diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/popular-groups.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/popular-groups.tsx
index 8ac7d7387..5b30905f2 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/popular-groups.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/popular-groups.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import { Carousel, Stack, Text } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
 import PlaceholderGroupDiscover from 'soapbox/features/placeholder/components/placeholder-group-discover';
@@ -7,46 +8,59 @@ import { usePopularGroups } from 'soapbox/queries/groups';
 import Group from './group';
 
 const PopularGroups = () => {
-  const { groups, isFetching } = usePopularGroups();
+  const { groups, isFetching, isFetched, isError } = usePopularGroups();
+  const isEmpty = (isFetched && groups.length === 0) || isError;
 
   const [groupCover, setGroupCover] = useState<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
 
   return (
     <Stack space={4}>
       <Text size='xl' weight='bold'>
-        Popular Groups
+        <FormattedMessage
+          id='groups.discover.popular.title'
+          defaultMessage='Popular Groups'
+        />
       </Text>
 
-      <Carousel
-        itemWidth={250}
-        itemCount={groups.length}
-        controlsHeight={groupCover?.clientHeight}
-      >
-        {({ width }: { width: number }) => (
-          <>
-            {isFetching ? (
-              new Array(20).fill(0).map((_, idx) => (
-                <div
-                  className='relative flex shrink-0 flex-col space-y-2 px-0.5'
-                  style={{ width: width || 'auto' }}
-                  key={idx}
-                >
-                  <PlaceholderGroupDiscover />
-                </div>
-              ))
-            ) : (
-              groups.map((group) => (
-                <Group
-                  key={group.id}
-                  group={group}
-                  width={width}
-                  ref={setGroupCover}
-                />
-              ))
-            )}
-          </>
-        )}
-      </Carousel>
+      {isEmpty ? (
+        <Text theme='muted'>
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id='groups.discover.popular.empty'
+            defaultMessage='Unable to fetch popular groups at this time. Please check back later.'
+          />
+        </Text>
+      ) : (
+        <Carousel
+          itemWidth={250}
+          itemCount={groups.length}
+          controlsHeight={groupCover?.clientHeight}
+        >
+          {({ width }: { width: number }) => (
+            <>
+              {isFetching ? (
+                new Array(20).fill(0).map((_, idx) => (
+                  <div
+                    className='relative flex shrink-0 flex-col space-y-2 px-0.5'
+                    style={{ width: width || 'auto' }}
+                    key={idx}
+                  >
+                    <PlaceholderGroupDiscover />
+                  </div>
+                ))
+              ) : (
+                groups.map((group) => (
+                  <Group
+                    key={group.id}
+                    group={group}
+                    width={width}
+                    ref={setGroupCover}
+                  />
+                ))
+              )}
+            </>
+          )}
+        </Carousel>
+      )}
     </Stack>
   );
 };
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/search/blankslate.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/search/blankslate.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efc179bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/search/blankslate.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
+import { Stack, Text } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
+
+interface Props {
+  title: React.ReactNode | string
+  subtitle: React.ReactNode | string
+}
+
+export default ({ title, subtitle }: Props) => (
+  <Stack space={2} className='px-4 py-2' data-testid='no-results'>
+    <Text weight='bold' size='lg'>
+      {title}
+    </Text>
+
+    <Text theme='muted'>
+      {subtitle}
+    </Text>
+  </Stack>
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/search/no-results-blankslate.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/search/no-results-blankslate.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 171348846..000000000
--- a/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/search/no-results-blankslate.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
-
-import { Stack, Text } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
-
-export default () => (
-  <Stack space={2} className='px-4 py-2' data-testid='no-results'>
-    <Text weight='bold' size='lg'>
-      <FormattedMessage
-        id='groups.discover.search.no_results.title'
-        defaultMessage='No matches found'
-      />
-    </Text>
-
-    <Text theme='muted'>
-      <FormattedMessage
-        id='groups.discover.search.no_results.subtitle'
-        defaultMessage='Try searching for another group.'
-      />
-    </Text>
-  </Stack>
-);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/search/search.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/search/search.tsx
index 083dab8d5..ef8605435 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/search/search.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/search/search.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import { Stack } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
 import PlaceholderGroupSearch from 'soapbox/features/placeholder/components/placeholder-group-search';
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@ import { useDebounce, useOwnAccount } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 import { useGroupSearch } from 'soapbox/queries/groups/search';
 import { saveGroupSearch } from 'soapbox/utils/groups';
 
-import NoResultsBlankslate from './no-results-blankslate';
+import Blankslate from './blankslate';
 import RecentSearches from './recent-searches';
 import Results from './results';
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ export default (props: Props) => {
   const debouncedValueToSave = debounce(searchValue as string, 1000);
 
   const groupSearchResult = useGroupSearch(debouncedValue);
-  const { groups, isFetching, isFetched } = groupSearchResult;
+  const { groups, isFetching, isFetched, isError } = groupSearchResult;
 
   const hasSearchResults = isFetched && groups.length > 0;
   const hasNoSearchResults = isFetched && groups.length === 0;
@@ -46,8 +47,42 @@ export default (props: Props) => {
     );
   }
 
