diff --git a/zeppelin-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/socket/NotebookServer.java b/zeppelin-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/socket/NotebookServer.java
index 3e54e0579b..41de89a984 100644
--- a/zeppelin-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/socket/NotebookServer.java
+++ b/zeppelin-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/socket/NotebookServer.java
@@ -258,6 +258,12 @@ public class NotebookServer extends WebSocketServlet implements
       }
     } catch (Exception e) {
       LOG.error("Can't handle message", e);
+      try {
+        conn.send(serializeMessage(new Message(OP.ERROR_INFO).put("info",
+                "Oops! Something went wrong. Please check with your administrator.")));
+      } catch (IOException e1) {
+        LOG.error("Can't handle message", e);
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/zeppelin-web/src/components/websocketEvents/websocketEvents.factory.js b/zeppelin-web/src/components/websocketEvents/websocketEvents.factory.js
index 36e90b4938..6e0bbbae29 100644
--- a/zeppelin-web/src/components/websocketEvents/websocketEvents.factory.js
+++ b/zeppelin-web/src/components/websocketEvents/websocketEvents.factory.js
@@ -117,6 +117,21 @@ angular.module('zeppelinWebApp').factory('websocketEvents',
       $rootScope.$broadcast('noteRevision', data);
     } else if (op === 'INTERPRETER_BINDINGS') {
       $rootScope.$broadcast('interpreterBindings', data);
+    } else if (op === 'ERROR_INFO') {
+      BootstrapDialog.show({
+        closable: false,
+        closeByBackdrop: false,
+        closeByKeyboard: false,
+        title: 'Details',
+        message: data.info.toString(),
+        buttons: [{
+            // close all the dialogs when there are error on running all paragraphs
+            label: 'Close',
+            action: function() {
+              BootstrapDialog.closeAll();
+            }
+          }]
+      });
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/socket/Message.java b/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/socket/Message.java
index b314e6227f..2aded60ee4 100644
--- a/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/socket/Message.java
+++ b/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/socket/Message.java
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ public class Message {
     SAVE_INTERPRETER_BINDINGS,    // [c-s] save interpreter bindings
                                   // @param noteID
                                   // @param selectedSettingIds
-    INTERPRETER_BINDINGS          // [s-c] interpreter bindings
+    INTERPRETER_BINDINGS,         // [s-c] interpreter bindings
+    ERROR_INFO                    // [s-c] error information to be sent
   }
 
   public OP op;