diff --git a/js/component/common.js b/js/component/common.js
index 41a10c97b..40906d467 100644
--- a/js/component/common.js
+++ b/js/component/common.js
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ var Icon = React.createClass({
   propTypes: {
     style: React.PropTypes.object,
     fixed: React.PropTypes.bool,
+    className: React.PropTypes.string,
   },
   render: function() {
-    var className = 'icon ' + ('fixed' in this.props ? 'icon-fixed-width ' : '') + this.props.icon;
+    var className = ('icon ' + ('fixed' in this.props ? 'icon-fixed-width ' : '') + this.props.icon + ' ' +
+                     (this.props.className || ''));
     return <span className={className} style={this.props.style}></span>
   }
 });
diff --git a/js/component/form.js b/js/component/form.js
index 7e4b26094..70cb3beb0 100644
--- a/js/component/form.js
+++ b/js/component/form.js
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-var requiredFieldWarningStyle = {
-  color: '#cc0000',
-  transition: 'opacity 400ms ease-in',
-};
-
 var FormField = React.createClass({
+  _fieldRequiredText: 'This field is required',
   _type: null,
   _element: null,
 
@@ -13,7 +9,8 @@ var FormField = React.createClass({
   },
   getInitialState: function() {
     return {
-      warningState: 'hidden',
+      adviceState: 'hidden',
+      adviceText: null,
     }
   },
   componentWillMount: function() {
@@ -25,22 +22,26 @@ var FormField = React.createClass({
       this._element = this.props.type;
     }
   },
-  warnRequired: function() {
+  showAdvice: function(text) {
     this.setState({
-      warningState: 'shown',
+      adviceState: 'shown',
+      adviceText: text,
     });
 
     setTimeout(() => {
       this.setState({
-        warningState: 'fading',
+        adviceState: 'fading',
       });
       setTimeout(() => {
         this.setState({
-          warningState: 'hidden',
+          adviceState: 'hidden',
         });
       }, 450);
     }, 5000);
   },
+  warnRequired: function() {
+    this.showAdvice(this._fieldRequiredText);
+  },
   focus: function() {
     this.refs.field.focus();
   },
@@ -55,24 +56,43 @@ var FormField = React.createClass({
     return this.refs.field.options[this.refs.field.selectedIndex];
   },
   render: function() {
-    var warningStyle = Object.assign({}, requiredFieldWarningStyle);
-    if (this.state.warningState == 'fading') {
-      warningStyle.opacity = '0';
-    }
-
     // Pass all unhandled props to the field element
     var otherProps = Object.assign({}, this.props);
     delete otherProps.type;
     delete otherProps.hidden;
 
     return (
-      <span className={this.props.hidden ? 'hidden' : ''}>
-        <this._element type={this._type} name={this.props.name} ref="field" placeholder={this.props.placeholder}
-          {...otherProps}>
-          {this.props.children}
-        </this._element>
-        <span className={this.state.warningState == 'hidden' ? 'hidden' : ''} style={warningStyle}> This field is required</span>
-      </span>
+      !this.props.hidden
+        ? <div className="form-field-container">
+            <this._element type={this._type} className="form-field" name={this.props.name} ref="field" placeholder={this.props.placeholder}
+              {...otherProps}>
+              {this.props.children}
+            </this._element>
+            <FormFieldAdvice field={this.refs.field} state={this.state.adviceState}>{this.state.adviceText}</FormFieldAdvice>
+          </div>
+        : null
+    );
+  }
+});
+
+var FormFieldAdvice = React.createClass({
+  propTypes: {
+    state: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  },
+  render: function() {
+    return (
+      this.props.state != 'hidden'
+        ? <div className="form-field-advice-container">
+            <div className={'form-field-advice' + (this.props.state == 'fading' ? ' form-field-advice--fading' : '')}>
+              <Icon icon="icon-caret-up" className="form-field-advice__arrow" />
+              <div className="form-field-advice__content-container">
+                <span className="form-field-advice__content">
+                  {this.props.children}
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        : null
     );
   }
 });
diff --git a/js/page/publish.js b/js/page/publish.js
index 007b9fd48..12dc29a9c 100644
--- a/js/page/publish.js
+++ b/js/page/publish.js
@@ -38,7 +38,14 @@ var PublishPage = React.createClass({
       }
     }
 
-    if (missingFieldFound) {
+    let fileProcessing = false;
+    if (this.state.fileInfo && !this.state.tempFileReady) {
+      this.refs.file.showAdvice('Your file is still processing.');
+      this.refs.file.focus();
+      fileProcessing = true;
+    }
+
+    if (missingFieldFound || fileProcessing) {
       this.setState({
         submitting: false,
       });
diff --git a/scss/_gui.scss b/scss/_gui.scss
index 184bf68b5..291afd375 100644
--- a/scss/_gui.scss
+++ b/scss/_gui.scss
@@ -234,6 +234,55 @@ input[type="text"], input[type="search"]
   }
 }
 
+.form-field-container {
+  display: inline-block;
+}
+
+.form-field-advice-container {
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.form-field-advice {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0px;
+  left: 0px;
+
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+
+  white-space: nowrap;
+
+  transition: opacity 400ms ease-in;
+}
+
+.form-field-advice--fading {
+  opacity: 0;
+}
+
+.form-field-advice__arrow {
+  text-align: left;
+  padding-left: 18px;
+
+  font-size: 22px;
+  line-height: 0.3;
+  color: darken($color-primary, 5%);
+}
+
+
+.form-field-advice__content-container {
+  display: inline-block;
+}
+
+.form-field-advice__content {
+  display: inline-block;
+
+  padding: 5px;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+
+  background-color: darken($color-primary, 5%);
+  color: #fff;
+}
+
 
 .modal-overlay {
   position: fixed;