diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f01c01b7af..f4bbe343b6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     "@braintree/sanitize-url": "^6.0.2",
     "@bsky.app/alf": "^0.1.7",
     "@bsky.app/expo-image-crop-tool": "^0.5.0",
-    "@bsky.app/expo-translate-text": "^0.2.4",
+    "@bsky.app/expo-translate-text": "^0.2.5",
     "@bsky.app/react-native-mmkv": "2.12.5",
     "@discord/bottom-sheet": "bluesky-social/react-native-bottom-sheet",
     "@emoji-mart/react": "^1.1.1",
diff --git a/src/components/Post/Translated/index.tsx b/src/components/Post/Translated/index.tsx
index 049f21178b..ed5f05aa40 100644
--- a/src/components/Post/Translated/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Post/Translated/index.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {atoms as a, native, useTheme} from '#/alf'
 import {Button} from '#/components/Button'
 import {ArrowRight_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as ArrowRight} from '#/components/icons/Arrow'
 import {TimesLarge_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as Times} from '#/components/icons/Times'
+import {Warning_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as Warning} from '#/components/icons/Warning'
 import {InlineLinkText} from '#/components/Link'
 import {Loader} from '#/components/Loader'
 import * as Select from '#/components/Select'
@@ -45,6 +46,17 @@ export function TranslatedPost({
     [post, langPrefs.primaryLanguage],
   )
 
+  if (translationState.status === 'error') {
+    return (
+      <TranslationError
+        clearTranslation={clearTranslation}
+        message={translationState.message}
+        postText={postText}
+        primaryLanguage={langPrefs.primaryLanguage}
+      />
+    )
+  }
+
   if (translationState.status === 'loading') {
     return <TranslationLoading />
   }
@@ -137,6 +149,63 @@ function TranslationLink({
   )
 }
 
+function TranslationError({
+  clearTranslation,
+  message,
+  postText,
+  primaryLanguage,
+}: {
+  clearTranslation: () => void
+  message: string
+  postText: string
+  primaryLanguage: string
+}) {
+  const t = useTheme()
+  const {t: l} = useLingui()
+
+  return (
+    <View
+      style={[
+        a.px_lg,
+        a.py_md,
+        a.mt_sm,
+        a.border,
+        a.rounded_lg,
+        t.atoms.border_contrast_high,
+      ]}>
+      <View
+        style={[a.flex_row, a.flex_wrap, a.align_center, a.justify_between]}>
+        <View style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center, a.mb_sm]}>
+          <Warning size="sm" fill={t.atoms.text_contrast_medium.color} />
+          <Text style={[a.text_xs, a.font_medium, t.atoms.text_contrast_high]}>
+            {' '}
+            {message}
+          </Text>
+        </View>
+        <View style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center, a.mb_xs]}>
+          <Button
+            label={l`Hide translation`}
+            hitSlop={HITSLOP_30}
+            hoverStyle={native({opacity: 0.5})}
+            onPress={clearTranslation}>
+            <Times size="sm" fill={t.atoms.text_contrast_medium.color} />
+          </Button>
+        </View>
+      </View>
+      <View style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center]}>
+        <Text>
+          <InlineLinkText
+            to={getTranslatorLink(postText, primaryLanguage)}
+            label={l`Try Google Translate`}
+            style={[a.text_xs, a.font_medium]}>
+            <Trans>Try Google Translate</Trans>
+          </InlineLinkText>
+        </Text>
+      </View>
+    </View>
+  )
+}
+
 function TranslationResult({
   clearTranslation,
   translate,
@@ -213,7 +282,12 @@ function TranslationResult({
           )}
           {sourceLanguage != null && (
             <>
-              <Text style={[a.text_sm, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]}>
+              <Text
+                style={[
+                  a.text_xs,
+                  a.font_medium,
+                  t.atoms.text_contrast_medium,
+                ]}>
                 {' '}
                 &middot;{' '}
               </Text>
@@ -250,6 +324,7 @@ function TranslationLanguageSelect({
   postText: string
   sourceLanguage: string
 }) {
+  const t = useTheme()
   const ax = useAnalytics()
   const {t: l} = useLingui()
   const langPrefs = useLanguagePrefs()
@@ -300,7 +375,8 @@ function TranslationLanguageSelect({
               {...props}
               hitSlop={HITSLOP_30}
               hoverStyle={native({opacity: 0.5})}>
-              <Text style={[a.text_xs, a.font_medium]}>
+              <Text
+                style={[a.text_xs, a.font_medium, t.atoms.text_contrast_high]}>
                 <Trans>Change</Trans>
               </Text>
             </Button>
diff --git a/src/lib/translation/index.tsx b/src/lib/translation/index.tsx
index 964c75db15..3f7f2c69b9 100644
--- a/src/lib/translation/index.tsx
+++ b/src/lib/translation/index.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useState} from 'react'
 import {LayoutAnimation, Platform} from 'react-native'
 import {getLocales} from 'expo-localization'
 import {type TranslationTaskResult} from '@bsky.app/expo-translate-text/build/ExpoTranslateText.types'
+import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
 import {useFocusEffect} from '@react-navigation/native'
 
