diff --git a/src/com/dmdirc/logger/ErrorManager.java b/src/com/dmdirc/logger/ErrorManager.java
index dee51efd7..55dc4c6e6 100644
--- a/src/com/dmdirc/logger/ErrorManager.java
+++ b/src/com/dmdirc/logger/ErrorManager.java
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public void handleUserErrorEvent(final UserErrorEvent userError) {
     protected ProgramError addError(final ErrorLevel level, final String message,
             final Throwable exception, final String details, final boolean appError,
             final boolean canReport) {
-        return addError(getError(level, message, exception, details), appError, canReport);
+        return addError(getError(level, message, exception, details, appError), appError, canReport);
     }
 
     protected ProgramError addError(
@@ -256,9 +256,9 @@ protected void addError(final ProgramError error) {
      * @return A corresponding ProgramError
      */
     protected ProgramError getError(final ErrorLevel level, final String message,
-            final Throwable exception, final String details) {
+            final Throwable exception, final String details, final boolean appError) {
         return new ProgramError(level, message, exception, getTrace(message, exception), details,
-                new Date(), this, eventBus);
+                new Date(), this, eventBus, appError);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/com/dmdirc/logger/ProgramError.java b/src/com/dmdirc/logger/ProgramError.java
index b4ce7bd3d..f0e9c6601 100644
--- a/src/com/dmdirc/logger/ProgramError.java
+++ b/src/com/dmdirc/logger/ProgramError.java
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ public class ProgramError implements Serializable {
     private final ErrorManager errorManager;
     /** The eventbus to post status changes to. */
     private final DMDircMBassador eventBus;
+    /** Is this an application error? */
+    private final boolean appError;
     /** Error report Status. */
     private ErrorReportStatus reportStatus;
     /** Has the error been output. */
@@ -84,7 +86,8 @@ public ProgramError(final ErrorLevel level, final String message,
             @Nullable final String details,
             final Date date,
             final ErrorManager errorManager,
-            final DMDircMBassador eventBus) {
+            final DMDircMBassador eventBus,
+            final boolean appError) {
         checkNotNull(level);
         checkNotNull(message);
         checkNotNull(date);
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@ public ProgramError(final ErrorLevel level, final String message,
         this.reportStatus = ErrorReportStatus.WAITING;
         this.errorManager = errorManager;
         this.eventBus = eventBus;
+        this.appError = appError;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -183,6 +187,15 @@ public boolean isHandled() {
         return handled;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Is this an application error?
+     *
+     * @return true iif this is an application error
+     */
+    public boolean isAppError() {
+        return appError;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(this)
diff --git a/test/com/dmdirc/logger/ProgramErrorTest.java b/test/com/dmdirc/logger/ProgramErrorTest.java
index 50e9b232f..3712fa346 100644
--- a/test/com/dmdirc/logger/ProgramErrorTest.java
+++ b/test/com/dmdirc/logger/ProgramErrorTest.java
@@ -55,38 +55,38 @@ public class ProgramErrorTest {
     @Test(expected = NullPointerException.class)
     public void testConstructorNullErrorLevel() {
         new ProgramError(null, "moo", null, Lists.newArrayList(), null, new Date(), errorManager,
-                eventBus);
+                eventBus, true);
     }
 
     @Test(expected = NullPointerException.class)
     public void testConstructorNullMessage() {
         new ProgramError(ErrorLevel.HIGH, null, null, Lists.newArrayList(), null, new Date(),
-                errorManager, eventBus);
+                errorManager, eventBus, true);
     }
 
     @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
     public void testConstructorEmptyMessage() {
         new ProgramError(ErrorLevel.HIGH, "", null, Lists.newArrayList(), null, new Date(),
-                errorManager, eventBus);
+                errorManager, eventBus, true);
     }
 
