diff --git a/packages/module/patternfly-docs/content/extensions/chatbot/examples/Messages/BotMessage.tsx b/packages/module/patternfly-docs/content/extensions/chatbot/examples/Messages/BotMessage.tsx
index 8f855e213..e24d28448 100644
--- a/packages/module/patternfly-docs/content/extensions/chatbot/examples/Messages/BotMessage.tsx
+++ b/packages/module/patternfly-docs/content/extensions/chatbot/examples/Messages/BotMessage.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import Message from '@patternfly/chatbot/dist/dynamic/Message';
 import patternflyAvatar from './patternfly_avatar.jpg';
 import squareImg from './PF-social-color-square.svg';
-import { Form, FormGroup, Radio } from '@patternfly/react-core';
+import { AlertActionLink, Form, FormGroup, Radio } from '@patternfly/react-core';
 
 export const BotMessageExample: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
   const [variant, setVariant] = React.useState('code');
@@ -140,6 +140,21 @@ _Italic text, formatted with single underscores_
 
   const image = `![Multi-colored wavy lines on a black background](https://cdn.dribbble.com/userupload/10651749/file/original-8a07b8e39d9e8bf002358c66fce1223e.gif)`;
 
+  const error = {
+    title: 'Could not load chat',
+    children: 'Wait a few minutes and check your network settings. If the issue persists: ',
+    actionLinks: (
+      <React.Fragment>
+        <AlertActionLink component="a" href="#">
+          Start a new chat
+        </AlertActionLink>
+        <AlertActionLink component="a" href="#">
+          Contact support
+        </AlertActionLink>
+      </React.Fragment>
+    )
+  };
+
   return (
     <>
       <Message
@@ -258,6 +273,13 @@ _Italic text, formatted with single underscores_
             label="Image"
             id="image"
           />
+          <Radio
+            isChecked={variant === 'error'}
+            onChange={() => setVariant('error')}
+            name="bot-message-error"
+            label="Error"
+            id="error"
+          />
         </FormGroup>
       </Form>
       <Message
@@ -268,6 +290,7 @@ _Italic text, formatted with single underscores_
         tableProps={
           variant === 'table' ? { 'aria-label': 'App information and user roles for bot messages' } : undefined
         }
+        error={variant === 'error' ? error : undefined}
       />
     </>
   );
diff --git a/packages/module/patternfly-docs/content/extensions/chatbot/examples/Messages/UserMessage.tsx b/packages/module/patternfly-docs/content/extensions/chatbot/examples/Messages/UserMessage.tsx
index af45b8128..148f29e5f 100644
--- a/packages/module/patternfly-docs/content/extensions/chatbot/examples/Messages/UserMessage.tsx
+++ b/packages/module/patternfly-docs/content/extensions/chatbot/examples/Messages/UserMessage.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 
 import Message from '@patternfly/chatbot/dist/dynamic/Message';
 import userAvatar from './user_avatar.svg';
-import { Form, FormGroup, Radio } from '@patternfly/react-core';
+import { AlertActionLink, Form, FormGroup, Radio } from '@patternfly/react-core';
 
 export const UserMessageExample: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
   const [variant, setVariant] = React.useState('code');
@@ -140,6 +140,21 @@ _Italic text, formatted with single underscores_
 
   const image = `![Multi-colored wavy lines on a black background](https://cdn.dribbble.com/userupload/10651749/file/original-8a07b8e39d9e8bf002358c66fce1223e.gif)`;
 