 import {useGoogleTranslate} from '#/lib/hooks/useGoogleTranslate'
@@ -61,9 +62,15 @@ async function attemptTranslation(
   })
 
   // Since `input` is always a string, the result should always be a string.
+  const translatedText =
+    typeof result.translatedTexts === 'string' ? result.translatedTexts : ''
+
+  if (translatedText === input) {
+    throw new Error('Translation result is the same as the source text.')
+  }
+
   return {
-    translatedText:
-      typeof result.translatedTexts === 'string' ? result.translatedTexts : '',
+    translatedText,
     targetLanguage: result.targetLanguage,
     sourceLanguage: result.sourceLanguage ?? sourceLangCode ?? null, // iOS doesn't return the source language
   }
@@ -125,6 +132,7 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<unknown>) {
   >({})
   const [refCounts, setRefCounts] = useState<Record<string, number>>({})
   const ax = useAnalytics()
+  const {t: l} = useLingui()
   const googleTranslate = useGoogleTranslate()
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -235,12 +243,12 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<unknown>) {
             sourceLanguage: sourceLangCode ?? null,
             targetLanguage: targetLangCode,
           })
+          let errorMessage = l`Device failed to translate. :(`
           LayoutAnimation.configureNext(LayoutAnimation.Presets.easeInEaseOut)
           setTranslationState(prev => ({
             ...prev,
-            [key]: {status: 'idle'},
+            [key]: {status: 'error', message: errorMessage},
           }))
-          await googleTranslate(text, targetLangCode, sourceLangCode)
         }
       }
 
@@ -254,7 +262,7 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<unknown>) {
         [key]: {status: 'loading'},
       }))
     },
-    [ax, googleTranslate],
+    [ax, googleTranslate, l],
   )
 
   const ctx = useMemo(
diff --git a/src/lib/translation/types.ts b/src/lib/translation/types.ts
index 23eb73ba1e..4bf2d021e7 100644
--- a/src/lib/translation/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/translation/types.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ export type TranslationState =
       sourceLanguage: TranslationTaskResult['sourceLanguage']
       targetLanguage: TranslationTaskResult['targetLanguage']
     }
+  | {
+      status: 'error'
+      message: string
+    }
 
 export type TranslationFunctionParams = {
   /**
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 26658a61f9..7cfca5e096 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3731,10 +3731,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bsky.app/expo-image-crop-tool/-/expo-image-crop-tool-0.5.0.tgz#4308fbde5c15e6be9122601797bc3d9549c95e31"
   integrity sha512-gmhQr2HWTRFyPO00fn5OmtiEVtikXusHMrN5Zoq26pu1VZX3zVE+aoc668etTqrvsQcm2Qu8fo96k5F3Wu+6wg==
 
-"@bsky.app/expo-translate-text@^0.2.4":
-  version "0.2.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bsky.app/expo-translate-text/-/expo-translate-text-0.2.4.tgz#6e7f20f286111ee4d550c0c84f57393fc215a675"
-  integrity sha512-7mvFggNfkJEufI5A3WnjfjdN3H9P6Dpx7CpDkA9npWqA8Cb2icXq3k3nz3MaXGrVKTYiJnytAffYtos7mPoeOg==
+"@bsky.app/expo-translate-text@^0.2.5":
+  version "0.2.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bsky.app/expo-translate-text/-/expo-translate-text-0.2.5.tgz#eb0bf41522b710b11e64d14a06d4ec770a72ad20"
+  integrity sha512-nWGxK8bwKN6G7AtN7bvCIyO3Ynbzeg+NDzfGcWh0nEfuP4gKTrFO6QnBMMcZ9r+SzLP3EryqEs0AzeZ56n6Y+A==
 
 "@bsky.app/react-native-mmkv@2.12.5":
   version "2.12.5"