diff --git a/gramps/src/Plugins.py b/gramps/src/Plugins.py
index 80aea7d44..8775abf06 100644
--- a/gramps/src/Plugins.py
+++ b/gramps/src/Plugins.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ _attempt = []
 _loaddir = []
 _textdoc = []
 _drawdoc = []
+_failmsg = []
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -184,6 +185,29 @@ class ToolPlugins:
         self.dialog.get_widget("pluginTitle").set_text(title)
         self.run_tool = obj.get_data(TASK)
 
+
+class PluginStatus:
+    def __init__(self):
+        import cStringIO
+        
+        self.glade = libglade.GladeXML(const.plugfile,"plugstat")
+        self.top = self.glade.get_widget("plugstat")
+        window = self.glade.get_widget("text")
+
+        info = cStringIO.StringIO()
+        for (file,msgs) in _failmsg:
+            error = str(msgs[0])
+            if error[0:11] == "exceptions.":
+                error = error[11:]
+            msg = msgs[1]
+            trc = msgs[2]
+            info.write("%s\n\t%s: %s\n\n" % (file,error,msg) )
+
+        info.seek(0)
+        window.show_string(info.read())
+        self.top.run_and_close()
+        
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # build_tree
@@ -276,7 +300,7 @@ def load_plugins(dir):
             a = __import__(plugin)
             _success.append(a)
         except:
-            print _("Note: %s support could not be loaded") % plugin
+            _failmsg.append((file,sys.exc_info()))
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -295,7 +319,7 @@ def reload_plugins(obj):
         try: 
             reload(plugin)
         except:
-            print _("Note: failed to load the plugin module: %s") % plugin
+            _failmsg.append((file,sys.exc_info()))
             
     # attempt to load the plugins that have failed in the past
     
@@ -303,7 +327,7 @@ def reload_plugins(obj):
         try: 
             __import__(plugin)
         except:
-            print _("Note: failed to load the plugin module: %s") % plugin
+            _failmsg.append((file,sys.exc_info()))
 
     # attempt to load any new files found
     for dir in _loaddir:
@@ -320,7 +344,7 @@ def reload_plugins(obj):
                 a = __import__(plugin)
                 _success.append(a)
             except:
-                print _("Note: failed to load the plugin module: %s") % plugin
+                _failmsg.append((file,sys.exc_info()))
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
diff --git a/gramps/src/const.py b/gramps/src/const.py
index 151a37243..f9b3a6877 100644
--- a/gramps/src/const.py
+++ b/gramps/src/const.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ srcselFile     = "%s/srcsel.glade" % rootDir
 findFile       = "%s/find.glade" % rootDir
 mergeFile      = "%s/mergedata.glade" % rootDir
 traceFile      = "%s/trace.glade" % rootDir
+plugfile       = "%s/plugstat.glade" % rootDir
 pluginsDir     = "%s/plugins" % rootDir
 docgenDir      = "%s/docgen" % rootDir
 filtersDir     = "%s/filters" % rootDir
diff --git a/gramps/src/gramps.glade b/gramps/src/gramps.glade
index 82860856f..341ed6f79 100644
--- a/gramps/src/gramps.glade
+++ b/gramps/src/gramps.glade
@@ -498,6 +498,19 @@
 	      <right_justify>False</right_justify>
 	    </widget>
 
