diff --git a/Localization/app.json b/Localization/app.json
index 63db5888b..d44e76e26 100644
--- a/Localization/app.json
+++ b/Localization/app.json
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
             "clean_cache": {
                 "title": "Clean Cache",
                 "message": "Successfully cleaned %s cache."
+            },
+            "translation_failed": {
+                "title": "Note",
+                "message": "Translation failed. Maybe the administrator has not enabled translations on this instance or this instance is running an older version of Mastodon where translations are not yet supported.",
+                "button": "OK"
             }
         },
         "controls": {
diff --git a/Mastodon/Protocol/Provider/DataSourceFacade+Status.swift b/Mastodon/Protocol/Provider/DataSourceFacade+Status.swift
index 9d83d1073..b28daf1b5 100644
--- a/Mastodon/Protocol/Provider/DataSourceFacade+Status.swift
+++ b/Mastodon/Protocol/Provider/DataSourceFacade+Status.swift
@@ -393,12 +393,18 @@ extension DataSourceFacade {
             alertController.addAction(cancelAction)
             dependency.present(alertController, animated: true)
             
-        case let .translateStatus(translationContext):
+        case .translateStatus:
             guard let status = menuContext.status else { return }
-            try await DataSourceFacade.translateStatus(
-                provider: dependency,
-                status: status
-            )
+            do {
+                try await DataSourceFacade.translateStatus(
+                    provider: dependency,
+                    status: status
+                )
+            } catch TranslationFailure.emptyOrInvalidResponse {
+                let alertController = UIAlertController(title: L10n.Common.Alerts.TranslationFailed.title, message: L10n.Common.Alerts.TranslationFailed.message, preferredStyle: .alert)
+                alertController.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: L10n.Common.Alerts.TranslationFailed.button, style: .default))
+                dependency.present(alertController, animated: true)
+            }
         }
     }   // end func
 }
diff --git a/Mastodon/Protocol/Provider/DataSourceFacade+Translate.swift b/Mastodon/Protocol/Provider/DataSourceFacade+Translate.swift
index 08557a4bf..ba2b1b86d 100644
--- a/Mastodon/Protocol/Provider/DataSourceFacade+Translate.swift
+++ b/Mastodon/Protocol/Provider/DataSourceFacade+Translate.swift
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ import CoreDataStack
 import MastodonCore
 
 extension DataSourceFacade {
+    enum TranslationFailure: Error {
+        case emptyOrInvalidResponse
+    }
+    
     public static func translateStatus(
         provider: UIViewController & NeedsDependency & AuthContextProvider,
         status: ManagedObjectRecord<Status>
@@ -25,19 +29,37 @@ extension DataSourceFacade {
         }
         
         func translate(status: Status) async throws -> String? {
-           let value = try await provider.context
-               .apiService
-               .translateStatus(
-                   statusID: status.id,
-                   authenticationBox: provider.authContext.mastodonAuthenticationBox
-               ).value
-           return value.content
-       }
+            do {
+                let value = try await provider.context
+                    .apiService
+                    .translateStatus(
+                        statusID: status.id,
+                        authenticationBox: provider.authContext.mastodonAuthenticationBox
+                    ).value
+
+                guard let content = value.content else {
+                    throw TranslationFailure.emptyOrInvalidResponse
+                }
+                
+                return content
+            } catch {
+                throw TranslationFailure.emptyOrInvalidResponse
+            }
+        }
+        
+        func translateAndApply(to status: Status) async throws {
+            do {
+                status.translatedContent = try await translate(status: status)
+            } catch {
+                status.translatedContent = nil
+                throw TranslationFailure.emptyOrInvalidResponse
+            }
+        }
         
         if let reblog = status.reblog {
-            reblog.translatedContent = try await translate(status: reblog)
+            try await translateAndApply(to: reblog)
         } else {
-            status.translatedContent = try await translate(status: status)
+            try await translateAndApply(to: status)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonLocalization/Generated/Strings.swift b/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonLocalization/Generated/Strings.swift
index 38c21394a..504fee233 100644
--- a/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonLocalization/Generated/Strings.swift
+++ b/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonLocalization/Generated/Strings.swift
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ public enum L10n {
         /// Sign Up Failure
         public static let title = L10n.tr("Localizable", "Common.Alerts.SignUpFailure.Title", fallback: "Sign Up Failure")
       }
+      public enum TranslationFailed {
+        /// OK
+        public static let button = L10n.tr("Localizable", "Common.Alerts.TranslationFailed.Button", fallback: "OK")
+        /// Translation failed. Maybe the administrator has not enabled translations on this instance or this instance is running an older version of Mastodon where translations are not yet supported.
+        public static let message = L10n.tr("Localizable", "Common.Alerts.TranslationFailed.Message", fallback: "Translation failed. Maybe the administrator has not enabled translations on this instance or this instance is running an older version of Mastodon where translations are not yet supported.")
+        /// Note
+        public static let title = L10n.tr("Localizable", "Common.Alerts.TranslationFailed.Title", fallback: "Note")
+      }
       public enum VoteFailure {
         /// The poll has ended
         public static let pollEnded = L10n.tr("Localizable", "Common.Alerts.VoteFailure.PollEnded", fallback: "The poll has ended")
diff --git a/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonLocalization/Resources/Base.lproj/Localizable.strings b/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonLocalization/Resources/Base.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 8c4d03f6a..3bf85eb4f 100644
--- a/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonLocalization/Resources/Base.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonLocalization/Resources/Base.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ Please check your internet connection.";
 "Common.Alerts.SignOut.Message" = "Are you sure you want to sign out?";
 "Common.Alerts.SignOut.Title" = "Sign Out";
 "Common.Alerts.SignUpFailure.Title" = "Sign Up Failure";
+"Common.Alerts.TranslationFailed.Title" = "Note";
+"Common.Alerts.TranslationFailed.Message" = "Translation failed. Maybe the administrator has not enabled translations on this instance or this instance is running an older version of Mastodon where translations are not yet supported.";
+"Common.Alerts.TranslationFailed.Button" = "OK";
 "Common.Alerts.VoteFailure.PollEnded" = "The poll has ended";
 "Common.Alerts.VoteFailure.Title" = "Vote Failure";
 "Common.Controls.Actions.Add" = "Add";
diff --git a/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonLocalization/Resources/en.lproj/Localizable.strings b/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonLocalization/Resources/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
index e5f096962..eb8a76868 100644
--- a/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonLocalization/Resources/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonLocalization/Resources/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ Please check your internet connection.";
 "Common.Alerts.SignOut.Message" = "Are you sure you want to sign out?";
 "Common.Alerts.SignOut.Title" = "Sign Out";
 "Common.Alerts.SignUpFailure.Title" = "Sign Up Failure";
+"Common.Alerts.TranslationFailed.Title" = "Note";
+"Common.Alerts.TranslationFailed.Message" = "Translation failed. Maybe the administrator has not enabled translations on this instance or this instance is running an older version of Mastodon where translations are not yet supported.";
+"Common.Alerts.TranslationFailed.Button" = "OK";
 "Common.Alerts.VoteFailure.PollEnded" = "The poll has ended";
 "Common.Alerts.VoteFailure.Title" = "Vote Failure";
 "Common.Controls.Actions.Add" = "Add";