diff --git a/src/err.c b/src/err.c
index 68a0fdde..4f6677ef 100644
--- a/src/err.c
+++ b/src/err.c
@@ -134,6 +134,31 @@ int err_unlock_mutex(void) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Let the leak detector know about a chunk of memory
+ * that needs to be freed, but came from an external library
+ */
+void err_notify(char *file, int line, void *ptr) {
+    ERR_LEAK *pnew;
+
+    pnew=(ERR_LEAK*)malloc(sizeof(ERR_LEAK));
+    if(!pnew) 
+	log_err(1,"Error: cannot allocate leak struct\n");
+
+    if(err_lock_mutex()) 
+	log_err(1,"Error: cannot lock error mutex\n");
+	
+    pnew->file=file;
+    pnew->line=line;
+    pnew->size=0;
+    pnew->ptr=ptr;
+
+    pnew->next=err_leak.next;
+    err_leak.next=pnew;
+
+    err_unlock_mutex();
+}
+
 /*
  * err_malloc
  *
@@ -199,7 +224,7 @@ void err_free(char *file, int line, void *ptr) {
     }
 
     if(!current) {
-	log_err(0,"Attempt to free unallocated memory: %s, %d\n",file,line);
+	log_err(1,"Attempt to free unallocated memory: %s, %d\n",file,line);
     } else {
 	free(current->ptr);
 	last->next=current->next;
diff --git a/src/err.h b/src/err.h
index ab6bf2a1..a29921e1 100644
--- a/src/err.h
+++ b/src/err.h
@@ -48,12 +48,14 @@ extern void log_setdest(char *app, int destination);
 #  define malloc(x) err_malloc(__FILE__,__LINE__,x)
 #  define strdup(x) err_strdup(__FILE__,__LINE__,x)
 #  define free(x) err_free(__FILE__,__LINE__,x)
+#  define MEMNOTIFY(x) err_notify(__FILE__,__LINE__,x)
 # endif /* __IN_ERR__ */
 
 
 extern void *err_malloc(char *file, int line, size_t size);
 extern char *err_strdup(char *file, int line, const char *str);
 extern void err_free(char *file, int line, void *ptr);
+extern void err_notify(char *file, int line, void *ptr);
 extern void err_leakcheck(void);
 
 #endif /* DEBUG */