diff --git a/crates/store/re_video/src/decode/ffmpeg.rs b/crates/store/re_video/src/decode/ffmpeg.rs
index 2b2c52469076..3d90b7444879 100644
--- a/crates/store/re_video/src/decode/ffmpeg.rs
+++ b/crates/store/re_video/src/decode/ffmpeg.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use super::{AsyncDecoder, Chunk, Frame, OutputCallback};
 
 #[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
-    #[error("Requires an install of FFmpeg, none has been found in PATH.")]
+    #[error("Couldn't find an installation of the FFmpeg executable.")]
     FfmpegNotInstalled {
         /// Download URL for the latest version of `FFmpeg` on the current platform.
         /// None if the platform is not supported.
diff --git a/crates/store/re_video/src/decode/mod.rs b/crates/store/re_video/src/decode/mod.rs
index 6b50ac7a87bb..9acf12336ed8 100644
--- a/crates/store/re_video/src/decode/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/store/re_video/src/decode/mod.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ mod webcodecs;
 
 use crate::Time;
 
+pub use ffmpeg::Error as FfmpegError;
+
 #[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum Error {
     #[error("Unsupported codec: {0}")]
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ pub enum Error {
 
     #[cfg(with_ffmpeg)]
     #[error(transparent)]
-    Ffmpeg(std::sync::Arc<ffmpeg::Error>),
+    Ffmpeg(std::sync::Arc<FfmpegError>),
 
     #[error("Unsupported bits per component: {0}")]
     BadBitsPerComponent(usize),
diff --git a/crates/viewer/re_data_ui/src/video.rs b/crates/viewer/re_data_ui/src/video.rs
index 2cd4c69a4eea..8ef1f876efcb 100644
--- a/crates/viewer/re_data_ui/src/video.rs
+++ b/crates/viewer/re_data_ui/src/video.rs
@@ -154,6 +154,18 @@ pub fn show_video_blob_info(
 
                         Err(err) => {
                             ui.error_label_long(&err.to_string());
+
+                            if let re_renderer::video::VideoPlayerError::Decoding(
+                                re_video::decode::Error::Ffmpeg(ffmpeg),
+                            ) = err
+                            {
+                                if let re_video::decode::FfmpegError::FfmpegNotInstalled {
+                                    download_url: Some(url),
+                                } = ffmpeg.as_ref()
+                                {
+                                    ui.markdown_ui(&format!("You can download a build of `FFmpeg` [here]({url}). For Rerun to be able to use it, its binaries need to be reachable from `PATH`."));
+                                }
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }