diff --git a/openpype/style/data.json b/openpype/style/data.json
index fef69071ed..146af84663 100644
--- a/openpype/style/data.json
+++ b/openpype/style/data.json
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@
         "overlay-messages": {
             "close-btn": "#D3D8DE",
             "bg-success": "#458056",
-            "bg-success-hover": "#55a066"
+            "bg-success-hover": "#55a066",
+            "bg-error": "#AD2E2E",
+            "bg-error-hover": "#C93636"
         },
         "tab-widget": {
             "bg": "#21252B",
diff --git a/openpype/style/style.css b/openpype/style/style.css
index a6818a5792..9919973b06 100644
--- a/openpype/style/style.css
+++ b/openpype/style/style.css
@@ -688,22 +688,23 @@ QScrollBar::add-page:vertical, QScrollBar::sub-page:vertical {
 }
 
 /* Messages overlay */
-#OverlayMessageWidget {
+OverlayMessageWidget {
     border-radius: 0.2em;
-    background: {color:bg-buttons};
-}
-
-#OverlayMessageWidget:hover {
-    background: {color:bg-button-hover};
-}
-#OverlayMessageWidget {
     background: {color:overlay-messages:bg-success};
 }
-#OverlayMessageWidget:hover {
+
+OverlayMessageWidget:hover {
     background: {color:overlay-messages:bg-success-hover};
 }
 
-#OverlayMessageWidget QWidget {
+OverlayMessageWidget[type="error"] {
+    background: {color:overlay-messages:bg-error};
+}
+OverlayMessageWidget[type="error"]:hover {
+    background: {color:overlay-messages:bg-error-hover};
+}
+
+OverlayMessageWidget QWidget {
     background: transparent;
 }