diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/ErrorDialog/ErrorDialog_darwin.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/ErrorDialog/ErrorDialog_darwin.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78252d9c5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/ErrorDialog/ErrorDialog_darwin.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ *  ErrorDialog_darwin.cpp
+ *  stepmania
+ *
+ *  Created by Steve Checkoway on Wed Jul 23 2003.
+ *  Copyright (c) 2003 Steve Checkoway. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "global.h"
+#include "ErrorDialog_darwin.h"
+#include <Carbon/Carbon.h>
+
+void ErrorDialog_darwin::ShowError() {
+    CFStringRef error = CFStringCreateWithCString(NULL, GetErrorText().c_str(), kCFStringEncodingASCII);
+    CFStringRef OK = CFStringCreateWithCString(NULL, "OK", kCFStringEncodingASCII);
+    struct AlertStdCFStringAlertParamRec params = {kStdCFStringAlertVersionOne, true, false, OK, NULL, NULL,
+        kAlertStdAlertOKButton, NULL, kWindowAlertPositionParentWindowScreen, NULL};
+    DialogRef dialog;
+    SInt16 unused;
+    OSErr err;
+    
+    CreateStandardAlert(kAlertStopAlert, error, NULL, &params, &dialog);
+    err = AutoSizeDialog(dialog);
+    ASSERT(err == noErr);
+    RunStandardAlert(dialog, NULL, &unused);
+    CFRelease(error);
+    CFRelease(OK);
+}
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/ErrorDialog/ErrorDialog_darwin.h b/stepmania/src/arch/ErrorDialog/ErrorDialog_darwin.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9bca6f425
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/ErrorDialog/ErrorDialog_darwin.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#ifndef ERROR_DIALOG_DARWIN_H
+#define ERROR_DIALOG_DARWIN_H
+/*
+ *  ErrorDialog_darwin.h
+ *  stepmania
+ *
+ *  Created by Steve Checkoway on Wed Jul 23 2003.
+ *  Copyright (c) 2003 Steve Checkoway. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "ErrorDialog.h"
+
+class ErrorDialog_darwin : public ErrorDialog {
+public:
+    void ShowError();
+};
+
+#undef ARCH_ERROR_DIALOG
+#define ARCH_ERROR_DIALOG ErrorDialog_darwin 
+
+#endif /* ERROR_DIALOG_DARWIN_H */
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/arch_darwin.h b/stepmania/src/arch/arch_darwin.h
index 7f6444dcf0..8da0e05441 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/arch_darwin.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/arch_darwin.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_Cocoa.h"
 #include "InputHandler/InputHandler_SDL.h"
 #include "LowLevelWindow/LowLevelWindow_SDL.h"
-
+#include "ErrorDialog/ErrorDialog_darwin.h"
 #include "ArchHooks/ArchHooks_darwin.h"
 
 #endif