diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/DataPackFolderModel.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/mod/DataPackFolderModel.cpp
index a975b742e..b934e451e 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/DataPackFolderModel.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/DataPackFolderModel.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ QVariant DataPackFolderModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const
     int column = index.column();
 
     switch (role) {
+        case Qt::BackgroundRole:
+            return rowBackground(row);
         case Qt::DisplayRole:
             switch (column) {
                 case PackFormatColumn: {
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.cpp
index cf3219918..50b8985c8 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ QVariant ModFolderModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const
     int column = index.column();
 
     switch (role) {
+        case Qt::BackgroundRole:
+            return rowBackground(row);
         case Qt::DisplayRole:
             switch (column) {
                 case VersionColumn: {
@@ -96,8 +98,9 @@ QVariant ModFolderModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const
                             return tr("Folder");
                         case ResourceType::SINGLEFILE:
                             return tr("File");
+                        default:
+                            return at(row).version();
                     }
-                    return at(row).version();
                 }
                 case SideColumn: {
                     return at(row).side();
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp
index 532eb8d66..11ef81dbc 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp
@@ -499,6 +499,17 @@ bool ResourceFolderModel::validateIndex(const QModelIndex& index) const
     return true;
 }
 
+// HACK: all subclasses need to call this to have the whole row painted
+// and they only delegate to the superclass for compatible columns
+QBrush ResourceFolderModel::rowBackground(int row) const
+{
+    if (!m_resources[row]->isCompatible()) {
+        return { QColor(255, 0, 0, 40) };
+    } else {
+        return {};
+    }
+}
+
 QVariant ResourceFolderModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const
 {
     if (!validateIndex(index))
@@ -508,6 +519,8 @@ QVariant ResourceFolderModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const
     int column = index.column();
 
     switch (role) {
+        case Qt::BackgroundRole:
+            return rowBackground(row);
         case Qt::DisplayRole:
             switch (column) {
                 case NameColumn:
@@ -521,25 +534,37 @@ QVariant ResourceFolderModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const
                 default:
                     return {};
             }
-        case Qt::ToolTipRole:
+        case Qt::ToolTipRole: {
+            QString tooltip = m_resources[row]->internal_id();
+
             if (column == NameColumn) {
-                if (at(row).isSymLinkUnder(instDirPath())) {
-                    return m_resources[row]->internal_id() +
-                           tr("\nWarning: This resource is symbolically linked from elsewhere. Editing it will also change the original."
-                              "\nCanonical Path: %1")
-                               .arg(at(row).fileinfo().canonicalFilePath());
-                    ;
+                if (!at(row).isCompatible()) {
+                    tooltip += tr("\nResource is not marked as compatible with the instance.");
                 }
+
+                if (at(row).isSymLinkUnder(instDirPath())) {
+                    tooltip +=
+                        m_resources[row]->internal_id() +
+                        tr("\nWarning: This resource is symbolically linked from elsewhere. Editing it will also change the original."
+                           "\nCanonical Path: %1")
+                            .arg(at(row).fileinfo().canonicalFilePath());
+                }
+
                 if (at(row).isMoreThanOneHardLink()) {
-                    return m_resources[row]->internal_id() +
-                           tr("\nWarning: This resource is hard linked elsewhere. Editing it will also change the original.");
+                    tooltip += tr("\nWarning: This resource is hard linked elsewhere. Editing it will also change the original.");
                 }
             }
 
-            return m_resources[row]->internal_id();
+            return tooltip;
+        }
         case Qt::DecorationRole: {
-            if (column == NameColumn && (at(row).isSymLinkUnder(instDirPath()) || at(row).isMoreThanOneHardLink()))
-                return QIcon::fromTheme("status-yellow");
+            if (column == NameColumn) {
+                if (!at(row).isCompatible()) {
+                    return QIcon::fromTheme("status-bad");
+                } else if (at(row).isSymLinkUnder(instDirPath()) || at(row).isMoreThanOneHardLink()) {
+                    return QIcon::fromTheme("status-yellow");
+                }
+            }
 
             return {};
         }
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.h b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.h
index b6343a807..81bc6f5fc 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.h
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.h
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ class ResourceFolderModel : public QAbstractListModel {
 
     [[nodiscard]] bool validateIndex(const QModelIndex& index) const;
 
+    QBrush rowBackground(int row) const;
     QVariant data(const QModelIndex& index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const override;
     bool setData(const QModelIndex& index, const QVariant& value, int role = Qt::EditRole) override;
 
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourcePackFolderModel.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourcePackFolderModel.cpp
index c83f90e2a..fd59d5765 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourcePackFolderModel.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourcePackFolderModel.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ QVariant ResourcePackFolderModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const
     int column = index.column();
 
     switch (role) {
+        case Qt::BackgroundRole:
+            return rowBackground(row);
         case Qt::DisplayRole:
             switch (column) {
                 case PackFormatColumn: {
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/TexturePackFolderModel.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/mod/TexturePackFolderModel.cpp
index e5f3eef88..d96b768db 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/TexturePackFolderModel.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/TexturePackFolderModel.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ QVariant TexturePackFolderModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const
     int column = index.column();
 
     switch (role) {
+        case Qt::BackgroundRole:
+            return rowBackground(row);
         case Qt::DecorationRole: {
             if (column == ImageColumn) {
                 return at(row).image({ 32, 32 }, Qt::AspectRatioMode::KeepAspectRatioByExpanding);