diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/actions/projects.js b/client/modules/IDE/actions/projects.js
index 06c50cbbfa..5b4e51f322 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/actions/projects.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/actions/projects.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { apiClient } from '../../../utils/apiClient';
 import * as ActionTypes from '../../../constants';
-import { startLoader, stopLoader } from '../reducers/loading';
+import { startLoader, stopLoader, setError } from '../reducers/loading';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line
 export function getProjects(username) {
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ export function getProjects(username) {
         dispatch(stopLoader());
       })
       .catch((error) => {
+        dispatch(setError(error?.response?.data || 'Failed to load sketches'));
         dispatch({
           type: ActionTypes.ERROR,
           error: error?.response?.data
         });
-        dispatch(stopLoader());
       });
   };
 }
diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/components/SketchList.jsx b/client/modules/IDE/components/SketchList.jsx
index c0e2cc42c5..97c88228da 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/components/SketchList.jsx
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/components/SketchList.jsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import * as ProjectsActions from '../actions/projects';
 import * as CollectionsActions from '../actions/collections';
 import * as ToastActions from '../actions/toast';
 import * as SortingActions from '../actions/sorting';
+import { clearError as clearLoadingError } from '../reducers/loading';
 import getSortedSketches from '../selectors/projects';
 import Loader from '../../App/components/loader';
 import Overlay from '../../App/components/Overlay';
@@ -27,16 +28,19 @@ const SketchList = ({
   sorting,
   toggleDirectionForField,
   resetSorting,
-  mobile
+  mobile,
+  clearError
 }) => {
   const [isInitialDataLoad, setIsInitialDataLoad] = useState(true);
   const [sketchToAddToCollection, setSketchToAddToCollection] = useState(null);
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    setIsInitialDataLoad(true);
+    clearError();
     getProjects(username);
     resetSorting();
-  }, [getProjects, username, resetSorting]);
+  }, [getProjects, username, resetSorting, clearError]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (Array.isArray(sketches)) {
@@ -52,14 +56,38 @@ const SketchList = ({
     [username, user.username, t]
   );
 
-  const isLoading = () => loading && isInitialDataLoad;
-
-  const hasSketches = () => !isLoading() && sketches.length > 0;
+  const isLoading = () => isInitialDataLoad || loading.isLoading;
+  const hasError = () => loading.error && !loading.isLoading;
+  const hasSketches = () => !isLoading() && !hasError() && sketches.length > 0;
+  const isEmpty = () => !isLoading() && !hasError() && sketches.length === 0;
 
   const renderLoader = () => isLoading() && <Loader />;
 
+  const renderError = () => {
+    if (hasError()) {
+      return (
+        <div className="sketches-table__error" role="alert" aria-live="polite">
+          <p className="sketches-table__error-message">
+            {t('SketchList.LoadError', { error: loading.error })}
+          </p>
+          <button
+            className="sketches-table__retry-button"
+            onClick={() => {
+              clearError();
+              getProjects(username);
+            }}
+            aria-label={t('SketchList.RetryButtonARIA')}
+          >
+            {t('SketchList.RetryButton')}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      );
+    }
+    return null;
+  };
+
   const renderEmptyTable = () => {
-    if (!isLoading() && sketches.length === 0) {
+    if (isEmpty()) {
       return (
         <p className="sketches-table__empty">{t('SketchList.NoSketches')}</p>
       );
@@ -127,6 +155,7 @@ const SketchList = ({
         <title>{getSketchesTitle}</title>
       </Helmet>
       {renderLoader()}
+      {renderError()}
       {renderEmptyTable()}
       {hasSketches() && (
         <table
@@ -197,14 +226,18 @@ SketchList.propTypes = {
     })
   ).isRequired,
   username: PropTypes.string,
-  loading: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+  loading: PropTypes.shape({
+    isLoading: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+    error: PropTypes.string
+  }).isRequired,
   toggleDirectionForField: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   resetSorting: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   sorting: PropTypes.shape({
     field: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     direction: PropTypes.string.isRequired
   }).isRequired,
-  mobile: PropTypes.bool
+  mobile: PropTypes.bool,
+  clearError: PropTypes.func.isRequired
 };
 
