diff --git a/include/theme.h b/include/theme.h
index d8d7a6e6..34e43257 100644
--- a/include/theme.h
+++ b/include/theme.h
@@ -412,6 +412,11 @@ char *rofi_theme_parse_prepare_file(const char *file, const char *parent_file);
  */
 void rofi_theme_parse_process_conditionals(void);
 
+/**
+ * Process links.
+ */
+void rofi_theme_parse_process_links(void);
+
 /**
  * @param parent target theme tree
  * @param child source theme three
diff --git a/source/rofi.c b/source/rofi.c
index 6bc0272c..43899881 100644
--- a/source/rofi.c
+++ b/source/rofi.c
@@ -1069,6 +1069,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   TICK_N("Setup late Display");
 
   rofi_theme_parse_process_conditionals();
+  rofi_theme_parse_process_links();
   TICK_N("Theme setup");
 
   // Setup signal handling sources.
@@ -1091,6 +1092,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 extern GList *list_of_error_msgs;
 int rofi_theme_rasi_validate(const char *filename) {
   rofi_theme_parse_file(filename);
+  rofi_theme_parse_process_links();
   if (list_of_error_msgs == NULL) {
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
   }
@@ -1098,6 +1100,7 @@ int rofi_theme_rasi_validate(const char *filename) {
   for (GList *iter = g_list_first(list_of_error_msgs); iter != NULL;
        iter = g_list_next(iter)) {
     fputs(((GString *)iter->data)->str, stderr);
+    fputs("\n", stderr);
   }
 
   return EXIT_FAILURE;
diff --git a/source/theme.c b/source/theme.c
index 55d6e4ac..ecf68d37 100644
--- a/source/theme.c
+++ b/source/theme.c
@@ -715,7 +715,6 @@ static void rofi_theme_resolve_link_property(Property *p, int depth) {
       return;
     }
   }
-  g_warning("Failed to resolve variable '%s'", name);
   // No found and we have default value.
   if (p->value.link.def_value) {
     p->value.link.ref = p->value.link.def_value;
@@ -1543,6 +1542,56 @@ static void rofi_theme_parse_process_conditionals_int(workarea mon,
     }
   }
 }
+
+static char *rofi_theme_widget_get_name(ThemeWidget *wid) {
+  GString *str = g_string_new(wid->name);
+  for (ThemeWidget *i = wid->parent; i->parent != NULL; i = i->parent) {
+    g_string_prepend_c(str, ' ');
+    g_string_prepend(str, i->name);
+  }
+  char *retv = str->str;
+  g_string_free(str, FALSE);
+  return retv;
+}
+
+static void rofi_theme_parse_process_links_int(ThemeWidget *wid) {
+  if (wid == NULL) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < wid->num_widgets; i++) {
+    ThemeWidget *widget = wid->widgets[i];
+    rofi_theme_parse_process_links_int(widget);
+    if (widget->properties == NULL) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    GHashTableIter iter;
+    gpointer key, value;
+    g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, widget->properties);
+    while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, &key, &value)) {
+      Property *pv = (Property *)value;
+      if (pv->type == P_LINK) {
+        if (pv->value.link.ref == NULL) {
+          rofi_theme_resolve_link_property(pv, 0);
+          if (pv->value.link.ref == pv) {
+            char *n = rofi_theme_widget_get_name(widget);
+            GString *str = g_string_new(NULL);
+            g_string_printf(str, "Failed to resolve: `%s { %s: var(%s);}`", n,
+                            pv->name, pv->value.link.name);
+
+            rofi_add_error_message(str);
+            g_free(n);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void rofi_theme_parse_process_links(void) {
+  rofi_theme_parse_process_links_int(rofi_theme);
+}
+
 void rofi_theme_parse_process_conditionals(void) {
   workarea mon;
   monitor_active(&mon);