diff --git a/aegisub/src/main.cpp b/aegisub/src/main.cpp
index 7cc2694a3..f6d6ebc1d 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/main.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/main.cpp
@@ -340,6 +340,31 @@ void AegisubApp::OnFatalException() {
 #endif
 
 
+void AegisubApp::HandleEvent(wxEvtHandler *handler, wxEventFunction func, wxEvent& event) const {
+#define SHOW_EXCEPTION(str) wxMessageBox(str, L"Exception in event handler", wxOK|wxICON_ERROR|wxSTAY_ON_TOP)
+	try {
+		wxApp::HandleEvent(handler, func, event);
+	}
+	catch (const agi::Exception &e) {
+		SHOW_EXCEPTION(lagi_wxString(e.GetChainedMessage()));
+	}
+	catch (const std::exception &e) {
+		SHOW_EXCEPTION(wxString(e.what(), wxConvUTF8));
+	}
+	catch (const wchar_t *e) {
+		SHOW_EXCEPTION(wxString(e));
+	}
+	catch (const char *e) {
+		SHOW_EXCEPTION(wxString(e, wxConvUTF8));
+	}
+	catch (const wxString &e) {
+		SHOW_EXCEPTION(e);
+	}
+#undef SHOW_EXCEPTION
+}
+
+
+
 #if wxUSE_STACKWALKER == 1
 /// @brief Called at the start of walking the stack.
 /// @param cause cause of the crash.
diff --git a/aegisub/src/main.h b/aegisub/src/main.h
index 7577c70f3..4e96c0d8f 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/main.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/main.h
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ public:
 
 	/// DOCME
 	FrameMain *frame;
-#ifdef WITH_AUTOMATION
 
+#ifdef WITH_AUTOMATION
 	/// DOCME
 	Automation4::AutoloadScriptManager *global_scripts;
 #endif
@@ -115,6 +115,16 @@ public:
 	void OnFatalException();
 #endif
 
+#if defined(wxUSE_EXCEPTIONS)
+	// This function wraps all event handler calls anywhere in the application and is
+	// our ticket to catch exeptions happening in event handlers.
+    virtual void HandleEvent(wxEvtHandler *handler,
+                             wxEventFunction func,
+                             wxEvent& event) const;
+#else
+# error wxWidgets is compiled without exceptions support, Aegisub requires exceptions support in wxWidgets to run safely
+#endif
+
 	//int OnRun();
 	DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()
 };
@@ -122,11 +132,7 @@ public:
 DECLARE_APP(AegisubApp)
 
 
-////////////////
-// Stack walker
 #if wxUSE_STACKWALKER == 1
-
-/// DOCME
 /// @class StackWalker
 /// @brief DOCME
 ///