diff --git a/backend/app/rest/httperrors.go b/backend/app/rest/httperrors.go
index f682b3ec..60d4bcb8 100644
--- a/backend/app/rest/httperrors.go
+++ b/backend/app/rest/httperrors.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const (
 	ErrReadOnly           = 8  // write failed on read only
 	ErrCommentRejected    = 9  // general error on rejected comment change
 	ErrCommentEditExpired = 10 // too late for edit
-	ErrCommentEditChanged = 11 // parent commend changed
+	ErrCommentEditChanged = 11 // parent comment cannot be changed
 	ErrVoteRejected       = 12 // general error on vote rejected
 	ErrVoteSelf           = 13 // vote for own comment
 	ErrVoteDbl            = 14 // already voted for the comment
diff --git a/web/app/components/comment/__vote/comment__vote.scss b/web/app/components/comment/__vote/comment__vote.scss
index 12084446..813609c6 100644
--- a/web/app/components/comment/__vote/comment__vote.scss
+++ b/web/app/components/comment/__vote/comment__vote.scss
@@ -9,3 +9,11 @@
   background-size: contain;
   cursor: pointer;
 }
+
+.voting__error {
+  color: #9a0000;
+  text-align: right;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  line-height: 1;
+  margin-top: -10px;
+}
diff --git a/web/app/components/comment/comment.jsx b/web/app/components/comment/comment.jsx
index 5d30816a..d7b47b12 100644
--- a/web/app/components/comment/comment.jsx
+++ b/web/app/components/comment/comment.jsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { url } from 'common/settings';
 import store from 'common/store';
 import copy from 'common/copy';
 import debounce from 'utils/debounce';
+import { extractErrorMessageFromResponse } from 'utils/errorUtils';
 
 import Input from 'components/input';
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ export default class Comment extends Component {
       isEditing: false,
       isUserVerified: false,
       editTimeLeft: null,
+      voteErrorMessage: null,
     };
 
     this.votingPromise = Promise.resolve();
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ export default class Comment extends Component {
     this.isGuest = this.isGuest.bind(this);
     this.getUpvoteDisabledReason = this.getUpvoteDisabledReason.bind(this);
     this.getDownvoteDisabledReason = this.getDownvoteDisabledReason.bind(this);
+    this.handleVoteError = this.handleVoteError.bind(this);
+    this.sendVotingRequest = this.sendVotingRequest.bind(this);
   }
 
   componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
@@ -264,6 +268,23 @@ export default class Comment extends Component {
     }
   }
 
+  handleVoteError(e, originalVotingState) {
+    this.setState({
+      ...originalVotingState,
+      voteErrorMessage: extractErrorMessageFromResponse(e.response),
+    });
+  }
+
+  sendVotingRequest(id, votingValue, originalVotingState) {
+    this.votingPromise = this.votingPromise
+      .then(() => {
+        return api.putCommentVote({ id, url, value: votingValue }).then(() => {
+          api.getComment({ id }).then(comment => store.replaceComment(comment));
+        });
+      })
+      .catch(e => this.handleVoteError(e, originalVotingState));
+  }
+
   increaseScore() {
     const { score, scoreIncreased, scoreDecreased } = this.state;
     const { id } = this.props.data;
@@ -274,13 +295,10 @@ export default class Comment extends Component {
       scoreIncreased: !scoreDecreased,
       scoreDecreased: false,
       score: score + 1,
+      voteErrorMessage: null,
     });
 
-    this.votingPromise = this.votingPromise.then(() => {
-      return api.putCommentVote({ id, url, value: 1 }).then(() => {
-        api.getComment({ id }).then(comment => store.replaceComment(comment));
-      });
-    });
+    this.sendVotingRequest(id, 1, { score, scoreIncreased, scoreDecreased });
   }
 
   decreaseScore() {
@@ -293,13 +311,10 @@ export default class Comment extends Component {
       scoreDecreased: !scoreIncreased,
       scoreIncreased: false,
       score: score - 1,
+      voteErrorMessage: null,
     });
 
