diff --git a/src/plugins/webassembly/webassemblyconstants.h b/src/plugins/webassembly/webassemblyconstants.h
index 56315b0b404..897508ef51f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/webassembly/webassemblyconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/webassembly/webassemblyconstants.h
@@ -14,5 +14,7 @@ const char WEBASSEMBLY_DEVICE_DEVICE_ID[] = "WebAssembly Device";
 const char WEBASSEMBLY_QT_VERSION[] = "Qt4ProjectManager.QtVersion.WebAssembly";
 const char WEBASSEMBLY_RUNCONFIGURATION_EMRUN[] = "WebAssembly.RunConfiguration.Emrun";
 
+const char WEBASSEMBLY_EMSDK_CONFIG_FILE[] = ".emscripten";
+
 } // namespace WebAssembly
 } // namespace Constants
diff --git a/src/plugins/webassembly/webassemblyemsdk.cpp b/src/plugins/webassembly/webassemblyemsdk.cpp
index 6541200eaa7..f2fa4fe72b4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/webassembly/webassemblyemsdk.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/webassembly/webassemblyemsdk.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include "webassemblyemsdk.h"
 
+#include "webassemblyconstants.h"
+
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
 #include <coreplugin/settingsdatabase.h>
 
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ const char emSdkVersionKey[] = "WebAssembly/emSdkVersion1";
 
 const FilePath timeStampFile(const FilePath &sdkRoot)
 {
-    return sdkRoot / ".emscripten";
+    return sdkRoot / Constants::WEBASSEMBLY_EMSDK_CONFIG_FILE;
 }
 
 static QString emSdkEnvOutput(const FilePath &sdkRoot)
diff --git a/src/plugins/webassembly/webassemblysettings.cpp b/src/plugins/webassembly/webassemblysettings.cpp
index b33d41ba570..3e522d9d65d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/webassembly/webassemblysettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/webassembly/webassemblysettings.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ WebAssemblySettings::WebAssemblySettings()
         instruction->setOpenExternalLinks(true);
         instruction->setWordWrap(true);
 
+        m_statusIsEmsdkDir = new InfoLabel(Tr::tr("The chosen directory is an emsdk location."));
+        m_statusSdkInstalled = new InfoLabel(Tr::tr("An SDK is installed."));
+        m_statusSdkActivated = new InfoLabel(Tr::tr("An SDK is activated."));
+        m_statusSdkValid = new InfoLabel(Tr::tr("The activated SDK is usable by %1.")
+                                             .arg(QGuiApplication::applicationDisplayName()),
+                                         InfoLabel::NotOk);
+
         m_emSdkVersionDisplay = new InfoLabel;
         m_emSdkVersionDisplay->setElideMode(Qt::ElideNone);
         m_emSdkVersionDisplay->setWordWrap(true);
@@ -98,6 +105,10 @@ WebAssemblySettings::WebAssemblySettings()
                 Column {
                     instruction,
                     emSdk,
+                    m_statusIsEmsdkDir,
+                    m_statusSdkInstalled,
+                    m_statusSdkActivated,
+                    m_statusSdkValid,
                     m_emSdkVersionDisplay,
                 },
             },
@@ -122,6 +133,27 @@ WebAssemblySettings::WebAssemblySettings()
     readSettings();
 }
 
+enum EmsdkError {
+    EmsdkErrorUnknown,
+    EmsdkErrorNoDir,
+    EmsdkErrorNoEmsdkDir,
+    EmsdkErrorNoSdkInstalled,
+    EmsdkErrorNoSdkActivated,
+};
+
+static EmsdkError emsdkError(const Utils::FilePath &sdkRoot)
+{
+    if (!sdkRoot.exists())
+        return EmsdkErrorNoDir;
+    if (!(sdkRoot / "emsdk").refersToExecutableFile(FilePath::WithBatSuffix))
+        return EmsdkErrorNoEmsdkDir;
+    if (!(sdkRoot / "upstream/.emsdk_version").isReadableFile())
+        return EmsdkErrorNoSdkInstalled;
+    if (!(sdkRoot / Constants::WEBASSEMBLY_EMSDK_CONFIG_FILE).isReadableFile())
+        return EmsdkErrorNoSdkActivated;
+    return EmsdkErrorUnknown;
+}
+
 void WebAssemblySettings::updateStatus()
 {
     WebAssemblyEmSdk::clearCaches();
@@ -129,6 +161,10 @@ void WebAssemblySettings::updateStatus()
     const Utils::FilePath newEmSdk = emSdk.pathChooser()->filePath();
     const bool sdkValid = newEmSdk.exists() && WebAssemblyEmSdk::isValid(newEmSdk);
 
+    m_statusIsEmsdkDir->setVisible(!sdkValid);
+    m_statusSdkInstalled->setVisible(!sdkValid);
+    m_statusSdkActivated->setVisible(!sdkValid);
+    m_statusSdkValid->setVisible(!sdkValid);
     m_emSdkVersionDisplay->setVisible(sdkValid);
     m_emSdkEnvDisplay->setEnabled(sdkValid);
 
@@ -148,6 +184,13 @@ void WebAssemblySettings::updateStatus()
                                 .arg(bold(sdkVersion.toString())));
         m_emSdkEnvDisplay->setText(environmentDisplay(newEmSdk));
     } else {
+        const EmsdkError error = emsdkError(newEmSdk);
+        const bool isEmsdkDir = error != EmsdkErrorNoDir && error != EmsdkErrorNoEmsdkDir;
+        m_statusIsEmsdkDir->setType(isEmsdkDir ? InfoLabel::Ok : InfoLabel::NotOk);
+        const bool sdkInstalled = isEmsdkDir && error != EmsdkErrorNoSdkInstalled;
+        m_statusSdkInstalled->setType(sdkInstalled ? InfoLabel::Ok : InfoLabel::NotOk);
+        const bool sdkActivated = sdkInstalled && error != EmsdkErrorNoSdkActivated;
+        m_statusSdkActivated->setType(sdkActivated ? InfoLabel::Ok : InfoLabel::NotOk);
         m_emSdkEnvDisplay->clear();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/webassembly/webassemblysettings.h b/src/plugins/webassembly/webassemblysettings.h
index c7169b6c821..de322b4874a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/webassembly/webassemblysettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/webassembly/webassemblysettings.h
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ public:
     Utils::FilePathAspect emSdk{this};
 
 private:
+    Utils::InfoLabel *m_statusIsEmsdkDir = nullptr;
+    Utils::InfoLabel *m_statusSdkInstalled = nullptr;
+    Utils::InfoLabel *m_statusSdkActivated = nullptr;
+    Utils::InfoLabel *m_statusSdkValid = nullptr;
     Utils::InfoLabel *m_emSdkVersionDisplay = nullptr;
     QTextBrowser *m_emSdkEnvDisplay = nullptr;
     Utils::InfoLabel *m_qtVersionDisplay = nullptr;