diff --git a/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/beast_FatalError.h b/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/beast_FatalError.h
index 4792d63a..6086757b 100644
--- a/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/beast_FatalError.h
+++ b/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/beast_FatalError.h
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ private:
     { if (beast::beast_isRunningUnderDebugger()) beast_breakDebugger; \
       FatalError ("Assertion '" BEAST_STRINGIFY(expression) "' failed", __FILE__, __LINE__); \
       BEAST_ANALYZER_NORETURN }
+
 #define fatal_assert(condition) { if (! (condition)) { fatal_require_report(condition); } }
 
+#define fatal_error(message) do { FatalError (message, __FILE__, __LINE__); BEAST_ANALYZER_NORETURN } while (0);
+
 #endif