diff --git a/homeassistant/components/generic/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/generic/config_flow.py
index 621b4dd299b..8fdc0143700 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/generic/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/generic/config_flow.py
@@ -183,14 +183,27 @@ async def async_test_still(
     except (
         TimeoutError,
         RequestError,
-        HTTPStatusError,
         TimeoutException,
     ) as err:
         _LOGGER.error("Error getting camera image from %s: %s", url, type(err).__name__)
         return {CONF_STILL_IMAGE_URL: "unable_still_load"}, None
+    except HTTPStatusError as err:
+        _LOGGER.error(
+            "Error getting camera image from %s: %s %s",
+            url,
+            type(err).__name__,
+            err.response.text,
+        )
+        if err.response.status_code in [401, 403]:
+            return {CONF_STILL_IMAGE_URL: "unable_still_load_auth"}, None
+        if err.response.status_code in [404]:
+            return {CONF_STILL_IMAGE_URL: "unable_still_load_not_found"}, None
+        if err.response.status_code in [500, 503]:
+            return {CONF_STILL_IMAGE_URL: "unable_still_load_server_error"}, None
+        return {CONF_STILL_IMAGE_URL: "unable_still_load"}, None
 
     if not image:
-        return {CONF_STILL_IMAGE_URL: "unable_still_load"}, None
+        return {CONF_STILL_IMAGE_URL: "unable_still_load_no_image"}, None
     fmt = get_image_type(image)
     _LOGGER.debug(
         "Still image at '%s' detected format: %s",
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/generic/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/generic/strings.json
index a1519fa0f48..991a36d49cc 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/generic/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/generic/strings.json
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
       "unknown": "[%key:common::config_flow::error::unknown%]",
       "already_exists": "A camera with these URL settings already exists.",
       "unable_still_load": "Unable to load valid image from still image URL (e.g. invalid host, URL or authentication failure).  Review log for more info.",
+      "unable_still_load_auth": "Unable to load valid image from still image URL: The camera may require a user name and password, or they are not correct.",
+      "unable_still_load_not_found": "Unable to load valid image from still image URL: The URL was not found on the server.",
+      "unable_still_load_server_error": "Unable to load valid image from still image URL: The camera replied with a server error.",
+      "unable_still_load_no_image": "Unable to load valid image from still image URL: No image was returned.",
       "no_still_image_or_stream_url": "You must specify at least a still image or stream URL",
       "invalid_still_image": "URL did not return a valid still image",
       "malformed_url": "Malformed URL",
@@ -73,6 +77,10 @@
       "unknown": "[%key:common::config_flow::error::unknown%]",
       "already_exists": "[%key:component::generic::config::error::already_exists%]",
       "unable_still_load": "[%key:component::generic::config::error::unable_still_load%]",
+      "unable_still_load_auth": "[%key:component::generic::config::error::unable_still_load_auth%]",
+      "unable_still_load_not_found": "[%key:component::generic::config::error::unable_still_load_not_found%]",
+      "unable_still_load_server_error": "[%key:component::generic::config::error::unable_still_load_server_error%]",
+      "unable_still_load_no_image": "[%key:component::generic::config::error::unable_still_load_no_image%]",
       "no_still_image_or_stream_url": "[%key:component::generic::config::error::no_still_image_or_stream_url%]",
       "invalid_still_image": "[%key:component::generic::config::error::invalid_still_image%]",
       "malformed_url": "[%key:component::generic::config::error::malformed_url%]",
diff --git a/tests/components/generic/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/generic/test_config_flow.py
index 6ced5086282..7eee5f1bd9e 100644
--- a/tests/components/generic/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/generic/test_config_flow.py
@@ -449,12 +449,42 @@ async def test_form_still_and_stream_not_provided(
 
 
 @respx.mock
-async def test_form_image_timeout(
-    hass: HomeAssistant, user_flow, mock_create_stream
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("side_effect", "expected_message"),
+    [
+        (httpx.TimeoutException, {"still_image_url": "unable_still_load"}),
+        (
+            httpx.HTTPStatusError("", request=None, response=httpx.Response(401)),
+            {"still_image_url": "unable_still_load_auth"},
+        ),
+        (
+            httpx.HTTPStatusError("", request=None, response=httpx.Response(403)),
+            {"still_image_url": "unable_still_load_auth"},
+        ),
+        (
+            httpx.HTTPStatusError("", request=None, response=httpx.Response(404)),
+            {"still_image_url": "unable_still_load_not_found"},
+        ),
+        (
+            httpx.HTTPStatusError("", request=None, response=httpx.Response(500)),
+            {"still_image_url": "unable_still_load_server_error"},
+        ),
+        (
+            httpx.HTTPStatusError("", request=None, response=httpx.Response(503)),
+            {"still_image_url": "unable_still_load_server_error"},
+        ),
+        (  # Errors without specific handler should show the general message.
+            httpx.HTTPStatusError("", request=None, response=httpx.Response(507)),
+            {"still_image_url": "unable_still_load"},
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_form_image_http_exceptions(
+    side_effect, expected_message, hass: HomeAssistant, user_flow, mock_create_stream
 ) -> None:
-    """Test we handle invalid image timeout."""
+    """Test we handle image http exceptions."""
     respx.get("http://127.0.0.1/testurl/1").side_effect = [
-        httpx.TimeoutException,
+        side_effect,
     ]
 
     with mock_create_stream:
@@ -465,7 +495,7 @@ async def test_form_image_timeout(
     await hass.async_block_till_done()
 
     assert result2["type"] == "form"
-    assert result2["errors"] == {"still_image_url": "unable_still_load"}
+    assert result2["errors"] == expected_message
 
 
 @respx.mock
@@ -499,7 +529,7 @@ async def test_form_stream_invalidimage2(
     await hass.async_block_till_done()
 
     assert result2["type"] == "form"
-    assert result2["errors"] == {"still_image_url": "unable_still_load"}
+    assert result2["errors"] == {"still_image_url": "unable_still_load_no_image"}
 
 
 @respx.mock