diff --git a/simgear/debug/ErrorReportingCallback.cxx b/simgear/debug/ErrorReportingCallback.cxx
index 13f1d1f4..2cea927f 100644
--- a/simgear/debug/ErrorReportingCallback.cxx
+++ b/simgear/debug/ErrorReportingCallback.cxx
@@ -78,17 +78,31 @@ void setErrorContextCallback(ContextCallback cb)
     static_contextCallback = cb;
 }
 
-ErrorReportContext::ErrorReportContext(const std::string& key, const std::string& value) : _key(key)
+ErrorReportContext::ErrorReportContext(const std::string& key, const std::string& value)
 {
     if (static_contextCallback) {
+        _keys.push_back(key);
         static_contextCallback(key, value);
     }
 }
 
+ErrorReportContext::ErrorReportContext(const ContextMap& context)
+{
+    if (static_contextCallback) {
+        for (const auto& p : context) {
+            _keys.push_back(p.first);
+            static_contextCallback(p.first, p.second);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 ErrorReportContext::~ErrorReportContext()
 {
     if (static_contextCallback) {
-        static_contextCallback(_key, "POP");
+        // pop all our keys
+        for (const auto& k : _keys) {
+            static_contextCallback(k, "POP");
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/simgear/debug/ErrorReportingCallback.hxx b/simgear/debug/ErrorReportingCallback.hxx
index 2a2a210a..6866029e 100644
--- a/simgear/debug/ErrorReportingCallback.hxx
+++ b/simgear/debug/ErrorReportingCallback.hxx
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <functional>
+#include <map>
 #include <string>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include <simgear/structure/exception.hxx>
 
@@ -70,10 +72,18 @@ class ErrorReportContext
 {
 public:
     ErrorReportContext(const std::string& key, const std::string& value);
+
+    using ContextMap = std::map<std::string, std::string>;
+
+    /**
+    Allow establishing multiple context values in a single operation
+     */
+    ErrorReportContext(const ContextMap& context);
+
     ~ErrorReportContext();
 
 private:
-    const std::string _key;
+    std::vector<std::string> _keys;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/simgear/scene/model/modellib.cxx b/simgear/scene/model/modellib.cxx
index 1dd32459..ad0e07b9 100644
--- a/simgear/scene/model/modellib.cxx
+++ b/simgear/scene/model/modellib.cxx
@@ -29,12 +29,13 @@
 #include <osgDB/Registry>
 
 #include <simgear/constants.h>
+#include <simgear/debug/ErrorReportingCallback.hxx>
+#include <simgear/misc/ResourceManager.hxx>
 #include <simgear/props/props.hxx>
 #include <simgear/props/props_io.hxx>
-#include <simgear/scene/model/model.hxx>
 #include <simgear/scene/model/ModelRegistry.hxx>
+#include <simgear/scene/model/model.hxx>
 #include <simgear/scene/util/SGReaderWriterOptions.hxx>
-#include <simgear/misc/ResourceManager.hxx>
 
 #include "SGReaderWriterXML.hxx"
 
@@ -140,6 +141,10 @@ SGModelLib::loadModel(const string &path,
     opt->setPropertyNode(prop_root ? prop_root: static_propRoot.get());
     opt->setModelData(data);
 
+    // establish the error report context so we can attribute any load
+    // errors correctly
+    simgear::ErrorReportContext ec(data->getErrorContext());
+
     if (load2DPanels) {
        opt->setLoadPanel(static_panelFunc);
     }
@@ -159,6 +164,9 @@ SGModelLib::loadDeferredModel(const string &path, SGPropertyNode *prop_root,
     proxyNode->setLoadingExternalReferenceMode(osg::ProxyNode::DEFER_LOADING_TO_DATABASE_PAGER);
     proxyNode->setFileName(0, path);
 
+    // establish the error report context so we can attribute any load
+    // errors correctly
+    simgear::ErrorReportContext ec(data->getErrorContext());
 
     osg::ref_ptr<SGReaderWriterOptions> opt;
     opt = SGReaderWriterOptions::copyOrCreate(osgDB::Registry::instance()->getOptions());
@@ -191,6 +199,10 @@ SGModelLib::loadPagedModel(SGPropertyNode *prop_root, SGModelData *data, SGModel
     unsigned int simple_models = 0;
     osg::PagedLOD *plod = new osg::PagedLOD;
 
+    // establish the error report context so we can attribute any load
+    // errors correctly
+    simgear::ErrorReportContext ec(data->getErrorContext());
+
     osg::ref_ptr<SGReaderWriterOptions> opt;
     opt = SGReaderWriterOptions::copyOrCreate(osgDB::Registry::instance()->getOptions());
     opt->setPropertyNode(prop_root ? prop_root: static_propRoot.get());
diff --git a/simgear/scene/model/modellib.hxx b/simgear/scene/model/modellib.hxx
index 6032bb1e..c4ba04b6 100644
--- a/simgear/scene/model/modellib.hxx
+++ b/simgear/scene/model/modellib.hxx
@@ -18,12 +18,9 @@
 #ifndef _SG_MODEL_LIB_HXX
 #define _SG_MODEL_LIB_HXX 1
 
-#ifndef __cplusplus
-# error This library requires C++
-#endif
-
 #include <simgear/compiler.h>	// for SG_USING_STD
 
+#include <map>
 #include <string>
 
 #include <osg/Node>
@@ -112,6 +109,10 @@ public:
     virtual void modelLoaded(const std::string& path, SGPropertyNode *prop,
                              osg::Node* branch) = 0;
     virtual SGModelData* clone() const = 0;
+
+    using ErrorContext = std::map<std::string, std::string>;
+
+    virtual ErrorContext getErrorContext() const = 0;
 };
 
 /*