diff --git a/indra/llcommon/aialert.cpp b/indra/llcommon/aialert.cpp
index f3d4f5af3..587a206bc 100644
--- a/indra/llcommon/aialert.cpp
+++ b/indra/llcommon/aialert.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@
 namespace AIAlert
 {
 
+Error::Error(Prefix const& prefix, modal_nt type,
+             Error const& alert) : mLines(alert.mLines), mModal(type)
+{
+  if (alert.mModal == modal) mModal = modal;
+  if (prefix) mLines.push_front(Line(prefix));
+}
+
 Error::Error(Prefix const& prefix, modal_nt type,
              std::string const& xml_desc, AIArgs const& args) : mModal(type)
 {
diff --git a/indra/llcommon/aialert.h b/indra/llcommon/aialert.h
index 574426a9f..4d3704cfb 100644
--- a/indra/llcommon/aialert.h
+++ b/indra/llcommon/aialert.h
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ class LL_COMMON_API Error : public std::exception
 	lines_type const& lines(void) const { return mLines; }
 	bool is_modal(void) const { return mModal == modal; }
 
+	// Existing alert, just add a prefix and turn alert into modal if appropriate.
+	Error(Prefix const& prefix, modal_nt type, Error const& alert);
+
 	// A string with zero or more replacements.
 	Error(Prefix const& prefix, modal_nt type,
 		  std::string const& xml_desc, AIArgs const& args = AIArgs());
@@ -269,28 +272,33 @@ class LL_COMMON_API ErrorCode : public Error
 	// Accessor.
 	int getCode(void) const { return mCode; }
 
+	// Just an Error with a code.
+	ErrorCode(Prefix const& prefix, modal_nt type, int code,
+	          Error const& alert) :
+	  Error(prefix, type, alert), mCode(code) { }
+
 	// A string with zero or more replacements.
 	ErrorCode(Prefix const& prefix, modal_nt type, int code,
 		      std::string const& xml_desc, AIArgs const& args = AIArgs()) :
-	  Error(prefix, modal, xml_desc, args) { }
+	  Error(prefix, type, xml_desc, args), mCode(code) { }
 
 	// Same as above bit prepending the message with the text of another alert.
 	ErrorCode(Prefix const& prefix, modal_nt type, int code,
 		      Error const& alert,
 		      std::string const& xml_desc, AIArgs const& args = AIArgs()) :
-	  Error(prefix, modal, alert, xml_desc, args) { }
+	  Error(prefix, type, alert, xml_desc, args), mCode(code) { }
 
 	// Same as above but appending the message with the text of another alert.
 	// (no args)
 	ErrorCode(Prefix const& prefix, modal_nt type, int code,
 		      std::string const& xml_desc,
 		      Error const& alert) :
-	  Error(prefix, modal, xml_desc, alert) { }
+	  Error(prefix, type, xml_desc, alert), mCode(code) { }
 	// (with args)
 	ErrorCode(Prefix const& prefix, modal_nt type, int code,
 		      std::string const& xml_desc, AIArgs const& args,
 		      Error const& alert) :
-	  Error(prefix, modal, xml_desc, args, alert) { }
+	  Error(prefix, type, xml_desc, args, alert), mCode(code) { }
 };
 
 } // namespace AIAlert
diff --git a/indra/llui/llnotifications.cpp b/indra/llui/llnotifications.cpp
index 73dd99109..b8fab0994 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llnotifications.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/llnotifications.cpp
@@ -1480,29 +1480,11 @@ LLNotificationPtr LLNotifications::add(const LLNotification::Params& p)
 	return pNotif;
 }
 
