diff --git a/gui/erroritem.h b/gui/erroritem.h
index 447d89700..692e6d888 100644
--- a/gui/erroritem.h
+++ b/gui/erroritem.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <QString>
 #include <QStringList>
+#include <QMetaType>
 
 class ErrorLine;
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ public:
     ErrorItem() { }
     ErrorItem(const ErrorItem &item);
     ErrorItem(const ErrorLine &line);
+    ~ErrorItem() { }
 
     QString file;
     QStringList files;
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ public:
     QString msg;
 };
 
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(ErrorItem);
+
 /**
 * @brief A class containing error data for one shown error line.
 */
diff --git a/gui/main.cpp b/gui/main.cpp
index d0df43d25..93f60e006 100644
--- a/gui/main.cpp
+++ b/gui/main.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <QTranslator>
 #include <QMetaType>
 #include "mainwindow.h"
+#include "erroritem.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     app.setWindowIcon(QIcon(":icon.png"));
 
     // Register this metatype that is used to transfer error info
-    qRegisterMetaType< QList<unsigned int> >("QList<unsigned int>");
+    qRegisterMetaType<ErrorItem>("ErrorItem");
 
     // Set codecs so that UTF-8 strings in sources are handled correctly.
     QTextCodec::setCodecForTr(QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8"));
diff --git a/gui/resultsview.cpp b/gui/resultsview.cpp
index 2e941979a..bbea6d44f 100644
--- a/gui/resultsview.cpp
+++ b/gui/resultsview.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QMessageBox>
+#include "erroritem.h"
 #include "resultsview.h"
 #include "report.h"
 #include "txtreport.h"
@@ -66,22 +67,9 @@ void ResultsView::Progress(int value)
     mUI.mProgress->setValue(value);
 }
 
-void ResultsView::Error(const QString &file,
-                        const QString &severity,
-                        const QString &message,
-                        const QStringList &files,
-                        const QList<unsigned int> &lines,
-                        const QString &id)
+void ResultsView::Error(const ErrorItem &item)
 {
     mErrorsFound = true;
-    ErrorItem item;
-    item.file = file;
-    item.files = files;
-    item.id = id;
-    item.lines = lines;
-    item.msg = message;
-    item.severity = severity;
-
     mUI.mTree->AddErrorItem(item);
     emit GotResults();
 }
diff --git a/gui/resultsview.h b/gui/resultsview.h
index a940fdebb..bc81d28d1 100644
--- a/gui/resultsview.h
+++ b/gui/resultsview.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #include "report.h"
 #include "ui_resultsview.h"
 
+class ErrorItem;
+
 /// @addtogroup GUI
 /// @{
 
@@ -158,19 +160,9 @@ public slots:
     /**
     * @brief Slot for new error to be displayed
     *
-    * @param file filename
-    * @param severity error severity
-    * @param message error message
-    * @param files list of files affected by the error
-    * @param lines list of file line numers affected by the error
-    * @param id error id
+    * @param item Error data
     */
-    void Error(const QString &file,
-               const QString &severity,
-               const QString &message,
-               const QStringList &files,
-               const QList<unsigned int> &lines,
-               const QString &id);
+    void Error(const ErrorItem &item);
 
     /**
     * @brief Collapse all results in the result list.
diff --git a/gui/threadhandler.cpp b/gui/threadhandler.cpp
index feae8b503..7ea918437 100644
--- a/gui/threadhandler.cpp
+++ b/gui/threadhandler.cpp
@@ -141,18 +141,8 @@ void ThreadHandler::Initialize(ResultsView *view)
     connect(&mResults, SIGNAL(Progress(int)),
             view, SLOT(Progress(int)));
 
-    connect(&mResults, SIGNAL(Error(const QString &,
-                                    const QString &,
-                                    const QString &,
-                                    const QStringList &,
-                                    const QList<unsigned int> &,
-                                    const QString &)),
-            view, SLOT(Error(const QString &,
-                             const QString &,
-                             const QString &,
-                             const QStringList &,
-                             const QList<unsigned int> &,
-                             const QString &)));
+    connect(&mResults, SIGNAL(Error(const ErrorItem &)),
+            view, SLOT(Error(const ErrorItem &)));
 
 }
 
diff --git a/gui/threadresult.cpp b/gui/threadresult.cpp
index 4e241ad8d..bef889a91 100644
--- a/gui/threadresult.cpp
+++ b/gui/threadresult.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
  */
 
 
-#include "threadresult.h"
 #include <QDebug>
+#include "erroritem.h"
+#include "threadresult.h"
 
 ThreadResult::ThreadResult() : mMaxProgress(0), mProgress(0)
 {
@@ -62,12 +63,15 @@ void ThreadResult::reportErr(const ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage &msg)
         lines << (*tok).line;
     }
 
-    emit Error(QString(callStackToString(msg._callStack).c_str()),
-               QString(msg._severity.c_str()),
-               QString(msg._msg.c_str()),
-               files,
-               lines,
-               QString(msg._id.c_str()));
+    ErrorItem item;
+    item.file = QString(callStackToString(msg._callStack).c_str());
+    item.files = files;
+    item.id = QString(msg._id.c_str());
+    item.lines = lines;
+    item.msg = QString(msg._msg.c_str());
+    item.severity = QString(msg._severity.c_str());
+
+    emit Error(item);
 }
 
 QString ThreadResult::GetNextFile()
diff --git a/gui/threadresult.h b/gui/threadresult.h
index 494d5db16..7e6b1a618 100644
--- a/gui/threadresult.h
+++ b/gui/threadresult.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include <QVariant>
 #include "../lib/errorlogger.h"
 
+class ErrorItem;
+
 /// @addtogroup GUI
 /// @{
 
@@ -87,19 +89,9 @@ signals:
     /**
     * @brief Signal of a new error
     *
-    * @param file filename
-    * @param severity error severity
-    * @param message error message
-    * @param files list of files affected by the error
-    * @param lines list of file line numers affected by the error
-    * @param id error id
+    * @param item Error data
     */
-    void Error(const QString &file,
-               const QString &severity,
-               const QString &message,
-               const QStringList &files,
-               const QList<unsigned int> &lines,
-               const QString &id);
+    void Error(const ErrorItem &item);
 
 protected: