diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_simulator_impl.cpp b/src/blackcore/context_simulator_impl.cpp
index efd631f3b..381c7f595 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_simulator_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_simulator_impl.cpp
@@ -306,12 +306,16 @@ namespace BlackCore
     {
         if (!this->m_simulator) return;
         if (statusMessage.getSeverity() != CStatusMessage::SeverityError) return;
+
+        if (statusMessage.wasHandledBy(this)) return;
+        statusMessage.markAsHandledBy(this);
+
         this->m_simulator->displayStatusMessage(statusMessage);
     }
 
     void CContextSimulator::ps_statusMessagesReceived(const CStatusMessageList &statusMessages)
     {
-        foreach(CStatusMessage m, statusMessages)
+        for(const CStatusMessage &m : statusMessages)
         {
             this->ps_statusMessageReceived(m);
         }
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/loghandler.h b/src/blackmisc/loghandler.h
index 8c335de13..ba3bb44fd 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/loghandler.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/loghandler.h
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ namespace BlackMisc
          * Emitted when a message is logged in a relevant category.
          *
          * When all slots are disconnected from this signal, the CLogCategoryHandler is allowed to delete itself.
+         *
+         * Note that if a message matches more that one category handler, then this signal will be emitted for all of them,
+         * so if a slot is connected to all of them then it will be called multiple times. Use the methods
+         * CStatusMessage::markAsHandledBy() and CStatusMessage::wasHandledBy() to detect this case in the slot and avoid
+         * multiple handlings of the same message. Caveat: for this to work, the slot must take its argument by non-const
+         * reference, and be connected by Qt::DirectConnection (i.e. the receiver is in the same thread as the CLogHandler).
          */
         void messageLogged(const CStatusMessage &message);
 
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.cpp b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.cpp
index 51011fe98..2f1eeaf5a 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,18 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         }
     }
 
+    /*
+     * Handled by
+     */
+    void CStatusMessage::markAsHandledBy(const QObject *object) const
+    {
+        this->m_handledByObjects.push_back(quintptr(object));
+    }
+    bool CStatusMessage::wasHandledBy(const QObject *object) const
+    {
+        return this->m_handledByObjects.contains(quintptr(object));
+    }
+
     /*
      * To string
      */
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h
index 1124850ef..297c684c0 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! Message may already have been handled directly
         bool isRedundant() const { return this->m_redundant; }
 
+        //! Mark the message as having been handled by the given object
+        void markAsHandledBy(const QObject *object) const;
+
+        //! Returns true if the message was marked as having been handled by the given object
+        bool wasHandledBy(const QObject *object) const;
+
         //! Severity
         void setSeverity(StatusSeverity severity) { this->m_severity = severity; }
 
@@ -118,11 +124,19 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         QString m_message;
         QDateTime m_timestamp;
         bool m_redundant = false;
+        mutable QVector<quintptr> m_handledByObjects;
     };
 } // namespace
 
 
-BLACK_DECLARE_TUPLE_CONVERSION(BlackMisc::CStatusMessage, (o.m_category, o.m_severity, o.m_message, o.m_timestamp, o.m_redundant))
+BLACK_DECLARE_TUPLE_CONVERSION(BlackMisc::CStatusMessage, (
+    o.m_category,
+    o.m_severity,
+    o.m_message,
+    o.m_timestamp,
+    o.m_redundant,
+    attr(o.m_handledByObjects, flags<DisabledForHashing | DisabledForJson | DisabledForComparison | DisabledForMarshalling>())
+))
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(BlackMisc::CStatusMessage)
 
 #endif // guard
diff --git a/src/swiftgui_standard/mainwindow.cpp b/src/swiftgui_standard/mainwindow.cpp
index cccc59e1e..c0dbde35f 100644
--- a/src/swiftgui_standard/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/swiftgui_standard/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -300,6 +300,9 @@ void MainWindow::ps_displayStatusMessageInGui(const CStatusMessage &statusMessag
     if (statusMessage.isRedundant()) return;
     if (statusMessage.getSeverity() == CStatusMessage::SeverityDebug) return;
 
+    if (statusMessage.wasHandledBy(this)) return;
+    statusMessage.markAsHandledBy(this);
+
     if (!this->m_init) return;
     this->ui->sb_MainStatusBar->show();
     this->m_timerStatusBar->start(3000);