diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 4943929..acc928b 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ recursive-include edbob/pyramid/templates *.mako
 recursive-include edbob/scaffolds/edbob *.py
 recursive-include edbob/scaffolds/edbob *_tmpl
 recursive-include edbob/scaffolds/edbob/+package+/pyramid/templates *.mako
+
+recursive-include edbob/templates *.mako
diff --git a/edbob/errors.py b/edbob/errors.py
index 4151350..5b74b12 100644
--- a/edbob/errors.py
+++ b/edbob/errors.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 ``edbob.errors`` -- Error Alert Emails
 """
 
+import os.path
 import sys
 import socket
 import logging
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ from traceback import format_exception
 from cStringIO import StringIO
 
 import edbob
+from edbob.files import resource_path
 from edbob.mail import sendmail_with_config
 
 
@@ -60,15 +62,51 @@ def email_exception(type=None, value=None, traceback=None):
     if not (type and value and traceback):
         type, value, traceback = sys.exc_info()
 
-    body = StringIO()
-
     hostname = socket.gethostname()
-    body.write("An exception occurred.\n")
-    body.write("\n")
-    body.write("Machine Name:  %s (%s)\n" % (hostname, socket.gethostbyname(hostname)))
-    body.write("Local Time:    %s\n" % (edbob.local_time().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z%z')))
-    body.write("\n")
-    body.write("%s\n" % ''.join(format_exception(type, value, traceback)))
+    traceback = ''.join(format_exception(type, value, traceback))
+    traceback = traceback.strip()
+    data = {
+        'host_name':    hostname,
+        'host_ip':      socket.gethostbyname(hostname),
+        'host_time':    edbob.local_time(),
+        'traceback':    traceback,
+        }
 
-    sendmail_with_config('errors', body.getvalue())
+    body, ctype = render_exception(data)
+    sendmail_with_config('errors', body, content_type=ctype)
+
+
+def render_exception(data):
+    """
+    Renders the exception data using a Mako template if one is configured;
+    otherwise as a simple string.
+    """
+
+    template = edbob.config.get('edbob.errors', 'template')
+    if template:
+        template = resource_path(template)
+        if os.path.exists(template):
+
+            # Assume Mako template; render and return.
+            from mako.template import Template
+            template = Template(filename=template)
+            return template.render(**data), 'text/plain'
+
+    # If not a Mako template, return regular text with substitutions.
+    body = StringIO()
+    data['host_time'] = data['host_time'].strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z%z')
+
+    body.write("""\
+An unhandled exception occurred.
+
+Machine Name:  %(host_name)s (%(host_ip)s)
+
+Machine Time:  %(host_time)s
+
+%(traceback)s
+""" % data)
+
+    b = body.getvalue()
     body.close()
+
+    return b, 'text/plain'
diff --git a/edbob/files.py b/edbob/files.py
index e50a8af..3cab3b4 100644
--- a/edbob/files.py
+++ b/edbob/files.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import shutil
 import tempfile
 import lockfile
 
+import pkg_resources
+
 
 __all__ = ['temp_path']
 
@@ -98,6 +100,18 @@ def count_lines(path):
     return lines
 
 
+def resource_path(path):
+    """
+    Returns a resource file path.  ``path`` is assumed either to be a package
+    resource, or a regular file path.  In the latter case it is returned
+    unchanged.
+    """
+
+    if not os.path.isabs(path) and ':' in path:
+        return pkg_resources.resource_filename(*path.split(':'))
+    return path
+
+
 def temp_path(suffix='.tmp', prefix='edbob.'):
     """
     Convenience function to return a temporary file path.  The arguments'
diff --git a/edbob/templates/errors/redmine.mako b/edbob/templates/errors/redmine.mako
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0188bd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/edbob/templates/errors/redmine.mako
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+An unhandled exception occurred.
+
+*Machine Name:* ${host_name} (${host_ip})
+
+*Machine Time:* ${host_time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z%z')}
+
+<pre>
+${traceback}
+</pre>