+namespace AIAlert { std::string text(Error const& error, int suppress_mask = 0); }
 LLNotificationPtr LLNotifications::add(AIAlert::Error const& error, int type, unsigned int suppress_mask)
 {
-	std::string alert_text;
-	bool suppress_newlines = false;
-	bool last_was_prefix = false;
-	for (AIAlert::Error::lines_type::const_iterator line = error.lines().begin(); line != error.lines().end(); ++line)
-	{
-	  // Even if a line is suppressed, we print its leading newline if requested, but never more than one.
-	  if (!suppress_newlines && line->prepend_newline())
-	  {
-		alert_text += '\n';
-		suppress_newlines = true;
-	  }
-	  if (!line->suppressed(suppress_mask))
-	  {
-		if (last_was_prefix) alert_text += ' ';		// The translation system strips off spaces... add them back.
-	    alert_text += LLTrans::getString(line->getXmlDesc(), line->args());
-		suppress_newlines = false;
-		last_was_prefix = line->is_prefix();
-	  }
-	}
 	LLSD substitutions = LLSD::emptyMap();
-	substitutions["[PAYLOAD]"] = alert_text;
+	substitutions["[PAYLOAD]"] = AIAlert::text(error, suppress_mask);
 	return add(LLNotification::Params((type == AIAlert::modal || error.is_modal()) ? "AIAlertModal" : "AIAlert").substitutions(substitutions));
 }
 
diff --git a/indra/llui/llnotificationsutil.cpp b/indra/llui/llnotificationsutil.cpp
index 134a5c267..4c24b511e 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llnotificationsutil.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/llnotificationsutil.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "linden_common.h"
 
 #include "llnotificationsutil.h"
+#include "lltrans.h"
 
 #include "llnotifications.h"
 #include "llsd.h"
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
 namespace AIAlert
 {
 
-LLNotificationPtr add(Error const& error, modal_nt type, unsigned int suppress_mask)
+LLNotificationPtr add(Error const& error, unsigned int suppress_mask, modal_nt type)
 {
 	return LLNotifications::instance().add(error, type, suppress_mask);
 }
@@ -68,6 +69,30 @@ LLNotificationPtr add(std::string const& xml_desc, AIArgs const& args, Error con
 	return LLNotifications::instance().add(Error(Prefix(), type, xml_desc, args, error), type, suppress_mask);
 }
 
+std::string text(Error const& error, int suppress_mask)
+{
+	std::string alert_text;
+	bool suppress_newlines = false;
+	bool last_was_prefix = false;
+	for (Error::lines_type::const_iterator line = error.lines().begin(); line != error.lines().end(); ++line)
+	{
+		// Even if a line is suppressed, we print its leading newline if requested, but never more than one.
+		if (!suppress_newlines && line->prepend_newline())
+		{
+			alert_text += '\n';
+			suppress_newlines = true;
+		}
+		if (!line->suppressed(suppress_mask))
+		{
+			if (last_was_prefix) alert_text += ' ';		// The translation system strips off spaces... add them back.
+			alert_text += LLTrans::getString(line->getXmlDesc(), line->args());
+			suppress_newlines = false;
+			last_was_prefix = line->is_prefix();
+		}
+	}
+	return alert_text;
+}
+
 } // namespace AIAlert
 
 LLNotificationPtr LLNotificationsUtil::add(const std::string& name)
diff --git a/indra/llui/llnotificationsutil.h b/indra/llui/llnotificationsutil.h
index fb0fb1ba4..893d2269c 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llnotificationsutil.h
+++ b/indra/llui/llnotificationsutil.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace AIAlert
 
 	// Just show the caught alert error.
 	LLNotificationPtr add(Error const& error,
-	                      modal_nt type = not_modal, unsigned int suppress_mask = 0);
+	                      unsigned int suppress_mask = 0, modal_nt type = not_modal);
 
 	// Short cuts for enforcing modal alerts.
 	inline LLNotificationPtr add_modal(std::string const& xml_desc) { return add(xml_desc, modal); }
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ namespace AIAlert
 	inline LLNotificationPtr add_modal(Error const& error, std::string const& xml_desc, AIArgs const& args, unsigned int suppress_mask = 0) { return add(error, xml_desc, args, suppress_mask, modal); }
 	inline LLNotificationPtr add_modal(std::string const& xml_desc, Error const& error, unsigned int suppress_mask = 0) { return add(xml_desc, error, suppress_mask, modal); }
 	inline LLNotificationPtr add_modal(std::string const& xml_desc, AIArgs const& args, Error const& error, unsigned int suppress_mask = 0) { return add(xml_desc, args, error, suppress_mask, modal); }
+	inline LLNotificationPtr add_modal(Error const& error, unsigned int suppress_mask = 0) { return add(error, suppress_mask, modal); }
+
+	// Return the full, translated, texted of the alert (possibly suppressing certain output).
+	std::string text(Error const& error, int suppress_mask = 0);
 }
 
 namespace LLNotificationsUtil