diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractModelObject.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractModelObject.java
index 21cc089bb78ee9825af5f62ee38c45d07a031df5..18be06280159e54f4b8f5bd9554bc683cf15af45 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractModelObject.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractModelObject.java
@@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ public abstract class AbstractModelObject implements SearchableModelObject {
         rsp.forward(this,"error",req);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param pre
+     *      If true, the message is put in a PRE tag.
+     */
+    protected final void sendError(String message, StaplerRequest req, StaplerResponse rsp, boolean pre) throws ServletException, IOException {
+        req.setAttribute("message",message);
+        if(pre)
+            req.setAttribute("pre",true);
+        rsp.forward(this,"error",req);
+    }
+
     protected final void sendError(String message) throws ServletException, IOException {
         sendError(message,Stapler.getCurrentRequest(),Stapler.getCurrentResponse());
     }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Job.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Job.java
index 42542834f7355969f0744adeeb0593993f8db86d..4f37e0fa80313544219eded5b6c8dfcce1c72422 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Job.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Job.java
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ public abstract class Job<JobT extends Job<JobT, RunT>, RunT extends Run<JobT, R
             e.printStackTrace(pw);
 
             rsp.setStatus(SC_BAD_REQUEST);
-            sendError(sw.toString(), req, rsp);
+            sendError(sw.toString(), req, rsp, true);
         }
     }