--- devel.module	2011-04-08 04:31:29.000000000 +0100
+++ devel.module	2011-05-21 10:33:41.000000000 +0100
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ define('DEVEL_QUERY_SORT_BY_DURATION', 1
 define('DEVEL_ERROR_HANDLER_NONE', 0);
 define('DEVEL_ERROR_HANDLER_STANDARD', 1);
 define('DEVEL_ERROR_HANDLER_BACKTRACE', 2);
+define('DEVEL_ERROR_HANDLER_BACKTRACE_AND_MESSAGE', 3);
 
 define('DEVEL_MIN_TEXTAREA', 50);
 
@@ -527,6 +528,7 @@ function devel_set_handler($handler) {
       // do nothing
       break;
     case DEVEL_ERROR_HANDLER_BACKTRACE:
+    case DEVEL_ERROR_HANDLER_BACKTRACE_AND_MESSAGE:
       if (has_krumo()) {
         set_error_handler('backtrace_error_handler');
       }
@@ -634,6 +636,11 @@ function backtrace_error_handler($error_
       }
       print t('%error: %message in %function (line %line of %file).', $variables) ." =>\n";
       krumo($nicetrace);
+
+      // Also show the standard drupal message if this was requested via the admin option for both backtrace and message.
+      if (variable_get('devel_error_handler', DEVEL_ERROR_HANDLER_STANDARD) == DEVEL_ERROR_HANDLER_BACKTRACE_AND_MESSAGE) {
+        drupal_set_message(t('%error: %message in %function (line %line of %file).', $variables), $type[1]);
+      }
     }
 
     watchdog('php', '%error: %message in %function (line %line of %file).', $variables, $type[1]);
--- devel.admin.inc	2011-04-08 04:31:29.000000000 +0100
+++ devel.admin.inc	2011-05-21 09:25:48.000000000 +0100
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ function devel_admin_settings() {
   );
   if (has_krumo()) {
     $form['devel_error_handler']['#options'][DEVEL_ERROR_HANDLER_BACKTRACE] = t('Backtrace');
+    $form['devel_error_handler']['#options'][DEVEL_ERROR_HANDLER_BACKTRACE_AND_MESSAGE] = t('Backtrace plus standard drupal message');
   }
 
   $options = drupal_map_assoc(array('default', 'blue', 'green', 'orange', 'white', 'disabled'));