diff --git a/src/main/frontend/app/components/load-error.tsx b/src/main/frontend/app/components/load-error.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53ad5ef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/frontend/app/components/load-error.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import clsx from 'clsx'
+import Button from '~/components/inputs/button'
+
+type LoadErrorProperties = {
+  message?: string
+  onRetry: () => void
+  className?: string
+}
+
+export default function LoadError({
+  message = 'Something went wrong while loading.',
+  onRetry,
+  className,
+}: Readonly<LoadErrorProperties>) {
+  return (
+    <div className={clsx('flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3 px-4 text-center', className)}>
+      <p className="text-foreground-muted text-sm whitespace-pre-line">{message}</p>
+      <Button onClick={onRetry}>Retry</Button>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/app/providers/frankconfig-xsd-provider.tsx b/src/main/frontend/app/providers/frankconfig-xsd-provider.tsx
index 41058fd5..0fb6be37 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/app/providers/frankconfig-xsd-provider.tsx
+++ b/src/main/frontend/app/providers/frankconfig-xsd-provider.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createContext, useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useState, type ReactNode } from 'react'
+import { createContext, useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useState, type ReactNode } from 'react'
 import { fetchFrankConfigXsd } from '~/services/xsd-service'
 import { parseXsd } from '~/utils/xsd-utils'
 import { logApiWarning } from '~/utils/logger'
@@ -6,22 +6,37 @@ import { logApiWarning } from '~/utils/logger'
 type FrankConfigXsdContextValue = {
   xsdContent: string | null
   xsdDoc: Document | null
+  error: Error | null
+  refetch: () => void
 }
 
 const FrankConfigXsdContext = createContext<FrankConfigXsdContextValue | null>(null)
 
 export function FrankConfigXsdProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   const [xsdContent, setXsdContent] = useState<string | null>(null)
+  const [error, setError] = useState<Error | null>(null)
 
-  useEffect(() => {
+  const load = useCallback(() => {
+    setError(null)
     fetchFrankConfigXsd()
       .then(setXsdContent)
-      .catch((error) => logApiWarning('Failed to load FrankConfig XSD:', error as Error))
+      .catch((error_) => {
+        setError(error_ as Error)
+        logApiWarning('Failed to load FrankConfig XSD:', error_ as Error)
+      })
   }, [])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    load()
+  }, [load])
+
   const xsdDoc = useMemo(() => (xsdContent ? parseXsd(xsdContent) : null), [xsdContent])
 
-  return <FrankConfigXsdContext.Provider value={{ xsdContent, xsdDoc }}>{children}</FrankConfigXsdContext.Provider>
+  return (
+    <FrankConfigXsdContext.Provider value={{ xsdContent, xsdDoc, error, refetch: load }}>
+      {children}
+    </FrankConfigXsdContext.Provider>
+  )
 }
 
 export function useFrankConfigXsd(): FrankConfigXsdContextValue {
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/app/routes/studio/context/studio-context.tsx b/src/main/frontend/app/routes/studio/context/studio-context.tsx
index 0906c7c8..75fa564c 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/app/routes/studio/context/studio-context.tsx
+++ b/src/main/frontend/app/routes/studio/context/studio-context.tsx
@@ -1,23 +1,25 @@
 import useNodeContextStore from '~/stores/node-context-store'
-import { useState, useMemo } from 'react'
+import { useEffect, useState, useMemo } from 'react'
 import SortedElements from '~/routes/studio/context/sorted-elements'
 import Search from '~/components/search/search'
 import { useProjectStore } from '~/stores/project-store'
 import type { ElementDetails } from '@frankframework/doc-library-core'
 import { useFFDoc } from '@frankframework/doc-library-react'
 import LoadingSpinner from '~/components/loading-spinner'
+import LoadError from '~/components/load-error'
 import { useFrankConfigXsd } from '~/providers/frankconfig-xsd-provider'
 import { getChildrenForType, getFirstLevelElementsForType } from '~/utils/xsd-utils'
 import { DEFAULT_ELEMENTS, NON_CANVAS_ELEMENTS } from './palette-config'
 
 const ROOT_TYPES = ['PipelineType', 'ReceiverType']
+const PALETTE_LOAD_TIMEOUT_MS = 15_000
 
 export default function StudioContext() {
   const { setDraggedName, setAllowedOnCanvas } = useNodeContextStore((state) => state)
   const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useState('')
   const project = useProjectStore((state) => state.project)
-  const { filters, elements, isLoading } = useFFDoc()
-  const { xsdDoc } = useFrankConfigXsd()
+  const { filters, elements, isLoading, error: ffDocError, refetch: refetchFFDoc } = useFFDoc()
+  const { xsdDoc, error: xsdError, refetch: refetchXsd } = useFrankConfigXsd()
 
   const { allowed, elementsAllowedOnCanvas } = useMemo(() => {
     if (!xsdDoc) return { allowed: null, elementsAllowedOnCanvas: [] }
@@ -33,7 +35,33 @@ export default function StudioContext() {
     }
   }, [xsdDoc])
 
-  if (isLoading || !elements || allowed === null) {
+  const isReady = !isLoading && !!elements && allowed !== null
+  const hasError = ffDocError !== null || xsdError !== null
+
+  const [timedOut, setTimedOut] = useState(false)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isReady || hasError) return
+
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => setTimedOut(true), PALETTE_LOAD_TIMEOUT_MS)
+    return () => clearTimeout(timer)
+  }, [isReady, hasError])
+
+  const retry = () => {
+    setTimedOut(false)
+    refetchFFDoc()
+    refetchXsd()
+  }
+
+  if (!isReady) {
+    if (hasError || timedOut) {
+      return (
+        <div className="flex h-full items-center justify-center">
+          <LoadError message={"Couldn't load the palette.\nCheck your connection and try again."} onRetry={retry} />
+        </div>
+      )
+    }
+
     return (
       <div className="flex h-full items-center justify-center">
         <LoadingSpinner message="Loading palette..." />