diff --git a/src/android/OpenTokAndroidPlugin.java b/src/android/OpenTokAndroidPlugin.java
index c5be5bad..2668e28e 100644
--- a/src/android/OpenTokAndroidPlugin.java
+++ b/src/android/OpenTokAndroidPlugin.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
-import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences.Editor;
@@ -710,14 +709,6 @@ public void onRequestPermissionResult(int requestCode, String[] permissions, int
         }
     }
 
-    public void alertUser(String message) {
-        // 1. Instantiate an AlertDialog.Builder with its constructor
-        AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(cordova.getActivity());
-        builder.setMessage(message).setTitle("TokBox Message");
-        AlertDialog dialog = builder.create();
-    }
-
-
     // sessionListener
     @Override
     public void onConnected(Session arg0) {
@@ -815,9 +806,14 @@ public void onStreamReceived(Session arg0, Stream arg1) {
 
     @Override
     public void onError(Session arg0, OpentokError arg1) {
-        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
         Log.e(TAG, "session exception: " + arg1.getMessage());
-        alertUser("session error " + arg1.getMessage());
+        JSONObject data = new JSONObject();
+        try {
+            data.put("message", arg1.getMessage());
+            data.put("code", arg1.getErrorCode());
+        } catch (JSONException e) {
+        }
+        triggerJSEvent("sessionEvents", "error", data);
     }
 
     // connectionListener
diff --git a/src/ios/OpenTokPlugin.m b/src/ios/OpenTokPlugin.m
index 579ac102..e579943c 100644
--- a/src/ios/OpenTokPlugin.m
+++ b/src/ios/OpenTokPlugin.m
@@ -644,11 +644,8 @@ - (void)session:(OTSession*)session didFailWithError:(OTError*)error {
     [err setObject:error.localizedDescription forKey:@"message"];
     [err setObject:code forKey:@"code"];
 
-    if (self.exceptionId) {
-        CDVPluginResult* pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK messageAsDictionary: err];
-        [pluginResult setKeepCallbackAsBool:YES];
-        [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:self.exceptionId];
-    }
+    [self triggerJSEvent: @"sessionEvents" withType: @"error" withData: err];
+    
 }
 - (void)sessionDidDisconnect:(OTSession*)session{
     NSString* alertMessage = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Session disconnected: (%@)", session.sessionId];
diff --git a/src/js/OTSession.coffee b/src/js/OTSession.coffee
index 60c5999d..bf9bdfa8 100644
--- a/src/js/OTSession.coffee
+++ b/src/js/OTSession.coffee
@@ -277,6 +277,12 @@ class TBSession
     streamEvent.id = event.id
     @dispatchEvent(streamEvent)
     return @
+  error: (event) ->
+    errorEvent = new TBEvent("error")
+    errorEvent.message = event.message
+    errorEvent.code = event.code
+    @dispatchEvent(errorEvent)
+    return @
 
 
   # deprecating
diff --git a/www/opentok.js b/www/opentok.js
index b2ad493c..f63a40e6 100644
--- a/www/opentok.js
+++ b/www/opentok.js
@@ -911,6 +911,15 @@ TBSession = (function() {
     return this;
   };
 
+  TBSession.prototype.error = function(event) {
+    var errorEvent;
+    errorEvent = new TBEvent("error");
+    errorEvent.message = event.message;
+    errorEvent.code = event.code;
+    this.dispatchEvent(errorEvent);
+    return this;
+  };
+
   TBSession.prototype.addEventListener = function(event, handler) {
     this.on(event, handler);
     return this;