diff --git a/config/error_report.xml.sample b/config/error_report.xml.sample
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b0d1a96c6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/error_report.xml.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<bug_reports>
+    <!-- Each element in this file corresponds to a destination for an error
+         report.
+
+         If you supply the parameter ``user_submission``, and set it to
+         True, this error plugin will only be activated when the user uses the
+         bug report submission interface. Otherwise, it will be triggered
+         without any user interaction (e.g. historical behaviour of sentry
+         plugin)
+
+         If your plugin is ``user_submission=True``, then supplying
+         ``verbose=True`` will cause the plugin to display a message to the end
+         user. E.g. the email plugin simply states "Your error report has been sent", or the JSON plugin
+         informs the user "Wrote error report to ..."
+
+         The plugins below are listed with their default values of
+         verbose/user_submission, but those are not necessary to provide.
+         -->
+
+    <!-- The default Email bug reporter. By default, the standard configuration
+         is taken from your galaxy.ini -->
+    <email verbose="true" user_submission="true" />
+
+    <!-- Example JSON bug reporter implementation. This just writes the
+         bug report as a JSON file to a specified directory and serves
+         as an example for others to extend.
+         -->
+    <!--
+    <json user_submission="false" directory="/tmp/reports/" />
+    -->
+
+    <!-- Submit error reports to sentry. If a sentry_dsn is configured in your
+         galaxy.ini, then Galaxy will submit the job error to Sentry. -->
+    <sentry user_submission="false"/>
+
+</bug_reports>
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/app.py b/lib/galaxy/app.py
index b735e8de8ba..90083e12f8e 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/app.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/app.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from galaxy.tools.cache import (
     ToolShedRepositoryCache
 )
 from galaxy.jobs import metrics as job_metrics
+from galaxy.tools.error_reports import ErrorReports
 from galaxy.web.proxy import ProxyManager
 from galaxy.web.stack import application_stack_instance
 from galaxy.queue_worker import GalaxyQueueWorker
@@ -102,6 +103,9 @@ class UniverseApplication( object, config.ConfiguresGalaxyMixin ):
         # config so per-destination modifications can be made.
         self.job_metrics = job_metrics.JobMetrics( self.config.job_metrics_config_file, app=self )
 
+        # Initialize error report sinks.
+        self.error_reports = ErrorReports( self.config.error_report_file, app=self )
+
         # Initialize the job management configuration
         self.job_config = jobs.JobConfiguration(self)
 
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/config.py b/lib/galaxy/config.py
index e9cc67bdb35..e96eae1465c 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/config.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/config.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ PATH_DEFAULTS = dict(
     job_config_file=['config/job_conf.xml', 'job_conf.xml'],
     tool_destinations_config_file=['config/tool_destinations.yml', 'config/tool_destinations.yml.sample'],
     job_metrics_config_file=['config/job_metrics_conf.xml', 'job_metrics_conf.xml', 'config/job_metrics_conf.xml.sample'],
+    error_report_file=['config/error_report.xml', 'error_report.xml', 'config/error_report.xml.sample'],
     dependency_resolvers_config_file=['config/dependency_resolvers_conf.xml', 'dependency_resolvers_conf.xml'],
     job_resource_params_file=['config/job_resource_params_conf.xml', 'job_resource_params_conf.xml'],
     migrated_tools_config=['migrated_tools_conf.xml', 'config/migrated_tools_conf.xml'],
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/jobs/__init__.py b/lib/galaxy/jobs/__init__.py
index a29244ec283..2912afa7ab4 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/jobs/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/jobs/__init__.py
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ class JobWrapper( object, HasResourceParameters ):
                 # the partial files to the object store regardless of whether job.state == DELETED
                 self.__update_output(job, dataset, clean_only=True)
 
-        self._report_error_to_sentry()
+        self._report_error()
         # Perform email action even on failure.
         for pja in [pjaa.post_job_action for pjaa in job.post_job_actions if pjaa.post_job_action.action_type == "EmailAction"]:
             ActionBox.execute(self.app, self.sa_session, pja, job)
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ class JobWrapper( object, HasResourceParameters ):
         self.sa_session.flush()
         log.debug( 'job %d ended (finish() executed in %s)' % (self.job_id, finish_timer) )
         if job.state == job.states.ERROR:
-            self._report_error_to_sentry()
+            self._report_error()
         cleanup_job = self.cleanup_job
         delete_files = cleanup_job == 'always' or ( job.state == job.states.OK and cleanup_job == 'onsuccess' )
         self.cleanup( delete_files=delete_files )
@@ -1809,27 +1809,11 @@ class JobWrapper( object, HasResourceParameters ):
             return self.tool.requires_setting_metadata
         return False
 
-    def _report_error_to_sentry( self ):
+    def _report_error( self ):
         job = self.get_job()
         tool = self.app.toolbox.get_tool(job.tool_id, tool_version=job.tool_version) or None
-        if self.app.sentry_client and job.state == job.states.ERROR:
-            self.app.sentry_client.capture(
-                'raven.events.Message',
-                message="Galaxy Job Error: %s  v.%s" % (job.tool_id, job.tool_version),
-                extra={
-                    'info' : job.info,
-                    'id' : job.id,
-                    'command_line' : job.command_line,
-                    'stderr' : job.stderr,
-                    'traceback': job.traceback,
-                    'exit_code': job.exit_code,
-                    'stdout': job.stdout,
-                    'handler': job.handler,
-                    'user': self.user,
-                    'tool_version': job.tool_version,
-                    'tool_xml': tool.config_file if tool else None
-                }
-            )
+        for dataset in job.output_datasets:
+            self.app.error_reports.default_error_sink.submit_report(dataset, job, tool, user_submission=False)
 
 
 class TaskWrapper(JobWrapper):
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/__init__.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fc4438f8e67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+"""This module defines the error reporting framework for Galaxy jobs.
+"""
+import collections
+import logging
+import os
+
+from galaxy import util
+from galaxy.util import plugin_config
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ErrorReports(object):
+    """Load and store a collection of :class:`ErrorSink` objects."""
+
+    def __init__(self, conf_file=None, **kwargs):
+        """Load :class:`ErrorSink` objects from specified configuration file."""
+        self.plugin_classes = self.__plugins_dict()
+        self.default_error_sink = ErrorSink.from_file(self.plugin_classes, conf_file, **kwargs)
+        self.error_sinks = collections.defaultdict(lambda: self.default_error_sink)
+
+    def __plugins_dict(self):
+        import galaxy.tools.error_reports.sinks
+        return plugin_config.plugins_dict(galaxy.tools.error_reports.sinks, 'plugin_type')
+
+
+class NullErrorSink(object):
+
+    def submit_report(self, dataset, job, tool, **kwargs):
+        return "Submitted Bug Report"
+
+
+NULL_ERROR_SINK = NullErrorSink()
+
+
+class ErrorSink(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, plugin_classes, plugins_source, **kwargs):
+        self.extra_kwargs = kwargs
+        self.plugin_classes = plugin_classes
+        self.plugins = self.__plugins_from_source(plugins_source)
+
+    def submit_report(self, dataset, job, tool, user_submission=False, **kwargs):
+        responses = []
+        for plugin in self.plugins:
+            if user_submission == plugin.user_submission:
+                try:
+                    response = plugin.submit_report(dataset, job, tool, **kwargs)
+                    log.debug("Bug report plugin %s generated response %s", plugin, response)
+                    if plugin.verbose and response:
+                        responses.append(response)
+                except Exception:
+                    log.exception("Failed to generate submit_report commands for plugin %s", plugin)
+        return responses
+
+    def __plugins_from_source(self, plugins_source):
+        return plugin_config.load_plugins(self.plugin_classes, plugins_source, self.extra_kwargs)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def from_file(plugin_classes, conf_file, **kwargs):
+        if not conf_file or not os.path.exists(conf_file):
+            return NULL_ERROR_SINK
+        plugins_source = plugin_config.plugin_source_from_path(conf_file)
+        return ErrorSink(plugin_classes, plugins_source, **kwargs)
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/sinks/__init__.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/sinks/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9fddf47480c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/sinks/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"""This module describes the abstract interface for :class:`InstrumentPlugin`.
+
+These are responsible for collecting and formatting a coherent set of metrics.
+"""
+import os.path
+from abc import (
+    ABCMeta,
+    abstractmethod
+)
+
+import six
+
+
+@six.add_metaclass(ABCMeta)
+class ErrorSinkPlugin( object ):
+    """Describes how to send bug reports to various locations."""
+
+    @property
+    @abstractmethod
+    def plugin_type( self ):
+        """Short string providing labelling this plugin """
+
+    def submit_report( self, dataset, job, tool, user_submission=False, **kwargs ):
+        """Submit the bug report and render a string to be displayed to the user.
+        """
+        return None
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/sinks/email.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/sinks/email.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2b7866b299f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/sinks/email.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+"""The module describes the ``email`` error sink plugin."""
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+import logging
+
+from ..sinks import ErrorSinkPlugin
+from galaxy.tools.errors import EmailErrorReporter
+from galaxy.util import string_as_bool
+
+log = logging.getLogger( __name__ )
+
+
+class EmailPlugin( ErrorSinkPlugin ):
+    """Send error report as an email
