<a>Resend message</a> or <a>cancel message</a> now.": "<a>Resend message</a> or <a>cancel message</a> now.",
     "(~%(count)s results)|one": "(~%(count)s result)",
     "(~%(count)s results)|other": "(~%(count)s results)",
     "Cancel": "Cancel",