diff --git a/src/config/theme.c b/src/config/theme.c
index 1a3e8e30..236c2e8d 100644
--- a/src/config/theme.c
+++ b/src/config/theme.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ theme_init(const char* const theme_name)
     g_hash_table_insert(defaults, strdup("main.help.header"), strdup("default"));
     g_hash_table_insert(defaults, strdup("main.trackbar"), strdup("default"));
     g_hash_table_insert(defaults, strdup("error"), strdup("red"));
+    g_hash_table_insert(defaults, strdup("warning"), strdup("yellow"));
     g_hash_table_insert(defaults, strdup("incoming"), strdup("yellow"));
     g_hash_table_insert(defaults, strdup("mention"), strdup("yellow"));
     g_hash_table_insert(defaults, strdup("trigger"), strdup("yellow"));
@@ -703,6 +704,9 @@ theme_attrs(theme_item_t attrs)
     case THEME_ERROR:
         _theme_prep_fgnd("error", lookup_str, &bold);
         break;
+    case THEME_WARNING:
+        _theme_prep_fgnd("warning", lookup_str, &bold);
+        break;
     case THEME_INCOMING:
         _theme_prep_fgnd("incoming", lookup_str, &bold);
         break;
diff --git a/src/config/theme.h b/src/config/theme.h
index 1d459ed7..bba5ec28 100644
--- a/src/config/theme.h
+++ b/src/config/theme.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ typedef enum {
     THEME_SPLASH,
     THEME_HELP_HEADER,
     THEME_ERROR,
+    THEME_WARNING,
     THEME_INCOMING,
     THEME_MENTION,
     THEME_TRIGGER,
diff --git a/src/ui/console.c b/src/ui/console.c
index 02a8b2a4..6dc4fad2 100644
--- a/src/ui/console.c
+++ b/src/ui/console.c
@@ -155,6 +155,20 @@ cons_show_error(const char* const msg, ...)
     cons_alert(NULL);
 }
 
+void
+cons_show_warning(const char* const msg, ...)
+{
+    va_list arg;
+    va_start(arg, msg);
+    GString* fmt_msg = g_string_new(NULL);
+    g_string_vprintf(fmt_msg, msg, arg);
+    win_println(wins_get_console(), THEME_WARNING, "-", "Warning: %s", fmt_msg->str);
+    g_string_free(fmt_msg, TRUE);
+    va_end(arg);
+
+    cons_alert(NULL);
+}
+
 void
 cons_show_tlscert_summary(const TLSCertificate* cert)
 {
diff --git a/src/ui/ui.h b/src/ui/ui.h
index bdcdb406..cbe64329 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui.h
+++ b/src/ui/ui.h
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ G_GNUC_PRINTF(1, 2)
 void cons_debug(const char* const msg, ...);
 G_GNUC_PRINTF(1, 2)
 void cons_show_error(const char* const cmd, ...);
+G_GNUC_PRINTF(1, 2)
+void cons_show_warning(const char* const msg, ...);
 void cons_show_contacts(GSList* list);
 void cons_show_roster(GSList* list);
 void cons_show_roster_group(const char* const group, GSList* list);
diff --git a/tests/unittests/ui/stub_ui.c b/tests/unittests/ui/stub_ui.c
index 7ac85dbe..80cf6ae9 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/ui/stub_ui.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/ui/stub_ui.c
@@ -49,6 +49,18 @@ expect_any_cons_show_error(void)
     expect_any(cons_show_error, output);
 }
 
+void
+expect_cons_show_warning(char* expected)
+{
+    expect_string(cons_show_warning, output, expected);
+}
+
+void
+expect_any_cons_show_warning(void)
+{
+    expect_any(cons_show_warning, output);
+}
+
 void
 expect_win_println(char* message)
 {
@@ -845,6 +857,16 @@ cons_show_error(const char* const cmd, ...)
     va_end(args);
 }
 
+void
+cons_show_warning(const char* const msg, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+    va_start(args, msg);
+    vsnprintf(output, sizeof(output), msg, args);
+    check_expected(output);
+    va_end(args);
+}
+
 void
 cons_show_contacts(GSList* list)
 {
diff --git a/tests/unittests/ui/stub_ui.h b/tests/unittests/ui/stub_ui.h
index 21ea5bbf..4a9e4523 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/ui/stub_ui.h
+++ b/tests/unittests/ui/stub_ui.h
@@ -10,4 +10,6 @@ void expect_cons_show(char* expected);
 void expect_any_cons_show(void);
 void expect_cons_show_error(char* expected);
 void expect_any_cons_show_error(void);
+void expect_cons_show_warning(char* expected);
+void expect_any_cons_show_warning(void);
 void expect_win_println(char* message);