diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MovieSession.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MovieSession.cs
index 0415687383..d280a54ee1 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MovieSession.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MovieSession.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		public IMovie Movie { get; set; }
 		public bool ReadOnly { get; set; } = true;
 		public Action<string> MessageCallback { get; set; }
+		public Action<string> PopupCallback { get; set; }
 		public Func<string, string, bool> AskYesNoCallback { get; set; }
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -88,6 +89,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			}
 		}
 
+		private void PopupMessage(string message)
+		{
+			PopupCallback?.Invoke(message);
+		}
+
 		private void Output(string message)
 		{
 			MessageCallback?.Invoke(message);
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
index 2ddb21d14c..e0d7570d9d 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				Movie = MovieService.DefaultInstance,
 				MovieControllerAdapter = MovieService.DefaultInstance.LogGeneratorInstance().MovieControllerAdapter,
 				MessageCallback = AddOnScreenMessage,
+				PopupCallback = ShowMessageCoreComm,
 				AskYesNoCallback = StateErrorAskUser,
 				PauseCallback = PauseEmulator,
 				ModeChangedCallback = SetMainformMovieInfo