diff --git a/app/activeproject.cpp b/app/activeproject.cpp
index 77060f0f6..f9b60fe65 100644
--- a/app/activeproject.cpp
+++ b/app/activeproject.cpp
@@ -300,7 +300,19 @@ bool ActiveProject::validateProject()
     if ( !layer->isValid() )
     {
       errorsFound = true;
-      CoreUtils::log( QStringLiteral( "Project load" ), QStringLiteral( "Invalid layer %1" ).arg( layer->name() ) );
+      QgsError layerError = layer->error();
+      QString reason;
+
+      if ( !layerError.isEmpty() )
+      {
+        reason = layerError.summary();
+      }
+      else if ( layer->dataProvider() )
+      {
+        reason = layer->dataProvider()->error().summary();
+      }
+
+      CoreUtils::log( QStringLiteral( "Project load" ), QStringLiteral( "Invalid layer %1: %2" ).arg( layer->name(), reason ) );
       emit reportIssue( tr( "Layer" ) + ": " + layer->name(), tr( "Unable to load source " ) + ": " + layer->publicSource() );
     }
     else
diff --git a/app/layer/layerdetaildata.cpp b/app/layer/layerdetaildata.cpp
index cdd49a0a5..675716904 100644
--- a/app/layer/layerdetaildata.cpp
+++ b/app/layer/layerdetaildata.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "qgslegendsettings.h"
 #include "qgslayertreemodel.h"
 
+#include "coreutils.h"
 #include "mmstyle.h"
 
 LayerDetailData::LayerDetailData( QObject *parent )
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ void LayerDetailData::setLayerTreeNode( QgsLayerTreeNode *newLayerTreeNode )
   mName = QString();
   mLayerId = QString();
   mIsVisible = false;
+  mIsValid = false;
   mIsSpatial = false;
   mIsVectorLayer = false;
 
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ void LayerDetailData::setLayerTreeNode( QgsLayerTreeNode *newLayerTreeNode )
     emit nameChanged( mName );
     emit layerIdChanged( mLayerId );
     emit isVisibleChanged( mIsVisible );
+    emit isValidChanged( mIsValid );
     emit isSpatialChanged( mIsSpatial );
     emit isVectorLayerChanged( mIsVectorLayer );
     emit vectorLayerChanged( nullptr );
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ void LayerDetailData::setLayerTreeNode( QgsLayerTreeNode *newLayerTreeNode )
     emit nameChanged( mName );
     emit layerIdChanged( mLayerId );
     emit isVisibleChanged( mIsVisible );
+    emit isValidChanged( mIsValid );
     emit isSpatialChanged( mIsSpatial );
     emit isVectorLayerChanged( mIsVectorLayer );
     emit vectorLayerChanged( nullptr );
@@ -80,6 +84,18 @@ void LayerDetailData::setLayerTreeNode( QgsLayerTreeNode *newLayerTreeNode )
   mLayerId = nodeLayer->layerId();
   emit layerIdChanged( mLayerId );
 
+  mIsValid = nodeLayer->layer()->isValid();
+  emit isValidChanged( mIsValid );
+
+  // Log invalid layers
+  if ( !mIsValid )
+  {
+    QgsError layerError = nodeLayer->layer()->error();
+    const QString reason = !layerError.isEmpty() ? layerError.summary()
+                            : ( nodeLayer->layer()->dataProvider() ? nodeLayer->layer()->dataProvider()->error().summary() : QString() );
+    CoreUtils::log( QStringLiteral( "Layer detail" ), QStringLiteral( "Opened invalid layer %1: %2" ).arg( mName, reason ) );
+  }
+
   mIsSpatial = nodeLayer->layer()->isSpatial();
   emit isSpatialChanged( mIsSpatial );
 
@@ -192,6 +208,11 @@ bool LayerDetailData::isVisible() const
   return mIsVisible;
 }
 
