diff --git a/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp b/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
index fdd6a4cc3..54828fbe0 100644
--- a/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
+++ b/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
@@ -184,10 +184,10 @@ void CppCheckExecutor::reportErr(const ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage &msg)
 {
     if (_settings._xml)
     {
-        reportErr(msg.toXML());
+        reportErr(msg.toXML(_settings._verbose));
     }
     else
     {
-        reportErr(msg.toString(_settings._outputFormat));
+        reportErr(msg.toString(_settings._verbose, _settings._outputFormat));
     }
 }
diff --git a/cli/threadexecutor.cpp b/cli/threadexecutor.cpp
index 9e572510e..38a7e9062 100644
--- a/cli/threadexecutor.cpp
+++ b/cli/threadexecutor.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ int ThreadExecutor::handleRead(unsigned int &result)
         msg.deserialize(buf);
 
         // Alert only about unique errors
-        std::string errmsg = msg.toString();
+        std::string errmsg = msg.toString(_settings._verbose);
         if (std::find(_errorList.begin(), _errorList.end(), errmsg) == _errorList.end())
         {
             _errorList.push_back(errmsg);
diff --git a/gui/threadresult.cpp b/gui/threadresult.cpp
index 259b95193..890356133 100644
--- a/gui/threadresult.cpp
+++ b/gui/threadresult.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void ThreadResult::reportErr(const ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage &msg)
     item.files = files;
     item.id = QString(msg._id.c_str());
     item.lines = lines;
-    item.msg = QString(msg._msg.c_str());
+    item.msg = QString::fromStdString(msg.verboseMessage());
     item.severity = QString::fromStdString(Severity::toString(msg._severity));
 
     if (msg._severity != Severity::debug)
diff --git a/lib/check.h b/lib/check.h
index 0d2b47e2d..a17c9ca3c 100644
--- a/lib/check.h
+++ b/lib/check.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public:
      */
     static void reportError(const ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage &errmsg)
     {
-        std::cout << errmsg.toXML() << std::endl;
+        std::cout << errmsg.toXML(true) << std::endl;
     }
 
 protected:
@@ -130,14 +130,6 @@ protected:
     /** report an error */
     void reportError(const std::list<const Token *> &callstack, Severity::SeverityType severity, const std::string &id, std::string msg)
     {
-        // If the verbose flag hasn't been given, don't show verbose information
-        if (!_settings || !_settings->_verbose)
-        {
-            std::string::size_type pos = msg.find("\n");
-            if (pos != std::string::npos)
-                msg.erase(pos);
-        }
-
         std::list<ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::FileLocation> locationList;
         for (std::list<const Token *>::const_iterator it = callstack.begin(); it != callstack.end(); ++it)
         {
diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index c027bea06..f240928a4 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -398,7 +398,8 @@ void CheckOther::invalidScanfError(const Token *tok)
 {
     reportError(tok, Severity::warning,
                 "invalidscanf", "scanf without field width limits can crash with huge input data\n"
-                "To fix this error message add a field width specifier:\n"
+                "scanf without field width limits can crash with huge input data. To fix this error "
+                "message add a field width specifier:\n"
                 "    %s => %20s\n"
                 "    %i => %3i\n"
                 "\n"
@@ -2429,8 +2430,9 @@ void CheckOther::variableScopeError(const Token *tok, const std::string &varname
                 Severity::style,
                 "variableScope",
                 "The scope of the variable " + varname + " can be reduced\n"
-                "Warning: It can be unsafe to fix this message. Be careful. Especially when there are inner loops.\n"
-                "Here is an example where cppcheck will write that the scope for 'i' can be reduced:\n"
+                "The scope of the variable " + varname + " can be reduced. Warning: It can be unsafe "
+                "to fix this message. Be careful. Especially when there are inner loops. Here is an "
+                "example where cppcheck will write that the scope for 'i' can be reduced:\n"
                 "void f(int x)\n"
                 "{\n"
                 "    int i = 0;\n"
@@ -2442,7 +2444,6 @@ void CheckOther::variableScopeError(const Token *tok, const std::string &varname
                 "        }\n"
                 "    }\n"
                 "}\n"
-                "\n"
                 "When you see this message it is always safe to reduce the variable scope 1 level.");
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/cppcheck.cpp b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
index 2784ec6c4..488288816 100644
--- a/lib/cppcheck.cpp
+++ b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ Settings CppCheck::settings() const
 
 void CppCheck::reportErr(const ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage &msg)
 {
-    std::string errmsg = msg.toString();
+    std::string errmsg = msg.toString(_settings._verbose);
 
     // 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 99251da1d..0847a1d41 100644
--- a/lib/errorlogger.cpp
+++ b/lib/errorlogger.cpp
@@ -32,16 +32,31 @@ ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::ErrorMessage(const std::list<FileLocation> &callStack
 {
     _callStack = callStack;
     _severity = severity;
-    _msg = msg;
+    setmsg(msg);
     _id = id;
 }
 
