diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions/syntastic.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions/syntastic.vim
index adf54602..338e8e58 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions/syntastic.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions/syntastic.vim
@@ -7,15 +7,38 @@ if !exists(':SyntasticCheck')
   finish
 endif
 
-function! airline#extensions#syntastic#get_warnings()
-  let errors = SyntasticStatuslineFlag()
-  if strlen(errors) > 0
-    return errors.(g:airline_symbols.space)
+let s:error_symbol = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#syntastic#error_symbol', 'E:')
+let s:warning_symbol = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#syntastic#warning_symbol', 'W:')
+
+function! airline#extensions#syntastic#get_warning()
+  return airline#extensions#syntastic#get('warning')
+endfunction
+
+function! airline#extensions#syntastic#get_error()
+  return airline#extensions#syntastic#get('error')
+endfunction
+
+function! airline#extensions#syntastic#get(type)
+  let _backup = get(g:, 'syntastic_stl_format', '')
+  let is_err = (a:type  is# 'error')
+  let res    = ''
+  if is_err
+    let g:syntastic_stl_format = '%E{%e}'
+  else
+    let g:syntastic_stl_format = '%W{%w}'
+  endif
+  let cnt = SyntasticStatuslineFlag()
+  if !empty(_backup)
+    let g:syntastic_stl_format = _backup
+  endif
+  if cnt == 0
+    return ''
+  else
+    return (is_err ? s:error_symbol : s:warning_symbol).cnt
   endif
-  return ''
 endfunction
 
 function! airline#extensions#syntastic#init(ext)
-  call airline#parts#define_function('syntastic', 'airline#extensions#syntastic#get_warnings')
+  call airline#parts#define_function('syntastic-warn', 'airline#extensions#syntastic#get_warning')
+  call airline#parts#define_function('syntastic-err', 'airline#extensions#syntastic#get_error')
 endfunction
-
diff --git a/autoload/airline/init.vim b/autoload/airline/init.vim
index 67d44369..d718a245 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/init.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/init.vim
@@ -142,9 +142,10 @@ function! airline#init#bootstrap()
         \ 'raw': '/%L%{g:airline_symbols.maxlinenr}',
         \ 'accent': 'bold'})
   call airline#parts#define_function('ffenc', 'airline#parts#ffenc')
-  call airline#parts#define_empty(['hunks', 'branch', 'obsession', 'tagbar', 'syntastic',
-        \ 'eclim', 'whitespace','windowswap', 'ycm_error_count', 'ycm_warning_count',
-        \ 'neomake_error_count', 'neomake_warning_count', 'ale_error_count', 'ale_warning_count'])
+  call airline#parts#define_empty(['hunks', 'branch', 'obsession', 'tagbar',
+        \ 'syntastic-warn', 'syntastic-err', 'eclim', 'whitespace','windowswap',
+        \ 'ycm_error_count', 'ycm_warning_count', 'neomake_error_count',
+        \ 'neomake_warning_count', 'ale_error_count', 'ale_warning_count'])
   call airline#parts#define_text('capslock', '')
   call airline#parts#define_text('xkblayout', '')
 
@@ -189,9 +190,9 @@ function! airline#init#sections()
     endif
   endif
   if !exists('g:airline_section_error')
-    let g:airline_section_error = airline#section#create(['ycm_error_count', 'syntastic', 'eclim', 'neomake_error_count', 'ale_error_count'])
+    let g:airline_section_error = airline#section#create(['ycm_error_count', 'syntastic-err', 'eclim', 'neomake_error_count', 'ale_error_count'])
   endif
   if !exists('g:airline_section_warning')
-    let g:airline_section_warning = airline#section#create(['ycm_warning_count',  'neomake_warning_count', 'ale_warning_count', 'whitespace'])
+    let g:airline_section_warning = airline#section#create(['ycm_warning_count',  'syntastic-warn', 'neomake_warning_count', 'ale_warning_count', 'whitespace'])
   endif
 endfunction