diff --git a/src/UI/AddSeries/AddSeriesView.js b/src/UI/AddSeries/AddSeriesView.js
index 5fd2c8d9f..04132578a 100644
--- a/src/UI/AddSeries/AddSeriesView.js
+++ b/src/UI/AddSeries/AddSeriesView.js
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 'use strict';
 define(
     [
+        'underscore',
         'vent',
         'marionette',
         'AddSeries/AddSeriesCollection',
         'AddSeries/SearchResultCollectionView',
         'AddSeries/EmptyView',
         'AddSeries/NotFoundView',
-        'Shared/LoadingView',
-        'underscore'
-    ], function (vent, Marionette, AddSeriesCollection, SearchResultCollectionView, EmptyView, NotFoundView, LoadingView, _) {
+        'AddSeries/ErrorView',
+        'Shared/LoadingView'
+    ], function (_, vent, Marionette, AddSeriesCollection, SearchResultCollectionView, EmptyView, NotFoundView, ErrorView, LoadingView) {
         return Marionette.Layout.extend({
             template: 'AddSeries/AddSeriesViewTemplate',
 
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ define(
             },
 
             search: function (options) {
+                var self = this;
 
                 this.collection.reset();
 
@@ -96,6 +98,10 @@ define(
                     data: { term: options.term }
                 });
 
+                this.currentSearchPromise.fail(function () {
+                    self._showError();
+                });
+
                 return this.currentSearchPromise;
             },
 
@@ -155,6 +161,13 @@ define(
                 else {
                     this._clearResults();
                 }
+            },
+
+            _showError: function () {
+                if (!this.isClosed) {
+                    this.ui.searchBar.show();
+                    this.searchResult.show(new ErrorView({term: this.collection.term}));
+                }
             }
         });
     });
diff --git a/src/UI/AddSeries/ErrorView.js b/src/UI/AddSeries/ErrorView.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71b899165
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/UI/AddSeries/ErrorView.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+'use strict';
+
+define(
+    [
+        'marionette'
+    ], function (Marionette) {
+
+        return Marionette.CompositeView.extend({
+            template: 'AddSeries/ErrorViewTemplate',
+
+            initialize: function (options) {
+                this.options = options;
+            },
+
+            templateHelpers: function () {
+                return  this.options;
+            }
+
+        });
+    });
diff --git a/src/UI/AddSeries/ErrorViewTemplate.hbs b/src/UI/AddSeries/ErrorViewTemplate.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..862d5e058
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/UI/AddSeries/ErrorViewTemplate.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<div class="text-center col-md-12">
+    <h3>
+        There was an error searching for '{{term}}'.
+    </h3>
+
+    If the series title contains non-alphanumeric characters try removing them, otherwise try your search again later.
+</div>