diff --git a/commands.c b/commands.c
index 8ed9274..03cfeef 100644
--- a/commands.c
+++ b/commands.c
@@ -237,7 +237,11 @@ cmd_save(girara_session_t* session, girara_list_t* argument_list)
   }
 
   if (girara_list_size(argument_list) == 1) {
-    document_save(zathura, girara_list_nth(argument_list, 0), false);
+    if (document_save(zathura, girara_list_nth(argument_list, 0), true) == true) {
+      girara_notify(session, GIRARA_INFO, "Document saved.");
+    } else {
+      girara_notify(session, GIRARA_INFO, "Failed to save document.");
+    }
   } else {
     girara_notify(session, GIRARA_ERROR, _("Invalid number of arguments."));
     return false;
@@ -259,7 +263,11 @@ cmd_savef(girara_session_t* session, girara_list_t* argument_list)
   }
 
   if (girara_list_size(argument_list) == 1) {
-    document_save(zathura, girara_list_nth(argument_list, 0), true);
+    if (document_save(zathura, girara_list_nth(argument_list, 0), true) == true) {
+      girara_notify(session, GIRARA_INFO, "Document saved.");
+    } else {
+      girara_notify(session, GIRARA_INFO, "Failed to save document.");
+    }
   } else {
     girara_notify(session, GIRARA_ERROR, _("Invalid number of arguments."));
     return false;
diff --git a/document.c b/document.c
index c16949e..4ed2d00 100644
--- a/document.c
+++ b/document.c
@@ -399,13 +399,13 @@ zathura_plugin_error_t
 zathura_document_save_as(zathura_document_t* document, const char* path)
 {
   if (document == NULL || path == NULL || document->zathura == NULL || document->zathura->ui.session == NULL) {
-    return false;
+    return ZATHURA_PLUGIN_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
   }
 
   if (document->functions.document_save_as == NULL) {
     girara_notify(document->zathura->ui.session, GIRARA_WARNING, _("%s not implemented"), __FUNCTION__);
     girara_error("%s not implemented", __FUNCTION__);
-    return false;
+    return ZATHURA_PLUGIN_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
   }
 
   return document->functions.document_save_as(document, path);
diff --git a/po/de.po b/po/de.po
index ed21122..7aad0f8 100644
--- a/po/de.po
+++ b/po/de.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2012-03-04 18:53+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2012-03-04 23:52+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2012-03-04 17:77+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: Sebastian Ramacher <s.ramacher@gmx.at>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ msgid "Invalid index '%s' given."
 msgstr ""
 
 #: ../commands.c:28 ../commands.c:63 ../commands.c:90 ../commands.c:132
-#: ../commands.c:327
+#: ../commands.c:335
 msgid "No document opened."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../commands.c:34 ../commands.c:69 ../commands.c:96 ../commands.c:333
+#: ../commands.c:34 ../commands.c:69 ../commands.c:96 ../commands.c:341
 msgid "Invalid number of arguments given."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -78,20 +78,20 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "No arguments given."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../commands.c:218 ../commands.c:235 ../commands.c:257
+#: ../commands.c:218 ../commands.c:235 ../commands.c:261
 msgid "No open document."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../commands.c:242 ../commands.c:264
+#: ../commands.c:246 ../commands.c:272
 msgid "Invalid number of arguments."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../commands.c:346
+#: ../commands.c:354
 #, c-format
 msgid "Couldn't write attachment '%s' to '%s'."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../commands.c:348
+#: ../commands.c:356
 #, c-format
 msgid "Wrote attachment '%s' to '%s'."
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/po/zathura.pot b/po/zathura.pot
index e83e7e8..5a9ea4b 100644
--- a/po/zathura.pot
+++ b/po/zathura.pot
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2012-03-04 18:53+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2012-03-04 23:52+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ msgid "Invalid index '%s' given."
 msgstr ""
 
 #: ../commands.c:28 ../commands.c:63 ../commands.c:90 ../commands.c:132
-#: ../commands.c:327
+#: ../commands.c:335
 msgid "No document opened."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../commands.c:34 ../commands.c:69 ../commands.c:96 ../commands.c:333
+#: ../commands.c:34 ../commands.c:69 ../commands.c:96 ../commands.c:341
 msgid "Invalid number of arguments given."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -78,20 +78,20 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "No arguments given."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../commands.c:218 ../commands.c:235 ../commands.c:257
+#: ../commands.c:218 ../commands.c:235 ../commands.c:261
 msgid "No open document."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../commands.c:242 ../commands.c:264
+#: ../commands.c:246 ../commands.c:272
 msgid "Invalid number of arguments."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../commands.c:346
+#: ../commands.c:354
 #, c-format
 msgid "Couldn't write attachment '%s' to '%s'."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../commands.c:348
+#: ../commands.c:356
 #, c-format
 msgid "Wrote attachment '%s' to '%s'."
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/zathura.c b/zathura.c
index 4feff10..d0829b1 100644
--- a/zathura.c
+++ b/zathura.c
@@ -529,9 +529,10 @@ document_save(zathura_t* zathura, const char* path, bool overwrite)
     return false;
   }
 
-  bool res = zathura_document_save_as(zathura->document, file_path);
+  zathura_plugin_error_t error = zathura_document_save_as(zathura->document, file_path);
   g_free(file_path);
-  return res;
+
+  return (error == ZATHURA_PLUGIN_ERROR_OK) ? true : false;
 }
 
 static void