diff --git a/src/core/ui/Widgets/PageErrorBoundary.test.tsx b/src/core/ui/Widgets/PageErrorBoundary.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4d703dd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/ui/Widgets/PageErrorBoundary.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { MemoryRouter } from "react-router-dom";
+import { describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
+import { RouteErrorBoundary } from "./PageErrorBoundary";
+
+const FailedPage = () => {
+    throw new Error("Request failed with status code 403");
+};
+
+describe("RouteErrorBoundary", () => {
+    test("shows an informative message when a page fails to render", () => {
+        vi.spyOn(console, "error").mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+
+        render(
+            <MemoryRouter>
+                <RouteErrorBoundary>
+                    <FailedPage />
+                </RouteErrorBoundary>
+            </MemoryRouter>
+        );
+
+        expect(screen.getByText("Unable to load this page")).toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(screen.getByText("Request failed with status code 403")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+});
diff --git a/src/core/ui/Widgets/PageErrorBoundary.tsx b/src/core/ui/Widgets/PageErrorBoundary.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..321439c5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/ui/Widgets/PageErrorBoundary.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { Alert, AlertTitle, Container } from "@mui/material";
+import React, { ErrorInfo, ReactNode } from "react";
+import { useLocation } from "react-router-dom";
+
+type PageErrorBoundaryProps = {
+    children: ReactNode;
+};
+
+type PageErrorBoundaryState = {
+    error: Error | null;
+};
+
+class PageErrorBoundary extends React.Component<PageErrorBoundaryProps, PageErrorBoundaryState> {
+    state: PageErrorBoundaryState = { error: null };
+
+    static getDerivedStateFromError(error: Error): PageErrorBoundaryState {
+        return { error };
+    }
+
+    componentDidCatch(error: Error, errorInfo: ErrorInfo) {
+        console.error("Unable to render page", error, errorInfo);
+    }
+
+    render() {
+        if (this.state.error) {
+            return (
+                <Container maxWidth="md" sx={{ mt: 2 }}>
+                    <Alert severity="error">
+                        <AlertTitle>Unable to load this page</AlertTitle>
+                        {this.state.error.message}
+                    </Alert>
+                </Container>
+            );
+        }
+
+        return this.props.children;
+    }
+}
+
+export const RouteErrorBoundary = ({ children }: PageErrorBoundaryProps) => {
+    const location = useLocation();
+
+    return <PageErrorBoundary key={location.pathname}>{children}</PageErrorBoundary>;
+};
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index bb8ee7c4f..b54429e39 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ const queryClient = new QueryClient({
 
     defaultOptions: {
         queries: {
+            // Let the route error boundary replace otherwise blank pages when an
+            // initial request fails (for example, with a 403 response).
+            throwOnError: true,
             // Don't retry client errors (e.g. a 404 for a deleted/stale resource), they
             // won't succeed on a retry and only delay surfacing the result
             retry: (failureCount, error) => {
diff --git a/src/routes.tsx b/src/routes.tsx
index f960002e6..7c872483c 100644
--- a/src/routes.tsx
+++ b/src/routes.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import {
     WeightOverview,
 } from "@/pages";
 import { ExerciseDetailPage } from "@/pages/ExerciseDetails";
+import { RouteErrorBoundary } from "@/core/ui/Widgets/PageErrorBoundary";
 import React from "react";
 import { Route, Routes } from "react-router-dom";
 
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ import { Route, Routes } from "react-router-dom";
  */
 export const WgerRoutes = () => {
     return (
-        <Routes>
+        <RouteErrorBoundary>
+            <Routes>
             <Route path="/:lang">
                 <Route path="routine">
                     <Route index element={<RoutineOverview />} />
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ export const WgerRoutes = () => {
                     </main>
                 }
             />
-        </Routes>
+            </Routes>
+        </RouteErrorBoundary>
     );
 };