diff --git a/src/components/ha-hls-player.ts b/src/components/ha-hls-player.ts
index ac05a64317..dbabf84b20 100644
--- a/src/components/ha-hls-player.ts
+++ b/src/components/ha-hls-player.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ import {
   PropertyValues,
   TemplateResult,
 } from "lit";
-import { customElement, property, query } from "lit/decorators";
+import { customElement, property, query, state } from "lit/decorators";
 import { nextRender } from "../common/util/render-status";
 import { getExternalConfig } from "../external_app/external_config";
 import type { HomeAssistant } from "../types";
+import "./ha-alert";
 
 type HlsLite = Omit<
   HlsType,
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ class HaHLSPlayer extends LitElement {
   // don't cache this, as we remove it on disconnects
   @query("video") private _videoEl!: HTMLVideoElement;
 
+  @state() private _error?: string;
+
   private _hlsPolyfillInstance?: HlsLite;
 
   private _exoPlayer = false;
@@ -58,6 +61,9 @@ class HaHLSPlayer extends LitElement {
   }
 
   protected render(): TemplateResult {
+    if (this._error) {
+      return html`<ha-alert alert-type="error">${this._error}</ha-alert>`;
+    }
     return html`
       <video
         ?autoplay=${this.autoPlay}
@@ -90,6 +96,8 @@ class HaHLSPlayer extends LitElement {
   }
 
   private async _startHls(): Promise<void> {
+    this._error = undefined;
+
     const videoEl = this._videoEl;
     const useExoPlayerPromise = this._getUseExoPlayer();
     const masterPlaylistPromise = fetch(this.url);
@@ -109,7 +117,7 @@ class HaHLSPlayer extends LitElement {
     }
 
     if (!hlsSupported) {
-      videoEl.innerHTML = this.hass.localize(
+      this._error = this.hass.localize(
         "ui.components.media-browser.video_not_supported"
       );
       return;
@@ -196,6 +204,44 @@ class HaHLSPlayer extends LitElement {
     hls.on(Hls.Events.MEDIA_ATTACHED, () => {
       hls.loadSource(url);
     });
+    hls.on(Hls.Events.ERROR, (_, data: any) => {
+      if (!data.fatal) {
+        return;
+      }
+      if (data.type === Hls.ErrorTypes.NETWORK_ERROR) {
+        switch (data.details) {
+          case Hls.ErrorDetails.MANIFEST_LOAD_ERROR: {
+            let error = "Error starting stream, see logs for details";
+            if (
+              data.response !== undefined &&
+              data.response.code !== undefined
+            ) {
+              if (data.response.code >= 500) {
+                error += " (Server failure)";
+              } else if (data.response.code >= 400) {
+                error += " (Stream never started)";
+              } else {
+                error += " (" + data.response.code + ")";
+              }
+            }
+            this._error = error;
+            return;
+          }
+          case Hls.ErrorDetails.MANIFEST_LOAD_TIMEOUT:
+            this._error = "Timeout while starting stream";
+            return;
+          default:
+            this._error = "Unknown stream network error (" + data.details + ")";
+            return;
+        }
+        this._error = "Error with media stream contents (" + data.details + ")";
+      } else if (data.type === Hls.ErrorTypes.MEDIA_ERROR) {
+        this._error = "Error with media stream contents (" + data.details + ")";
+      } else {
+        this._error =
+          "Unknown error with stream (" + data.type + ", " + data.details + ")";
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   private async _renderHLSNative(videoEl: HTMLVideoElement, url: string) {
@@ -231,6 +277,11 @@ class HaHLSPlayer extends LitElement {
         width: 100%;
         max-height: var(--video-max-height, calc(100vh - 97px));
       }
+
+      ha-alert {
+        display: block;
+        padding: 100px 16px;
+      }
     `;
   }
 }