diff --git a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
index a087a2ef5..b0a4fe301 100644
--- a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -7212,7 +7212,8 @@ void MainWindow::rigFailure (QString const& reason)
   else
     {
       if (m_splash && m_splash->isVisible ()) m_splash->hide ();
-      m_rigErrorMessageBox.setDetailedText (reason);
+      m_rigErrorMessageBox.setDetailedText (reason + "\n\nTimestamp: "
+                                            + QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc ().toString (Qt::ISODateWithMs));
 
       // don't call slot functions directly to avoid recursion
       m_rigErrorMessageBox.exec ();