diff --git a/Source/cmake.cxx b/Source/cmake.cxx
index ecbdc61a8..657091b42 100644
--- a/Source/cmake.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmake.cxx
@@ -2310,6 +2310,12 @@ void cmake::IssueMessage(cmake::MessageType t, std::string const& text,
     return;
   }
 
+  this->DisplayMessage(t, text, backtrace);
+}
+
+void cmake::DisplayMessage(cmake::MessageType t, std::string const& text,
+                           cmListFileBacktrace const& backtrace) const
+{
   std::ostringstream msg;
   if (!printMessagePreamble(t, msg)) {
     return;
diff --git a/Source/cmake.h b/Source/cmake.h
index 4958a05dc..1d63ede80 100644
--- a/Source/cmake.h
+++ b/Source/cmake.h
@@ -384,6 +384,9 @@ public:
     cmListFileBacktrace const& backtrace = cmListFileBacktrace(),
     bool force = false) const;
 
+  void DisplayMessage(cmake::MessageType t, std::string const& text,
+                      cmListFileBacktrace const& backtrace) const;
+
   ///! run the --build option
   int Build(const std::string& dir, const std::string& target,
             const std::string& config,