diff --git a/cgi-bin/webnotes/__init__.py b/cgi-bin/webnotes/__init__.py
index 551a719af8..2dcc8e4748 100644
--- a/cgi-bin/webnotes/__init__.py
+++ b/cgi-bin/webnotes/__init__.py
@@ -94,10 +94,13 @@ def errprint(msg):
 	"""
 	debug_log.append(cstr(msg or ''))
 
-def msgprint(msg, small=0, raise_exception=0):
+def msgprint(msg, small=0, raise_exception=0, as_table=False):
 	"""
 	   Append to the :data:`message_log`
 	"""	
+	if as_table and type(msg) in (list, tuple):
+		msg = '<table border="1px" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="2px">' + ''.join(['<tr>'+''.join(['<td>%s</td>' % c for c in r])+'</tr>' for r in msg]) + '</table>'
+	
 	message_log.append((small and '__small:' or '')+cstr(msg or ''))
 	if raise_exception:
 		raise ValidationError