diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/my_modules/protocols/index.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/my_modules/protocols/index.scss
index ee9cdf08e..a12560198 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/my_modules/protocols/index.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/my_modules/protocols/index.scss
@@ -517,6 +517,16 @@
       @include font-small;
       font-weight: bold;
     }
+
+    .status-transition-error {
+      @include font-small;
+      color: $brand-danger;
+      margin-top: .5em;
+
+      .fas {
+        margin-right: .5em;
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/views/my_modules/status_flow/_task_flow_button.html.erb b/app/views/my_modules/status_flow/_task_flow_button.html.erb
index ecca30075..e999289a8 100644
--- a/app/views/my_modules/status_flow/_task_flow_button.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/my_modules/status_flow/_task_flow_button.html.erb
@@ -59,3 +59,17 @@
     </li>
   </ul>
 </div>
+<% if my_module.last_transition_error %>
+  <div class="status-transition-error">
+    <i class="fas fa-exclamation-triangle"></i>
+    <% case my_module.last_transition_error["type"] %>
+    <% when "repository_snapshot" %>
+      <%= t(
+        "my_modules.status_error.repository_snapshot",
+        repository: Repository.find(my_module.last_transition_error["repository_id"]).name
+      ) %>
+    <% else %>
+       <%= t("my_modules.status_error.general") %>
+    <% end %>
+  </div>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 2ea5191db..424cb6300 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -1058,6 +1058,9 @@ en:
       title_html: The inventory <b>%{inventory_name}</b> is no longer shared with your team.
       body_html: This inventory has been unshared with your team by the inventory’s owner. To view the item/s that are assigned to your task/s contact the <b>%{team_name}</b> team administrator <b>%{admin_name}</b> (<b>%{admin_email}</b>).
     open_mobile_app: "Open mobile app"
+    status_error:
+      general: "Status transition failed"
+      repository_snapshot: "Snapshot failed in %{repository}"
   experiments:
     id: "ID"
     experiment_id: "Experiment ID"