diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.cpp
index 13e120f3cc8..41bf70dfbeb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ QString TestResult::resultToString(const ResultType type)
         return QString("FATAL");
     case ResultType::MessageSystem:
         return QString("SYSTEM");
+    case ResultType::MessageError:
+        return QString("ERROR");
     case ResultType::BlacklistedPass:
         return QString("BPASS");
     case ResultType::BlacklistedFail:
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@ QColor TestResult::colorForType(const ResultType type)
         return creatorTheme->color(Utils::Theme::OutputPanes_TestWarnTextColor);
     case ResultType::MessageFatal:
     case ResultType::MessageSystem:
+    case ResultType::MessageError:
         return creatorTheme->color(Utils::Theme::OutputPanes_TestFatalTextColor);
     case ResultType::BlacklistedPass:
     case ResultType::BlacklistedFail:
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.h b/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.h
index 0c7be084c37..91ae196f8fd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ enum class ResultType {
     MessageWarn,
     MessageFatal,
     MessageSystem,
+    MessageError,
 
     // special message - get's icon (but no color/short text) from parent
     MessageLocation,
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp
index a3c6ec28a86..f6bf189d533 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp
@@ -63,13 +63,14 @@ static QIcon testResultIcon(ResultType result) {
         Icons::RESULT_MESSAGEWARN.icon(),
         Icons::RESULT_MESSAGEFATAL.icon(),
         Icons::RESULT_MESSAGEFATAL.icon(), // System gets same handling as Fatal for now
+        Icons::RESULT_MESSAGEFATAL.icon(), // Error gets same handling as Fatal for now
         ProjectExplorer::Icons::DESKTOP_DEVICE.icon(),  // for now
     }; // provide an icon for unknown??
 
     if (result < ResultType::FIRST_TYPE || result >= ResultType::MessageInternal) {
         switch (result) {
         case ResultType::Application:
-            return icons[15];
+            return icons[16];
         default:
             return QIcon();
         }
@@ -443,10 +444,12 @@ void TestResultFilterModel::enableAllResultTypes(bool enabled)
                   << ResultType::BlacklistedFail << ResultType::BlacklistedXFail << ResultType::BlacklistedXPass
                   << ResultType::Benchmark
                   << ResultType::MessageCurrentTest << ResultType::TestStart << ResultType::TestEnd
-                  << ResultType::MessageInfo << ResultType::MessageSystem << ResultType::Application;
+                  << ResultType::MessageInfo << ResultType::MessageSystem << ResultType::Application
+                  << ResultType::MessageError;
     } else {
         m_enabled.clear();
-        m_enabled << ResultType::MessageFatal << ResultType::MessageSystem;
+        m_enabled << ResultType::MessageFatal << ResultType::MessageSystem
+                  << ResultType::MessageError;
     }
     invalidateFilter();
 }