diff --git a/im/base/content/instantbird/account.xml b/im/base/content/instantbird/account.xml
index 90b921ffbd..e4a522ce69 100644
--- a/im/base/content/instantbird/account.xml
+++ b/im/base/content/instantbird/account.xml
@@ -71,9 +71,12 @@
            <xul:spacer flex="1"/>
           </xul:vbox>
           <xul:vbox align="center">
-            <xul:image xbl:inherits="src=prplicon" class="accountIcon"/>
-            <xul:image xbl:inherits="src=prplicon" class="accountIconAnim"
-                       anonid="prplicon"/>
+            <xul:stack>
+              <xul:image xbl:inherits="src=prplicon" class="accountIcon"/>
+              <xul:image xbl:inherits="src=prplicon" class="accountIconAnim"
+                         anonid="prplicon"/>
+              <xul:image src="chrome://instantbird/skin/accountError.png" class="errorIcon"/>
+            </xul:stack>
             <xul:label xbl:inherits="value=protocol" class="prplName"/>
           </xul:vbox>
         </xul:hbox>
diff --git a/im/base/content/instantbird/accounts.css b/im/base/content/instantbird/accounts.css
index bd12879e2f..025cf5ca8c 100644
--- a/im/base/content/instantbird/accounts.css
+++ b/im/base/content/instantbird/accounts.css
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ richlistitem:not([state="connecting"]) .connecting,
 richlistitem:not([state="disconnected"]) .disconnected,
 richlistitem:not([state="disconnecting"]) .disconnecting,
 richlistitem:not([error="true"]) .error,
+richlistitem:not([error="true"]) .errorIcon,
 richlistitem:not([state="disconnected"]) .error,
 richlistitem[error="true"] .disconnected,
 richlistitem:not([state="disconnected"]) .connectButton,
@@ -56,4 +57,3 @@ richlistitem[state="disconnecting"] .disconnectButton
 {
   display: none;
 }
-
diff --git a/im/themes/winstripe/instantbird/accountError.png b/im/themes/winstripe/instantbird/accountError.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b227f9448
Binary files /dev/null and b/im/themes/winstripe/instantbird/accountError.png differ
diff --git a/im/themes/winstripe/instantbird/accounts.css b/im/themes/winstripe/instantbird/accounts.css
index 190f979f8f..352a7958da 100644
--- a/im/themes/winstripe/instantbird/accounts.css
+++ b/im/themes/winstripe/instantbird/accounts.css
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ richlistitem:not([alias]) .accountAliasBox {
 }
 
 .accountIcon,
-.accountIconAnim {
+.accountIconAnim,
+.errorIcon {
   -moz-margin-end: 5px; 
   -moz-margin-start: 5px;
   width: 32px;
diff --git a/im/themes/winstripe/instantbird/jar.mn b/im/themes/winstripe/instantbird/jar.mn
index 95698651db..6b9e314571 100644
--- a/im/themes/winstripe/instantbird/jar.mn
+++ b/im/themes/winstripe/instantbird/jar.mn
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 classic.jar:
 % skin instantbird classic/1.0 %skin/winstripe/instantbird/
 	skin/winstripe/instantbird/account.css
+	skin/winstripe/instantbird/accountError.png
 	skin/winstripe/instantbird/accounts.css
 *	skin/winstripe/instantbird/accountWizard.css
 	skin/winstripe/instantbird/away-16.png