diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 3f633791..9350bbf5 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -280,5 +280,9 @@
     "mediaMessage": {
         "message": "Media message",
         "description": "Description of a message that has an attachment and no text, displayed in the conversation list as a preview."
+    },
+    "unregisteredUser": {
+        "message": "Number is not registered",
+        "description": "Error message displayed when sending to an unregistered user."
     }
 }
diff --git a/js/views/message_view.js b/js/views/message_view.js
index 43b58c71..f6146f7b 100644
--- a/js/views/message_view.js
+++ b/js/views/message_view.js
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@
         templateName: 'error-icon',
         className: 'error-icon-container',
         render_attributes: function() {
-            return { message: this.model && this.model.message };
+            var message;
+            if (this.model.name === 'UnregisteredUserError') {
+                message = i18n('unregisteredUser');
+                this.$el.addClass('unregistered-user-error');
+            }
+            return { message: message };
         }
     });
     var NetworkErrorView = Whisper.View.extend({