diff --git a/src/templates/pad.html b/src/templates/pad.html
index 55fb6eee..1f179785 100644
--- a/src/templates/pad.html
+++ b/src/templates/pad.html
@@ -322,6 +322,23 @@
         <% e.end_block(); %>
 
         <% e.begin_block("scripts"); %>
+        <script type="text/javascript">
+            /* Display errors on page load to the user 
+               (Gets overridden by padutils.setupGlobalExceptionHandler)
+            */
+            (function() {
+              var originalHandler = window.onerror;
+              window.onerror = function(msg, url, line) {
+                var box   = document.getElementById('editorloadingbox');
+                box.innerHTML = '<p><b>An error occured while loading the pad</b></p>'
+                              + '<p><b>'+msg+'</b> '
+                              + '<small>in '+ url +' (line '+ line +')</small></p>';
+                // call original error handler
+                if(typeof(originalHandler) == 'function') originalHandler.call(null, arguments);
+              };
+            })();
+        </script>
+
         <script type="text/javascript" src="../static/js/require-kernel.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="../socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>