diff --git a/src/meshcore_hub/web/static/js/spa/components.js b/src/meshcore_hub/web/static/js/spa/components.js
index aa18d3c..eb3af35 100644
--- a/src/meshcore_hub/web/static/js/spa/components.js
+++ b/src/meshcore_hub/web/static/js/spa/components.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { html, nothing } from 'lit-html';
 import { render } from 'lit-html';
 import { unsafeHTML } from 'lit-html/directives/unsafe-html.js';
 import { t } from './i18n.js';
+import { iconAlert } from './icons.js';
 
 // Re-export lit-html utilities for page modules
 export { html, nothing, unsafeHTML };
@@ -381,6 +382,17 @@ export function successAlert(message) {
     </div>`;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Render a warning badge with tooltip for transient API errors.
+ * @param {string} message - Error message to display as tooltip
+ * @returns {TemplateResult}
+ */
+export function warningBadge(message) {
+    return html`<span class="tooltip tooltip-bottom" data-tip="${message}">
+        <span class="badge badge-warning badge-sm">${iconAlert('h-4 w-4')}</span>
+    </span>`;
+}
+
 /**
  * Render pagination controls.
  * @param {number} page - Current page (1-based)
diff --git a/src/meshcore_hub/web/static/js/spa/pages/advertisements.js b/src/meshcore_hub/web/static/js/spa/pages/advertisements.js
index 0c18aee..c62e800 100644
--- a/src/meshcore_hub/web/static/js/spa/pages/advertisements.js
+++ b/src/meshcore_hub/web/static/js/spa/pages/advertisements.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { apiGet } from '../api.js';
 import {
     html, litRender, nothing, t,
     getConfig, formatDateTime, formatDateTimeShort, formatRelativeTime,
-    truncateKey, errorAlert,
+    truncateKey, warningBadge,
     pagination, createFilterHandler, autoSubmit, submitOnEnter, copyToClipboard, renderNodeDisplay,
     observerIcons, observerDetailRow, toggleObserverDetail, toggleCardObserverDetail
 } from '../components.js';
@@ -24,17 +24,29 @@ export async function render(container, params, router) {
     const tzBadge = tz && tz !== 'UTC' ? html`<span class="text-sm opacity-60">${tz}</span>` : nothing;
     const navigate = (url) => router.navigate(url);
 
-    function renderPage(content, { total = null } = {}) {
+    let lastContent = nothing;
+    let lastTotal = null;
+
+    function renderPage(content, { total = null, error = null } = {}) {
+        if (!error) {
+            lastContent = content;
+            lastTotal = total;
+        }
+        const displayContent = error ? lastContent : content;
+        const displayTotal = error ? lastTotal : total;
         litRender(html`
-<div class="flex items-center justify-between mb-6">
+<div class="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">
     <h1 class="text-3xl font-bold">${t('entities.advertisements')}</h1>
-    <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
-        <span id="auto-refresh-toggle"></span>
-        ${tzBadge}
-        ${total !== null ? html`<span class="badge badge-lg">${t('common.total', { count: total })}</span>` : nothing}
-    </div>
+    ${tzBadge}
 </div>
-${content}`, container);
+<div class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-4">
+    ${displayTotal !== null
+        ? html`<span class="badge badge-lg">${t('common.total', { count: displayTotal })}</span>`
+        : nothing}
+    <span id="auto-refresh-toggle"></span>
+    ${error ? warningBadge(error) : nothing}
+</div>
+${displayContent}`, container);
     }
 
     // Render page header immediately (old content stays visible until data loads)
@@ -223,7 +235,7 @@ ${content}`, container);
 ${paginationBlock}`, { total });
 
         } catch (e) {
-            renderPage(errorAlert(e.message));
+            renderPage(nothing, { error: e.message });
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/meshcore_hub/web/static/js/spa/pages/messages.js b/src/meshcore_hub/web/static/js/spa/pages/messages.js
index fed6bc6..9b0a41b 100644
--- a/src/meshcore_hub/web/static/js/spa/pages/messages.js
+++ b/src/meshcore_hub/web/static/js/spa/pages/messages.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {
     html, litRender, nothing, t,
     getConfig, formatDateTime, formatDateTimeShort, formatRelativeTime,
     getChannelLabelsMap, resolveChannelLabel,
-    truncateKey, errorAlert,
+    truncateKey, warningBadge,
     pagination, timezoneIndicator,
     createFilterHandler, autoSubmit, submitOnEnter,
     observerIcons, observerDetailRow, toggleObserverDetail, toggleCardObserverDetail
@@ -169,17 +169,29 @@ export async function render(container, params, router) {
         return deduped;
     }
 