+void ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::setmsg(const std::string &msg)
+{
+    const std::string::size_type pos = msg.find("\n");
+    if (pos == std::string::npos)
+    {
+        _shortMessage = msg;
+        _verboseMessage = msg;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        _shortMessage = msg.substr(0, pos - 1);
+        _verboseMessage = msg.substr(pos + 1);
+    }
+}
+
 std::string ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::serialize() const
 {
     std::ostringstream oss;
     oss << _id.length() << " " << _id;
     oss << Severity::toString(_severity).length() << " " << Severity::toString(_severity);
-    oss << _msg.length() << " " << _msg;
+    oss << _shortMessage.length() << " " << _shortMessage;
     oss << _callStack.size() << " ";
 
     for (std::list<ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::FileLocation>::const_iterator tok = _callStack.begin(); tok != _callStack.end(); ++tok)
@@ -79,7 +94,7 @@ bool ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::deserialize(const std::string &data)
 
     _id = results[0];
     _severity = Severity::fromString(results[1]);
-    _msg = results[2];
+    _shortMessage = results[2];
 
     unsigned int stackSize = 0;
     if (!(iss >> stackSize))
@@ -146,7 +161,7 @@ static std::string stringToXml(std::string s)
     return s;
 }
 
-std::string ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::toXML() const
+std::string ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::toXML(bool verbose) const
 {
     std::ostringstream xml;
     xml << "<error";
@@ -157,7 +172,7 @@ std::string ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::toXML() const
     }
     xml << " id=\"" << _id << "\"";
     xml << " severity=\"" << (_severity == Severity::error ? "error" : "style") << "\"";
-    xml << " msg=\"" << stringToXml(_msg) << "\"";
+    xml << " msg=\"" << stringToXml(verbose ? _verboseMessage : _shortMessage) << "\"";
     xml << "/>";
     return xml.str();
 }
@@ -172,7 +187,7 @@ void ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::findAndReplace(std::string &source, const std::s
     }
 }
 
-std::string ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::toString(const std::string &outputFormat) const
+std::string ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::toString(bool verbose, const std::string &outputFormat) const
 {
     if (outputFormat.length() == 0)
     {
@@ -181,7 +196,7 @@ std::string ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::toString(const std::string &outputFormat)
             text << callStackToString(_callStack) << ": ";
         if (_severity != Severity::none)
             text << "(" << Severity::toString(_severity) << ") ";
-        text << _msg;
+        text << (verbose ? _verboseMessage : _shortMessage);
         return text.str();
     }
     else
@@ -189,7 +204,7 @@ std::string ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::toString(const std::string &outputFormat)
         std::string result = outputFormat;
         findAndReplace(result, "{id}", _id);
         findAndReplace(result, "{severity}", Severity::toString(_severity));
-        findAndReplace(result, "{message}", _msg);
+        findAndReplace(result, "{message}", verbose ? _verboseMessage : _shortMessage);
 
         if (!_callStack.empty())
         {
diff --git a/lib/errorlogger.h b/lib/errorlogger.h
index 64b7e1384..d67292328 100644
--- a/lib/errorlogger.h
+++ b/lib/errorlogger.h
@@ -120,18 +120,50 @@ public:
 
         ErrorMessage(const std::list<FileLocation> &callStack, Severity::SeverityType severity, const std::string &msg, const std::string &id);
         ErrorMessage();
-        std::string toXML() const;
+
+        /**
+         * Format the error message in XML format
+         * @param verbose use verbose message
+         */
+        std::string toXML(bool verbose) const;
 
         static std::string getXMLHeader();
         static std::string getXMLFooter();
 
         /**
          * Format the error message into a string.
+         * @param verbose use verbose message
          * @param outputFormat Empty string to use default output format
          * or template to be used. E.g. "{file}:{line},{severity},{id},{message}"
          */
-        std::string toString(const std::string &outputFormat = "") const;
+        std::string toString(bool verbose, const std::string &outputFormat = "") const;
 
+        std::string serialize() const;
+        bool deserialize(const std::string &data);
+
+        std::list<FileLocation> _callStack;
+        Severity::SeverityType _severity;
+        std::string _id;
+
+        /** source file (not header) */
+        std::string file0;
+
+        /** set short and verbose messages */
+        void setmsg(const std::string &msg);
+
+        /** Short message (single line short message) */
+        const std::string &shortMessage() const
+        {
+            return _shortMessage;
+        }
+
+        /** Verbose message (may be the same as the short message) */
+        const std::string &verboseMessage() const
+        {
+            return _verboseMessage;
+        }
+
+    private:
         /**
          * Replace all occurances of searchFor with replaceWith in the
          * given source.
@@ -140,15 +172,12 @@ public:
          * @param replaceWith What will replace the found item
          */
         static void findAndReplace(std::string &source, const std::string &searchFor, const std::string &replaceWith);
-        std::string serialize() const;
-        bool deserialize(const std::string &data);
-        std::list<FileLocation> _callStack;
-        Severity::SeverityType _severity;
-        std::string _msg;
-        std::string _id;
 
-        /** source file (not header) */
-        std::string file0;
+        /** Short message */
+        std::string _shortMessage;
+
+        /** Verbose message */
+        std::string _verboseMessage;
     };
 
