diff --git a/lib/web/apiserver.go b/lib/web/apiserver.go
index 5833d7de50bd6..153867a7869b9 100644
--- a/lib/web/apiserver.go
+++ b/lib/web/apiserver.go
@@ -3821,6 +3821,7 @@ func (h *Handler) writeErrToWebSocket(ws *websocket.Conn, err error) {
 		return
 	}
 	errEnvelope := terminal.Envelope{
+		Version: defaults.WebsocketVersion,
 		Type:    defaults.WebsocketError,
 		Payload: trace.UserMessage(err),
 	}
diff --git a/web/packages/teleport/src/lib/term/protobuf.js b/web/packages/teleport/src/lib/term/protobuf.js
index c47cde49f7926..0aa52cf9148af 100644
--- a/web/packages/teleport/src/lib/term/protobuf.js
+++ b/web/packages/teleport/src/lib/term/protobuf.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export const MessageTypeEnum = {
   FILE_TRANSFER_REQUEST: 'f',
   FILE_TRANSFER_DECISION: 't',
   WEBAUTHN_CHALLENGE: 'n',
+  ERROR: 'e',
   LATENCY: 'l',
 };
 
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ export const messageFields = {
       event: MessageTypeEnum.AUDIT.charCodeAt(0),
       close: MessageTypeEnum.SESSION_END.charCodeAt(0),
       challengeResponse: MessageTypeEnum.WEBAUTHN_CHALLENGE.charCodeAt(0),
+      error: MessageTypeEnum.ERROR.charCodeAt(0),
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/web/packages/teleport/src/lib/term/tty.ts b/web/packages/teleport/src/lib/term/tty.ts
index 703282bdcc2de..018b1d8c3a0d1 100644
--- a/web/packages/teleport/src/lib/term/tty.ts
+++ b/web/packages/teleport/src/lib/term/tty.ts
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ class Tty extends EventEmitterWebAuthnSender {
             this.emit(TermEvent.DATA, msg.payload);
           }
           break;
+        case MessageTypeEnum.ERROR:
+          this.emit(TermEvent.DATA, msg.payload + '\n');
+          break;
         case MessageTypeEnum.LATENCY:
           this.emit(TermEvent.LATENCY, msg.payload);
           break;