diff --git a/nodes/core/core/25-catch.html b/nodes/core/core/25-catch.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4610d2e40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/core/core/25-catch.html
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<!--
+  Copyright 2015 IBM Corp.
+
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="catch">
+    <div class="form-row">
+        <label for="node-input-name"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i> Name</label>
+        <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="name">
+    </div>
+</script>
+<script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="catch">
+    <p>Catch errors that occur within flows on the same tab</p>
+</script>
+
+<script type="text/javascript">
+    RED.nodes.registerType('catch',{
+        category: 'input',
+        color:"#e49191",
+        defaults: {
+            name: {value:""}
+        },
+        inputs:0,
+        outputs:1,
+        icon: "arrow-in.png",
+        label: function() {
+            return this.name||"catch";
+        },
+        labelStyle: function() {
+            return this.name?"node_label_italic":"";
+        }
+    });
+</script>
diff --git a/nodes/core/core/25-catch.js b/nodes/core/core/25-catch.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54f028a4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/core/core/25-catch.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2015 IBM Corp.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ **/
+
+module.exports = function(RED) {
+    "use strict";
+
+    function CatchNode(n) {
+        RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
+        var node = this;
+        this.on("input",function(msg) {
+            this.send(msg);
+        });
+    }
+
+    RED.nodes.registerType("catch",CatchNode);
+}
diff --git a/red/nodes/Flow.js b/red/nodes/Flow.js
index e56f34afb..5f0ad559c 100644
--- a/red/nodes/Flow.js
+++ b/red/nodes/Flow.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ function createSubflow(sf,sfn,subflows) {
         node_map[node.id] = node;
         node._alias = node.id;
         node.id = nid;
+        node.z = sfn.id;
         newNodes.push(node);
     }
     // Update all subflow interior wiring to reflect new node IDs
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ function createSubflow(sf,sfn,subflows) {
     var subflowInstance = {
         id: sfn.id,
         type: sfn.type,
+        z: sfn.z,
         name: sfn.name,
         wires: []
     }
@@ -203,6 +205,46 @@ function diffNodeConfigs(oldNode,newNode) {
     return false;
 }
 
+function createCatchNodeMap(nodes) {
+    var catchNodes = {};
+    var subflowInstances = {};
+    /*
+     - a catchNode with same z as error node
+     - if error occurs on a subflow without catchNode, look at z of subflow instance
+    */
+    for (var id in nodes) {
+        if (nodes.hasOwnProperty(id)) {
+            if (nodes[id].type === "catch") {
+                catchNodes[nodes[id].z] = nodes[id];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    for (var id in nodes) {
+        if (nodes.hasOwnProperty(id)) {
+            var m = /^subflow:(.+)$/.exec(nodes[id].type);
+            if (m) {
+                subflowInstances[id] = nodes[id];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    for (var id in subflowInstances) {
+        if (subflowInstances.hasOwnProperty(id)) {
+            var z = id;
+            while(subflowInstances[z]) {
+                var sfi = subflowInstances[z];
+                if (!catchNodes[z]) {
+                    z = sfi.z;
+                } else {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (catchNodes[z]) {
+                catchNodes[id] = catchNodes[z];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return catchNodes;
+}
 
 var subflowInstanceRE = /^subflow:(.+)$/;
 
@@ -230,6 +272,8 @@ Flow.prototype.parseConfig = function(config) {
     
     this.configNodes = {};
     
+    this.catchNodeMap = null;
+    
     var unknownTypes = {};
     
     for (i=0;i<this.config.length;i++) {
@@ -349,6 +393,9 @@ Flow.prototype.start = function() {
             }
         }
     }
+    
+    this.catchNodeMap = createCatchNodeMap(this.activeNodes);
+    
     credentials.clean(this.config);
     events.emit("nodes-started");
 }
@@ -681,7 +728,34 @@ Flow.prototype.diffFlow = function(config) {
     });
     
     return diff;
-    
 }
 
+
+Flow.prototype.handleError = function(node,logMessage,msg) {
+    var errorMessage;
+    if (typeof msg !== "undefined") {
+        errorMessage = redUtil.cloneMessage(msg);
+    } else {
+        errorMessage = {};
+    }
+    if (errorMessage.hasOwnProperty("error")) {
+        errorMessage._error = errorMessage.error;
+    }
+    errorMessage.error = {
+        message: logMessage.toString(),
+        source: {
+            id: this.id,
+            type: this.type
+        }
+    };
+    if (this.catchNodeMap[node.z]) {
+        this.catchNodeMap[node.z].receive(errorMessage);
+    } else {
+        if (this.activeNodes[node.z] && this.catchNodeMap[this.activeNodes[node.z].z]) {
+            this.catchNodeMap[this.activeNodes[node.z].z].receive(errorMessage);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
 module.exports = Flow;
diff --git a/red/nodes/Node.js b/red/nodes/Node.js
index 38489b204..16e8fbb3e 100644
--- a/red/nodes/Node.js
+++ b/red/nodes/Node.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ var comms = require("../comms");
 function Node(n) {
     this.id = n.id;
     this.type = n.type;
+    this.z = n.z;
     if (n.name) {
         this.name = n.name;
     }
@@ -197,8 +198,10 @@ Node.prototype.warn = function(msg) {
     log_helper(this, Log.WARN, msg);
 };
 
-Node.prototype.error = function(msg) {
-    log_helper(this, Log.ERROR, msg);
+Node.prototype.error = function(logMessage,msg) {
+    logMessage = logMessage || "";
+    log_helper(this, Log.ERROR, logMessage);
+    flows.handleError(this,logMessage,msg);
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/red/nodes/flows.js b/red/nodes/flows.js
index e34b1c8b3..d7ec8caf6 100644
--- a/red/nodes/flows.js
+++ b/red/nodes/flows.js
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ var flowNodes = module.exports = {
             log.info("Stopped flows");
             return;
         });
+    },
+    handleError: function(node,logMessage,msg) {
+        activeFlow.handleError(node,logMessage,msg);
     }
 };