diff --git a/part/part.h b/part/part.h
--- a/part/part.h
+++ b/part/part.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
     void quit();
 
 private:
+    void resetGui();
     void setupView();
     void setupActions();
     bool isSingleFolderArchive() const;
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@
     QGroupBox *m_commentBox;
     QPlainTextEdit *m_commentView;
     KMessageWidget *m_commentMsgWidget;
+    KMessageWidget *m_messageWidget;
 };
 
 } // namespace Ark
diff --git a/part/part.cpp b/part/part.cpp
--- a/part/part.cpp
+++ b/part/part.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@
     vbox->addWidget(m_commentView);
     m_commentBox->setLayout(vbox);
 
+    m_messageWidget = new KMessageWidget(parentWidget);
+    m_messageWidget->hide();
+
     m_commentMsgWidget = new KMessageWidget();
     m_commentMsgWidget->setText(i18n("Comment has been modified."));
     m_commentMsgWidget->setMessageType(KMessageWidget::Information);
@@ -135,6 +138,7 @@
 
     // Configure the QVBoxLayout and add widgets
     m_vlayout->setContentsMargins(0,0,0,0);
+    m_vlayout->addWidget(m_messageWidget);
     m_vlayout->addWidget(m_splitter);
 
     // Vertical QSplitter for the file view and comment field.
@@ -507,6 +511,13 @@
     job->start();
 }
 
+void Part::resetGui()
+{
+    m_messageWidget->hide();
+    m_commentView->clear();
+    m_commentBox->hide();
+}
+
 void Part::slotTestingDone(KJob* job)
 {
     if (job->error() && job->error() != KJob::KilledJobError) {
@@ -613,8 +624,7 @@
 {
     qCDebug(ARK) << "Attempting to open archive" << localFilePath();
 
-    m_commentView->clear();
-    m_commentBox->hide();
+    resetGui();
 
     if (!isLocalFileValid()) {
         return false;
@@ -1256,6 +1266,9 @@
 {
     if (job->error() && job->error() != KJob::KilledJobError) {
         KMessageBox::error(widget(), job->errorString());
+    } else {
+        // Hide the "archive will be created as soon as you add a file" message.
+        m_messageWidget->hide();
     }
 }
 
@@ -1366,11 +1379,11 @@
 
 void Part::displayMsgWidget(KMessageWidget::MessageType type, const QString& msg)
 {
-    KMessageWidget *msgWidget = new KMessageWidget();
-    msgWidget->setText(msg);
-    msgWidget->setMessageType(type);
-    m_vlayout->insertWidget(0, msgWidget);
-    msgWidget->animatedShow();
+    // The widget could be already visible, so hide it.
+    m_messageWidget->hide();
+    m_messageWidget->setText(msg);
+    m_messageWidget->setMessageType(type);
+    m_messageWidget->animatedShow();
 }
 
 } // namespace Ark