---
title: "Important: #109493 - Messages in the About module respect their severity"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:important-109493-1788970444"
source: "Changelog/14.3.x/Important-109493-AboutModuleMessagesRespectSeverity.rst"
modified: "2026-09-15T10:46:36+00:00"
---

# Important: #109493 - Messages in the About module respect their severity

See [forge#109493](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/109493)

## Description

Messages added to the "About" backend module through the PSR-14 event
`\TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Controller\Event\ModifyGenericBackendMessagesEvent`
were always rendered as an error infobox, no matter which severity the
`FlashMessage` carried. The module now renders each message with its own
severity.

Extensions that add messages to that event are affected: The severity of
`FlashMessage` defaults to `ContextualFeedbackSeverity::OK`, so a
message created without an explicit severity - as in the example that came
with the event in TYPO3 v12, see [Feature: #96899 - New PSR-14 event: ModifyGenericBackendMessagesEvent](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:feature-96899) \- is now rendered as a
green "OK" infobox instead of a red "error" one.

Event listeners should therefore state the intended severity explicitly:

```php
use TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Controller\Event\ModifyGenericBackendMessagesEvent;
use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Messaging\FlashMessage;
use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Type\ContextualFeedbackSeverity;

final class MyEventListener
{
    public function __invoke(ModifyGenericBackendMessagesEvent $event): void
    {
        $event->addMessage(new FlashMessage(
            'Something needs attention',
            '',
            ContextualFeedbackSeverity::WARNING
        ));
    }
}
```