diff --git a/killwindow.cpp b/killwindow.cpp
index 4667cc8ad..bf4f8ea28 100644
--- a/killwindow.cpp
+++ b/killwindow.cpp
@@ -1,55 +1,61 @@
 /********************************************************************
  KWin - the KDE window manager
  This file is part of the KDE project.
 
 Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 Matthias Ettrich <ettrich@kde.org>
 Copyright (C) 2003 Lubos Lunak <l.lunak@kde.org>
 Copyright (C) 2012 Martin Gräßlin <mgraesslin@kde.org>
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 (at your option) any later version.
 
 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
 #include "killwindow.h"
 #include "abstract_client.h"
 #include "main.h"
 #include "platform.h"
+#include "osd.h"
 #include "unmanaged.h"
 
+#include <KLocalizedString>
+
 namespace KWin
 {
 
 KillWindow::KillWindow()
 {
 }
 
 KillWindow::~KillWindow()
 {
 }
 
 void KillWindow::start()
 {
+    OSD::show(i18n("Select window to force close with left click or enter.\nEscape or right click to cancel."),
+              QStringLiteral("window-close"));
     kwinApp()->platform()->startInteractiveWindowSelection(
         [] (KWin::Toplevel *t) {
+            OSD::hide();
             if (!t) {
                 return;
             }
             if (AbstractClient *c = qobject_cast<AbstractClient*>(t)) {
                 c->killWindow();
             } else if (Unmanaged *u = qobject_cast<Unmanaged*>(t)) {
                 xcb_kill_client(connection(), u->window());
             }
         }, QByteArrayLiteral("pirate")
     );
 }
 
 } // namespace