diff --git a/Utils.py b/Utils.py
index d3d7a596..95a19a49 100644
--- a/Utils.py
+++ b/Utils.py
@@ -519,3 +519,30 @@ def get_fuzzy_results(input_word: str, wordlist: typing.Sequence[str], limit: ty
                 reverse=True)[0:limit]
         )
     )
+
+
+def messagebox(title: str, text: str, error: bool = False) -> None:
+    def is_kivy_running():
+        if 'kivy' in sys.modules:
+            from kivy.app import App
+            return App.get_running_app() is not None
+        return False
+
+    if is_kivy_running():
+        from kvui import MessageBox
+        MessageBox(title, text, error).open()
+        return
+
+    # fall back to tk
+    try:
+        import tkinter
+        from tkinter.messagebox import showerror, showinfo
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error('Could not load tkinter, which is likely not installed. '
+                      f'This attempt was made because messagebox was used for "{title}".')
+        raise e
+    else:
+        root = tkinter.Tk()
+        root.withdraw()
+        showerror(title, text) if error else showinfo(title, text)
+        root.update()
diff --git a/kvui.py b/kvui.py
index f9ca6c1c..14eb0919 100644
--- a/kvui.py
+++ b/kvui.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ from kivy.uix.behaviors import FocusBehavior
 from kivy.uix.recycleboxlayout import RecycleBoxLayout
 from kivy.uix.recycleview.layout import LayoutSelectionBehavior
 from kivy.animation import Animation
+from kivy.uix.popup import Popup
 
 fade_in_animation = Animation(opacity=0, duration=0) + Animation(opacity=1, duration=0.25)
 
@@ -268,6 +269,25 @@ class ConnectBarTextInput(TextInput):
         return super(ConnectBarTextInput, self).insert_text(s, from_undo=from_undo)
 
 
+class MessageBox(Popup):
+    class MessageBoxLabel(Label):
+        def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+            super().__init__(**kwargs)
+            self._label.refresh()
+            self.size = self._label.texture.size
+            if self.width + 50 > Window.width:
+                self.text_size[0] = Window.width - 50
+                self._label.refresh()
+                self.size = self._label.texture.size
+
+    def __init__(self, title, text, error=False, **kwargs):
+        label = MessageBox.MessageBoxLabel(text=text)
+        separator_color = [217 / 255, 129 / 255, 122 / 255, 1.] if error else [47 / 255., 167 / 255., 212 / 255, 1.]
+        super().__init__(title=title, content=label, size_hint=(None, None), width=max(100, int(label.width)+40),
+                         separator_color=separator_color, **kwargs)
+        self.height += max(0, label.height - 18)
+
+
 class GameManager(App):
     logging_pairs = [
         ("Client", "Archipelago"),