diff --git a/app/webpacker/js/turbo.js b/app/webpacker/js/turbo.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4451810c93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/webpacker/js/turbo.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import "@hotwired/turbo";
+
+document.addEventListener("turbo:frame-missing", (event) => {
+  // don't replace frame contents
+  event.preventDefault();
+
+  // show error message instead
+  status = event.detail.response.status;
+  if(status == 401) {
+    alert(I18n.t("errors.unauthorized.message"));
+  } else {
+    alert(I18n.t("errors.general_error.message"));
+  }
+});
diff --git a/app/webpacker/packs/admin.js b/app/webpacker/packs/admin.js
index 81735d3040..dbb68bafc2 100644
--- a/app/webpacker/packs/admin.js
+++ b/app/webpacker/packs/admin.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import "controllers";
 import "channels";
-import "@hotwired/turbo";
+import "../js/turbo";
 import "../js/hotkeys";
 import "../js/mrujs";
 import "../js/matomo";
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ import Trix from "trix";
 document.addEventListener("trix-file-accept", (event) => {
   event.preventDefault();
 });
+
diff --git a/app/webpacker/packs/application.js b/app/webpacker/packs/application.js
index 5ee6a3b066..f8263d1830 100644
--- a/app/webpacker/packs/application.js
+++ b/app/webpacker/packs/application.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import "controllers";
-import "@hotwired/turbo";
+import "../js/turbo";
 import "../js/hotkeys";
 import "../js/mrujs";
 import "../js/matomo";