diff --git a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/MetalsLspService.scala b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/MetalsLspService.scala
index f9e2cfb8160..d04d33c324b 100644
--- a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/MetalsLspService.scala
+++ b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/MetalsLspService.scala
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ class MetalsLspService(
       connectionBspStatus,
     )
 
-  private val buildClient: ForwardingMetalsBuildClient =
+  val buildClient: ForwardingMetalsBuildClient =
     new ForwardingMetalsBuildClient(
       languageClient,
       diagnostics,
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/main/scala/tests/TestingClient.scala b/tests/unit/src/main/scala/tests/TestingClient.scala
index c342711b6ef..d1eb871b78b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/main/scala/tests/TestingClient.scala
+++ b/tests/unit/src/main/scala/tests/TestingClient.scala
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ class TestingClient(workspace: AbsolutePath, val buffers: Buffers)
     clientCommands.asScala.toList.map(_.getCommand)
   }
 
+  def pollStatusBar(): String = statusParams.poll().text
+
   def statusBarHistory: String = {
     statusParams.asScala
       .map { params =>
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/test/scala/tests/BspStatusSuite.scala b/tests/unit/src/test/scala/tests/BspStatusSuite.scala
index b0525ef79e5..e0e38824786 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/test/scala/tests/BspStatusSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/unit/src/test/scala/tests/BspStatusSuite.scala
@@ -1,13 +1,28 @@
 package tests
 
+import java.nio.file.Files
 import java.nio.file.Paths
 
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.BspStatus
+import scala.meta.internal.metals.Icons
+import scala.meta.internal.metals.MetalsEnrichments._
+import scala.meta.internal.metals.MetalsServerConfig
+import scala.meta.internal.metals.StatusBarConfig
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.clients.language.MetalsStatusParams
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.clients.language.NoopLanguageClient
 import scala.meta.io.AbsolutePath
 
-class BspStatusSuite extends BaseSuite {
+import bill.Bill
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.DidChangeWatchedFilesParams
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.FileChangeType
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.FileEvent
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.MessageParams
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.MessageType
+
+class BspStatusSuite extends BaseLspSuite("bsp-status-suite") {
+
+  override def serverConfig: MetalsServerConfig =
+    MetalsServerConfig.default.copy(bspStatusBar = StatusBarConfig.on)
 
   test("basic") {
     val client = new StatusClient
@@ -45,6 +60,63 @@ class BspStatusSuite extends BaseSuite {
     assertEquals(client.status, "some other other text")
   }
 
+  test("bsp-error") {
+    cleanWorkspace()
+    Bill.installWorkspace(workspace.resolve("billWorkspace").toNIO, "Bill")
+    def bloopReports = server.server.reports.bloop.getReports()
+    for {
+      _ <- initialize(
+        Map(
+          "bloopWorkspace" ->
+            """|/metals.json
+               |{ "a": { } }
+               |
+               |/a/src/main/scala/Main.scala
+               |object Main {
+               |  val x: Int = 1
+               |}
+               |""".stripMargin,
+          "billWorkspace" ->
+            """|/src/com/App.scala
+               |object App {
+               |  val x: Int = 1
+               |}
+               |""".stripMargin,
+        ),
+        expectError = false,
+      )
+      _ <- server.didOpen("bloopWorkspace/a/src/main/scala/Main.scala")
+      _ = assertNoDiff(client.pollStatusBar(), s"Bloop ${Icons.default.link}")
+      _ = client.statusParams.clear()
+      _ <- server.didOpen("billWorkspace/src/com/App.scala")
+      _ = assertNoDiff(client.pollStatusBar(), s"Bill ${Icons.default.link}")
+      _ = client.statusParams.clear()
+      _ = server.server.buildClient.onBuildLogMessage(
+        new MessageParams(MessageType.Error, "This is an error.")
+      )
+      _ = assert(client.statusParams.isEmpty())
+      _ <- server.didFocus("bloopWorkspace/a/src/main/scala/Main.scala")
+      _ = assertNoDiff(
+        client.pollStatusBar(),
+        s"Bloop 1 ${Icons.default.alert}",
+      )
+      reports = bloopReports
+      _ = assert(reports.nonEmpty)
+      reportUri = reports.head.file.toURI().toString
+      newPath = (reportUri ++ ".seen").toAbsolutePath.toNIO
+      _ = Files.move(reports.head.toPath, newPath)
+      _ <- server.fullServer
+        .didChangeWatchedFiles(
+          new DidChangeWatchedFilesParams(
+            List(new FileEvent(reportUri, FileChangeType.Deleted)).asJava
+          )
+        )
+        .asScala
+      _ = assertNoDiff(client.pollStatusBar(), s"Bloop ${Icons.default.link}")
+      _ = assert(bloopReports.nonEmpty)
+    } yield ()
+  }
+
 }
 
 class StatusClient extends NoopLanguageClient {