+    """
+    plugin_type = "email"
+
+    def __init__( self, **kwargs ):
+        self.app = kwargs['app']
+        self.verbose = string_as_bool(kwargs.get('verbose', True))
+        self.user_submission = string_as_bool(kwargs.get('user_submission', True))
+
+    def submit_report( self, dataset, job, tool, **kwargs ):
+        """Send report as an email
+        """
+        try:
+            error_reporter = EmailErrorReporter( dataset.id, self.app )
+            error_reporter.send_report( user=job.get_user(), email=kwargs.get('email', None), message=kwargs.get('message', None) )
+            return ( "Your error report has been sent", "done" )
+        except Exception as e:
+            return ( "An error occurred sending the report by email: %s" % str( e ), "error" )
+
+
+__all__ = ( 'EmailPlugin', )
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/sinks/json.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/sinks/json.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d0d3f66343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/sinks/json.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+"""The module describes the ``json`` error sink plugin."""
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+import tempfile
+
+from ..sinks import ErrorSinkPlugin
+from galaxy.util import string_as_bool
+
+log = logging.getLogger( __name__ )
+
+
+class JsonPlugin( ErrorSinkPlugin ):
+    """Write error report to a JSON file.
+    """
+    plugin_type = "json"
+
+    def __init__( self, **kwargs ):
+        self.app = kwargs['app']
+        self.verbose = string_as_bool(kwargs.get('verbose', False))
+        self.user_submission = string_as_bool(kwargs.get('user_submission', False))
+        self.report_directory = kwargs.get( "directory", tempfile.gettempdir() )
+        if not os.path.exists(self.report_directory):
+            os.makedirs(self.report_directory)
+
+    def submit_report( self, dataset, job, tool, **kwargs ):
+        """Write the report to a json file.
+        """
+        path = os.path.join( self.report_directory, str(dataset.id))
+        with open( path, 'w' ) as handle:
+            data = {
+                'info' : job.info,
+                'id' : job.id,
+                'command_line' : job.command_line,
+                'stderr' : job.stderr,
+                'traceback': job.traceback,
+                'exit_code': job.exit_code,
+                'stdout': job.stdout,
+                'handler': job.handler,
+                'user': job.get_user().to_dict(),
+                'tool_version': job.tool_version,
+                'tool_xml': str(tool.config_file) if tool else None
+            }
+            if 'email' in kwargs:
+                data['email'] = kwargs['email']
+
+            if 'message' in kwargs:
+                data['message'] = kwargs['message']
+
+            json.dump(data, handle, indent=2)
+        return ( 'Wrote error report to %s' % path, 'done' )
+
+
+__all__ = ( 'JsonPlugin', )
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/sinks/sentry.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/sinks/sentry.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..78df66afa33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/sinks/sentry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+"""The module describes the ``sentry`` error sink plugin."""
+import logging
+
+from ..sinks import ErrorSinkPlugin
+from galaxy.util import string_as_bool
+
+log = logging.getLogger( __name__ )
+
+
+class SentryPlugin( ErrorSinkPlugin ):
+    """Send error report to Sentry.
+    """
+    plugin_type = "sentry"
+
+    def __init__( self, **kwargs ):
+        self.app = kwargs['app']
+        self.verbose = string_as_bool(kwargs.get('verbose', False))
+        self.user_submission = string_as_bool(kwargs.get('user_submission', False))
+
+    def submit_report( self, dataset, job, tool, **kwargs ):
+        """Submit the error report to sentry
+        """
+        if self.app.sentry_client and job.state == job.states.ERROR:
+            extra = {
+                'info' : job.info,
+                'id' : job.id,
+                'command_line' : job.command_line,
+                'stderr' : job.stderr,
+                'traceback': job.traceback,
+                'exit_code': job.exit_code,
+                'stdout': job.stdout,
+                'handler': job.handler,
+                'user': job.get_user(),
+                'tool_version': job.tool_version,
+                'tool_xml': tool.config_file if tool else None
+            }
+            if 'email' in kwargs:
+                extra['email'] = kwargs['email']
+
+            if 'message' in kwargs:
+                extra['message'] = kwargs['message']
+
+            self.app.sentry_client.capture(
+                'raven.events.Message',
+                message="Galaxy Job Error: %s  v.%s" % (job.tool_id, job.tool_version),
+                extra=extra,
+            )
+
+
+__all__ = ( 'SentryPlugin', )
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/web/framework/webapp.py b/lib/galaxy/web/framework/webapp.py
index 6e13934c0e6..4f5a6688f52 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/web/framework/webapp.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/web/framework/webapp.py
@@ -853,6 +853,18 @@ class GalaxyWebTransaction( base.DefaultWebTransaction,
         """
         return self.fill_template( "message.mako", status=type, message=message, refresh_frames=refresh_frames, cont=cont, use_panels=use_panels, active_view=active_view )
 
