diff --git a/css/60_photos.css b/css/60_photos.css
index 1368ad40f..71d9efa3a 100644
--- a/css/60_photos.css
+++ b/css/60_photos.css
@@ -76,6 +76,18 @@
     width: 100%;
 }
 
+.photoviewer .error-handler {
+    border-radius: 0;
+    padding: 15px;
+    position: absolute;
+    left: 50%;
+    top: 75px;
+    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+    z-index: 50;
+    color: red;
+    font-size: 20px;
+}
+
 
 .photo-wrapper {
     width: 100%;
diff --git a/data/core.yaml b/data/core.yaml
index 9db7df56a..a751f855b 100644
--- a/data/core.yaml
+++ b/data/core.yaml
@@ -789,6 +789,7 @@ en:
     set_photo_from_viewer: "Store this photo on the currently selected map object"
     set_photo_from_field: "Use the currently displayed photo"
     show_photo_from_field: "Open image in viewer"
+    show_photo_from_field_error: "Invalid ID"
   background:
     title: Background
     description: Background Settings
diff --git a/modules/services/mapillary.js b/modules/services/mapillary.js
index fb64e1eab..b8e46004f 100644
--- a/modules/services/mapillary.js
+++ b/modules/services/mapillary.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const trafficSignTileUrl = `${baseTileUrl}/mly_map_feature_traffic_sign/2/{z}/{x
 const viewercss = 'mapillary-js/mapillary.css';
 const viewerjs = 'mapillary-js/mapillary.js';
 const minZoom = 14;
-const dispatch = d3_dispatch('change', 'loadedImages', 'loadedSigns', 'loadedMapFeatures', 'bearingChanged', 'imageChanged');
+const dispatch = d3_dispatch('change', 'loadedImages', 'loadedSigns', 'loadedMapFeatures', 'bearingChanged', 'imageChanged', 'error');
 
 let _loadViewerPromise;
 let _mlyActiveImage;
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@ export default {
             _mlyViewer.moveTo(imageId)
                 .catch(function(e) {
                     console.error('mly3', e); // eslint-disable-line no-console
+                    dispatch.call('error', undefined, e);
                 });
         }
 
diff --git a/modules/ui/fields/input.js b/modules/ui/fields/input.js
index cc09b8d80..d5157a7aa 100644
--- a/modules/ui/fields/input.js
+++ b/modules/ui/fields/input.js
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ export function uiFieldText(field, context) {
                         utilGetSetValue(input, image.id);
                         change()();
                     });
-                mapillarySetButton.node().blur();
+                mapillarySetButton.node()?.blur();
             })
             .merge(mapillarySetButton)
             .classed('disabled', _debounce(() => {
@@ -412,13 +412,13 @@ export function uiFieldText(field, context) {
 
                 if (isHidden) {
                     if (!utilGetSetValue(input).trim()) return;
+
                     service
                         .ensureViewerLoaded(context)
                         .then(function() {
                             service
-                                .showViewer(context)
                                 .selectImage(context, utilGetSetValue(input).trim())
-                                .initViewer(context);
+                                .showViewer(context);
                         });
                 } else {
                     if (!utilGetSetValue(input).trim()) return;
@@ -430,11 +430,10 @@ export function uiFieldText(field, context) {
                         .ensureViewerLoaded(context)
                         .then(function() {
                             service
-                                .selectImage(context, utilGetSetValue(input).trim())
-                                .initViewer(context);
+                                .selectImage(context, utilGetSetValue(input).trim());
                         });
                 }
-                mapillaryViewButton.node().blur();
+                mapillaryViewButton.node()?.blur();
             })
             .merge(mapillaryViewButton)
             .classed('disabled', _debounce(() => {
diff --git a/modules/ui/photoviewer.js b/modules/ui/photoviewer.js
index d72baa4b6..1f523adc5 100644
--- a/modules/ui/photoviewer.js
+++ b/modules/ui/photoviewer.js
@@ -143,6 +143,24 @@ export function uiPhotoviewer(context) {
             }
         }
 
+        // error message handler
+        const errorHandler = selection
+            .append('div')
+            .attr('class', 'error-handler')
+            .append('div')
+            .style('opacity', '0');
+
+
+        services.mapillary
+            .on('error', function(e) {
+                errorHandler
+                    .text(t('inspector.show_photo_from_field_error'))
+                    .style('opacity', '1')
+                    .transition()
+                    .duration(1000)
+                    .style('opacity', '0');
+        });
+
         function buildResizeListener(target, eventName, dispatch, options) {
 
             var resizeOnX = !!options.resizeOnX;