+	    <widget>
+	      <class>GtkMenuItem</class>
+	      <name>show_plugin_status</name>
+	      <tooltip>Shows the status of plugins that failed to load</tooltip>
+	      <signal>
+		<name>activate</name>
+		<handler>on_show_plugin_status</handler>
+		<last_modification_time>Sun, 24 Feb 2002 15:33:38 GMT</last_modification_time>
+	      </signal>
+	      <label>_Show Plugin Status</label>
+	      <right_justify>False</right_justify>
+	    </widget>
+
 	    <widget>
 	      <class>GtkPixmapMenuItem</class>
 	      <name>about1</name>
diff --git a/gramps/src/gramps_main.py b/gramps/src/gramps_main.py
index 659e84f6b..84b780d78 100755
--- a/gramps/src/gramps_main.py
+++ b/gramps/src/gramps_main.py
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ class Gramps:
             "on_revert_activate"                : self.on_revert_activate,
             "on_save_activate"                  : self.on_save_activate,
             "on_save_as_activate"               : self.on_save_as_activate,
+            "on_show_plugin_status"             : self.on_show_plugin_status,
             "on_source_list_button_press_event" : self.source_view.on_button_press_event,
             "on_sources_activate"               : self.on_sources_activate,
             "on_spouselist_changed"             : self.on_spouselist_changed,
@@ -284,7 +285,10 @@ class Gramps:
             "on_gramps_mailing_lists_activate"  : self.on_gramps_mailing_lists_activate,
             "on_writing_extensions_activate"    : self.on_writing_extensions_activate,
             })	
-        
+
+    def on_show_plugin_status(self,obj):
+        Plugins.PluginStatus()
+
     def build_plugin_menus(self):
         export_menu = self.gtop.get_widget("export1")
         import_menu = self.gtop.get_widget("import1")
diff --git a/gramps/src/plugstat.glade b/gramps/src/plugstat.glade
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af48f2710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gramps/src/plugstat.glade
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<GTK-Interface>
+
+<project>
+  <name>Project1</name>
+  <program_name>project1</program_name>
+  <directory></directory>
+  <source_directory>src</source_directory>
+  <pixmaps_directory>pixmaps</pixmaps_directory>
+  <language>C</language>
+  <gnome_support>True</gnome_support>
+  <gettext_support>True</gettext_support>
+</project>
+
+<widget>
+  <class>GnomeDialog</class>
+  <name>plugstat</name>
+  <title>Plugin Status - GRAMPS</title>
+  <type>GTK_WINDOW_DIALOG</type>
+  <position>GTK_WIN_POS_NONE</position>
+  <modal>False</modal>
+  <allow_shrink>False</allow_shrink>
+  <allow_grow>True</allow_grow>
+  <auto_shrink>False</auto_shrink>
+  <auto_close>False</auto_close>
+  <hide_on_close>False</hide_on_close>
+
+  <widget>
+    <class>GtkVBox</class>
+    <child_name>GnomeDialog:vbox</child_name>
+    <name>dialog-vbox1</name>
+    <width>450</width>
+    <height>350</height>
+    <homogeneous>False</homogeneous>
+    <spacing>8</spacing>
+    <child>
+      <padding>4</padding>
+      <expand>True</expand>
+      <fill>True</fill>
+    </child>
+
+    <widget>
+      <class>GtkHButtonBox</class>
+      <child_name>GnomeDialog:action_area</child_name>
+      <name>dialog-action_area1</name>
+      <layout_style>GTK_BUTTONBOX_END</layout_style>
+      <spacing>8</spacing>
+      <child_min_width>85</child_min_width>
+      <child_min_height>27</child_min_height>
+      <child_ipad_x>7</child_ipad_x>
+      <child_ipad_y>0</child_ipad_y>
+      <child>
+	<padding>0</padding>
+	<expand>False</expand>
+	<fill>True</fill>
+	<pack>GTK_PACK_END</pack>
+      </child>
+
+      <widget>
+	<class>GtkButton</class>
+	<name>button3</name>
+	<can_default>True</can_default>
+	<can_focus>True</can_focus>
+	<stock_button>GNOME_STOCK_BUTTON_CLOSE</stock_button>
+      </widget>
+    </widget>
+
+    <widget>
+      <class>GnomeLess</class>
+      <name>text</name>
+      <width>450</width>
+      <height>350</height>
+      <child>
+	<padding>0</padding>
+	<expand>True</expand>
+	<fill>True</fill>
+      </child>
+    </widget>
+  </widget>
+</widget>
+
+</GTK-Interface>