diff --git a/src/css/dialogs-browse-backups.css b/src/css/dialogs-browse-backups.css
index f617065e..4d6f3a16 100644
--- a/src/css/dialogs-browse-backups.css
+++ b/src/css/dialogs-browse-backups.css
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@
   height: 90px;
 }
 
-.browse-backups .session-list-empty,
-.browse-backups .snapshot-list-empty {
+.browse-backups .centered-message {
   position: absolute;
   left: 50%;
   width: 200px;
@@ -68,9 +67,18 @@
   font-size: 16px;
   text-align: center;
   border: 1px solid;
+}
+
+.browse-backups .session-list-empty,
+.browse-backups .snapshot-list-empty {
   color: #bbb;
 }
 
+.browse-backups .session-list-error,
+.browse-backups .snapshot-list-error {
+  color: white;
+}
+
 .browse-backups .session-item {
   /* Transition duration should be kept in sync with SelectSession.DELETE_TRANSITION_DURATION */
   transition: all 500ms;
diff --git a/src/templates/dialogs/browse-backups.html b/src/templates/dialogs/browse-backups.html
index 4181097b..1b991b6e 100644
--- a/src/templates/dialogs/browse-backups.html
+++ b/src/templates/dialogs/browse-backups.html
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/template" id="session-list-empty">
-<div class="session-list-empty">No session found ...</div>
+<div class="centered-message session-list-empty">No session found ...</div>
+</script>
+
+<script type="text/template" id="session-list-error">
+<div class="centered-message session-list-error">Could not load backup sessions, something went wrong.</div>
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/template" id="session-list-item">
@@ -57,7 +61,11 @@
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/template" id="snapshot-list-empty">
-<div class="snapshot-list-empty">No snapshot found ...</div>
+<div class="centered-message snapshot-list-empty">No snapshot found ...</div>
+</script>
+
+<script type="text/template" id="snapshot-list-error">
+<div class="centered-message snapshot-list-error">Could not load snapshots, something went wrong.</div>
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/template" id="snapshot-list-item">