diff --git a/core/modules/utils/logger.js b/core/modules/utils/logger.js
index bf320ae42..f89e40304 100644
--- a/core/modules/utils/logger.js
+++ b/core/modules/utils/logger.js
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ A basic logging implementation
 /*global $tw: false */
 "use strict";
 
+var ALERT_TAG = "$:/tags/Alert";
+
 /*
 Make a new logger
 */
@@ -32,15 +34,37 @@ Logger.prototype.log = function(/* args */) {
 Alert a message
 */
 Logger.prototype.alert = function(/* args */) {
-	var text = Array.prototype.join.call(arguments," "),
-		fields = {
+	// Prepare the text of the alert
+	var text = Array.prototype.join.call(arguments," ");
+	// Check if there is an existing alert with the same text and the same component
+	var existingAlerts = $tw.wiki.getTiddlersWithTag(ALERT_TAG),
+		alertFields,
+		existingCount,
+		self = this;
+	$tw.utils.each(existingAlerts,function(title) {
+		var tiddler = $tw.wiki.getTiddler(title);
+		if(tiddler.fields.text === text && tiddler.fields.component === self.componentName && tiddler.fields.modified && (!alertFields || tiddler.fields.modified < alertFields.modified)) {
+				alertFields = $tw.utils.extend({},tiddler.fields);
+		}
+	});
+	if(alertFields) {
+		existingCount = alertFields.count || 1;
+	} else {
+		alertFields = {
 			title: $tw.wiki.generateNewTitle("$:/temp/alerts/alert",{prefix: ""}),
 			text: text,
-			tags: ["$:/tags/Alert"],
-			component: this.componentName,
-			modified: new Date()
+			tags: [ALERT_TAG],
+			component: this.componentName
 		};
-	$tw.wiki.addTiddler(new $tw.Tiddler(fields));
+		existingCount = 0;
+	}
+	alertFields.modified = new Date();
+	if(++existingCount > 1) {
+		alertFields.count = existingCount;
+	} else {
+		alertFields.count = undefined;
+	}
+	$tw.wiki.addTiddler(new $tw.Tiddler(alertFields));
 	// Log it too
 	this.log.apply(this,Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,0));
 };
diff --git a/core/ui/AlertTemplate.tid b/core/ui/AlertTemplate.tid
index b9242f2e3..234a4d29a 100644
--- a/core/ui/AlertTemplate.tid
+++ b/core/ui/AlertTemplate.tid
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 title: $:/core/ui/AlertTemplate
 
-<div class="tw-alert"><div class="tw-alert-toolbar"><$button message="tw-delete-tiddler" class="btn-invisible">{{$:/core/images/delete-button}}</$button></div><div class="tw-alert-subtitle"><$view field="component"/> - <$view field="modified" format="date" template="0hh:0mm:0ss DD MM YYYY"/></div><div class="tw-alert-body"><$view field="text"/></div></div>
\ No newline at end of file
+<div class="tw-alert"><div class="tw-alert-toolbar"><$button message="tw-delete-tiddler" class="btn-invisible">{{$:/core/images/delete-button}}</$button></div><div class="tw-alert-subtitle"><$view field="component"/> - <$view field="modified" format="date" template="0hh:0mm:0ss DD MM YYYY"/> <$reveal type="nomatch" state="!!count" text=""><span class="tw-alert-highlight">(count: <$view field="count"/>)</span></$reveal></div><div class="tw-alert-body"><$view field="text"/></div></div>
+
diff --git a/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid b/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid
index ca48710ab..fab3e6315 100644
--- a/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid
+++ b/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid
@@ -950,6 +950,9 @@ canvas.tw-edit-bitmapeditor  {
 	font-weight: bold;
 }
 
+.tw-alert-highlight {
+	color: #812;	
+}
 
 .tw-static-alert {
 	position: relative;