diff --git a/app/Services/ImageGenerationService.php b/app/Services/ImageGenerationService.php
index cdfc9d2..fcd5f12 100644
--- a/app/Services/ImageGenerationService.php
+++ b/app/Services/ImageGenerationService.php
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ class ImageGenerationService
     public static function getDeviceSpecificDefaultImage(Device $device, string $imageType): ?string
     {
         // Validate image type
-        if (! in_array($imageType, ['setup-logo', 'sleep'])) {
+        if (! in_array($imageType, ['setup-logo', 'sleep', 'error'])) {
             return null;
         }
 
@@ -345,10 +345,10 @@ class ImageGenerationService
     /**
      * Generate a default screen image from Blade template
      */
-    public static function generateDefaultScreenImage(Device $device, string $imageType): string
+    public static function generateDefaultScreenImage(Device $device, string $imageType, ?string $pluginName = null): string
     {
         // Validate image type
-        if (! in_array($imageType, ['setup-logo', 'sleep'])) {
+        if (! in_array($imageType, ['setup-logo', 'sleep', 'error'])) {
             throw new InvalidArgumentException("Invalid image type: {$imageType}");
         }
 
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ class ImageGenerationService
             $outputPath = Storage::disk('public')->path('/images/generated/'.$uuid.'.'.$fileExtension);
 
             // Generate HTML from Blade template
-            $html = self::generateDefaultScreenHtml($device, $imageType);
+            $html = self::generateDefaultScreenHtml($device, $imageType, $pluginName);
 
             // Create custom Browsershot instance if using AWS Lambda
             $browsershotInstance = null;
@@ -445,12 +445,13 @@ class ImageGenerationService
     /**
      * Generate HTML from Blade template for default screens
      */
-    private static function generateDefaultScreenHtml(Device $device, string $imageType): string
+    private static function generateDefaultScreenHtml(Device $device, string $imageType, ?string $pluginName = null): string
     {
         // Map image type to template name
         $templateName = match ($imageType) {
             'setup-logo' => 'default-screens.setup',
             'sleep' => 'default-screens.sleep',
+            'error' => 'default-screens.error',
             default => throw new InvalidArgumentException("Invalid image type: {$imageType}")
         };
 
@@ -461,14 +462,22 @@ class ImageGenerationService
         $scaleLevel = $device->scaleLevel();
         $darkMode = $imageType === 'sleep'; // Sleep mode uses dark mode, setup uses light mode
 
-        // Render the Blade template
-        return view($templateName, [
+        // Build view data
+        $viewData = [
             'noBleed' => false,
             'darkMode' => $darkMode,
             'deviceVariant' => $deviceVariant,
             'deviceOrientation' => $deviceOrientation,
             'colorDepth' => $colorDepth,
             'scaleLevel' => $scaleLevel,
-        ])->render();
+        ];
+
+        // Add plugin name for error screens
+        if ($imageType === 'error' && $pluginName !== null) {
+            $viewData['pluginName'] = $pluginName;
+        }
+
+        // Render the Blade template
+        return view($templateName, $viewData)->render();
     }
 }
diff --git a/resources/views/default-screens/error.blade.php b/resources/views/default-screens/error.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be8063a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/default-screens/error.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+@props([
+    'noBleed' => false,
+    'darkMode' => false,
+    'deviceVariant' => 'og',
+    'deviceOrientation' => null,
+    'colorDepth' => '1bit',
+    'scaleLevel' => null,
+    'pluginName' => 'Recipe',
+])
+
+<x-trmnl::screen colorDepth="{{$colorDepth}}" no-bleed="{{$noBleed}}" dark-mode="{{$darkMode}}"
+                 device-variant="{{$deviceVariant}}" device-orientation="{{$deviceOrientation}}"
+                 scale-level="{{$scaleLevel}}">
+    <x-trmnl::view>
+        <x-trmnl::layout>
+            <x-trmnl::richtext gapSize="large" align="center">
+                <x-trmnl::title>Error on {{ $pluginName }}</x-trmnl::title>
+                <x-trmnl::content>Unable to render content. Please check server logs.</x-trmnl::content>
+            </x-trmnl::richtext>
+        </x-trmnl::layout>
+        <x-trmnl::title-bar/>
+    </x-trmnl::view>
+</x-trmnl::screen>
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index d1dbcac..b1d08b4 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -95,9 +95,16 @@ Route::get('/display', function (Request $request) {
                     // Check and update stale data if needed
                     if ($plugin->isDataStale() || $plugin->current_image === null) {
                         $plugin->updateDataPayload();
-                        $markup = $plugin->render(device: $device);
+                        try {
+                            $markup = $plugin->render(device: $device);
 
