diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/buildinfohelper.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/buildinfohelper.py
index a8c884de37..286fb6a74b 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/buildinfohelper.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/buildinfohelper.py
@@ -1394,7 +1394,9 @@ class BuildInfoHelper(object):
 
         log_information = {}
         log_information['build'] = self.internal_state['build']
-        if event.levelno == formatter.ERROR:
+        if event.levelno == formatter.CRITICAL:
+            log_information['level'] = LogMessage.CRITICAL
+        elif event.levelno == formatter.ERROR:
             log_information['level'] = LogMessage.ERROR
         elif event.levelno == formatter.WARNING:
             log_information['level'] = LogMessage.WARNING
@@ -1407,6 +1409,7 @@ class BuildInfoHelper(object):
         log_information['pathname'] = event.pathname
         log_information['lineno'] = event.lineno
         logger.info("Logging error 2: %s", log_information)
+
         self.orm_wrapper.create_logmessage(log_information)
 
     def close(self, errorcode):
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/toasterui.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/toasterui.py
index dbe0d0980a..0ed774ee7b 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/toasterui.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/toasterui.py
@@ -145,10 +145,12 @@ def main(server, eventHandler, params ):
                     event.levelno = formatter.ERROR
 
                 buildinfohelper.store_log_event(event)
+
                 if event.levelno >= formatter.ERROR:
                     errors = errors + 1
                 elif event.levelno == formatter.WARNING:
                     warnings = warnings + 1
+
                 # For "normal" logging conditions, don't show note logs from tasks
                 # but do show them if the user has changed the default log level to
                 # include verbose/debug messages
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/orm/models.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/orm/models.py
index 44a453a58c..6ca45e0997 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/orm/models.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/orm/models.py
@@ -353,7 +353,9 @@ class Build(models.Model):
 
     @property
     def errors(self):
-        return (self.logmessage_set.filter(level=LogMessage.ERROR)|self.logmessage_set.filter(level=LogMessage.EXCEPTION))
+        return (self.logmessage_set.filter(level=LogMessage.ERROR) |
+                self.logmessage_set.filter(level=LogMessage.EXCEPTION) |
+                self.logmessage_set.filter(level=LogMessage.CRITICAL))
 
     @property
     def warnings(self):
@@ -1285,16 +1287,20 @@ class LogMessage(models.Model):
     INFO = 0
     WARNING = 1
     ERROR = 2
+    CRITICAL = 3
 
-    LOG_LEVEL = ( (INFO, "info"),
-            (WARNING, "warn"),
-            (ERROR, "error"),
-            (EXCEPTION, "toaster exception"))
+    LOG_LEVEL = (
+        (INFO, "info"),
+        (WARNING, "warn"),
+        (ERROR, "error"),
+        (CRITICAL, "critical"),
+        (EXCEPTION, "toaster exception")
+    )
 
     build = models.ForeignKey(Build)
     task  = models.ForeignKey(Task, blank = True, null=True)
     level = models.IntegerField(choices=LOG_LEVEL, default=INFO)
-    message=models.CharField(max_length=240)
+    message = models.CharField(max_length=240)
     pathname = models.FilePathField(max_length=255, blank=True)
     lineno = models.IntegerField(null=True)
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/builddashboard.html b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/builddashboard.html
index aa991348b8..fc6cae6f29 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/builddashboard.html
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/builddashboard.html
@@ -69,11 +69,12 @@
     <div class="accordion-body collapse in" id="collapse-errors">
       <div class="accordion-inner">
         <div class="span10">
-          {% for error in logmessages %}{% if error.level == 2 %}
-            <div class="alert alert-error">
-              <pre>{{error.message}}</pre>
-            </div>
-          {% endif %}
+          {% for error in logmessages %}
+            {% if error.level == 2 or error.level == 3 %}
+              <div class="alert alert-error">
+                <pre>{{error.message}}</pre>
+              </div>
+            {% endif %}
           {% endfor %}
         </div>
       </div>