diff --git a/source/blender/editors/render/render_internal.c b/source/blender/editors/render/render_internal.c
index 7f90e298504..bde1591b359 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/render/render_internal.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/render/render_internal.c
@@ -446,11 +446,15 @@ static int screen_render_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 	   since sequence rendering can call that recursively... (peter) */
 	seq_stripelem_cache_cleanup();
 
+	RE_SetReports(re, op->reports);
+
 	if(is_animation)
-		RE_BlenderAnim(re, mainp, scene, camera_override, lay, scene->r.sfra, scene->r.efra, scene->r.frame_step, op->reports);
+		RE_BlenderAnim(re, mainp, scene, camera_override, lay, scene->r.sfra, scene->r.efra, scene->r.frame_step);
 	else
 		RE_BlenderFrame(re, mainp, scene, NULL, camera_override, lay, scene->r.cfra, is_write_still);
 
+	RE_SetReports(re, NULL);
+
 	// no redraw needed, we leave state as we entered it
 	ED_update_for_newframe(mainp, scene, CTX_wm_screen(C), 1);
 
@@ -591,10 +595,14 @@ static void render_startjob(void *rjv, short *stop, short *do_update, float *pro
 	rj->do_update= do_update;
 	rj->progress= progress;
 
+	RE_SetReports(rj->re, rj->reports);
+
 	if(rj->anim)
-		RE_BlenderAnim(rj->re, rj->main, rj->scene, rj->camera_override, rj->lay, rj->scene->r.sfra, rj->scene->r.efra, rj->scene->r.frame_step, rj->reports);
+		RE_BlenderAnim(rj->re, rj->main, rj->scene, rj->camera_override, rj->lay, rj->scene->r.sfra, rj->scene->r.efra, rj->scene->r.frame_step);
 	else
 		RE_BlenderFrame(rj->re, rj->main, rj->scene, rj->srl, rj->camera_override, rj->lay, rj->scene->r.cfra, rj->write_still);
+
+	RE_SetReports(rj->re, NULL);
 }
 
 static void render_endjob(void *rjv)
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/render/render_update.c b/source/blender/editors/render/render_update.c
index c795c35e9d4..6548bdb37a9 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/render/render_update.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/render/render_update.c
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 #include "DNA_view3d_types.h"
 #include "DNA_world_types.h"
 
+#include "BLI_utildefines.h"
+
 #include "BKE_context.h"
 #include "BKE_depsgraph.h"
 #include "BKE_icons.h"
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_render.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_render.c
index ed7e99b9cb5..9c7076012ce 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_render.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_render.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "DNA_scene_types.h"
 
 #include "RNA_define.h"
+#include "RNA_enum_types.h"
 
 #include "rna_internal.h"
 
@@ -373,6 +374,12 @@ static void rna_def_render_engine(BlenderRNA *brna)
 	prop= RNA_def_string(func, "info", "", 0, "Info", "");
 	RNA_def_property_flag(prop, PROP_REQUIRED);
 
+	func= RNA_def_function(srna, "report", "RE_engine_report");
+	prop= RNA_def_enum_flag(func, "type", wm_report_items, 0, "Type", "");
+	RNA_def_property_flag(prop, PROP_REQUIRED);
+	prop= RNA_def_string(func, "message", "", 0, "Report Message", "");
+	RNA_def_property_flag(prop, PROP_REQUIRED);
+
 	/* registration */
 	RNA_define_verify_sdna(0);
 
diff --git a/source/blender/render/extern/include/RE_engine.h b/source/blender/render/extern/include/RE_engine.h
index e6680386064..82a421e8549 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/extern/include/RE_engine.h
+++ b/source/blender/render/extern/include/RE_engine.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ LIBEXPORT void RE_engine_end_result(RenderEngine *engine, struct RenderResult *r
 
 LIBEXPORT int RE_engine_test_break(RenderEngine *engine);
 LIBEXPORT void RE_engine_update_stats(RenderEngine *engine, const char *stats, const char *info);
+LIBEXPORT void RE_engine_report(RenderEngine *engine, int type, const char *msg);
 
 int RE_engine_render(struct Render *re, int do_all);
 
diff --git a/source/blender/render/extern/include/RE_pipeline.h b/source/blender/render/extern/include/RE_pipeline.h
index 08b083111d5..2e70d8110e2 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/extern/include/RE_pipeline.h
+++ b/source/blender/render/extern/include/RE_pipeline.h
@@ -214,7 +214,10 @@ void RE_TileProcessor(struct Render *re);
 
