diff --git a/src/components/record/record-actions.ts b/src/components/record/record-actions.ts
index 5c09f7b..f35a40c 100644
--- a/src/components/record/record-actions.ts
+++ b/src/components/record/record-actions.ts
@@ -7,15 +7,35 @@ import {
   JournalRecord,
 } from '../../services/journal-repository'
 
+function getSavingError(error: unknown): Error {
+  if (error instanceof Error) {
+    return error
+  }
+  return new Error('Unknown saving error', { cause: error })
+}
+
+export type SaveRecordProblem = {
+  recordText: string
+  error: Error
+}
+
 export async function newRecordAction(
   args: ActionFunctionArgs
-): Promise<Response> {
-  const values = Object.fromEntries(await args.request.formData())
-
+): Promise<Response | SaveRecordProblem> {
   const config = loadConfig()
-  await createRecord(values.content.toString(), config)
+  const values = Object.fromEntries(await args.request.formData())
+  const recordText = values.content.toString()
 
-  return redirect('/')
+  try {
+    await createRecord(recordText, config)
+    return redirect('/')
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('Failed to save a record', err)
+    return {
+      recordText,
+      error: getSavingError(err),
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 export async function recordsLoader(): Promise<JournalRecord[]> {
diff --git a/src/components/record/record-new.tsx b/src/components/record/record-new.tsx
index e1895a8..4351f95 100644
--- a/src/components/record/record-new.tsx
+++ b/src/components/record/record-new.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,28 @@
-import { Button, Container, Stack, TextField, Typography } from '@mui/material'
+import {
+  Alert,
+  Button,
+  Container,
+  Stack,
+  TextField,
+  Typography,
+} from '@mui/material'
 import React, { useState } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
-import { Form } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { Form, useActionData } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { SaveRecordProblem } from './record-actions'
 
 const RecordNew: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
-  const [content, setContent] = useState('')
+  const savingProblem = useActionData() as SaveRecordProblem | undefined
+  const [content, setContent] = useState(savingProblem?.recordText || '')
   const { t } = useTranslation(['record', 'general'])
 
+  const errorAlert = savingProblem ? (
+    <Alert severity="error">Saving failed: {savingProblem.error.message}</Alert>
+  ) : null
+
   return (
     <Container>
+      {errorAlert}
       <Typography variant="h4">{t('New Record')}</Typography>
       <Form method="post">
         <Stack>