diff --git a/src/de/katho/kBorrow/controller/ArticleController.java b/src/de/katho/kBorrow/controller/ArticleController.java
index a65fdac..1e44d14 100644
--- a/src/de/katho/kBorrow/controller/ArticleController.java
+++ b/src/de/katho/kBorrow/controller/ArticleController.java
@@ -60,20 +60,23 @@ public class ArticleController {
 	 * Löscht den Artikel mit der gegebenen ID in der Datenbank und aktualisiert die Tabelle.
 	 * 
 	 * @param pRow	Row des Artikels, der gelöscht werden soll.
-	 * @return		true, wenn der Artikel erfolgreich gelöscht wurde. false, wenn ein Fehler aufgetreten ist.
+	 * @return		0: Artikel konnte erfolgreich gelöscht werden
+	 * 				1: Artikel konnte nicht gelöscht werden, unbekannter Fehler (SQL-Fehler)
+	 * 				2: Artikel konnte nicht gelöscht werden, weil er im Moment verliehen ist.
 	 */
-	public boolean deleteArticle(int pRow) {
-				
-		int id = articleTableModel.getArticleByRow(pRow).getId();
+	public int deleteArticle(int pRow) {
 		
-		if(this.dbCon.deleteArticle(id)){
+		if(!articleTableModel.getArticleByRow(pRow).getIsFree()) return 2;
+		
+		int id = articleTableModel.getArticleByRow(pRow).getId();
+		int returnCode = dbCon.deleteArticle(id);
+		
+		if(returnCode == 0){
 			articleTableModel.updateModel();
 			freeArticleTableModel.updateModel();
-			
-			return true;
 		}
 		
-		return false;
+		return returnCode;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/src/de/katho/kBorrow/data/KArticle.java b/src/de/katho/kBorrow/data/KArticle.java
index a0adc64..a0bf8f4 100644
--- a/src/de/katho/kBorrow/data/KArticle.java
+++ b/src/de/katho/kBorrow/data/KArticle.java
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ public class KArticle {
 	private int id;
 	private String name;
 	private String description;
+	private boolean isFree;
 
-	public KArticle(int pId, String pName, String pDesc) {
+	public KArticle(int pId, String pName, boolean pFree, String pDesc) {
 		this.id = pId;
 		this.name = pName;
 		this.description = pDesc;
+		isFree = pFree;
 	}
 
 	public int getId() {
@@ -23,6 +25,10 @@ public class KArticle {
 		return this.description;
 	}
 	
+	public boolean getIsFree(){
+		return isFree;
+	}
+	
 	public void setName(String pName){
 		this.name = pName;
 	}
@@ -30,5 +36,9 @@ public class KArticle {
 	public void setDescription(String pDesc){
 		this.description = pDesc;
 	}
+	
+	public void setIsFree(boolean pFree){
+		isFree = pFree;
+	}
 
 }
diff --git a/src/de/katho/kBorrow/db/DbConnector.java b/src/de/katho/kBorrow/db/DbConnector.java
index e71acdc..f1ada8c 100644
--- a/src/de/katho/kBorrow/db/DbConnector.java
+++ b/src/de/katho/kBorrow/db/DbConnector.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public interface DbConnector {
 	public int editUser(int pId, String pName, String pSurname);
 	public ArrayList<KArticle> getArticleList();
 	public int createArticle(String pName, String pDesc);
-	public boolean deleteArticle(int id);
+	public int deleteArticle(int id);
 	public int editArticle(int pId, String pName, String pDesc);
 	public ArrayList<KArticle> getFreeArticleList();
 	public ArrayList<KLender> getLenderList();
diff --git a/src/de/katho/kBorrow/db/SqlConnector.java b/src/de/katho/kBorrow/db/SqlConnector.java
index 399a2b4..691fd73 100644
--- a/src/de/katho/kBorrow/db/SqlConnector.java
+++ b/src/de/katho/kBorrow/db/SqlConnector.java
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ public class SqlConnector implements DbConnector{
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public boolean deleteArticle(int id) {
+	public int deleteArticle(int id) {
 		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
-		return false;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/de/katho/kBorrow/db/SqliteConnector.java b/src/de/katho/kBorrow/db/SqliteConnector.java
index 80c270b..d95e119 100644
--- a/src/de/katho/kBorrow/db/SqliteConnector.java
+++ b/src/de/katho/kBorrow/db/SqliteConnector.java
@@ -211,11 +211,11 @@ public class SqliteConnector implements DbConnector {
 		
