diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java
index 0957b5fb7..6cbcad7d6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ public class Message extends AbstractEntity {
 	public static final String MARKABLE = "markable";
 	public static final String ME_COMMAND = "/me ";
 
+	public static final String ERROR_MESSAGE_CANCELLED = "eu.siacs.conversations.cancelled";
+
 
 	public boolean markable = false;
 	protected String conversationUuid;
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/http/HttpUploadConnection.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/http/HttpUploadConnection.java
index 2a6bdec3a..0dfd2fc0b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/http/HttpUploadConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/http/HttpUploadConnection.java
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@ package eu.siacs.conversations.http;
 
 import android.os.PowerManager;
 import android.util.Log;
-import android.util.Pair;
 
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
-import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
@@ -43,7 +40,7 @@ public class HttpUploadConnection implements Transferable {
 	private final SlotRequester mSlotRequester;
 	private final Method method;
 	private final boolean mUseTor;
-	private boolean canceled = false;
+	private boolean cancelled = false;
 	private boolean delayed = false;
 	private DownloadableFile file;
 	private Message message;
@@ -86,13 +83,13 @@ public class HttpUploadConnection implements Transferable {
 
 	@Override
 	public void cancel() {
-		this.canceled = true;
+		this.cancelled = true;
 	}
 
 	private void fail(String errorMessage) {
 		mHttpConnectionManager.finishUploadConnection(this);
 		message.setTransferable(null);
-		mXmppConnectionService.markMessage(message, Message.STATUS_SEND_FAILED, errorMessage);
+		mXmppConnectionService.markMessage(message, Message.STATUS_SEND_FAILED, cancelled ? Message.ERROR_MESSAGE_CANCELLED : errorMessage);
 	}
 
 	public void init(Message message, boolean delay) {
@@ -132,7 +129,7 @@ public class HttpUploadConnection implements Transferable {
 		this.mSlotRequester.request(method, account, file, mime, md5, new SlotRequester.OnSlotRequested() {
 			@Override
 			public void success(SlotRequester.Slot slot) {
-				if (!canceled) {
+				if (!cancelled) {
 					HttpUploadConnection.this.slot = slot;
 					new Thread(HttpUploadConnection.this::upload).start();
 				}
@@ -185,7 +182,7 @@ public class HttpUploadConnection implements Transferable {
 			transmitted = 0;
 			int count;
 			byte[] buffer = new byte[4096];
-			while (((count = innerInputStream.read(buffer)) != -1) && !canceled) {
+			while (((count = innerInputStream.read(buffer)) != -1) && !cancelled) {
 				transmitted += count;
 				os.write(buffer, 0, count);
 				mHttpConnectionManager.updateConversationUi(false);
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java
index ff580a005..08fe56483 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java
@@ -255,7 +255,11 @@ public class MessageAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<Message> implements CopyTextVie
 				}
 				break;
 			case Message.STATUS_SEND_FAILED:
-				info = getContext().getString(R.string.send_failed);
+				if (Message.ERROR_MESSAGE_CANCELLED.equals(message.getErrorMessage())) {
+					info = getContext().getString(R.string.cancelled);
+				} else {
+					info = getContext().getString(R.string.send_failed);
+				}
 				error = true;
 				break;
 			default:
diff --git a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 2193328c1..a729a134d 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -744,4 +744,5 @@
     <string name="pref_video_compression_summary">Lower quality means smaller files</string>
     <string name="video_360p">Medium (360p)</string>
     <string name="video_720p">High (720p)</string>
+    <string name="cancelled">cancelled</string>
 </resources>