diff --git a/app/javascript/packs/dashboardTags.js b/app/javascript/packs/dashboardTags.js
index 3a810d2ad..2905a6add 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packs/dashboardTags.js
+++ b/app/javascript/packs/dashboardTags.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { initializeDropdown } from '@utilities/dropdownUtils';
+import { showModalAfterError } from '@utilities/showUserAlertModal';
 
 listenForButtonClicks();
 
@@ -57,9 +58,18 @@ function handleFollowingButtonClick(tagContainer) {
   };
 
   fetchFollows(data)
-    .then(() => {
-      removeElementFromPage(followId);
-      updateNavigationItemCount();
+    .then((response) => {
+      if (response.ok) {
+        removeElementFromPage(followId);
+        updateNavigationItemCount();
+      } else {
+        showModalAfterError({
+          response,
+          element: 'follow action',
+          action_ing: 'updating',
+          action_past: 'updated',
+        });
+      }
     })
     .catch((error) => console.error(error));
 }
@@ -75,19 +85,30 @@ function handleHideButtonClick(tagContainer) {
   };
 
   fetchFollows(data)
-    .then(() => {
-      removeElementFromPage(followId);
+    .then((response) => {
+      if (response.ok) {
+        removeElementFromPage(followId);
 
-      // update the current navigation item count
-      updateNavigationItemCount();
+        // update the current navigation item count
+        updateNavigationItemCount();
 
-      // update the hidden tags navigation item
-      const hiddenTagsNavigationItem = document.querySelector(
-        '.js-hidden-tags-link .c-indicator',
-      );
-      updateNavigationItemCount(hiddenTagsNavigationItem, 1);
+        // update the hidden tags navigation item
+        const hiddenTagsNavigationItem = document.querySelector(
+          '.js-hidden-tags-link .c-indicator',
+        );
+        updateNavigationItemCount(hiddenTagsNavigationItem, 1);
+      } else {
+        showModalAfterError({
+          response,
+          element: 'hide action',
+          action_ing: 'updating',
+          action_past: 'updated',
+        });
+      }
     })
-    .catch((error) => console.error(error));
+    .catch((error) => {
+      console.error('Unable to hide tag', error);
+    });
 }
 
 function handleUnhideButtonClick(tagContainer) {
@@ -100,10 +121,19 @@ function handleUnhideButtonClick(tagContainer) {
   };
 
   fetchFollows(data)
-    .then(() => {
-      removeElementFromPage(followId);
-      // update the current navigation item count
-      updateNavigationItemCount();
+    .then((response) => {
+      if (response.ok) {
+        removeElementFromPage(followId);
+        // update the current navigation item count
+        updateNavigationItemCount();
+      } else {
+        showModalAfterError({
+          response,
+          element: 'unhide action',
+          action_ing: 'updating',
+          action_past: 'updated',
+        });
+      }
     })
     .catch((error) => console.error(error));
 }
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/dashboardFlows/followingTags.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/dashboardFlows/followingTags.spec.js
index 6045e8351..26273420c 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/dashboardFlows/followingTags.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/dashboardFlows/followingTags.spec.js
@@ -97,5 +97,38 @@ describe('Dashboard: Following Tags', () => {
       });
   });
 
+  it('shows a modal when there is an error with hiding a tag', () => {
+    cy.intercept('/follows', { statusCode: 500 }).as('followsRequest');
+
+    openOptionsMenu(() => {
+      cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Hide tag: tag0' }).click();
+    });
+    cy.wait('@followsRequest');
+
+    cy.findByTestId('modal-container').as('confirmationModal');
+
+    cy.get('@confirmationModal')
+      .findByText('Your hide action could not be updated due to a server error')
+      .should('exist');
+  });
+
+  it('shows a modal when there is an error with following a tag', () => {
+    cy.intercept('/follows', { statusCode: 500 }).as('followsRequest');
+    cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Following tag: tag0' }).as(
+      'followingButton',
+    );
+
+    cy.get('@followingButton').click();
+    cy.wait('@followsRequest');
+
+    cy.findByTestId('modal-container').as('confirmationModal');
+
+    cy.get('@confirmationModal')
+      .findByText(
+        'Your follow action could not be updated due to a server error',
+      )
+      .should('exist');
+  });
+
   // TODO: add a test for the pagination
 });
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/dashboardFlows/hiddenTags.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/dashboardFlows/hiddenTags.spec.js
index 2c8656b44..c93a0c16f 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/dashboardFlows/hiddenTags.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/dashboardFlows/hiddenTags.spec.js
@@ -36,5 +36,21 @@ describe('Dashboard: Hidden Tags', () => {
     cy.get('@hiddenTagsCount').should('contain', '4');
   });
 
+  it('shows a modal when there is an error', () => {
+    cy.intercept('/follows', { statusCode: 500 }).as('followsRequest');
+    cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Unhide tag: tag5' }).as('unhideButton');
+
+    cy.get('@unhideButton').click();
+    cy.wait('@followsRequest');
+
+    cy.findByTestId('modal-container').as('confirmationModal');
+
+    cy.get('@confirmationModal')
+      .findByText(
+        'Your unhide action could not be updated due to a server error',
+      )
+      .should('exist');
+  });
+
   // TODO: add a test for the pagination
 });