diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/CoroutineHelpers.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/CoroutineHelpers.kt
index a54f849b3165..b2b2b62f7e87 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/CoroutineHelpers.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/CoroutineHelpers.kt
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@
 
 package com.ichi2.anki
 
+import android.app.Activity
 import android.content.Context
 import android.view.WindowManager
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity
+import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleOwner
 import androidx.lifecycle.coroutineScope
 import anki.collection.Progress
 import com.ichi2.anki.snackbar.showSnackbar
@@ -247,3 +249,33 @@ suspend fun AnkiActivity.userAcceptsSchemaChange(col: Collection): Boolean {
             .show()
     }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Launch a job that catches any uncaught errors, informs the user and prints it to Log.
+ * Errors from the backend contain localized text that is often suitable to show to the user as-is.
+ * Other errors should ideally be handled in the block.
+ */
+fun LifecycleOwner.catchingLifecycleScope(
+    activity: Activity,
+    errorMessage: String? = null,
+    block: suspend CoroutineScope.() -> Unit
+): Job = lifecycle.coroutineScope.launch {
+    try {
+        block()
+    } catch (e: CancellationException) {
+        throw e
+    } catch (e: Exception) {
+        // TODO: localize
+        Timber.w(e, errorMessage)
+        UIUtils.showDismissibleSnackbar(activity, "An error occurred: $e", R.string.close)
+        CrashReportService.sendExceptionReport(e, activity::class.java.simpleName)
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @see [LifecycleOwner.catchingLifecycleScope]
+ */
+fun Fragment.catchingLifecycleScope(
+    errorMessage: String? = null,
+    block: suspend CoroutineScope.() -> Unit
+) = (this as LifecycleOwner).catchingLifecycleScope(requireActivity(), errorMessage, block)
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Statistics.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Statistics.kt
index 09bc02537e18..1daeabf3ef5f 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Statistics.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Statistics.kt
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ import com.ichi2.anki.stats.AnkiStatsTaskHandler
 import com.ichi2.anki.stats.AnkiStatsTaskHandler.Companion.getInstance
 import com.ichi2.anki.stats.ChartView
 import com.ichi2.anki.widgets.DeckDropDownAdapter.SubtitleListener
-import com.ichi2.async.catchingLifecycleScope
 import com.ichi2.libanki.Collection
 import com.ichi2.libanki.DeckId
 import com.ichi2.libanki.Decks
@@ -451,7 +450,7 @@ class Statistics : NavigationDrawerActivity(), DeckSelectionListener, SubtitleLi
 
         private fun createStatisticOverview() {
             val handler = (requireActivity() as Statistics).taskHandler
-            statisticsJob = catchingLifecycleScope(requireActivity(), "createStatisticOverview failed with error") {
+            statisticsJob = catchingLifecycleScope("createStatisticOverview failed with error") {
                 handler.createStatisticsOverview(mWebView, mProgressBar)
             }
         }