+  if (isError) {
+    return (
+      <Blankslate
+        title={
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id='groups.discover.search.error.title'
+            defaultMessage='An error occurred'
+          />
+        }
+        subtitle={
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id='groups.discover.search.error.subtitle'
+            defaultMessage='Please try again later.'
+          />
+        }
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
   if (hasNoSearchResults) {
-    return <NoResultsBlankslate />;
+    return (
+      <Blankslate
+        title={
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id='groups.discover.search.no_results.title'
+            defaultMessage='No matches found'
+          />
+        }
+        subtitle={
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id='groups.discover.search.no_results.subtitle'
+            defaultMessage='Try searching for another group.'
+          />
+        }
+      />
+    );
   }
 
   if (hasSearchResults) {
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/suggested-groups.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/suggested-groups.tsx
index bf441a0ae..5c70b6b16 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/suggested-groups.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/suggested-groups.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import { Carousel, Stack, Text } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
 import PlaceholderGroupDiscover from 'soapbox/features/placeholder/components/placeholder-group-discover';
@@ -7,46 +8,59 @@ import { useSuggestedGroups } from 'soapbox/queries/groups';
 import Group from './group';
 
 const SuggestedGroups = () => {
-  const { groups, isFetching } = useSuggestedGroups();
+  const { groups, isFetching, isFetched, isError } = useSuggestedGroups();
+  const isEmpty = (isFetched && groups.length === 0) || isError;
 
   const [groupCover, setGroupCover] = useState<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
 
   return (
     <Stack space={4}>
       <Text size='xl' weight='bold'>
-        Suggested For You
+        <FormattedMessage
+          id='groups.discover.suggested.title'
+          defaultMessage='Suggested For You'
+        />
       </Text>
 
-      <Carousel
-        itemWidth={250}
-        itemCount={groups.length}
-        controlsHeight={groupCover?.clientHeight}
-      >
-        {({ width }: { width: number }) => (
-          <>
-            {isFetching ? (
-              new Array(20).fill(0).map((_, idx) => (
-                <div
-                  className='relative flex shrink-0 flex-col space-y-2 px-0.5'
-                  style={{ width: width || 'auto' }}
-                  key={idx}
-                >
-                  <PlaceholderGroupDiscover />
-                </div>
-              ))
-            ) : (
-              groups.map((group) => (
-                <Group
-                  key={group.id}
-                  group={group}
-                  width={width}
-                  ref={setGroupCover}
-                />
-              ))
-            )}
-          </>
-        )}
-      </Carousel>
+      {isEmpty ? (
+        <Text theme='muted'>
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id='groups.discover.suggested.empty'
+            defaultMessage='Unable to fetch suggested groups at this time. Please check back later.'
+          />
+        </Text>
+      ) : (
+        <Carousel
+          itemWidth={250}
+          itemCount={groups.length}
+          controlsHeight={groupCover?.clientHeight}
+        >
+          {({ width }: { width: number }) => (
+            <>
+              {isFetching ? (
+                new Array(20).fill(0).map((_, idx) => (
+                  <div
+                    className='relative flex shrink-0 flex-col space-y-2 px-0.5'
+                    style={{ width: width || 'auto' }}
+                    key={idx}
+                  >
+                    <PlaceholderGroupDiscover />
+                  </div>
+                ))
+              ) : (
+                groups.map((group) => (
+                  <Group
+                    key={group.id}
+                    group={group}
+                    width={width}
+                    ref={setGroupCover}
+                  />
+                ))
+              )}
+            </>
+          )}
+        </Carousel>
+      )}
     </Stack>
   );
 };
diff --git a/app/soapbox/locales/en.json b/app/soapbox/locales/en.json
index 782234a37..a6e6a4ba0 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/locales/en.json
+++ b/app/soapbox/locales/en.json
@@ -803,6 +803,8 @@
   "group.user_subheading": "Users",
   "groups.discover.search.no_results.subtitle": "Try searching for another group.",
   "groups.discover.search.no_results.title": "No matches found",
+  "groups.discover.search.error.subtitle": "Please try again later.",
+  "groups.discover.search.error.title": "An error occurred",
   "groups.discover.search.placeholder": "Search",
   "groups.discover.search.recent_searches.blankslate.subtitle": "Search group names, topics or keywords",
   "groups.discover.search.recent_searches.blankslate.title": "No recent searches",
@@ -810,6 +812,10 @@
   "groups.discover.search.recent_searches.title": "Recent searches",
   "groups.discover.search.results.groups": "Groups",
   "groups.discover.search.results.member_count": "{members, plural, one {member} other {members}}",
+  "groups.discover.popular.title": "Popular Groups",
+  "groups.discover.popular.empty": "Unable to fetch popular groups at this time. Please check back later.",
+  "groups.discover.suggested.title": "Suggested For You",
+  "groups.discover.suggested.empty": "Unable to fetch suggested groups at this time. Please check back later.",
   "groups.empty.subtitle": "Start discovering groups to join or create your own.",
   "groups.empty.title": "No Groups yet",
   "hashtag.column_header.tag_mode.all": "and {additional}",