diff --git a/native/media/encrypted-image.react.js b/native/media/encrypted-image.react.js
--- a/native/media/encrypted-image.react.js
+++ b/native/media/encrypted-image.react.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   const connectionStatus = useSelector(state => state.connection.status);
   const prevConnectionStatusRef = React.useRef(connectionStatus);
   const [attempt, setAttempt] = React.useState(0);
+  const [errorOccured, setErrorOccured] = React.useState(false);
 
   if (prevConnectionStatusRef.current !== connectionStatus) {
     if (!source && connectionStatus === 'connected') {
@@ -79,8 +80,7 @@
           mediaCache?.set(blobURI, result.uri);
           setSource({ uri: result.uri });
         } else {
-          // Setting an invalid uri will cause the Image to run onError
-          setSource({ uri: 'data:,' });
+          setErrorOccured(true);
         }
       }
     };
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
       style={style}
       invisibleLoad={invisibleLoad}
       key={attempt}
+      errorOccured={errorOccured}
     />
   );
 }
diff --git a/native/media/loadable-image.react.js b/native/media/loadable-image.react.js
--- a/native/media/loadable-image.react.js
+++ b/native/media/loadable-image.react.js
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@
   +spinnerColor: string,
   +style: ImageStyle,
   +invisibleLoad: boolean,
+  +errorOccured?: boolean,
 };
 function LoadableImage(props: Props): React.Node {
-  const { source, placeholder, onLoad: onLoadProp } = props;
+  const { source, placeholder, onLoad: onLoadProp, errorOccured } = props;
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
 
   const [loaded, setLoaded] = React.useState(false);
@@ -52,7 +53,13 @@
   }
 
   let statusIndicator;
-  if (!loaded) {
+  if (error || errorOccured) {
+    statusIndicator = (
+      <View style={styles.statusIndicatorContainer}>
+        <Icon name="alert-circle" style={styles.errorIndicator} size={42} />
+      </View>
+    );
+  } else if (!loaded) {
     statusIndicator = (
       <View style={styles.statusIndicatorContainer}>
         <ActivityIndicator color={props.spinnerColor} size="large" />