     ErrorLogger() { }
diff --git a/lib/preprocessor.cpp b/lib/preprocessor.cpp
index 87bda0ce6..95a16074c 100644
--- a/lib/preprocessor.cpp
+++ b/lib/preprocessor.cpp
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ std::list<std::string> Preprocessor::getcfgs(const std::string &filedata, const
                 loc.line = linenr;
                 errmsg._callStack.push_back(loc);
                 errmsg._severity = Severity::fromString("error");
-                errmsg._msg = "mismatching number of '(' and ')' in this line: " + def;
+                errmsg.setmsg("mismatching number of '(' and ')' in this line: " + def);
                 errmsg._id  = "preprocessor" + lineStream.str();
                 _errorLogger->reportErr(errmsg);
                 ret.clear();
@@ -993,8 +993,8 @@ std::list<std::string> Preprocessor::getcfgs(const std::string &filedata, const
                 loc.setfile(filename);
                 loc.line = 1;
                 errmsg._callStack.push_back(loc);
-                errmsg._severity = Severity::fromString("error");
-                errmsg._msg = "Error parsing this: " + s;
+                errmsg._severity = Severity::error;
+                errmsg.setmsg("Error parsing this: " + s);
                 errmsg._id  = "preprocessor" + lineStream.str();
                 _errorLogger->reportErr(errmsg);
             }
@@ -2402,11 +2402,11 @@ void Preprocessor::getErrorMessages(std::ostream &ostr)
                                            Severity::style,
                                            "Include file: \"\" not found.",
                                            "missingInclude");
-    ostr << errmsg.toXML() << std::endl;
+    ostr << errmsg.toXML(false) << std::endl;
 
     const ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage errmsg2(locationList,
                                             Severity::error,
                                             "#error ...",
                                             "preprocessorErrorDirective");
-    ostr << errmsg2.toXML() << std::endl;
+    ostr << errmsg2.toXML(false) << std::endl;
 }
diff --git a/test/testcppcheck.cpp b/test/testcppcheck.cpp
index 7b6c4e4a0..d2c84458e 100644
--- a/test/testcppcheck.cpp
+++ b/test/testcppcheck.cpp
@@ -388,8 +388,8 @@ private:
     {
         // Test the errorlogger..
         ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage errorMessage;
-        errorMessage._msg = "ab<cd>ef";
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("<error id=\"\" severity=\"style\" msg=\"ab&lt;cd&gt;ef\"/>", errorMessage.toXML());
+        errorMessage.setmsg("ab<cd>ef");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("<error id=\"\" severity=\"style\" msg=\"ab&lt;cd&gt;ef\"/>", errorMessage.toXML(false));
     }
 
 
@@ -400,8 +400,8 @@ private:
         loc.setfile("ab/cd/../ef.h");
         errorMessage._callStack.push_back(loc);
         const std::string fname(Path::toNativeSeparators("ab/ef.h"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("<error file=\"" + fname + "\" line=\"0\" id=\"\" severity=\"style\" msg=\"\"/>", errorMessage.toXML());
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[" + fname + ":0]: ", errorMessage.toString());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("<error file=\"" + fname + "\" line=\"0\" id=\"\" severity=\"style\" msg=\"\"/>", errorMessage.toXML(false));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[" + fname + ":0]: ", errorMessage.toString(false));
     }
 
     void templateFormat()
@@ -413,11 +413,11 @@ private:
         errorMessage._callStack.push_back(loc);
         errorMessage._id = "testId";
         errorMessage._severity = Severity::fromString("error");
-        errorMessage._msg = "long testMessage";
+        errorMessage.setmsg("long testMessage");
         const std::string fname(Path::toNativeSeparators("some/{file}file.cpp"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("<error file=\"" + fname + "\" line=\"10\" id=\"testId\" severity=\"error\" msg=\"long testMessage\"/>", errorMessage.toXML());
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[" + fname + ":10]: (error) long testMessage", errorMessage.toString());
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("testId-" + fname + ",error.10?{long testMessage}", errorMessage.toString("{id}-{file},{severity}.{line}?{{message}}"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("<error file=\"" + fname + "\" line=\"10\" id=\"testId\" severity=\"error\" msg=\"long testMessage\"/>", errorMessage.toXML(false));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[" + fname + ":10]: (error) long testMessage", errorMessage.toString(false));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("testId-" + fname + ",error.10?{long testMessage}", errorMessage.toString(false, "{id}-{file},{severity}.{line}?{{message}}"));
     }
 
     void getErrorMessages()
diff --git a/test/testsuite.cpp b/test/testsuite.cpp
index 2c1177b39..8ef5d490d 100644
--- a/test/testsuite.cpp
+++ b/test/testsuite.cpp
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ void TestFixture::reportOut(const std::string & outmsg)
 
 void TestFixture::reportErr(const ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage &msg)
 {
-    const std::string errormessage(msg.toString());
+    const std::string errormessage(msg.toString(false));
     if (errout.str().find(errormessage) == std::string::npos)
         errout << errormessage << std::endl;
 }