diff --git a/mastodon.widget.css b/mastodon.widget.css
index 0b5e8a7..0266811 100644
--- a/mastodon.widget.css
+++ b/mastodon.widget.css
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@
 	border-radius: 5px;
 	box-shadow: 0 0 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
 }
+
+.mt-error {
+	color: darkred;
+	background: lightpink;
+	margin: 5px;
+	padding: 10px;
+}
 /* <<< */
 
 /* light theme >>> */
diff --git a/mastodon.widget.js b/mastodon.widget.js
index 8c5fd5e..02f4228 100644
--- a/mastodon.widget.js
+++ b/mastodon.widget.js
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ MastodonApi.prototype.listStatuses = function() {
 			// fix content link target
 			$('a', this.widget).attr('target', '_blank');
 		}
+		,error: function(d_) {
+			//console.log( d_ );
+			if(d_.responseJSON) {
+				$('.mt-header', mapi.widget).html('ERROR');
+				$('.mt-body', mapi.widget).html( '<div class="mt-error">' + d_.responseJSON.error + '</div>');
+			}
+		}
 	});