diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/post-stream.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/post-stream.js.es6
index c96a4f9e31e..c6be242fa26 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/post-stream.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/post-stream.js.es6
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ const PostStream = RestModel.extend({
     the text to the correct values.
   **/
   errorLoading(result) {
-    const status = result.status;
+    const status = result.jqXHR.status;
 
     const topic = this.get('topic');
     this.set('loadingFilter', false);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/topic-from-params.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/topic-from-params.js.es6
index 040b4bb5f02..bfb8468cd7f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/topic-from-params.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/topic-from-params.js.es6
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ export default Discourse.Route.extend({
           ignoreIfChanged: true
         });
       }
+    }).catch(function(e) {
+      Ember.warn('Could not view topic', e);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/test/javascripts/acceptance/topic-anonymous-test.js.es6 b/test/javascripts/acceptance/topic-anonymous-test.js.es6
index 1789fdc6d30..2703ad0faa5 100644
--- a/test/javascripts/acceptance/topic-anonymous-test.js.es6
+++ b/test/javascripts/acceptance/topic-anonymous-test.js.es6
@@ -15,3 +15,19 @@ test("Enter without an id", () => {
     ok(exists("#topic"), "The topic was rendered");
   });
 });
+
+test("Enter without access", (assert) => {
+  visit("/t/i-dont-have-access/403");
+  andThen(() => {
+    assert.ok(!exists("#topic"), "The topic was not rendered");
+    assert.ok(exists(".topic-error"), "An error message is displayed");
+  });
+});
+
+test("Enter with 500 errors", (assert) => {
+  visit("/t/throws-error/500");
+  andThen(() => {
+    assert.ok(!exists("#topic"), "The topic was not rendered");
+    assert.ok(exists(".topic-error"), "An error message is displayed");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/javascripts/helpers/create-pretender.js.es6 b/test/javascripts/helpers/create-pretender.js.es6
index 2b1c0d36fc7..247f09b299f 100644
--- a/test/javascripts/helpers/create-pretender.js.es6
+++ b/test/javascripts/helpers/create-pretender.js.es6
@@ -175,6 +175,14 @@ export default function() {
       return response(200, data.post);
     });
 
+    this.get('/t/403.json', () => {
+      return response(403, {});
+    });
+
+    this.get('/t/500.json', () => {
+      return response(502, {});
+    });
+
     this.put('/t/:slug/:id', (request) => {
       const data = parsePostData(request.requestBody);