diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/plugins/importer/batch/BatchImportDialog.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/plugins/importer/batch/BatchImportDialog.java
index 356b7dfc6a..1710da0e0d 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/plugins/importer/batch/BatchImportDialog.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/plugins/importer/batch/BatchImportDialog.java
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ public class BatchImportDialog extends DialogComponentProvider {
 		TableColumn langColumn =
 			table.getColumnModel().getColumn(BatchImportTableModel.COLS.LANG.ordinal());
 		langColumn.setCellEditor(createLangColumnCellEditor());
+		langColumn.setCellRenderer(createLangColumnCellRenderer());
 
 		JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(table);
 
@@ -478,7 +479,6 @@ public class BatchImportDialog extends DialogComponentProvider {
 
 	private TableCellRenderer createFilesColumnCellRenderer() {
 		TableCellRenderer cellRenderer = new GTableCellRenderer() {
-
 			@Override
 			public Component getTableCellRendererComponent(GTableCellRenderingData data) {
 
@@ -524,6 +524,30 @@ public class BatchImportDialog extends DialogComponentProvider {
 		return cellEditor;
 	}
 
+	private TableCellRenderer createLangColumnCellRenderer() {
+		TableCellRenderer cellRenderer = new GTableCellRenderer() {
+			{
+				setHTMLRenderingEnabled(true);
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public Component getTableCellRendererComponent(GTableCellRenderingData data) {
+				JLabel renderer = (JLabel) super.getTableCellRendererComponent(data);
+				renderer.setToolTipText("Click to set language");
+				return renderer;
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			protected String getText(Object value) {
+				BatchGroupLoadSpec bgls = (BatchGroupLoadSpec) value;
+				return (bgls != null) ? bgls.toString()
+						: "<html><font size=\"-2\" color=\"gray\">Click to set language</font>";
+			}
+		};
+
+		return cellRenderer;
+	}
+
 	private class SourcesListModel extends AbstractListModel<String> {
 
 		int prevSize = batchInfo.getUserAddedSources().size();
diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/plugins/importer/batch/BatchImportTableModel.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/plugins/importer/batch/BatchImportTableModel.java
index 1eeaa23660..31be182df2 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/plugins/importer/batch/BatchImportTableModel.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/plugins/importer/batch/BatchImportTableModel.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import javax.swing.table.TableModel;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 
 import docking.widgets.table.AbstractSortedTableModel;
+import ghidra.util.Msg;
 
 /**
  * An adapter between {@link BatchInfo} and a {@link TableModel}.
@@ -140,6 +141,8 @@ class BatchImportTableModel extends AbstractSortedTableModel<BatchGroup> {
 				boolean newValue = (Boolean) aValue;
 				// dont allow enable unless there is a lang chosen
 				if (newValue == true && row.getSelectedBatchGroupLoadSpec() == null) {
+					Msg.showWarn(this, null, "Missing language",
+						"Select a language for this group before enabling");
 					return;
 				}