diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgReportView.ui b/src/Gui/DlgReportView.ui
index 58e835cb04..4223a44f39 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgReportView.ui
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgReportView.ui
@@ -33,6 +33,25 @@
        <number>11</number>
       </property>
       <item row="0" column="0">
+       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="checkMessage">
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>Normal messages will be recorded</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Record normal messages</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="checked">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
+        <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
+         <cstring>checkMessage</cstring>
+        </property>
+        <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
+         <cstring>OutputWindow</cstring>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="1" column="0">
        <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="checkLogging">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>Log messages will be recorded</string>
@@ -48,7 +67,7 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="1" column="0">
+      <item row="2" column="0">
        <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="checkWarning">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>Warnings will be recorded</string>
@@ -67,7 +86,7 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="2" column="0">
+      <item row="3" column="0">
        <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="checkError">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>Error messages will be recorded</string>
@@ -86,7 +105,7 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="3" column="0">
+      <item row="4" column="0">
        <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="checkShowReportViewOnError">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>When an error has occurred, the Report View dialog becomes visible
@@ -106,7 +125,7 @@ on-screen while displaying the error</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="4" column="0">
+      <item row="5" column="0">
        <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="checkShowReportViewOnWarning">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>When a warning has occurred, the Report View dialog becomes visible
@@ -126,7 +145,7 @@ on-screen while displaying the warning</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="5" column="0">
+      <item row="6" column="0">
        <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="checkShowReportViewOnNormalMessage">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>When a normal message has occurred, the Report View dialog becomes visible
@@ -146,7 +165,7 @@ on-screen while displaying the message</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="6" column="0">
+      <item row="7" column="0">
        <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="checkShowReportViewOnLogMessage">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>When a log message has occurred, the Report View dialog becomes visible
@@ -166,7 +185,7 @@ on-screen while displaying the log message</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="7" column="0">
+      <item row="8" column="0">
        <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="checkShowReportTimecode">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>Include a timecode for each report</string>
diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgReportViewImp.cpp b/src/Gui/DlgReportViewImp.cpp
index 9da5eb8dbe..8d15bdd7ce 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgReportViewImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgReportViewImp.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ DlgReportViewImp::~DlgReportViewImp()
 
 void DlgReportViewImp::saveSettings()
 {
+    ui->checkMessage->onSave();
     ui->checkLogging->onSave();
     ui->checkWarning->onSave();
     ui->checkError->onSave();
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ void DlgReportViewImp::saveSettings()
 
 void DlgReportViewImp::loadSettings()
 {
+    ui->checkMessage->onRestore();
     ui->checkLogging->onRestore();
     ui->checkWarning->onRestore();
     ui->checkError->onRestore();
diff --git a/src/Gui/ReportView.cpp b/src/Gui/ReportView.cpp
index 74524e0c32..e86a5de88c 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ReportView.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/ReportView.cpp
@@ -498,7 +498,11 @@ void ReportOutput::contextMenuEvent ( QContextMenuEvent * e )
     displayMenu->setTitle(tr("Display message types"));
     optionMenu->addMenu(displayMenu);
 
-    QAction* logAct = displayMenu->addAction(tr("Log messages"), this, SLOT(onToggleLogging()));
+    QAction* logMsg = displayMenu->addAction(tr("Normal messages"), this, SLOT(onToggleNormalMessage()));
+    logMsg->setCheckable(true);
+    logMsg->setChecked(bMsg);
+
+    QAction* logAct = displayMenu->addAction(tr("Log messages"), this, SLOT(onToggleLogMessage()));
     logAct->setCheckable(true);
     logAct->setChecked(bLog);
 
@@ -512,7 +516,7 @@ void ReportOutput::contextMenuEvent ( QContextMenuEvent * e )
 
     QMenu* showOnMenu = new QMenu (optionMenu);
     showOnMenu->setTitle(tr("Show report view on"));
-    optionMenu->insertMenu(optionMenu->actions().front(), showOnMenu);
+    optionMenu->addMenu(showOnMenu);
 
     QAction* showNormAct = showOnMenu->addAction(tr("Normal messages"), this, SLOT(onToggleShowReportViewOnNormalMessage()));
     showNormAct->setCheckable(true);
@@ -580,49 +584,64 @@ bool ReportOutput::isWarning() const
     return bWrn;
 }
 