+    def show_messages( self, messages, refresh_frames=[], cont=None, use_panels=False, active_view="" ):
+        """
+        Convenience method for displaying a simple page with a multiple messages.
+
+        `messages`: list of tuple (message, type) where type is one of "error",
+                    "warning", "info", or "done"
+
+        `refresh_frames`: names of frames in the interface that should be
+                          refreshed when the message is displayed
+        """
+        return self.fill_template( "messages.mako", messages=messages, refresh_frames=refresh_frames, cont=cont, use_panels=use_panels, active_view=active_view )
+
     def show_error_message( self, message, refresh_frames=[], use_panels=False, active_view="" ):
         """
         Convenience method for displaying an error message. See `show_message`.
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/dataset.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/dataset.py
index 41d34889b6d..83dbb7da701 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/dataset.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/dataset.py
@@ -165,12 +165,12 @@ class DatasetInterface( BaseUIController, UsesAnnotations, UsesItemRatings, Uses
         biostar_report = 'biostar' in str( kwd.get( 'submit_error_report') ).lower()
         if biostar_report:
             return trans.response.send_redirect( url_for( controller='biostar', action='biostar_tool_bug_report', hda=id, email=email, message=message ) )
-        try:
-            error_reporter = EmailErrorReporter( id, trans.app )
-            error_reporter.send_report( user=trans.user, email=email, message=message )
-            return trans.show_ok_message( "Your error report has been sent" )
-        except Exception as e:
-            return trans.show_error_message( "An error occurred sending the report by email: %s" % str( e ) )
+
+        dataset = trans.sa_session.query( trans.app.model.HistoryDatasetAssociation ).get( self.decode_id( id ) )
+        job = self._get_job_for_dataset( trans, id )
+        tool = trans.app.toolbox.get_tool(job.tool_id, tool_version=job.tool_version) or None
+        messages = trans.app.error_reports.default_error_sink.submit_report(dataset, job, tool, user_submission=True, email=email, message=message)
+        return trans.show_messages(messages)
 
     @web.expose
     def default(self, trans, dataset_id=None, **kwd):
diff --git a/templates/messages.mako b/templates/messages.mako
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e0025821528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/messages.mako
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+<%!
+    def inherit(context):
+        if context.get('use_panels'):
+            if context.get('webapp'):
+                app_name = context.get('webapp')
+            elif context.get('app'):
+                app_name = context.get('app').name
+            else:
+                app_name = 'galaxy'
+            return '/webapps/%s/base_panels.mako' % app_name
+        else:
+            return '/base.mako'
+%>
+<%inherit file="${inherit(context)}"/>
+
+<%namespace file="/refresh_frames.mako" import="handle_refresh_frames" />
+
+<% _=n_ %>
+
+<%def name="init()">
+<%
+    self.has_left_panel=False
+    self.has_right_panel=False
+    self.active_view=active_view
+    self.message_box_visible=False
+%>
+</%def>
+
+<%def name="javascripts()">
+    ${parent.javascripts()}
+    ${handle_refresh_frames()}
+    <script type="text/javascript">
+        if ( parent.handle_minwidth_hint )
+        {
+            parent.handle_minwidth_hint( -1 );
+        }
+    </script>
+</%def>
+
+##
+## Override methods from base.mako and base_panels.mako
+##
+
+<%def name="center_panel()">
+%for (message, status) in messages:
+    ${render_large_message( message, status )}
+%endfor
+</%def>
+
+<%def name="body()">
+%for (message, status) in messages:
+    ${render_large_message( message, status )}
+%endfor
+</%def>
+
+## Render large message.
+<%def name="render_large_message( message, status )">
+    <div class="${status}messagelarge" style="margin: 1em">${_(message)}</div>
+</%def>
+
+## Render a message
+<%def name="render_msg( msg, status='done' )">
+    <div class="${status}message">${_(msg)}</div>
+    <br/>
+</%def>
+