diff --git a/lib/cppcheck.cpp b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
index cec114d84..c4e118a68 100644
--- a/lib/cppcheck.cpp
+++ b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
@@ -396,7 +396,9 @@ Settings &CppCheck::settings()
 
 void CppCheck::reportErr(const ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage &msg)
 {
-    std::string errmsg = msg.toString(_settings._verbose);
+    const std::string errmsg = msg.toString(_settings._verbose);
+    if (errmsg.empty())
+        return;
 
     // Alert only about unique errors
     if (std::find(_errorList.begin(), _errorList.end(), errmsg) != _errorList.end())
diff --git a/lib/errorlogger.cpp b/lib/errorlogger.cpp
index c96c12854..a32874113 100644
--- a/lib/errorlogger.cpp
+++ b/lib/errorlogger.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ std::string ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::toXML(bool verbose, int version) const
     // The default xml format
     if (version == 1)
     {
+        // No inconclusive messages in the xml version 1
+        if (Severity::toString(_severity).compare(0,12,"inconclusive")==0)
+            return "";
+
         xml << "<error";
         if (!_callStack.empty())
         {
@@ -219,6 +223,10 @@ std::string ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::toXML(bool verbose, int version) const
     // The xml format you get when you use --xml-version=2
     else if (version == 2)
     {
+        // TODO: How should inconclusive messages be saved in the xml version 2?
+        if (Severity::toString(_severity).compare(0,12,"inconclusive")==0)
+            return "";
+
         xml << "  <error";
         xml << " id=\"" << _id << "\"";
         xml << " severity=\"" << Severity::toString(_severity) << "\"";
diff --git a/test/testerrorlogger.cpp b/test/testerrorlogger.cpp
index 9e4962e1d..a31aebdb8 100644
--- a/test/testerrorlogger.cpp
+++ b/test/testerrorlogger.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(ToXml);
         TEST_CASE(ToVerboseXml);
         TEST_CASE(ToXmlV2);
+
+        // Inconclusive results in xml reports..
+        TEST_CASE(InconclusiveXml);
     }
 
     void FileLocationDefaults()
@@ -162,5 +165,24 @@ private:
         message += "    <location file=\"foo.cpp\" line=\"5\"/>\n  </error>";
         ASSERT_EQUALS(message, msg.toXML(false,2));
     }
+    
+    void InconclusiveXml()
+    {
+        // Location
+        ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::FileLocation loc;
+        loc.setfile("foo.cpp");
+        loc.line = 5;
+        std::list<ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::FileLocation> locs;
+        locs.push_back(loc);
+
+        // Error message
+        ErrorMessage msg(locs, Severity::inconclusive_error, "Programming error", "errorId");
+
+        // Don't save inconclusive messages if the xml version is 1
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", msg.toXML(false, 1));
+
+        // TODO: how should inconclusive messages be saved when the xml version is 2?
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", msg.toXML(false, 2));
+    }
 };
 REGISTER_TEST(TestErrorLogger)