 SketchList.defaultProps = {
@@ -229,7 +262,8 @@ function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch) {
       ProjectsActions,
       CollectionsActions,
       ToastActions,
-      SortingActions
+      SortingActions,
+      { clearError: clearLoadingError }
     ),
     dispatch
   );
diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/reducers/loading.js b/client/modules/IDE/reducers/loading.js
index a1db68d80a..41d2db445d 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/reducers/loading.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/reducers/loading.js
@@ -2,12 +2,32 @@ import { createSlice } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
 
 const loadingSlice = createSlice({
   name: 'loading',
-  initialState: false,
+  initialState: {
+    isLoading: false,
+    error: null
+  },
   reducers: {
-    startLoader: () => true,
-    stopLoader: () => false
+    startLoader: (state) => {
+      state.isLoading = true;
+      state.error = null;
+    },
+    stopLoader: (state) => {
+      state.isLoading = false;
+    },
+    setError: (state, action) => {
+      state.isLoading = false;
+      state.error = action.payload;
+    },
+    clearError: (state) => {
+      state.error = null;
+    }
   }
 });
 
-export const { startLoader, stopLoader } = loadingSlice.actions;
+export const {
+  startLoader,
+  stopLoader,
+  setError,
+  clearError
+} = loadingSlice.actions;
 export default loadingSlice.reducer;
diff --git a/client/styles/components/_sketch-list.scss b/client/styles/components/_sketch-list.scss
index 401f575728..a549ad27c9 100644
--- a/client/styles/components/_sketch-list.scss
+++ b/client/styles/components/_sketch-list.scss
@@ -251,6 +251,49 @@
   font-size: #{math.div(16, $base-font-size)}rem;
   padding: #{math.div(42, $base-font-size)}rem 0;
 }
+
+.sketches-table__error {
+  text-align: center;
+  padding: #{math.div(42, $base-font-size)}rem 0;
+  
+  .sketches-table__error-message {
+    font-size: #{math.div(16, $base-font-size)}rem;
+    margin-bottom: #{math.div(16, $base-font-size)}rem;
+    @include themify() {
+      color: getThemifyVariable("error-color");
+    }
+  }
+  
+  .sketches-table__retry-button {
+    background: none;
+    border: 2px solid;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    padding: #{math.div(8, $base-font-size)}rem #{math.div(16, $base-font-size)}rem;
+    font-size: #{math.div(14, $base-font-size)}rem;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: all 0.2s ease;
+    
+    @include themify() {
+      color: getThemifyVariable("logo-color");
+      border-color: getThemifyVariable("logo-color");
+    }
+    
+    &:hover {
+      @include themify() {
+        background-color: getThemifyVariable("logo-color");
+        color: getThemifyVariable("background-color");
+      }
+    }
+    
+    &:focus {
+      outline: 2px solid;
+      outline-offset: 2px;
+      @include themify() {
+        outline-color: getThemifyVariable("logo-color");
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
 .sketches-table__row a:hover{
   @include themify() {
     color: getThemifyVariable("logo-color");
diff --git a/translations/locales/en-US/translations.json b/translations/locales/en-US/translations.json
index b101b56e8f..66b7e6525e 100644
--- a/translations/locales/en-US/translations.json
+++ b/translations/locales/en-US/translations.json
@@ -591,7 +591,10 @@
     "HeaderCreatedAt_mobile": "Created",
     "HeaderUpdatedAt": "Date Updated",
     "HeaderUpdatedAt_mobile": "Updated",
-    "NoSketches": "No sketches."
+    "NoSketches": "No sketches.",
+    "LoadError": "Failed to load sketches: {{error}}",
+    "RetryButton": "Retry",
+    "RetryButtonARIA": "Retry loading sketches"
   },
   "AddToCollectionSketchList": {
     "Title": "p5.js Web Editor | My sketches",