diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/CallbackProxy.java b/core/java/android/webkit/CallbackProxy.java
index 2fb6964..c407044 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/CallbackProxy.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/CallbackProxy.java
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
     private static final int SWITCH_OUT_HISTORY        = 125;
     private static final int EXCEEDED_DATABASE_QUOTA   = 126;
     private static final int JS_TIMEOUT                = 127;
+    private static final int ADD_MESSAGE_TO_CONSOLE    = 128;
 
     // Message triggered by the client to resume execution
     private static final int NOTIFY                    = 200;
@@ -581,6 +582,13 @@
             case SWITCH_OUT_HISTORY:
                 mWebView.switchOutDrawHistory();
                 break;
+
+            case ADD_MESSAGE_TO_CONSOLE:
+                String message = msg.getData().getString("message");
+                String sourceID = msg.getData().getString("sourceID");
+                int lineNumber = msg.getData().getInt("lineNumber");
+                mWebChromeClient.addMessageToConsole(message, lineNumber, sourceID);
+                break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1087,6 +1095,28 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Called by WebViewCore when we have a message to be added to the JavaScript
+     * error console. Sends a message to the Java side with the details.
+     * @param message The message to add to the console.
+     * @param lineNumber The lineNumber of the source file on which the error
+     *     occurred.
+     * @param sourceID The filename of the source file in which the error
+     *     occurred.
+     * @hide pending API counsel.
+     */
+    public void addMessageToConsole(String message, int lineNumber, String sourceID) {
+        if (mWebChromeClient == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Message msg = obtainMessage(ADD_MESSAGE_TO_CONSOLE);
+        msg.getData().putString("message", message);
+        msg.getData().putString("sourceID", sourceID);
+        msg.getData().putInt("lineNumber", lineNumber);
+        sendMessage(msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * @hide pending API council approval
      */
     public boolean onJsTimeout() {
diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/WebChromeClient.java b/core/java/android/webkit/WebChromeClient.java
index bd64f89..754b1d9 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/WebChromeClient.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/WebChromeClient.java
@@ -189,4 +189,15 @@
     public boolean onJsTimeout() {
         return true;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a JavaScript error message to the console. Clients should override
+     * this to process the log message as they see fit.
+     * @param message The error message to report.
+     * @param lineNumber The line number of the error.
+     * @param sourceID The name of the source file that caused the error.
+     * @hide pending API council.
+     */
+    public void addMessageToConsole(String message, int lineNumber, String sourceID) {
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewCore.java b/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewCore.java
index de142ae..f4b99b9 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewCore.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewCore.java
@@ -227,6 +227,16 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Add an error message to the client's console.
+     * @param message The message to add
+     * @param lineNumber the line on which the error occurred
+     * @param sourceID the filename of the source that caused the error.
+     */
+    protected void addMessageToConsole(String message, int lineNumber, String sourceID) {
+        mCallbackProxy.addMessageToConsole(message, lineNumber, sourceID);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Invoke a javascript alert.
      * @param message The message displayed in the alert.
      */