diff --git a/plugins/SolidView/SolidView.py b/plugins/SolidView/SolidView.py
index ec8167aeeb..40877bf477 100644
--- a/plugins/SolidView/SolidView.py
+++ b/plugins/SolidView/SolidView.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import time
 
 from UM.Application import Application
 from UM.Logger import Logger
+from UM.Message import Message
 from UM.Math.Color import Color
 from UM.PluginRegistry import PluginRegistry
 from UM.Platform import Platform
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ from UM.Event import Event
 from UM.View.RenderBatch import RenderBatch
 from UM.View.GL.OpenGL import OpenGL
 
+from UM.i18n import i18nCatalog
+
 from cura.CuraApplication import CuraApplication
 
 from cura.Settings.ExtruderManager import ExtruderManager
@@ -29,9 +32,13 @@ from cura import XRayPass
 
 import math
 
+catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
+
 ## Standard view for mesh models.
 
 class SolidView(View):
+    _show_xray_warning_preference = "view/show_xray_warning"
+
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
         application = Application.getInstance()
@@ -57,8 +64,15 @@ class SolidView(View):
         self._old_composite_shader = None
         self._old_layer_bindings = None
 
-        self._last_xray_checking_time = time.time()
+        self._next_xray_checking_time = time.time()
         self._xray_checking_update_time = 1.0 # seconds
+        self._xray_warning_cooldown = 1 # reshow Model error message every 10 minutes
+        self._xray_warning_message = Message(catalog.i18nc("@info:status", "Your model is not manifold. The highlighted areas indicate either missing or extraneous surfaces.")
+                                             , lifetime = 60 * 5 # leave message for 5 minutes
+                                             , title = catalog.i18nc("@info:title", "Model errors"),
+                                                    option_text = catalog.i18nc("@info:option_text", "Do not show this message again"), option_state = False)
+        self._xray_warning_message.optionToggled.connect(self._onDontAskMeAgain)
+        CuraApplication.getInstance().getPreferences().addPreference(self._show_xray_warning_preference, True)
 
         Application.getInstance().engineCreatedSignal.connect(self._onGlobalContainerChanged)
 
@@ -236,19 +250,24 @@ class SolidView(View):
 
     def endRendering(self):
         # check whether the xray overlay is showing badness
-        if time.time() > self._last_xray_checking_time + self._xray_checking_update_time:
-            self._last_xray_checking_time = time.time()
+        if time.time() > self._next_xray_checking_time\
+                and CuraApplication.getInstance().getPreferences().getValue(self._show_xray_warning_preference):
+            self._next_xray_checking_time = time.time() + self._xray_checking_update_time
+
             xray_img = self._xray_pass.getOutput()
             xray_img = xray_img.convertToFormat(QImage.Format.Format_RGB888)
-
             ptr = xray_img.bits()
             ptr.setsize(xray_img.byteCount())
             reds = np.array(ptr).reshape(xray_img.height(), xray_img.width(), 3)[:,:,0]  # Copies the data
+            bad_pixel_count = np.sum(np.mod(reds, 2)) # check number of pixels with an odd intersection count
 
-            bad_pixel_count = np.sum(np.mod(reds, 2))
+            if bad_pixel_count > 10: # allow for 10 pixels to be erroneously marked as problematic
+                self._next_xray_checking_time = time.time() + self._xray_warning_cooldown
+                self._xray_warning_message.show()
+                Logger.log("i", "Xray overlay found %d non-manifold pixels." % bad_pixel_count)
 
-            if bad_pixel_count > 0:
-                Logger.log("d", "Super bad xray, man! : %d" % bad_pixel_count)
+    def _onDontAskMeAgain(self, checked: bool) -> None:
+        CuraApplication.getInstance().getPreferences().setValue(self._show_xray_warning_preference, not checked)
 
     def event(self, event):
         if event.type == Event.ViewActivateEvent:
@@ -274,3 +293,4 @@ class SolidView(View):
             self.getRenderer().removeRenderPass(self._xray_pass)
             self._composite_pass.setLayerBindings(self._old_layer_bindings)
             self._composite_pass.setCompositeShader(self._old_composite_shader)
+            self._xray_warning_message.hide()