+  const error = {
+    title: 'Could not load chat',
+    children: 'Wait a few minutes and check your network settings. If the issue persists: ',
+    actionLinks: (
+      <React.Fragment>
+        <AlertActionLink component="a" href="#">
+          Start a new chat
+        </AlertActionLink>
+        <AlertActionLink component="a" href="#">
+          Contact support
+        </AlertActionLink>
+      </React.Fragment>
+    )
+  };
+
   return (
     <>
       <Message
@@ -235,6 +250,13 @@ _Italic text, formatted with single underscores_
             label="Image"
             id="user-image"
           />
+          <Radio
+            isChecked={variant === 'error'}
+            onChange={() => setVariant('error')}
+            name="user-message-error"
+            label="Error"
+            id="user-error"
+          />
         </FormGroup>
       </Form>
       <Message
@@ -245,6 +267,7 @@ _Italic text, formatted with single underscores_
         tableProps={
           variant === 'table' ? { 'aria-label': 'App information and user roles for user messages' } : undefined
         }
+        error={variant === 'error' ? error : undefined}
       />
     </>
   );
diff --git a/packages/module/src/Message/ErrorMessage/ErrorMessage.tsx b/packages/module/src/Message/ErrorMessage/ErrorMessage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cdfa78a5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/module/src/Message/ErrorMessage/ErrorMessage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// ============================================================================
+// Chatbot Main - Message - Content - Error
+// ============================================================================
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { Alert, AlertProps } from '@patternfly/react-core';
+
+const ErrorMessage = ({ title, actionLinks, children, ...props }: AlertProps) => (
+  <Alert isInline variant="danger" title={title} actionLinks={actionLinks} {...props}>
+    {children}
+  </Alert>
+);
+
+export default ErrorMessage;
diff --git a/packages/module/src/Message/Message.test.tsx b/packages/module/src/Message/Message.test.tsx
index 567049476..d16ed1cf4 100644
--- a/packages/module/src/Message/Message.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/module/src/Message/Message.test.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import { monitorSampleAppQuickStart } from './QuickStarts/monitor-sampleapp-quickstart';
 import { monitorSampleAppQuickStartWithImage } from './QuickStarts/monitor-sampleapp-quickstart-with-image';
 import rehypeExternalLinks from '../__mocks__/rehype-external-links';
+import { AlertActionLink } from '@patternfly/react-core';
 
 const ALL_ACTIONS = [
   { label: /Good response/i },
@@ -141,6 +142,20 @@ const EMPTY_TABLE = `
 
 const IMAGE = `![Multi-colored wavy lines on a black background](https://cdn.dribbble.com/userupload/10651749/file/original-8a07b8e39d9e8bf002358c66fce1223e.gif)`;
 
+const ERROR = {
+  title: 'Could not load chat',
+  children: 'Wait a few minutes and check your network settings. If the issue persists: ',
+  actionLinks: (
+    <React.Fragment>
+      <AlertActionLink component="a" href="#">
+        Start a new chat
+      </AlertActionLink>
+      <AlertActionLink component="a" href="#">
+        Contact support
+      </AlertActionLink>
+    </React.Fragment>
+  )
+};
 const checkListItemsRendered = () => {
   const items = ['Item 1', 'Item 2', 'Item 3'];
   expect(screen.getAllByRole('listitem')).toHaveLength(3);
@@ -769,4 +784,21 @@ describe('Message', () => {
     // we are mocking rehype libraries, so we can't test target _blank addition on links directly with RTL
     expect(rehypeExternalLinks).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+  it('should handle error correctly', () => {
+    render(<Message avatar="./img" role="user" name="User" error={ERROR} />);
+    expect(screen.getByRole('heading', { name: /Could not load chat/i })).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /Start a new chat/i })).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /Contact support/i })).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Wait a few minutes and check your network settings. If the issue persists:')).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+  it('should handle error correctly when loading', () => {
+    render(<Message avatar="./img" role="user" name="User" error={ERROR} isLoading />);
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('heading', { name: /Could not load chat/i })).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Loading message')).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+  it('should handle error correctly when these is content', () => {
+    render(<Message avatar="./img" role="user" name="User" error={ERROR} content="Test" />);
+    expect(screen.getByRole('heading', { name: /Could not load chat/i })).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Test')).toBeFalsy();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/module/src/Message/Message.tsx b/packages/module/src/Message/Message.tsx
index 06778e71e..ad5809b0a 100644
--- a/packages/module/src/Message/Message.tsx
+++ b/packages/module/src/Message/Message.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import React, { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import Markdown from 'react-markdown';
 import remarkGfm from 'remark-gfm';
 import {
+  AlertProps,
   Avatar,
   AvatarProps,
   ContentVariants,
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ import rehypeExternalLinks from 'rehype-external-links';
 import rehypeSanitize from 'rehype-sanitize';
 import { PluggableList } from 'react-markdown/lib';
 import LinkMessage from './LinkMessage/LinkMessage';
+import ErrorMessage from './ErrorMessage/ErrorMessage';
 
 export interface MessageAttachment {
   /** Name of file attached to the message */
@@ -141,6 +143,8 @@ export interface MessageProps extends Omit<React.HTMLProps<HTMLDivElement>, 'rol
   additionalRehypePlugins?: PluggableList;
   /** Whether to open links in message in new tab. */
   openLinkInNewTab?: boolean;
+  /** Optional inline error message that can be displayed in the message */
+  error?: AlertProps;
 }
 
