diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/common.js b/app/assets/javascripts/common.js
index cbec48d0b..2b345a26d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/common.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/common.js
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ $(function() {
       location.reload();
     });
   });
+
+  // triggered by rails when a `link_to ..., remote: true` call fails.
+  $(document).on("ajax:error", function (event, xhr, status, error) {
+    Danbooru.error("Error: " + xhr.status + " " + xhr.statusText);
+  });
 });
 
 var Danbooru = {};