+bool LayerDetailData::isValid() const
+{
+  return mIsValid;
+}
+
 QgsLegendRenderer *LayerDetailData::legendRenderer() const
 {
   return mLegendRenderer.get();
diff --git a/app/layer/layerdetaildata.h b/app/layer/layerdetaildata.h
index 2b878c1de..3a2faaf3f 100644
--- a/app/layer/layerdetaildata.h
+++ b/app/layer/layerdetaildata.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class LayerDetailData : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY( QString name READ name NOTIFY nameChanged )
     Q_PROPERTY( QString layerId READ layerId NOTIFY layerIdChanged )
     Q_PROPERTY( bool isVisible READ isVisible NOTIFY isVisibleChanged )
+    Q_PROPERTY( bool isValid READ isValid NOTIFY isValidChanged )
     Q_PROPERTY( bool isSpatial READ isSpatial NOTIFY isSpatialChanged )
     Q_PROPERTY( bool isVectorLayer READ isVectorLayer NOTIFY isVectorLayerChanged )
     Q_PROPERTY( QgsVectorLayer *vectorLayer READ vectorLayer NOTIFY vectorLayerChanged )
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ class LayerDetailData : public QObject
     void setLayerTreeNode( QgsLayerTreeNode *newLayerTreeNode );
 
     bool isVisible() const;
+    bool isValid() const;
     bool isSpatial() const;
     bool isVectorLayer() const;
     const QString &name() const;
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ class LayerDetailData : public QObject
   signals:
     void isSpatialChanged( bool showLegned );
     void isVisibleChanged( bool isVisible );
+    void isValidChanged( bool isValid );
     void isVectorLayerChanged( bool isVectorLayer );
     void nameChanged( const QString &name );
     void layerIdChanged( const QString &layerId );
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ class LayerDetailData : public QObject
     QString mLayerId;
     bool mIsSpatial = false;
     bool mIsVisible = false;
+    bool mIsValid = false;
     bool mIsVectorLayer = false;
 };
 
diff --git a/app/layerfeaturesmodel.cpp b/app/layerfeaturesmodel.cpp
index b7f39cf55..f4ca75b5b 100644
--- a/app/layerfeaturesmodel.cpp
+++ b/app/layerfeaturesmodel.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void LayerFeaturesModel::populate()
 {
   cancelPendingRequests();
 
-  if ( mLayer && mLayer->dataProvider() )
+  if ( mLayer && mLayer->isValid() && mLayer->dataProvider() )
   {
     mFetchingResults = true;
     emit fetchingResultsChanged( mFetchingResults );
diff --git a/app/qml/layers/MMLayerDetailPage.qml b/app/qml/layers/MMLayerDetailPage.qml
index 9f29d5dc8..5a91efcef 100644
--- a/app/qml/layers/MMLayerDetailPage.qml
+++ b/app/qml/layers/MMLayerDetailPage.qml
@@ -56,6 +56,31 @@ Page {
     interactive: layerDetailData.isVectorLayer
   }
 
+  Component {
+    id: layerUnavailablePageComponent
+
+    MMComponents.MMPage {
+      id: layerUnavailablePage
+
+      pageHeader.title: layerDetailData.name
+      onBackClicked: root.closePage()
+
+      pageContent: Item {
+        width: parent.width
+        height: parent.height
+
+        MMComponents.MMMessage {
+          anchors.centerIn: parent
+          width: parent.width - 2 * __style.margin20
+
+          image: __style.negativeMMSymbolImage
+          title: qsTr( "Layer unavailable" )
+          description: qsTr( "This layer couldn't be loaded. Check your connection or contact your administrator." )
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   Component {
     id: layerDetailPageComponent
 
@@ -283,6 +308,11 @@ Page {
     // * there is an exception, we do not want to show features of the map sketches layer
     //
 
+    if ( !layerDetailData.isValid ) {
+      content.addItem( layerUnavailablePageComponent.createObject( content ) )
+      return
+    }
+
     const isSketchingLayer = layerDetailData.layerId === __activeProject.mapSketchesLayerId()
 
     if ( layerDetailData.isVectorLayer && !isSketchingLayer ) {