diff --git a/inc/inc.ClassEmailNotify.php b/inc/inc.ClassEmailNotify.php
index 9c06c047f..833db086b 100644
--- a/inc/inc.ClassEmailNotify.php
+++ b/inc/inc.ClassEmailNotify.php
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ class SeedDMS_EmailNotify extends SeedDMS_Notify {
 
 	protected $debug;
 
+	public $errmsg;
+
 	function __construct($dms, $translator, $from_address='', $smtp_server='', $smtp_port='', $smtp_username='', $smtp_password='', $lazy_ssl=true, $force_from=false) { /* {{{ */
 		$this->_dms = $dms;
 		$this->_translator = $translator;
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ class SeedDMS_EmailNotify extends SeedDMS_Notify {
 		$this->lazy_ssl = $lazy_ssl;
 		$this->force_from = $force_from;
 		$this->debug = false;
+		$this->errmsg = '';
 	} /* }}} */
 
 	public function setDebug($debug=true) { /* {{{ */
@@ -251,6 +254,7 @@ class SeedDMS_EmailNotify extends SeedDMS_Notify {
 		}
 		$result = $mail->send($to, $hdrs, $message);
 		if (PEAR::isError($result)) {
+			$this->errmsg = $result->getMessage();
 			if($this->debug)
 				echo "\n".$result->getMessage();
 			return false;