 /* only RE_NewRender() needed, main Blender render calls */
 void RE_BlenderFrame(struct Render *re, struct Main *bmain, struct Scene *scene, struct SceneRenderLayer *srl, struct Object *camera_override, unsigned int lay, int frame, const short write_still);
-void RE_BlenderAnim(struct Render *re, struct Main *bmain, struct Scene *scene, struct Object *camera_override, unsigned int lay, int sfra, int efra, int tfra, struct ReportList *reports);
+void RE_BlenderAnim(struct Render *re, struct Main *bmain, struct Scene *scene, struct Object *camera_override, unsigned int lay, int sfra, int efra, int tfra);
+
+/* error reporting */
+void RE_SetReports(struct Render *re, struct ReportList *reports);
 
 /* main preview render call */
 void RE_PreviewRender(struct Render *re, struct Main *bmain, struct Scene *scene);
diff --git a/source/blender/render/intern/include/render_types.h b/source/blender/render/intern/include/render_types.h
index cf16211b6d1..30b8930eb52 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/intern/include/render_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/render/intern/include/render_types.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ struct RenderBuckets;
 struct ObjectInstanceRen;
 struct RayObject;
 struct RayFace;
+struct ReportList;
 struct Main;
 
 #define TABLEINITSIZE 1024
@@ -256,6 +257,8 @@ struct Render
 	void *erh;
 	
 	RenderStats i;
+
+	struct ReportList *reports;
 };
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/source/blender/render/intern/pipeline/engine.c b/source/blender/render/intern/pipeline/engine.c
index f6c9c326240..91463ffb428 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/intern/pipeline/engine.c
+++ b/source/blender/render/intern/pipeline/engine.c
@@ -209,6 +209,11 @@ void RE_engine_update_stats(RenderEngine *engine, const char *stats, const char
 	re->i.statstr= NULL;
 }
 
+void RE_engine_report(RenderEngine *engine, int type, const char *msg)
+{
+	BKE_report(engine->re->reports, type, msg);
+}
+
 /* Render */
 
 int RE_engine_render(Render *re, int do_all)
diff --git a/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c b/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c
index f73065f649b..ebc5794881f 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c
+++ b/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Render R;
 
 /* ********* alloc and free ******** */
 
-static int do_write_image_or_movie(Render *re, Scene *scene, bMovieHandle *mh, ReportList *reports, const char *name_override);
+static int do_write_image_or_movie(Render *re, Scene *scene, bMovieHandle *mh, const char *name_override);
 
 static volatile int g_break= 0;
 static int thread_break(void *UNUSED(arg))
@@ -2911,6 +2911,11 @@ static int render_initialize_from_main(Render *re, Main *bmain, Scene *scene, Sc
 	return 1;
 }
 
+void RE_SetReports(Render *re, ReportList *reports)
+{
+	re->reports= reports;
+}
+
 /* general Blender frame render call */
 void RE_BlenderFrame(Render *re, Main *bmain, Scene *scene, SceneRenderLayer *srl, Object *camera_override, unsigned int lay, int frame, const short write_still)
 {
@@ -2933,7 +2938,7 @@ void RE_BlenderFrame(Render *re, Main *bmain, Scene *scene, SceneRenderLayer *sr
 				BKE_makepicstring(name, scene->r.pic, scene->r.cfra, scene->r.imtype, scene->r.scemode & R_EXTENSION, FALSE);
 	
 				/* reports only used for Movie */
-				do_write_image_or_movie(re, scene, NULL, NULL, name);
+				do_write_image_or_movie(re, scene, NULL, name);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -2942,7 +2947,7 @@ void RE_BlenderFrame(Render *re, Main *bmain, Scene *scene, SceneRenderLayer *sr
 	G.rendering= 0;
 }
 
