diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc
index a12bef593b..bebe6c09a9 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc
@@ -565,13 +565,27 @@ UI::process_error_message (Transmitter::Channel chn, const char *str)
 		display_message (prefix, prefix_len, ptag, mtag, str);
 
 		if (!errors->is_visible() && chn != Transmitter::Info) {
-			toggle_errors();
+			show_errors ();
 		}
 	}
 
 	errors->text().get_buffer()->end_user_action();
 }
 
+void
+UI::show_errors ()
+{
+	Glib::RefPtr<Action> act = ActionManager::get_action (X_("Editor"), X_("toggle-log-window"));
+	if (!act) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	Glib::RefPtr<ToggleAction> tact = Glib::RefPtr<ToggleAction>::cast_dynamic (act);
+        if (tact) {
+                tact->set_active ();
+        }
+}
+
 void
 UI::toggle_errors ()
 {
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.h b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.h
index 49dd78a6d4..bba3fb6fdf 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.h
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ class UI : public Receiver, public AbstractUI<UIRequest>
 	void popup_error (const std::string& text);
 	void flush_pending ();
 	void toggle_errors ();
+	void show_errors ();
 	void touch_display (Touchable *);
 	void set_tip (Gtk::Widget &w, const gchar *tip);
 	void set_tip (Gtk::Widget &w, const std::string &tip);