diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/FileResources.properties b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/FileResources.properties
index 35d340cd7d6..45241c051f1 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/FileResources.properties
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/FileResources.properties
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ RESID_PREF_PERMISSIONS_OWNERSHIP_LABEL=Ownership
 #=============================================================
 MESSAGE_PENDING=Pending...
 MESSAGE_NOT_SUPPORTED=Not supported
-MESSAGE_GETTING_PERMISSIONS=Getting Permissions
-MESSAGE_GETTING_OWNER=Getting Owner
-MESSAGE_GETTING_GROUP=Getting Group
+MESSAGE_GETTING_PERMISSIONS=Getting permissions for {0}
+MESSAGE_GETTING_OWNER=Getting user owner for {0}
+MESSAGE_GETTING_GROUP=Getting group owner for {0}
 
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/view/SystemViewRemoteFileAdapter.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/view/SystemViewRemoteFileAdapter.java
index e711cd3cec1..e4f24594422 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/view/SystemViewRemoteFileAdapter.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/view/SystemViewRemoteFileAdapter.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.rse.internal.files.ui.view;
 import java.io.File;
+import java.text.MessageFormat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -1322,7 +1323,7 @@ public class SystemViewRemoteFileAdapter
 						final IRemoteFile rFile = file;
 						
 						
-						Job deferredFetch = new Job(FileResources.MESSAGE_GETTING_PERMISSIONS)
+						Job deferredFetch = new Job(MessageFormat.format(FileResources.MESSAGE_GETTING_PERMISSIONS, new Object[] {file.getAbsolutePath()}))
 						{
 							public IStatus run(IProgressMonitor monitor){
 								try
@@ -1367,7 +1368,7 @@ public class SystemViewRemoteFileAdapter
 						
 						final IRemoteFile rFile = file;
 						
-						Job deferredFetch = new Job(FileResources.MESSAGE_GETTING_OWNER)
+						Job deferredFetch = new Job(MessageFormat.format(FileResources.MESSAGE_GETTING_OWNER, new Object[] {file.getAbsolutePath()}))
 						{
 							public IStatus run(IProgressMonitor monitor){
 								try
@@ -1411,7 +1412,7 @@ public class SystemViewRemoteFileAdapter
 					if (service != null && service.canGetFileOwner(file.getParentPath(), file.getName())){
 						final IRemoteFile rFile = file;
 												
-						Job deferredFetch = new Job(FileResources.MESSAGE_GETTING_GROUP)
+						Job deferredFetch = new Job(MessageFormat.format(FileResources.MESSAGE_GETTING_GROUP, new Object[] {file.getAbsolutePath()}))
 						{
 							public IStatus run(IProgressMonitor monitor){
 								try