diff --git a/src/core/qgsmessagelog.cpp b/src/core/qgsmessagelog.cpp
index f4803e454f3..d93af829f5c 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsmessagelog.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsmessagelog.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ class QgsMessageLogConsole;
 
 QgsMessageLog::QgsMessageLog()
     : QObject()
-{}
+{
+  qRegisterMetaType< QgsMessageLog::MessageLevel >( "QgsMessageLog::MessageLevel" );
+}
 
 void QgsMessageLog::logMessage( const QString& message, const QString& tag, QgsMessageLog::MessageLevel level )
 {
diff --git a/src/core/qgsmessagelog.h b/src/core/qgsmessagelog.h
index 832efada17d..a94a2fd00cc 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsmessagelog.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsmessagelog.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 class CORE_EXPORT QgsMessageLog : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
+    Q_ENUMS( MessageLevel )
 
   public:
 
@@ -62,7 +63,6 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsMessageLog : public QObject
 
 };
 
-
 /** \ingroup core
 \brief Default implementation of message logging interface
 
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgscolorschemeregistry.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgscolorschemeregistry.py
index 6f75a84a91a..00bb8c22dbd 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgscolorschemeregistry.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgscolorschemeregistry.py
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
 import qgis  # NOQA
 
-from qgis.testing import unittest
+from qgis.testing import start_app, unittest
 from qgis.core import QgsColorSchemeRegistry, QgsRecentColorScheme, QgsApplication
 
+start_app()
+
 
 class TestQgsColorSchemeRegistry(unittest.TestCase):