     @Test(expected = NullPointerException.class)
     public void testConstructorNullDate() {
         new ProgramError(ErrorLevel.HIGH, "moo", null, Lists.newArrayList(), null, null,
-                errorManager, eventBus);
+                errorManager, eventBus, true);
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testConstructorGood() {
         new ProgramError(ErrorLevel.HIGH, "moo", new UnsupportedOperationException(),
-                Lists.newArrayList(), null, new Date(), errorManager, eventBus);
+                Lists.newArrayList(), null, new Date(), errorManager, eventBus, true);
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testGetLevel() {
         final ProgramError pe = new ProgramError(ErrorLevel.HIGH, "moo",
                 new UnsupportedOperationException(), Lists.newArrayList(), null, new Date(),
-                errorManager, eventBus);
+                errorManager, eventBus, true);
         assertEquals(ErrorLevel.HIGH, pe.getLevel());
     }
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public void testGetLevel() {
     public void testGetMessage() {
         final ProgramError pe = new ProgramError(ErrorLevel.HIGH, "moo",
                 new UnsupportedOperationException(), Lists.newArrayList(), null, new Date(),
-                errorManager, eventBus);
+                errorManager, eventBus, true);
         assertEquals("moo", pe.getMessage());
     }
 
@@ -103,15 +103,23 @@ public void testGetDate() {
         final Date date = new Date();
         final ProgramError pe = new ProgramError(ErrorLevel.HIGH, "moo",
                 new UnsupportedOperationException(), Lists.newArrayList(), null, date,
-                errorManager, eventBus);
+                errorManager, eventBus, true);
         assertEquals(date, pe.getDate());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testIsAppError() {
+        final ProgramError pe = new ProgramError(ErrorLevel.HIGH, "moo",
+                new UnsupportedOperationException(), Lists.newArrayList(), null, new Date(),
+                errorManager, eventBus, true);
+        assertTrue(pe.isAppError());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testReportStatus() {
         final ProgramError pe = new ProgramError(ErrorLevel.HIGH, "moo",
                 new UnsupportedOperationException(), Lists.newArrayList(), null, new Date(),
-                errorManager, eventBus);
+                errorManager, eventBus, true);
         assertEquals(ErrorReportStatus.WAITING, pe.getReportStatus());
         pe.setReportStatus(null);
         assertEquals(ErrorReportStatus.WAITING, pe.getReportStatus());
@@ -129,7 +137,7 @@ public void testReportStatus() {
     public void testToString() {
         final ProgramError pe = new ProgramError(ErrorLevel.HIGH, "moo",
                 new UnsupportedOperationException(), Lists.newArrayList(), null, new Date(),
-                errorManager, eventBus);
+                errorManager, eventBus, true);
         assertTrue(pe.toString().contains("moo"));
     }
 
@@ -138,7 +146,7 @@ public void testGetTrace() {
         final List<String> trace = Lists.newArrayList("test", "test1", "test2");
         final ProgramError pe = new ProgramError(ErrorLevel.HIGH, "moo",
                 new UnsupportedOperationException(), trace, null, new Date(), errorManager,
-                eventBus);
+                eventBus, true);
         assertEquals(trace, pe.getTrace());
     }
 
@@ -146,15 +154,15 @@ public void testGetTrace() {
     public void testEquals() {
         final Exception ex = new UnsupportedOperationException();
         final ProgramError pe1 = new ProgramError(ErrorLevel.LOW, "moo",
-                ex, Lists.newArrayList(), null, new Date(), errorManager, eventBus);
+                ex, Lists.newArrayList(), null, new Date(), errorManager, eventBus, true);
         final ProgramError pe2 = new ProgramError(ErrorLevel.LOW, "moo",
-                ex, Lists.newArrayList(), null, new Date(), errorManager, eventBus);
+                ex, Lists.newArrayList(), null, new Date(), errorManager, eventBus, true);
         final ProgramError pe3 = new ProgramError(ErrorLevel.MEDIUM, "moo",
-                ex, Lists.newArrayList(), null, new Date(), errorManager, eventBus);
+                ex, Lists.newArrayList(), null, new Date(), errorManager, eventBus, true);
         final ProgramError pe4 = new ProgramError(ErrorLevel.LOW, "bar",
-                ex, Lists.newArrayList(), null, new Date(), errorManager, eventBus);
+                ex, Lists.newArrayList(), null, new Date(), errorManager, eventBus, true);
         final ProgramError pe5 = new ProgramError(ErrorLevel.LOW, "moo",
-                null, Lists.newArrayList(), "Hello", new Date(), errorManager, eventBus);
+                null, Lists.newArrayList(), "Hello", new Date(), errorManager, eventBus, true);
 
         assertFalse(pe1.equals(null)); // NOPMD
         assertFalse(pe1.equals("moo"));