diff --git a/frontend/src/components/secrets/SecretReferenceDetails/SecretReferenceDetails.tsx b/frontend/src/components/secrets/SecretReferenceDetails/SecretReferenceDetails.tsx
index 8164353d8..b8724f5dc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/secrets/SecretReferenceDetails/SecretReferenceDetails.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/secrets/SecretReferenceDetails/SecretReferenceDetails.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
-import { useState } from "react";
-import { faChevronRight, faEye, faEyeSlash } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+/* eslint-disable no-nested-ternary */
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import {
+  faChevronRight,
+  faExclamationTriangle,
+  faEye,
+  faEyeSlash
+} from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
 import * as Collapsible from "@radix-ui/react-collapsible";
+import { AxiosError } from "axios";
 import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
 
+import { createNotification } from "@app/components/notifications";
 import { FormControl, FormLabel, SecretInput, Spinner, Tooltip } from "@app/components/v2";
 import { useWorkspace } from "@app/context";
 import { useGetSecretReferenceTree } from "@app/hooks/api";
-import { TSecretReferenceTraceNode } from "@app/hooks/api/types";
+import { ApiErrorTypes, TApiErrors, TSecretReferenceTraceNode } from "@app/hooks/api/types";
 
 import style from "./SecretReferenceDetails.module.css";
 
@@ -84,7 +92,7 @@ export const SecretReferenceTree = ({ secretPath, environment, secretKey }: Prop
   const { currentWorkspace } = useWorkspace();
   const projectId = currentWorkspace?.id || "";
 
-  const { data, isPending } = useGetSecretReferenceTree({
+  const { data, isPending, isError, error } = useGetSecretReferenceTree({
     secretPath,
     environmentSlug: environment,
     projectId,
@@ -94,6 +102,26 @@ export const SecretReferenceTree = ({ secretPath, environment, secretKey }: Prop
   const tree = data?.tree;
   const secretValue = data?.value;
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (error instanceof AxiosError) {
+      const err = error?.response?.data as TApiErrors;
+
+      if (err?.error === ApiErrorTypes.CustomForbiddenError) {
+        createNotification({
+          title: "You don't have permission to view reference tree",
+          text: "You don't have permission to view one or more of the referenced secrets.",
+          type: "error"
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+      createNotification({
+        title: "Error fetching secret reference tree",
+        text: "Please try again later.",
+        type: "error"
+      });
+    }
+  }, [error]);
+
   if (isPending) {
     return (
       <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-4">
@@ -114,11 +142,16 @@ export const SecretReferenceTree = ({ secretPath, environment, secretKey }: Prop
       </FormControl>
       <FormLabel className="mb-2" label="Reference Tree" />
       <div className="thin-scrollbar relative max-h-96 overflow-auto rounded-md border border-mineshaft-600 bg-bunker-700 py-6 text-sm text-mineshaft-200">
-        {tree && (
+        {isError ? (
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-4">
+            <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faExclamationTriangle} className="mr-2 text-red-500" />
+            <p className="text-red-500">Error fetching secret reference tree</p>
+          </div>
+        ) : tree ? (
           <ul className={style.tree}>
             <SecretReferenceNode node={tree} isRoot secretKey={secretKey} />
           </ul>
-        )}
+        ) : null}
       </div>
       <div className="mt-2 text-sm text-mineshaft-400">
         Click a secret key to view its sub-references.
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/api/types.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/api/types.ts
index c03358b42..029d8a605 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/api/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/api/types.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ export enum ApiErrorTypes {
   ValidationError = "ValidationFailure",
   BadRequestError = "BadRequest",
   UnauthorizedError = "UnauthorizedError",
-  ForbiddenError = "PermissionDenied"
+  ForbiddenError = "PermissionDenied",
+  CustomForbiddenError = "ForbiddenError"
 }
 
 export type TApiErrors =
@@ -69,6 +70,12 @@ export type TApiErrors =
       details: PureAbility["rules"];
       statusCode: 403;
     }
+  | {
+      reqId: string;
+      error: ApiErrorTypes.CustomForbiddenError;
+      message: string;
+      statusCode: 403;
+    }
   | {
       reqId: string;
       statusCode: 400;