-                        GenerateScreenJob::dispatchSync($device->id, $plugin->id, $markup);
+                            GenerateScreenJob::dispatchSync($device->id, $plugin->id, $markup);
+                        } catch (Exception $e) {
+                            Log::error("Failed to render plugin {$plugin->id} ({$plugin->name}): ".$e->getMessage());
+                            // Generate error display
+                            $errorImageUuid = ImageGenerationService::generateDefaultScreenImage($device, 'error', $plugin->name);
+                            $device->update(['current_screen_image' => $errorImageUuid]);
+                        }
                     }
 
                     $plugin->refresh();
@@ -120,8 +127,17 @@ Route::get('/display', function (Request $request) {
                         }
                     }
 
-                    $markup = $playlistItem->render(device: $device);
-                    GenerateScreenJob::dispatchSync($device->id, null, $markup);
+                    try {
+                        $markup = $playlistItem->render(device: $device);
+                        GenerateScreenJob::dispatchSync($device->id, null, $markup);
+                    } catch (Exception $e) {
+                        Log::error("Failed to render mashup playlist item {$playlistItem->id}: ".$e->getMessage());
+                        // For mashups, show error for the first plugin or a generic error
+                        $firstPlugin = $plugins->first();
+                        $pluginName = $firstPlugin ? $firstPlugin->name : 'Recipe';
+                        $errorImageUuid = ImageGenerationService::generateDefaultScreenImage($device, 'error', $pluginName);
+                        $device->update(['current_screen_image' => $errorImageUuid]);
+                    }
 
                     $device->refresh();
 