-bool ReportOutput::isLogging() const
+bool ReportOutput::isLogMessage() const
 {
     return bLog;
 }
 
+bool ReportOutput::isNormalMessage() const
+{
+    return bMsg;
+}
+
 void ReportOutput::onToggleError()
 {
     bErr = bErr ? false : true;
     getWindowParameter()->SetBool( "checkError", bErr );
 }
 
-void ReportOutput::onToggleShowReportViewOnWarning(){
-    bool show = getWindowParameter()->GetBool("checkShowReportViewOnWarning", true);
-    getWindowParameter()->SetBool("checkShowReportViewOnWarning", !show);
-}
-
-void ReportOutput::onToggleShowReportViewOnError(){
-    bool show = getWindowParameter()->GetBool("checkShowReportViewOnError", true);
-    getWindowParameter()->SetBool("checkShowReportViewOnError", !show);
-}
-
-void ReportOutput::onToggleShowReportViewOnNormalMessage(){
-    bool show = getWindowParameter()->GetBool("checkShowReportViewOnNormalMessage", true);
-    getWindowParameter()->SetBool("checkShowReportViewOnNormalMessage", !show);
-}
-
-void ReportOutput::onToggleShowReportViewOnLogMessage(){
-    bool show = getWindowParameter()->GetBool("checkShowReportViewOnLogMessage", true);
-    getWindowParameter()->SetBool("checkShowReportViewOnLogMessage", !show);
-}
-
 void ReportOutput::onToggleWarning()
 {
     bWrn = bWrn ? false : true;
     getWindowParameter()->SetBool( "checkWarning", bWrn );
 }
 
-void ReportOutput::onToggleLogging()
+void ReportOutput::onToggleLogMessage()
 {
     bLog = bLog ? false : true;
     getWindowParameter()->SetBool( "checkLogging", bLog );
 }
 
+void ReportOutput::onToggleNormalMessage()
+{
+    bMsg = bMsg ? false : true;
+    getWindowParameter()->SetBool( "checkMessage", bMsg );
+}
+
+void ReportOutput::onToggleShowReportViewOnWarning()
+{
+    bool show = getWindowParameter()->GetBool("checkShowReportViewOnWarning", true);
+    getWindowParameter()->SetBool("checkShowReportViewOnWarning", !show);
+}
+
+void ReportOutput::onToggleShowReportViewOnError()
+{
+    bool show = getWindowParameter()->GetBool("checkShowReportViewOnError", true);
+    getWindowParameter()->SetBool("checkShowReportViewOnError", !show);
+}
+
+void ReportOutput::onToggleShowReportViewOnNormalMessage()
+{
+    bool show = getWindowParameter()->GetBool("checkShowReportViewOnNormalMessage", true);
+    getWindowParameter()->SetBool("checkShowReportViewOnNormalMessage", !show);
+}
+
+void ReportOutput::onToggleShowReportViewOnLogMessage()
+{
+    bool show = getWindowParameter()->GetBool("checkShowReportViewOnLogMessage", true);
+    getWindowParameter()->SetBool("checkShowReportViewOnLogMessage", !show);
+}
+
 void ReportOutput::onToggleRedirectPythonStdout()
 {
     if (d->redirected_stdout) {
diff --git a/src/Gui/ReportView.h b/src/Gui/ReportView.h
index ee64ccd971..534561fb0d 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ReportView.h
+++ b/src/Gui/ReportView.h
@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ public:
     /** Returns true whether warnings are reported. */ 
     bool isWarning() const;
     /** Returns true whether log messages are reported. */ 
-    bool isLogging() const;
+    bool isLogMessage() const;
+    /** Returns true whether normal messages are reported. */
+    bool isNormalMessage() const;
 
 protected:
     /** For internal use only */
@@ -166,7 +168,9 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     /** Toggles the report of warnings. */
     void onToggleWarning();
     /** Toggles the report of log messages. */
-    void onToggleLogging();
+    void onToggleLogMessage();
+    /** Toggles the report of normal messages. */
+    void onToggleNormalMessage();
     /** Toggles whether to show report view on warnings*/
     void onToggleShowReportViewOnWarning();
     /** Toggles whether to show report view on errors*/