diff --git a/WSRequestHandler.cpp b/WSRequestHandler.cpp
index 9d5b5575..f07c0566 100644
--- a/WSRequestHandler.cpp
+++ b/WSRequestHandler.cpp
@@ -189,6 +189,17 @@ void WSRequestHandler::SendErrorResponse(const char* errorMessage) {
     SendResponse(response);
 }
 
+void WSRequestHandler::SendErrorResponse(obs_data_t* additionalFields) {
+    obs_data_t* response = obs_data_create();
+    obs_data_set_string(response, "status", "error");
+    obs_data_set_string(response, "message-id", _messageId);
+
+    if (additionalFields)
+        obs_data_set_obj(response, "error", additionalFields);
+
+    SendResponse(response);
+}
+
 void WSRequestHandler::SendResponse(obs_data_t* response)  {
     const char *json = obs_data_get_json(response);
     _client->sendTextMessage(json);
diff --git a/WSRequestHandler.h b/WSRequestHandler.h
index 890d5317..796fe874 100644
--- a/WSRequestHandler.h
+++ b/WSRequestHandler.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class WSRequestHandler : public QObject {
 
     void SendOKResponse(obs_data_t* additionalFields = NULL);
     void SendErrorResponse(const char* errorMessage);
+    void SendErrorResponse(obs_data_t* additionalFields = NULL);
     void SendResponse(obs_data_t* response);
 
     static void HandleGetVersion(WSRequestHandler* req);