-static int do_write_image_or_movie(Render *re, Scene *scene, bMovieHandle *mh, ReportList *reports, const char *name_override)
+static int do_write_image_or_movie(Render *re, Scene *scene, bMovieHandle *mh, const char *name_override)
 {
 	char name[FILE_MAX];
 	RenderResult rres;
@@ -2960,7 +2965,7 @@ static int do_write_image_or_movie(Render *re, Scene *scene, bMovieHandle *mh, R
 			dofree = 1;
 		}
 		RE_ResultGet32(re, (unsigned int *)rres.rect32);
-		ok= mh->append_movie(&re->r, scene->r.cfra, rres.rect32, rres.rectx, rres.recty, reports);
+		ok= mh->append_movie(&re->r, scene->r.cfra, rres.rect32, rres.rectx, rres.recty, re->reports);
 		if(dofree) {
 			MEM_freeN(rres.rect32);
 		}
@@ -3033,7 +3038,7 @@ static int do_write_image_or_movie(Render *re, Scene *scene, bMovieHandle *mh, R
 }
 
 /* saves images to disk */
-void RE_BlenderAnim(Render *re, Main *bmain, Scene *scene, Object *camera_override, unsigned int lay, int sfra, int efra, int tfra, ReportList *reports)
+void RE_BlenderAnim(Render *re, Main *bmain, Scene *scene, Object *camera_override, unsigned int lay, int sfra, int efra, int tfra)
 {
 	bMovieHandle *mh= BKE_get_movie_handle(scene->r.imtype);
 	int cfrao= scene->r.cfra;
@@ -3046,21 +3051,21 @@ void RE_BlenderAnim(Render *re, Main *bmain, Scene *scene, Object *camera_overri
 	/* ugly global still... is to prevent renderwin events and signal subsurfs etc to make full resol */
 	/* is also set by caller renderwin.c */
 	G.rendering= 1;
-	
+
 	if(BKE_imtype_is_movie(scene->r.imtype))
-		if(!mh->start_movie(scene, &re->r, re->rectx, re->recty, reports))
+		if(!mh->start_movie(scene, &re->r, re->rectx, re->recty, re->reports))
 			G.afbreek= 1;
 
 	if (mh->get_next_frame) {
 		while (!(G.afbreek == 1)) {
-			int nf = mh->get_next_frame(&re->r, reports);
+			int nf = mh->get_next_frame(&re->r, re->reports);
 			if (nf >= 0 && nf >= scene->r.sfra && nf <= scene->r.efra) {
 				scene->r.cfra = re->r.cfra = nf;
 				
 				do_render_all_options(re);
 
 				if(re->test_break(re->tbh) == 0) {
-					if(!do_write_image_or_movie(re, scene, mh, reports, NULL))
+					if(!do_write_image_or_movie(re, scene, mh, NULL))
 						G.afbreek= 1;
 				}
 			} else {
@@ -3115,7 +3120,7 @@ void RE_BlenderAnim(Render *re, Main *bmain, Scene *scene, Object *camera_overri
 			
 			if(re->test_break(re->tbh) == 0) {
 				if(!G.afbreek)
-					if(!do_write_image_or_movie(re, scene, mh, reports, NULL))
+					if(!do_write_image_or_movie(re, scene, mh, NULL))
 						G.afbreek= 1;
 			}
 			else
diff --git a/source/creator/creator.c b/source/creator/creator.c
index 18097f35257..1a486313c92 100644
--- a/source/creator/creator.c
+++ b/source/creator/creator.c
@@ -782,7 +782,9 @@ static int render_frame(int argc, const char **argv, void *data)
 
 			frame = MIN2(MAXFRAME, MAX2(MINAFRAME, frame));
 
-			RE_BlenderAnim(re, bmain, scene, NULL, scene->lay, frame, frame, scene->r.frame_step, &reports);
+			RE_SetReports(re, &reports);
+			RE_BlenderAnim(re, bmain, scene, NULL, scene->lay, frame, frame, scene->r.frame_step);
+			RE_SetReports(re, NULL);
 			return 1;
 		} else {
 			printf("\nError: frame number must follow '-f / --render-frame'.\n");
@@ -803,7 +805,9 @@ static int render_animation(int UNUSED(argc), const char **UNUSED(argv), void *d
 		Render *re= RE_NewRender(scene->id.name);
 		ReportList reports;
 		BKE_reports_init(&reports, RPT_PRINT);
-		RE_BlenderAnim(re, bmain, scene, NULL, scene->lay, scene->r.sfra, scene->r.efra, scene->r.frame_step, &reports);
+		RE_SetReports(re, &reports);
+		RE_BlenderAnim(re, bmain, scene, NULL, scene->lay, scene->r.sfra, scene->r.efra, scene->r.frame_step);
+		RE_SetReports(re, NULL);
 	} else {
 		printf("\nError: no blend loaded. cannot use '-a'.\n");
 	}