diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/image/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/image/edit.js
index 95475b6d63214a..2a3a2b9530a36f 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/image/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/image/edit.js
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class ImageEdit extends Component {
 	}
 
 	componentDidMount() {
-		const { attributes, setAttributes } = this.props;
+		const { attributes, setAttributes, noticeOperations } = this.props;
 		const { id, url = '' } = attributes;
 
 		if ( isTemporaryImage( id, url ) ) {
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ class ImageEdit extends Component {
 						setAttributes( pickRelevantMediaFiles( image ) );
 					},
 					allowedTypes: ALLOWED_MEDIA_TYPES,
+					onError: ( message ) => {
+						noticeOperations.createErrorNotice( message );
+						this.setState( { isEditing: true } );
+					},
 				} );
 			}
 		}