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Api/DeviceEndpointsTest.php b/tests/Feature/Api/DeviceEndpointsTest.php
index aff6758..2925a5e 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Api/DeviceEndpointsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Api/DeviceEndpointsTest.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use App\Models\Playlist;
 use App\Models\PlaylistItem;
 use App\Models\Plugin;
 use App\Models\User;
+use App\Services\ImageGenerationService;
 use Bnussbau\TrmnlPipeline\TrmnlPipeline;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Queue;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
@@ -1023,3 +1024,163 @@ test('screens endpoint matches MAC address case-insensitively', function (): voi
     $response->assertOk();
     Queue::assertPushed(GenerateScreenJob::class);
 });
+
+test('display endpoint handles plugin rendering errors gracefully', function (): void {
+    TrmnlPipeline::fake();
+
+    $device = Device::factory()->create([
+        'mac_address' => '00:11:22:33:44:55',
+        'api_key' => 'test-api-key',
+        'proxy_cloud' => false,
+    ]);
+
+    // Create a plugin with Blade markup that will cause an exception when accessing data[0]
+    // when data is not an array or doesn't have index 0
+    $plugin = Plugin::factory()->create([
+        'name' => 'Broken Recipe',
+        'data_strategy' => 'polling',
+        'polling_url' => null,
+        'data_stale_minutes' => 1,
+        'markup_language' => 'blade', // Use Blade which will throw exception on invalid array access
+        'render_markup' => '<div>{{ $data[0]["invalid"] }}</div>', // This will fail if data[0] doesn't exist
+        'data_payload' => ['error' => 'Failed to fetch data'], // Not a list, so data[0] will fail
+        'data_payload_updated_at' => now()->subMinutes(2), // Make it stale
+        'current_image' => null,
+    ]);
+
+    $playlist = Playlist::factory()->create([
+        'device_id' => $device->id,
+        'name' => 'test_playlist',
+        'is_active' => true,
+        'weekdays' => null,
+        'active_from' => null,
+        'active_until' => null,
+    ]);
+
+    PlaylistItem::factory()->create([
+        'playlist_id' => $playlist->id,
+        'plugin_id' => $plugin->id,
+        'order' => 1,
+        'is_active' => true,
+        'last_displayed_at' => null,
+    ]);
+
+    $response = $this->withHeaders([
+        'id' => $device->mac_address,
+        'access-token' => $device->api_key,
+        'rssi' => -70,
+        'battery_voltage' => 3.8,
+        'fw-version' => '1.0.0',
+    ])->get('/api/display');
+
+    $response->assertOk();
+
+    // Verify error screen was generated and set on device
+    $device->refresh();
+    expect($device->current_screen_image)->not->toBeNull();
+
+    // Verify the error image exists
+    $errorImagePath = Storage::disk('public')->path("images/generated/{$device->current_screen_image}.png");
+    // The TrmnlPipeline is faked, so we just verify the UUID was set
+    expect($device->current_screen_image)->toBeString();
+});
+
+test('display endpoint handles mashup rendering errors gracefully', function (): void {
+    TrmnlPipeline::fake();
+
+    $device = Device::factory()->create([
+        'mac_address' => '00:11:22:33:44:55',
+        'api_key' => 'test-api-key',
+        'proxy_cloud' => false,
+    ]);
+
+    // Create plugins for mashup, one with invalid markup
+    $plugin1 = Plugin::factory()->create([
+        'name' => 'Working Plugin',
+        'data_strategy' => 'polling',
+        'polling_url' => null,
+        'data_stale_minutes' => 1,
+        'render_markup_view' => 'trmnl',
+        'data_payload_updated_at' => now()->subMinutes(2),
+        'current_image' => null,
+    ]);
+
+    $plugin2 = Plugin::factory()->create([
+        'name' => 'Broken Plugin',
+        'data_strategy' => 'polling',
+        'polling_url' => null,
+        'data_stale_minutes' => 1,
+        'markup_language' => 'blade', // Use Blade which will throw exception on invalid array access
+        'render_markup' => '<div>{{ $data[0]["invalid"] }}</div>', // This will fail
+        'data_payload' => ['error' => 'Failed to fetch data'],
+        'data_payload_updated_at' => now()->subMinutes(2),
+        'current_image' => null,
+    ]);
+
+    $playlist = Playlist::factory()->create([
+        'device_id' => $device->id,
+        'name' => 'test_playlist',
+        'is_active' => true,
+        'weekdays' => null,
+        'active_from' => null,
+        'active_until' => null,
+    ]);
+
+    // Create mashup playlist item
+    $playlistItem = PlaylistItem::createMashup(
+        $playlist,
+        '1Lx1R',
+        [$plugin1->id, $plugin2->id],
+        'Test Mashup',
+        1
+    );
+
+    $response = $this->withHeaders([
+        'id' => $device->mac_address,
+        'access-token' => $device->api_key,
+        'rssi' => -70,
+        'battery_voltage' => 3.8,
+        'fw-version' => '1.0.0',
+    ])->get('/api/display');
+
+    $response->assertOk();
+
+    // Verify error screen was generated and set on device
+    $device->refresh();
+    expect($device->current_screen_image)->not->toBeNull();
+
+    // Verify the error image UUID was set
+    expect($device->current_screen_image)->toBeString();
+});
+
+test('generateDefaultScreenImage creates error screen with plugin name', function (): void {
+    TrmnlPipeline::fake();
+    Storage::fake('public');
+    Storage::disk('public')->makeDirectory('/images/generated');
+
+    $device = Device::factory()->create();
+
+    $errorUuid = ImageGenerationService::generateDefaultScreenImage($device, 'error', 'Test Recipe Name');
+
+    expect($errorUuid)->not->toBeEmpty();
+
+    // Verify the error image path would be created
+    $errorPath = "images/generated/{$errorUuid}.png";
+    // Since TrmnlPipeline is faked, we just verify the UUID was generated
+    expect($errorUuid)->toBeString();
+});
+
+test('generateDefaultScreenImage throws exception for invalid error image type', function (): void {
+    $device = Device::factory()->create();
+
+    expect(fn (): string => ImageGenerationService::generateDefaultScreenImage($device, 'invalid-error-type'))
+        ->toThrow(InvalidArgumentException::class);
+});
+
+test('getDeviceSpecificDefaultImage returns null for error type when no device-specific image exists', function (): void {
+    $device = new Device();
+    $device->deviceModel = null;
+
+    $result = ImageGenerationService::getDeviceSpecificDefaultImage($device, 'error');
+    expect($result)->toBeNull();
+});