diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Features-20240412-105245.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20240412-105245.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2712c277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20240412-105245.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Features
+body: Add `error_tag` util to the `ui` module
+time: 2024-04-12T10:52:45.887334-07:00
+custom:
+  Author: QMalcolm
+  Issue: "107"
diff --git a/dbt_common/ui.py b/dbt_common/ui.py
index 291d5f06..15eeff0f 100644
--- a/dbt_common/ui.py
+++ b/dbt_common/ui.py
@@ -80,3 +80,7 @@ def line_wrap_message(msg: str, subtract: int = 0, dedent: bool = True, prefix:
 
 def warning_tag(msg: str) -> str:
     return f'[{yellow("WARNING")}]: {msg}'
+
+
+def error_tag(msg: str) -> str:
+    return f'[{red("ERROR")}]: {msg}'
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_ui.py b/tests/unit/test_ui.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..22e431d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_ui.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from dbt_common.ui import warning_tag, error_tag
+
+
+def test_warning_tag():
+    tagged = warning_tag("hi")
+    assert "WARNING" in tagged
+
+
+def test_error_tag():
+    tagged = error_tag("hi")
+    assert "ERROR" in tagged