diff --git a/elixir/api.py b/elixir/api.py
index 57936f3..1574907 100755
--- a/elixir/api.py
+++ b/elixir/api.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class ApiIdentGetterResource:
         if version == 'latest':
             version = query.get_latest_tag()
 
-        symbol_definitions, symbol_references, symbol_doccomments = query.search_ident(version, ident, family)
+        symbol_definitions, symbol_references, symbol_doccomments, _ = query.search_ident(version, ident, family)
 
         resp.status = falcon.HTTP_200
         resp.content_type = falcon.MEDIA_JSON
diff --git a/elixir/query.py b/elixir/query.py
index 1e740bf..5de950a 100755
--- a/elixir/query.py
+++ b/elixir/query.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class Query:
         ident = parse.quote(ident)
 
         if not self.dts_comp_support or not self.db.comps.exists(ident):
-            return symbol_c, symbol_dts, symbol_docs
+            return symbol_c, symbol_dts, symbol_docs, False
 
         files_this_version = self.db.vers.get(version).iter()
         comps = self.db.comps.get(ident).iter(dummy=True)
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class Query:
         for path, blines in sorted(compsBBuf):
             symbol_docs.append(SymbolInstance(path, blines))
 
-        return symbol_c, symbol_dts, symbol_docs
+        return symbol_c, symbol_dts, symbol_docs, True
 
     def get_idents_defs(self, version, ident, family):
 
@@ -262,10 +262,10 @@ class Query:
         symbol_doccomments = []
 
         if not self.db.defs.exists(ident):
-            return symbol_definitions, symbol_references, symbol_doccomments
+            return symbol_definitions, symbol_references, symbol_doccomments, False
 
         if not self.db.vers.exists(version):
-            return symbol_definitions, symbol_references, symbol_doccomments
+            return symbol_definitions, symbol_references, symbol_doccomments, True
 
         files_this_version = self.db.vers.get(version).iter()
         this_ident = self.db.defs.get(ident)
@@ -330,5 +330,5 @@ class Query:
         for path, docline in sorted(docBuf):
             symbol_doccomments.append(SymbolInstance(path, docline))
 
-        return symbol_definitions, symbol_references, symbol_doccomments
+        return symbol_definitions, symbol_references, symbol_doccomments, True
 
diff --git a/elixir/web.py b/elixir/web.py
index edeef66..6eb2c28 100755
--- a/elixir/web.py
+++ b/elixir/web.py
@@ -695,7 +695,8 @@ def generate_ident_page(ctx: RequestContext, q: Query,
 
     status = falcon.HTTP_OK
     source_base_url = get_source_base_url(project, version)
-    symbol_definitions, symbol_references, symbol_doccomments = q.search_ident(version, ident, family)
+    symbol_definitions, symbol_references, symbol_doccomments, symbol_exists = q.search_ident(
+            version, ident, family)
     symbol_sections = []
 
     if len(symbol_definitions) or len(symbol_references):
@@ -734,9 +735,8 @@ def generate_ident_page(ctx: RequestContext, q: Query,
                 'message': 'No references found in the database',
             })
 
-    else:
-        if ident != '':
-            status = falcon.HTTP_NOT_FOUND
+    elif ident != '':
+        status = falcon.HTTP_NOT_FOUND
 
     get_url_with_new_version = lambda v: stringify_ident_path(project, v, family, ident)
 
@@ -747,6 +747,8 @@ def generate_ident_page(ctx: RequestContext, q: Query,
         'current_family': family,
 
         'symbol_sections': symbol_sections,
+
+        'symbol_exists': symbol_exists,
     }
 
     template = ctx.jinja_env.get_template('ident.html')
diff --git a/templates/ident.html b/templates/ident.html
index 91d5d4e..e0e5f2a 100644
--- a/templates/ident.html
+++ b/templates/ident.html
@@ -57,8 +57,13 @@
         {% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
 {% else %}
-    <h2>Identifier not used</h2>
-    <div id="error-details">Note: Autocomplete currently searches identifiers in all versions of the project.</div>
+    <h2>Unknown identifier '{{ searched_ident|e }}'</h2>
+    {% if symbol_exists %}
+    <div id="error-details">
+        The '{{ searched_ident|e }}' symbol is defined in another version.
+        Elixir cannot efficiently tell where.
+    </div>
+    {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
 </div>
 
diff --git a/utils/query.py b/utils/query.py
index fbd35af..7afd38b 100644
--- a/utils/query.py
+++ b/utils/query.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def cmd_versions(q, **kwargs):
                 print(v)
 
 def cmd_ident(q, version, ident, family, **kwargs):
-    symbol_definitions, symbol_references, symbol_doccomments = q.search_ident(version, ident, family)
+    symbol_definitions, symbol_references, symbol_doccomments, _ = q.search_ident(version, ident, family)
     print("Symbol Definitions:")
     for symbol_definition in symbol_definitions:
         print(symbol_definition)