 export const MessageBase: React.FunctionComponent<MessageProps> = ({
@@ -169,6 +173,7 @@ export const MessageBase: React.FunctionComponent<MessageProps> = ({
   tableProps,
   openLinkInNewTab = true,
   additionalRehypePlugins = [],
+  error,
   ...props
 }: MessageProps) => {
   const { beforeMainContent, afterMainContent, endContent } = extraContent || {};
@@ -225,47 +230,51 @@ export const MessageBase: React.FunctionComponent<MessageProps> = ({
             ) : (
               <>
                 {beforeMainContent && <>{beforeMainContent}</>}
-                <Markdown
-                  components={{
-                    p: (props) => <TextMessage component={ContentVariants.p} {...props} />,
-                    code: ({ children, ...props }) => (
-                      <CodeBlockMessage {...props} {...codeBlockProps}>
-                        {children}
-                      </CodeBlockMessage>
-                    ),
-                    h1: (props) => <TextMessage component={ContentVariants.h1} {...props} />,
-                    h2: (props) => <TextMessage component={ContentVariants.h2} {...props} />,
-                    h3: (props) => <TextMessage component={ContentVariants.h3} {...props} />,
-                    h4: (props) => <TextMessage component={ContentVariants.h4} {...props} />,
-                    h5: (props) => <TextMessage component={ContentVariants.h5} {...props} />,
-                    h6: (props) => <TextMessage component={ContentVariants.h6} {...props} />,
-                    blockquote: (props) => <TextMessage component={ContentVariants.blockquote} {...props} />,
-                    ul: (props) => <UnorderedListMessage {...props} />,
-                    ol: (props) => <OrderedListMessage {...props} />,
-                    li: (props) => <ListItemMessage {...props} />,
-                    table: (props) => <TableMessage {...props} {...tableProps} />,
-                    tbody: (props) => <TbodyMessage {...props} />,
-                    thead: (props) => <TheadMessage {...props} />,
-                    tr: (props) => <TrMessage {...props} />,
-                    td: (props) => {
-                      // Conflicts with Td type
-                      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-                      const { width, ...rest } = props;
-                      return <TdMessage {...rest} />;
-                    },
-                    th: (props) => <ThMessage {...props} />,
-                    img: (props) => <ImageMessage {...props} />,
-                    a: (props) => (
-                      <LinkMessage href={props.href} rel={props.rel} target={props.target}>
-                        {props.children}
-                      </LinkMessage>
-                    )
-                  }}
-                  remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm]}
-                  rehypePlugins={rehypePlugins}
-                >
-                  {content}
-                </Markdown>
+                {error ? (
+                  <ErrorMessage {...error} />
+                ) : (
+                  <Markdown
+                    components={{
+                      p: (props) => <TextMessage component={ContentVariants.p} {...props} />,
+                      code: ({ children, ...props }) => (
+                        <CodeBlockMessage {...props} {...codeBlockProps}>
+                          {children}
+                        </CodeBlockMessage>
+                      ),
+                      h1: (props) => <TextMessage component={ContentVariants.h1} {...props} />,
+                      h2: (props) => <TextMessage component={ContentVariants.h2} {...props} />,
+                      h3: (props) => <TextMessage component={ContentVariants.h3} {...props} />,
+                      h4: (props) => <TextMessage component={ContentVariants.h4} {...props} />,
+                      h5: (props) => <TextMessage component={ContentVariants.h5} {...props} />,
+                      h6: (props) => <TextMessage component={ContentVariants.h6} {...props} />,
+                      blockquote: (props) => <TextMessage component={ContentVariants.blockquote} {...props} />,
+                      ul: (props) => <UnorderedListMessage {...props} />,
+                      ol: (props) => <OrderedListMessage {...props} />,
+                      li: (props) => <ListItemMessage {...props} />,
+                      table: (props) => <TableMessage {...props} {...tableProps} />,
+                      tbody: (props) => <TbodyMessage {...props} />,
+                      thead: (props) => <TheadMessage {...props} />,
+                      tr: (props) => <TrMessage {...props} />,
+                      td: (props) => {
+                        // Conflicts with Td type
+                        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+                        const { width, ...rest } = props;
+                        return <TdMessage {...rest} />;
+                      },
+                      th: (props) => <ThMessage {...props} />,
+                      img: (props) => <ImageMessage {...props} />,
+                      a: (props) => (
+                        <LinkMessage href={props.href} rel={props.rel} target={props.target}>
+                          {props.children}
+                        </LinkMessage>
+                      )
+                    }}
+                    remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm]}
+                    rehypePlugins={rehypePlugins}
+                  >
+                    {content}
+                  </Markdown>
+                )}
                 {afterMainContent && <>{afterMainContent}</>}
               </>
             )}