diff --git a/app/core.cpp b/app/core.cpp
index 944699b19..deb7b0dcb 100644
--- a/app/core.cpp
+++ b/app/core.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ void Core::Start()
     startup_project_ = args.first();
   }
 
+  // Declare custom types for Qt signal/slot syste
+  DeclareTypesForQt();
 
 
   //
@@ -174,3 +176,8 @@ void Core::AddOpenProject(ProjectPtr p)
   open_projects_.append(p);
   emit ProjectOpened(p.get());
 }
+
+void Core::DeclareTypesForQt()
+{
+  qRegisterMetaType<Task::Status>("Task::Status");
+}
diff --git a/app/core.h b/app/core.h
index 362717078..9b1f77626 100644
--- a/app/core.h
+++ b/app/core.h
@@ -132,6 +132,14 @@ private:
    * @brief Currently active tool
    */
   olive::tool::Tool tool_;
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Declare custom types/classes for Qt's signal/slot system
+   *
+   * Qt's signal/slot system requires types to be declared. In the interest of doing this only at startup, we contain
+   * them all in a function here.
+   */
+  void DeclareTypesForQt();
 };
 
 namespace olive {
diff --git a/app/decoder/ffmpeg/ffmpegdecoder.cpp b/app/decoder/ffmpeg/ffmpegdecoder.cpp
index 046e61ade..2af558164 100644
--- a/app/decoder/ffmpeg/ffmpegdecoder.cpp
+++ b/app/decoder/ffmpeg/ffmpegdecoder.cpp
@@ -150,8 +150,12 @@ void FFmpegDecoder::Close()
 
 bool FFmpegDecoder::Probe(Footage *f)
 {
+  // Variable for receiving errors from FFmpeg
   int error_code;
 
+  // Result to return
+  bool result = false;
+
   // Convert QString to a C strng
   QByteArray ba = f->filename().toUtf8();
   const char* filename = ba.constData();
@@ -229,12 +233,15 @@ bool FFmpegDecoder::Probe(Footage *f)
 
       f->add_stream(str);
     }
+
+    // As long as we can open the container and retrieve information, this was a successful probe
+    result = true;
   }
 
   // Free all memory
   Close();
 
-  return false;
+  return result;
 }
 
 void FFmpegDecoder::FFmpegErr(int error_code)
diff --git a/app/decoder/probeserver.cpp b/app/decoder/probeserver.cpp
index fb4a42ba6..66d73dd04 100644
--- a/app/decoder/probeserver.cpp
+++ b/app/decoder/probeserver.cpp
@@ -57,10 +57,13 @@ bool olive::ProbeMedia(Footage *f)
       // TODO Some way of "attaching" the Footage to the Decoder without having to iterate through Decoders again at
       // render time?
 
-      f->set_ready(true);
+      f->set_status(Footage::kReady);
       return true;
     }
   }
 
+  // We aren't able to use this Footage
+  f->set_status(Footage::kInvalid);
+
   return false;
 }
diff --git a/app/project/item/folder/folder.cpp b/app/project/item/folder/folder.cpp
index 1e187af2f..37f85bafb 100644
--- a/app/project/item/folder/folder.cpp
+++ b/app/project/item/folder/folder.cpp
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
 
 #include "folder.h"
 
+#include "ui/icons/icons.h"
+
 Folder::Folder()
 {
-
+  set_icon(olive::icon::Folder);
 }
 
 Item::Type Folder::type() const
diff --git a/app/project/item/footage/footage.cpp b/app/project/item/footage/footage.cpp
index 04cc8ca89..656fbd3ac 100644
--- a/app/project/item/footage/footage.cpp
+++ b/app/project/item/footage/footage.cpp
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
 
 #include "footage.h"
 
-Footage::Footage()
-{
+#include "ui/icons/icons.h"
 
+Footage::Footage() :
+  status_(kUnprobed)
+{
 }
 
 Footage::~Footage()
@@ -30,14 +32,28 @@ Footage::~Footage()
   ClearStreams();
 }
 
-bool Footage::ready()
+const Footage::Status& Footage::status()
 {
-  return ready_;
+  return status_;
 }
 
-void Footage::set_ready(const bool &ready)
+void Footage::set_status(const Footage::Status &status)
 {
-  ready_ = ready;
+  status_ = status;
+
+  switch (status_) {
+  case kUnprobed:
+    // FIXME Set a waiting icon
+    set_icon(QIcon());
+    break;
+  case kReady:
+    // FIXME Set a ready icon
+    set_icon(QIcon());
+    break;
+  case kInvalid:
+    set_icon(olive::icon::Error);
+    break;
+  }
 }
 
 void Footage::Clear()
@@ -46,7 +62,7 @@ void Footage::Clear()
   ClearStreams();
 
   // Reset ready state
-  set_ready(false);
+  set_status(kUnprobed);
 }
 
 const QString &Footage::filename()
diff --git a/app/project/item/footage/footage.h b/app/project/item/footage/footage.h
index 3b537a307..7ad641e3d 100644
--- a/app/project/item/footage/footage.h
+++ b/app/project/item/footage/footage.h
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
 class Footage : public Item
 {
 public:
+  enum Status {
+    kUnprobed,
+    kReady,
+    kInvalid
+  };
+
   /**
    * @brief Footage Constructor
    */
@@ -70,14 +76,14 @@ public:
    *
    * If the Footage has been successfully probed, this will return TRUE.
    */
-  bool ready();
+  const Status& status();
 
   /**
    * @brief Set ready state
    *
    * This should only be set by olive::ProbeMedia. Sets the ready state (see ready()).
    */
-  void set_ready(const bool& ready);
+  void set_status(const Status& status);
 
   /**
    * @brief Reset Footage state ready for running through Probe() again
@@ -190,7 +196,7 @@ private:
   /**
    * @brief Internal ready setting
    */
-  bool ready_;
+  Status status_;
 };
 
 #endif // FOOTAGE_H
diff --git a/app/project/item/item.cpp b/app/project/item/item.cpp
index 1cf500531..b841a3163 100644
--- a/app/project/item/item.cpp
+++ b/app/project/item/item.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ void Item::set_name(const QString &n)
   name_ = n;
 }
 
+const QIcon &Item::icon()
+{
+  return icon_;
+}
+
+void Item::set_icon(const QIcon &icon)
+{
+  icon_ = icon;
+}
+
 Item *Item::parent() const
 {
   return parent_;
diff --git a/app/project/item/item.h b/app/project/item/item.h
index 96500dce1..94645085f 100644
--- a/app/project/item/item.h
+++ b/app/project/item/item.h
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
 #ifndef ITEM_H
 #define ITEM_H
 
-#include <QString>
+#include <QIcon>
 #include <QList>
+#include <QString>
 
 class Item
 {
@@ -73,6 +74,9 @@ public:
   const QString& name() const;
   void set_name(const QString& n);
 
+  const QIcon& icon();
+  void set_icon(const QIcon& icon);
+
   Item *parent() const;
   void set_parent(Item *p);
 
@@ -82,6 +86,9 @@ private:
   Item* parent_;
 
   QString name_;
+
+  QIcon icon_;
+
 };
 
 #endif // ITEM_H
diff --git a/app/project/projectviewmodel.cpp b/app/project/projectviewmodel.cpp
index f54016e90..861a316bd 100644
--- a/app/project/projectviewmodel.cpp
+++ b/app/project/projectviewmodel.cpp
@@ -122,21 +122,33 @@ int ProjectViewModel::columnCount(const QModelIndex &parent) const
 
 QVariant ProjectViewModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 {
-  if (role == Qt::DisplayRole) {
+  Item* internal_item = static_cast<Item*>(index.internalPointer());
 
+  switch (role) {
+  case Qt::DisplayRole:
+  {
+    // Standard text role
     ColumnType column_type = columns_.at(index.column());
 
     switch (column_type) {
     case kName:
-      return static_cast<Item*>(index.internalPointer())->name();
+      return internal_item->name();
     case kDuration:
+      // FIXME Return actual information
       return "00:00:00;00";
     case kRate:
+      // FIXME Return actual information
       return "29.97 FPS";
     }
   }
-
-  // TODO Add DecorationRole to column 1 for icons
+    break;
+  case Qt::DecorationRole:
+    // If this is the first column, return the Item's icon
+    if (index.column() == 0) {
+      return internal_item->icon();
+    }
+    break;
+  }
 
   return QVariant();
 }
diff --git a/app/task/task.h b/app/task/task.h
index 43093504d..d26e3637f 100644
--- a/app/task/task.h
+++ b/app/task/task.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ private:
   /**
    * @brief Set the status of this Task (also emits StatusChanged())
    */
-  void set_status(const Status& status);
+  void set_status(const Task::Status& status);
 
   Status status_;
 
diff --git a/app/task/taskmanager.cpp b/app/task/taskmanager.cpp
index 1414d84b4..896bf3027 100644
--- a/app/task/taskmanager.cpp
+++ b/app/task/taskmanager.cpp
@@ -70,15 +70,18 @@ void TaskManager::StartNextWaiting()
     Task* t = tasks_.at(i);
 
     if (t->status() == Task::kWorking) {
+
       // Task is active, add it to the count
       working_count++;
+
     } else if (t->status() == Task::kWaiting) {
 
       // Task is waiting and we have available threads, try to start it
       if (t->Start()) {
-        // If it started correctly, add it to the working count
+        // If it started, add it to the working count
         working_count++;
       }
+
     }
 
     // Check if the count exceeds our maximum threads, if so stop here
diff --git a/app/ui/icons/icons.cpp b/app/ui/icons/icons.cpp
index 530a30b41..8ae54caa9 100644
--- a/app/ui/icons/icons.cpp
+++ b/app/ui/icons/icons.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ QIcon olive::icon::ZoomOut;
 QIcon olive::icon::Record;
 QIcon olive::icon::Add;
 QIcon olive::icon::Error;
+QIcon olive::icon::Folder;
 
 void olive::icon::LoadAll()
 {
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ void olive::icon::LoadAll()
   Record = Create("record");
   Add = Create("add-button");
   Error = Create("error");
+  Folder = Create("folder");
 }
 
 QIcon olive::icon::Create(const QString &name)
diff --git a/app/ui/icons/icons.h b/app/ui/icons/icons.h
index 2d0be7a42..53b4a84ac 100644
--- a/app/ui/icons/icons.h
+++ b/app/ui/icons/icons.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ extern QIcon ZoomOut;
 extern QIcon Record;
 extern QIcon Add;
 extern QIcon Error;
+extern QIcon Folder;
 
 /**
  * @brief Create an icon object loaded from file