diff --git a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.cpp b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.cpp
index 0c8692ba8..112b0e4bf 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.cpp
@@ -96,10 +96,14 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         m_severity = severity;
     }
 
-    CStatusMessage::CStatusMessage(const CLogCategoryList &categories, StatusSeverity severity, const QString &message)
+    CStatusMessage::CStatusMessage(const CLogCategoryList &categories, StatusSeverity severity, const QString &message, bool verification)
         : CStatusMessage(severity, message)
     {
         m_categories = categories;
+        if (verification)
+        {
+            this->addVerificationCategory();
+        }
     }
 
     CStatusMessage::CStatusMessage(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext &context, const QString &message)
@@ -227,6 +231,11 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         return this->m_handledByObjects.contains(quintptr(object));
     }
 
+    void CStatusMessage::addVerificationCategory()
+    {
+        this->addCategory(CLogCategory::verification());
+    }
+
     QString CStatusMessage::convertToQString(bool /** i18n */) const
     {
 
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h
index d677d7b48..c66c980dc 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! Constructor
         CStatusMessage(StatusSeverity severity, const QString &message);
 
-        //! Constructor
-        CStatusMessage(const CLogCategoryList &categories, StatusSeverity severity, const QString &message);
+        //! Constructor, also a verification messsage can be directly created
+        CStatusMessage(const CLogCategoryList &categories, StatusSeverity severity, const QString &message, bool verification = false);
 
         //! Construct from a Qt logging triple
         //! \sa QtMessageHandler
@@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! Add category
         void addCategory(const CLogCategory &category) { this->m_categories.push_back(category); }
 
+        //! Adds verification as category
+        void addVerificationCategory();
+
         //! Add categories
         void addCategories(const CLogCategoryList &categories) { this->m_categories.push_back(categories); }