diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fs9/blacksimplugin_freefunctions.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/fs9/blacksimplugin_freefunctions.cpp
index 9fb58981d..17842f4d5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fs9/blacksimplugin_freefunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fs9/blacksimplugin_freefunctions.cpp
@@ -136,5 +136,49 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
 
             return positionVelocity;
         }
+
+        HRESULT printDirectPlayError(HRESULT error)
+        {
+            switch(error)
+            {
+            case DPNERR_BUFFERTOOSMALL:
+                qWarning() << "The supplied buffer is not large enough to contain the requested data.";
+                break;
+            case DPNERR_DOESNOTEXIST:
+                qWarning() << "Requested element is not part of the address.";
+                break;
+            case DPNERR_INVALIDFLAGS:
+                qWarning() << "The flags passed to this method are invalid.";
+                break;
+            case DPNERR_INVALIDPARAM:
+                qWarning() << "One or more of the parameters passed to the method are invalid.";
+                break;
+            case DPNERR_INVALIDPOINTER:
+                qWarning() << "Pointer specified as a parameter is invalid.";
+                break;
+            case DPNERR_INVALIDURL:
+                qWarning() << "Specified string is not a valid DirectPlayURL.";
+                break;
+            case DPNERR_NOTALLOWED:
+                qWarning() << "This function is not allowed on this object.";
+                break;
+            case DPNERR_INVALIDOBJECT:
+                qWarning() << "The Microsoft DirectPlay object pointer is invalid.";
+                break;
+            case DPNERR_UNINITIALIZED:
+                qWarning() << "This function is not allowed on this object.";
+                break;
+            case DPNERR_UNSUPPORTED:
+                qWarning() << "The function or feature is not available in this implementation or on this service provider.";
+                break;
+            case DPNERR_NOTHOST:
+                qWarning() << "The client attempted to connect to a nonhost computer. Additionally, this error value may be returned by a nonhost that tried to set the application description.";
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+            }
+
+            return error;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fs9/blacksimplugin_freefunctions.h b/src/plugins/simulator/fs9/blacksimplugin_freefunctions.h
index 4864f5ae2..6741ae9b8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fs9/blacksimplugin_freefunctions.h
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fs9/blacksimplugin_freefunctions.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
         MPPositionVelocity aircraftSituationtoFS9(const BlackMisc::Aviation::CAircraftSituation &oldSituation,
                                  const BlackMisc::Aviation::CAircraftSituation &newSituation,
                                  double updateInterval);
+
+        HRESULT printDirectPlayError(HRESULT error);
     }
 }