diff --git a/lib/logstash/web/views/search/error.txt.erb b/lib/logstash/web/views/search/error.txt.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8b06e44a
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+++ b/lib/logstash/web/views/search/error.txt.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+An error occured in query '<%= params[:q] %>'
+ERROR:
+
+<%= @results.error_message %>