-    this.votingPromise = this.votingPromise.then(() => {
-      return api.putCommentVote({ id, url, value: -1 }).then(() => {
-        api.getComment({ id }).then(comment => store.replaceComment(comment));
-      });
-    });
+    this.sendVotingRequest(id, -1, { score, scoreIncreased, scoreDecreased });
   }
 
   onReply(...rest) {
@@ -412,6 +427,7 @@ export default class Comment extends Component {
       isEditing,
       isUserVerified,
       editTimeLeft,
+      voteErrorMessage,
     }
   ) {
     const { data, mods = {}, isCommentsDisabled } = props;
@@ -607,6 +623,12 @@ export default class Comment extends Component {
             </span>
           </div>
 
+          {!!voteErrorMessage && (
+            <div className="voting__error" role="alert">
+              Voting error: {voteErrorMessage}
+            </div>
+          )}
+
           <div
             className={b('comment__text', { mix: b('raw-content', {}, { theme: mods.theme }) })}
             ref={r => (this.textNode = r)}
diff --git a/web/app/components/input/input.jsx b/web/app/components/input/input.jsx
index 56f3d817..e3b37234 100644
--- a/web/app/components/input/input.jsx
+++ b/web/app/components/input/input.jsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { siteId, url, pageTitle } from 'common/settings';
 
 import api from 'common/api';
 import store from 'common/store';
+import { extractErrorMessageFromResponse } from 'utils/errorUtils';
 import TextareaAutosize from 'components/input/textarea-autosize';
 
 const RSS_THREAD_URL = `${BASE_URL}${API_BASE}/rss/post?site=${siteId}&url=${url}`;
@@ -92,16 +93,8 @@ export default class Input extends Component {
         this.setState({ preview: null, text: '' });
       })
       .catch(e => {
-        if (
-          e.response &&
-          e.response.data &&
-          typeof e.response.data.error === 'string' &&
-          e.response.data.error.indexOf("parent comment with reply can't be edited") === 0
-        ) {
-          this.setState({ isErrorShown: true, errorMessage: 'Comment has reply, editing is not possible' });
-          return;
-        }
-        this.setState({ isErrorShown: true, errorMessage: null });
+        const errorMessage = extractErrorMessageFromResponse(e.response);
+        this.setState({ isErrorShown: true, errorMessage });
       })
       .finally(() => this.setState({ isDisabled: false }));
   }
diff --git a/web/app/utils/errorUtils.js b/web/app/utils/errorUtils.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08f8c0ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/utils/errorUtils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+const errorMessageForCodes = new Map([
+  [0, 'Something went wrong. Please try again a bit later.'],
+  [1, 'Comment cannot be found. Please refresh the page and try again.'],
+  [2, 'Failed to unmarshal incoming request.'],
+  [3, "You don't have permission for this operaton."],
+  [4, 'Invalid comment data.'],
+  [5, 'Comment cannot be found.  Please refresh the page and try again.'],
+  [6, 'Site cannot be found.  Please refresh the page and try again.'],
+  [7, 'User has been blocked.'],
+  [8, 'This post is read only.'],
+  [9, 'Comment changing failed. Please try again a bit later.'],
+  [10, 'It is too late to edit the comment.'],
+  [11, 'Comment already has reply, editing is not possible.'],
+  [12, 'Cannot save voting result. Please try again a bit later.'],
+  [13, 'You cannot vote for your own comment.'],
+  [14, 'You have already voted for the comment.'],
+  [15, 'Too many votes for the comment.'],
+  [16, 'Min score reached for the comment.'],
+  [17, 'Action rejected. Please try again a bit later.'],
+  [18, 'Requested file cannot be found.'],
+]);
+
+export function extractErrorMessageFromResponse(response) {
+  const defatulErrorMessage = 'Something went wrong. Please try again a bit later.';
+  if (!(response && response.data)) {
+    return defatulErrorMessage;
+  }
+
+  const responseData = response.data;
+
+  if (typeof responseData.code === 'number' && errorMessageForCodes.has(responseData.code)) {
+    return errorMessageForCodes.get(responseData.code);
+  }
+
+  if (typeof responseData.details === 'string') {
+    return responseData.details;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof responseData === 'string') {
+    return responseData;
+  }
+
+  return defatulErrorMessage;
+}