diff --git a/src/common/vfs.h b/src/common/vfs.h
index 39bf0c03a44ce..b6f92dacbd54f 100644
--- a/src/common/vfs.h
+++ b/src/common/vfs.h
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ public slots:
     void beginHydrating();
     /// Emitted when the hydration ends
     void doneHydrating();
+    // Emitted when hydration fails
+    void failureHydrating(int errorCode, int statusCode, const QString &errorString);
 
 protected:
     /** Setup the plugin for the folder.
diff --git a/src/gui/folder.cpp b/src/gui/folder.cpp
index e4984f53a7c70..b693a84bd1cb7 100644
--- a/src/gui/folder.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/folder.cpp
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ void Folder::startVfs()
 
     connect(_vfs.data(), &Vfs::beginHydrating, this, &Folder::slotHydrationStarts);
     connect(_vfs.data(), &Vfs::doneHydrating, this, &Folder::slotHydrationDone);
+    connect(_vfs.data(), &Vfs::failureHydrating, this, &Folder::slotHydrationFailed);
 
     connect(&_engine->syncFileStatusTracker(), &SyncFileStatusTracker::fileStatusChanged,
             _vfs.data(), &Vfs::fileStatusChanged);
@@ -1510,6 +1511,27 @@ void Folder::slotHydrationDone()
     emit syncStateChange();
 }
 
+void Folder::slotHydrationFailed(int errorCode, int statusCode, const QString &errorString)
+{
+    _syncResult.setStatus(SyncResult::Error);
+    const auto errorMessage = tr("Virtual file download failed with code %1, status %2 and error message %3")
+        .arg(errorCode)
+        .arg(statusCode)
+        .arg(errorString);
+    const auto errorCategory = statusCode != 200 && statusCode != 204 ? ErrorCategory::NetworkError : ErrorCategory::GenericError;
+    slotSyncError(errorMessage, errorCategory);
+
+    const auto errorMessageBox = new QMessageBox;
+    errorMessageBox->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
+    errorMessageBox->setText(tr("Virtual file download failed"));
+    errorMessageBox->setInformativeText(errorMessage);
+    errorMessageBox->setIcon(QMessageBox::Critical);
+    errorMessageBox->addButton(QMessageBox::StandardButton::Ok);
+    errorMessageBox->show();
+    errorMessageBox->activateWindow();
+    errorMessageBox->raise();
+}
+
 void Folder::slotCapabilitiesChanged()
 {
     if (_accountState->account()->capabilities().filesLockAvailable()) {
diff --git a/src/gui/folder.h b/src/gui/folder.h
index 4b4e6e15a3b65..0149c2ec682ab 100644
--- a/src/gui/folder.h
+++ b/src/gui/folder.h
@@ -449,6 +449,9 @@ private slots:
     /** Unblocks normal sync operation */
     void slotHydrationDone();
 
+    /* Hydration failed, perform required steps to notify user */
+    void slotHydrationFailed(int errorCode, int statusCode, const QString &errorString);
+
     void slotCapabilitiesChanged();
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/libsync/vfs/cfapi/hydrationjob.cpp b/src/libsync/vfs/cfapi/hydrationjob.cpp
index daaf657394eef..58e30c22b5710 100644
--- a/src/libsync/vfs/cfapi/hydrationjob.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/vfs/cfapi/hydrationjob.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,21 @@ OCC::HydrationJob::Status OCC::HydrationJob::status() const
     return _status;
 }
 
+int OCC::HydrationJob::errorCode() const
+{
+    return _errorCode;
+}
+
+int OCC::HydrationJob::statusCode() const
+{
+    return _statusCode;
+}
+
+QString OCC::HydrationJob::errorString() const
+{
+    return _errorString;
+}
+
 void OCC::HydrationJob::start()
 {
     Q_ASSERT(_account);
@@ -334,16 +349,21 @@ void OCC::HydrationJob::finalize(OCC::VfsCfApi *vfs)
 
 void OCC::HydrationJob::onGetFinished()
 {
-    qCInfo(lcHydration) << "GETFileJob finished" << _requestId << _folderPath << _job->reply()->error();
+    _errorCode = _job->reply()->error();
+    _statusCode = _job->reply()->attribute(QNetworkRequest::HttpStatusCodeAttribute).toInt();
+    _errorString = _job->reply()->errorString();
 
-    const auto isGetJobResultError = _job->reply()->error();
+    qCInfo(lcHydration) << "GETFileJob finished" << _requestId << _folderPath << _errorCode << _statusCode << _errorString;
     // GETFileJob deletes itself after this signal was handled
     _job = nullptr;
     if (_isCancelled) {
+        _errorCode = 0;
+        _statusCode = 0;
+        _errorString.clear();
         return;
     }
 
-    if (isGetJobResultError) {
+    if (_errorCode) {
         emitFinished(Error);
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/libsync/vfs/cfapi/hydrationjob.h b/src/libsync/vfs/cfapi/hydrationjob.h
index c13cd7b5021a3..153da71f913f5 100644
--- a/src/libsync/vfs/cfapi/hydrationjob.h
+++ b/src/libsync/vfs/cfapi/hydrationjob.h
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ class HydrationJob : public QObject
 
     Status status() const;
 
+    [[nodiscard]] int errorCode() const;
+    [[nodiscard]] int statusCode() const;
+    [[nodiscard]] QString errorString() const;
+
     void start();
     void cancel();
     void finalize(OCC::VfsCfApi *vfs);
@@ -114,6 +118,9 @@ public slots:
     QLocalSocket *_signalSocket = nullptr;
     GETFileJob *_job = nullptr;
     Status _status = Success;
+    int _errorCode = 0;
+    int _statusCode = 0;
+    QString _errorString;
 };
 
 } // namespace OCC
diff --git a/src/libsync/vfs/cfapi/vfs_cfapi.cpp b/src/libsync/vfs/cfapi/vfs_cfapi.cpp
index 7763a2fd85a4f..a83963d87089b 100644
--- a/src/libsync/vfs/cfapi/vfs_cfapi.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/vfs/cfapi/vfs_cfapi.cpp
@@ -448,6 +448,9 @@ void VfsCfApi::onHydrationJobFinished(HydrationJob *job)
     Q_ASSERT(d->hydrationJobs.contains(job));
     qCInfo(lcCfApi) << "Hydration job finished" << job->requestId() << job->folderPath() << job->status();
     emit hydrationRequestFinished(job->requestId());
+    if (!job->errorString().isEmpty()) {
+        emit failureHydrating(job->errorCode(), job->statusCode(), job->errorString());
+    }
 }
 
 int VfsCfApi::finalizeHydrationJob(const QString &requestId)