diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
index 1787ab334c..d0bf4b2211 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ void main_window::InstallPackages(QStringList file_paths)
 		const QString info_string = QStringLiteral("%0\n\n%1%2%3%4%5").arg(file_info.fileName()).arg(info.title).arg(info.local_cat)
 			.arg(info.title_id).arg(info.version).arg(info.changelog);
 
-		if (QMessageBox::question(this, tr("PKG Decrypter / Installer"), tr("Do you want to install this package?\n\n%0").arg(info_string), 
+		if (QMessageBox::question(this, tr("PKG Decrypter / Installer"), tr("Do you want to install this package?\n\n%0").arg(info_string),
 			QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No, QMessageBox::No) != QMessageBox::Yes)
 		{
 			gui_log.notice("PKG: Cancelled installation from drop.\n%s", sstr(info_string));
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/patch_manager_dialog.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/patch_manager_dialog.cpp
index e21be43982..6ced600e2b 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/patch_manager_dialog.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/patch_manager_dialog.cpp
@@ -835,7 +835,29 @@ void patch_manager_dialog::dropEvent(QDropEvent* event)
 		else
 		{
 			patch_log.error("Errors found in patch file %s", path);
-			QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Validation failed"), tr("Errors were found in the patch file.\n\nLog:\n%0").arg(QString::fromStdString(log_message.str())));
+			QString summary = QString::fromStdString(log_message.str());
+
+			if (summary.count(QLatin1Char('\n')) < 5)
+			{
+				QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Validation failed"), tr("Errors were found in the patch file.\n\nLog:\n%0").arg(summary));
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				QString message = tr("Errors were found in the patch file.");
+				QMessageBox mb(QMessageBox::Icon::Critical, tr("Validation failed"), message, QMessageBox::Ok, this);
+				mb.setInformativeText(tr("To see the error log, please click \"Show Details\"."));
+				mb.setDetailedText(tr("%0").arg(summary));
+
+				// Smartass hack to make the unresizeable message box wide enough for the changelog
+				const int log_width = QLabel(summary).sizeHint().width();
+				while (QLabel(message).sizeHint().width() < log_width)
+				{
+					message += "          ";
+				}
+
+				mb.setText(message);
+				mb.exec();
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -1025,7 +1047,29 @@ bool patch_manager_dialog::handle_json(const QByteArray& data)
 	else
 	{
 		patch_log.error("Errors found in downloaded patch file");
-		QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Validation failed"), tr("Errors were found in the downloaded patch file.\n\nLog:\n%0").arg(QString::fromStdString(log_message.str())));
+		QString summary = QString::fromStdString(log_message.str());
+
+		if (summary.count(QLatin1Char('\n')) < 5)
+		{
+			QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Validation failed"), tr("Errors were found in the downloaded patch file.\n\nLog:\n%0").arg(summary));
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			QString message = tr("Errors were found in the downloaded patch file.");
+			QMessageBox mb(QMessageBox::Icon::Critical, tr("Validation failed"), message, QMessageBox::Ok, this);
+			mb.setInformativeText(tr("To see the error log, please click \"Show Details\"."));
+			mb.setDetailedText(tr("%0").arg(summary));
+
+			// Smartass hack to make the unresizeable message box wide enough for the changelog
+			const int log_width = QLabel(message).sizeHint().width();
+			while (QLabel(message).sizeHint().width() < log_width)
+			{
+				message += "          ";
+			}
+
+			mb.setText(message);
+			mb.exec();
+		}
 	}
 
 	return true;
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/update_manager.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/update_manager.cpp
index 12f1ef139f..112146b607 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/update_manager.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/update_manager.cpp
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ void update_manager::update(bool auto_accept)
 			changelog_content.append(tr("• %0: %1").arg(entry.version, entry.title));
 		}
 
-		QMessageBox mb(QMessageBox::Icon::Question, tr("Update Available"), m_update_message, QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No,m_downloader->get_progress_dialog() ? m_downloader->get_progress_dialog() : m_parent);
+		QMessageBox mb(QMessageBox::Icon::Question, tr("Update Available"), m_update_message, QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No, m_downloader->get_progress_dialog() ? m_downloader->get_progress_dialog() : m_parent);
 
 		if (!changelog_content.isEmpty())
 		{