diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Application/Tools/RiaLogging.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Application/Tools/RiaLogging.cpp
index 2b6d62e40a..e26564bee3 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Application/Tools/RiaLogging.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Application/Tools/RiaLogging.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #endif
 
-#include "QString"
+#include "RiaGuiApplication.h"
+#include "RiaRegressionTestRunner.h"
+#include <QMessageBox>
+#include <QString>
 
 //==================================================================================================
 //
@@ -247,6 +250,19 @@ void RiaLogging::debug( const QString& message )
     }
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void RiaLogging::errorInMessageBox( QWidget* parent, const QString& title, const QString& text )
+{
+    if ( RiaGuiApplication::isRunning() && !RiaRegressionTestRunner::instance()->isRunningRegressionTests() )
+    {
+        QMessageBox::warning( parent, title, text );
+    }
+
+    RiaLogging::error( text );
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Application/Tools/RiaLogging.h b/ApplicationCode/Application/Tools/RiaLogging.h
index fd4c5c2b1b..e1ef358075 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Application/Tools/RiaLogging.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Application/Tools/RiaLogging.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <string>
 
 class QString;
+class QWidget;
 
 enum class RILogLevel
 {
@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ public:
     static void info( const QString& message );
     static void debug( const QString& message );
 
+    static void errorInMessageBox( QWidget* parent, const QString& title, const QString& text );
+
 private:
     static RiaLogger* sm_logger;
 };