diff --git a/openmp/runtime/src/dllexports b/openmp/runtime/src/dllexports
--- a/openmp/runtime/src/dllexports
+++ b/openmp/runtime/src/dllexports
@@ -390,8 +390,9 @@
         __kmpc_taskred_init                 277
         __kmpc_taskred_modifier_init        278
         __kmpc_omp_target_task_alloc        279
+        __kmpc_error                        281
         __kmpc_masked                       282
-        __kmpc_end_masked      	            283
+        __kmpc_end_masked                   283
 %endif
 
 # User API entry points that have both lower- and upper- case versions for Fortran.
diff --git a/openmp/runtime/src/i18n/en_US.txt b/openmp/runtime/src/i18n/en_US.txt
--- a/openmp/runtime/src/i18n/en_US.txt
+++ b/openmp/runtime/src/i18n/en_US.txt
@@ -455,6 +455,8 @@
 AffUseGlobCpuidL             "%1$s: Affinity capable, using global cpuid leaf %2$d info"
 AffNotCapableUseLocCpuidL    "%1$s: Affinity not capable, using local cpuid leaf %2$d info"
 AffNotUsingHwloc             "%1$s: Affinity not capable, using hwloc."
+UserDirectedError            "Encountered user-directed error: %1$s."
+UserDirectedWarning          "Encountered user-directed warning: %1$s."
 FailedToCreateTeam           "Failed to create teams between lower bound (%1$d) and upper bound (%2$d)."
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/openmp/runtime/src/include/omp-tools.h.var b/openmp/runtime/src/include/omp-tools.h.var
--- a/openmp/runtime/src/include/omp-tools.h.var
+++ b/openmp/runtime/src/include/omp-tools.h.var
@@ -1099,6 +1099,13 @@
   const void *codeptr_ra
 );
 
+typedef struct ompt_record_error_t {
+  ompt_severity_t severity;
+  const char *message;
+  size_t length;
+  const void *codeptr_ra;
+} ompt_record_error_t;
+
 typedef struct ompd_address_t {
   ompd_seg_t segment;
   ompd_addr_t address;
diff --git a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp.h b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp.h
--- a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp.h
+++ b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp.h
@@ -4088,6 +4088,13 @@
 #define KMP_GTID_TO_SHADOW_GTID(gtid)                                          \
   ((gtid) % (__kmp_hidden_helper_threads_num - 1) + 2)
 
+// Support for error directive
+typedef enum kmp_severity_t {
+  severity_warning = 1,
+  severity_fatal = 2
+} kmp_severity_t;
+extern void __kmpc_error(int severity, const char *message);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_csupport.cpp b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_csupport.cpp
--- a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_csupport.cpp
+++ b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_csupport.cpp
@@ -4357,3 +4357,23 @@
   }
   return __kmp_pause_resource(level);
 }
+
+void __kmpc_error(int severity, const char *message) {
+  if (!__kmp_init_serial)
+    __kmp_serial_initialize();
+
+  KMP_ASSERT(severity == severity_warning || severity == severity_fatal);
+
+#if OMPT_SUPPORT
+  if (ompt_enabled.enabled && ompt_enabled.ompt_callback_error) {
+    ompt_callbacks.ompt_callback(ompt_callback_error)(
+        (ompt_severity_t)severity, message, KMP_STRLEN(message),
+        OMPT_GET_RETURN_ADDRESS(0));
+  }
+#endif // OMPT_SUPPORT
+
+  if (severity == severity_warning)
+    KMP_WARNING(UserDirectedWarning, message);
+  else
+    KMP_FATAL(UserDirectedError, message);
+}
diff --git a/openmp/runtime/src/ompt-event-specific.h b/openmp/runtime/src/ompt-event-specific.h
--- a/openmp/runtime/src/ompt-event-specific.h
+++ b/openmp/runtime/src/ompt-event-specific.h
@@ -106,6 +106,6 @@
 
 #define ompt_callback_dispatch_implemented ompt_event_UNIMPLEMENTED
 
-#define ompt_callback_error_implemented ompt_event_UNIMPLEMENTED
+#define ompt_callback_error_implemented ompt_event_MAY_ALWAYS_OPTIONAL
 
 #endif