 		try {
 			Statement st = this.connection.createStatement();
-			String query = "SELECT id, name, description FROM article";
+			String query = "SELECT id, name, is_free, description FROM article";
 			ResultSet rs = st.executeQuery(query);
 			
 			while (rs.next()){
-				artArr.add(new KArticle(rs.getInt("id"), rs.getString("name"), rs.getString("description")));
+				artArr.add(new KArticle(rs.getInt("id"), rs.getString("name"), rs.getBoolean("is_free"), rs.getString("description")));
 			}
 			
 			return artArr;
@@ -231,11 +231,11 @@ public class SqliteConnector implements DbConnector {
 		
 		try {
 			Statement st = this.connection.createStatement();
-			String query = "SELECT id, name, description FROM article WHERE is_free = 1;";
+			String query = "SELECT id, name, is_free, description FROM article WHERE is_free = 1;";
 			ResultSet rs = st.executeQuery(query);
 			
 			while (rs.next()){
-				artArr.add(new KArticle(rs.getInt("id"), rs.getString("name"), rs.getString("description")));
+				artArr.add(new KArticle(rs.getInt("id"), rs.getString("name"), rs.getBoolean("is_free"), rs.getString("description")));
 			}
 			
 			return artArr;
@@ -378,18 +378,18 @@ public class SqliteConnector implements DbConnector {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public boolean deleteArticle(int id) {
+	public int deleteArticle(int id) {
 		try {
-			Statement st = this.connection.createStatement();
+			Statement st = connection.createStatement();
 			String query = "DELETE FROM article WHERE id = '"+id+"'";
 			
 			st.executeUpdate(query);
 			
-			return true;
+			return 0;
 		}
 		catch (SQLException e){
 			e.printStackTrace();
-			return false;
+			return 1;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/de/katho/kBorrow/gui/ArticlePanel.java b/src/de/katho/kBorrow/gui/ArticlePanel.java
index 1ee9e07..1c782bb 100644
--- a/src/de/katho/kBorrow/gui/ArticlePanel.java
+++ b/src/de/katho/kBorrow/gui/ArticlePanel.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class ArticlePanel extends JPanel implements ActionListener, KeyListener
 		this.lblArticleStatus = new JLabel("");
 		lblName.setBounds(10, 30, 70, 20);
 		lblDescription.setBounds(10, 61, 70, 20);
-		this.lblArticleStatus.setBounds(90, 145, 250, 14);
+		this.lblArticleStatus.setBounds(90, 145, 390, 14);
 		
 		// Edit: Name-Textfield
 		this.textFieldArticleName = new JTextField();
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ public class ArticlePanel extends JPanel implements ActionListener, KeyListener
 		}		
 	}
 	
-	@Override
 	public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
 		if(e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_ENTER) saveButtonPressed();
 		
@@ -247,5 +246,19 @@ public class ArticlePanel extends JPanel implements ActionListener, KeyListener
 		// Nothing to implement
 		
 	}
+	
+	public void setDeleteStatusLabel(int pCode){
+		switch(pCode){
+			case 0:
+				lblArticleStatus.setText("Artikel erfolgreich gelöscht.");
+				break;
+			case 1:
+				lblArticleStatus.setText("Artikel kann nicht gelöscht werden.");
+				break;
+			case 2:
+				lblArticleStatus.setText("Artikel kann nicht gelöscht werden, während er verliehen ist.");
+				break;
+		}
+	}
 
 }
diff --git a/src/de/katho/kBorrow/listener/ArticleDeleteTableButton.java b/src/de/katho/kBorrow/listener/ArticleDeleteTableButton.java
index d2c796e..c46dad9 100644
--- a/src/de/katho/kBorrow/listener/ArticleDeleteTableButton.java
+++ b/src/de/katho/kBorrow/listener/ArticleDeleteTableButton.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class ArticleDeleteTableButton extends TableButton {
 				
 				int row = pTable.getSelectedRow();
 				
-				pController.deleteArticle(row);		
+				pPanel.setDeleteStatusLabel(pController.deleteArticle(row));		
 				pPanel.resetModeEditArticle();
 			}
 		});