-    function renderPage(content, { total = null } = {}) {
+    let lastContent = nothing;
+    let lastTotal = null;
+
+    function renderPage(content, { total = null, error = null } = {}) {
+        if (!error) {
+            lastContent = content;
+            lastTotal = total;
+        }
+        const displayContent = error ? lastContent : content;
+        const displayTotal = error ? lastTotal : total;
         litRender(html`
-<div class="flex items-center justify-between mb-6">
+<div class="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">
     <h1 class="text-3xl font-bold">${t('entities.messages')}</h1>
-    <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
-        <span id="auto-refresh-toggle"></span>
-        ${tzBadge}
-        ${total !== null ? html`<span class="badge badge-lg">${t('common.total', { count: total })}</span>` : nothing}
-    </div>
+    ${tzBadge}
 </div>
-${content}`, container);
+<div class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-4">
+    ${displayTotal !== null
+        ? html`<span class="badge badge-lg">${t('common.total', { count: displayTotal })}</span>`
+        : nothing}
+    <span id="auto-refresh-toggle"></span>
+    ${error ? warningBadge(error) : nothing}
+</div>
+${displayContent}`, container);
     }
 
     // Render page header immediately (old content stays visible until data loads)
@@ -348,7 +360,7 @@ ${content}`, container);
 ${paginationBlock}`, { total });
 
         } catch (e) {
-            renderPage(errorAlert(e.message));
+            renderPage(nothing, { error: e.message });
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/meshcore_hub/web/static/js/spa/pages/nodes.js b/src/meshcore_hub/web/static/js/spa/pages/nodes.js
index e6a072c..0c0f529 100644
--- a/src/meshcore_hub/web/static/js/spa/pages/nodes.js
+++ b/src/meshcore_hub/web/static/js/spa/pages/nodes.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { apiGet } from '../api.js';
 import {
     html, litRender, nothing,
     getConfig, formatDateTime, formatDateTimeShort,
-    truncateKey, errorAlert,
+    truncateKey, warningBadge,
     pagination, timezoneIndicator,
     createFilterHandler, autoSubmit, submitOnEnter, copyToClipboard, renderNodeDisplay, t
 } from '../components.js';
@@ -24,17 +24,29 @@ export async function render(container, params, router) {
     const tzBadge = tz && tz !== 'UTC' ? html`<span class="text-sm opacity-60">${tz}</span>` : nothing;
     const navigate = (url) => router.navigate(url);
 
-    function renderPage(content, { total = null } = {}) {
+    let lastContent = nothing;
+    let lastTotal = null;
+
+    function renderPage(content, { total = null, error = null } = {}) {
+        if (!error) {
+            lastContent = content;
+            lastTotal = total;
+        }
+        const displayContent = error ? lastContent : content;
+        const displayTotal = error ? lastTotal : total;
         litRender(html`
-<div class="flex items-center justify-between mb-6">
+<div class="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">
     <h1 class="text-3xl font-bold">${t('entities.nodes')}</h1>
-    <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
-        <span id="auto-refresh-toggle"></span>
-        ${tzBadge}
-        ${total !== null ? html`<span class="badge badge-lg">${t('common.total', { count: total })}</span>` : nothing}
-    </div>
+    ${tzBadge}
 </div>
-${content}`, container);
+<div class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-4">
+    ${displayTotal !== null
+        ? html`<span class="badge badge-lg">${t('common.total', { count: displayTotal })}</span>`
+        : nothing}
+    <span id="auto-refresh-toggle"></span>
+    ${error ? warningBadge(error) : nothing}
+</div>
+${displayContent}`, container);
     }
 
     // Render page header immediately (old content stays visible until data loads)
@@ -195,7 +207,7 @@ ${content}`, container);
 ${paginationBlock}`, { total });
 
         } catch (e) {
-            renderPage(errorAlert(e.message));
+            renderPage(nothing, { error: e.message });
         }
     }