diff --git a/packages/html-reporter/src/index.tsx b/packages/html-reporter/src/index.tsx
index 84763267c49f0..c143a6bf5d073 100644
--- a/packages/html-reporter/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/html-reporter/src/index.tsx
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type { HTMLReport } from './types';
+import type { AsyncResult, HTMLReport } from './types';
 import type * as zip from '@zip.js/zip.js';
 // @ts-ignore
 import * as zipImport from '@zip.js/zip.js/lib/zip-no-worker-inflate.js';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client';
 import './colors.css';
-import type { LoadedReport } from './loadedReport';
+import type { ParsedReport } from './parsedReport';
 import { ReportView } from './reportView';
 // @ts-ignore
 const zipjs = zipImport as typeof zip;
@@ -34,13 +34,17 @@ link.href = logo;
 document.head.appendChild(link);
 
 const ReportLoader: React.FC = () => {
-  const [report, setReport] = React.useState<LoadedReport | undefined>();
+  const [report, setReport] = React.useState<AsyncResult<ParsedReport>>({ type: 'loading' });
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    if (report)
-      return;
     const zipReport = new ZipReport();
-    zipReport.load().then(() => setReport(zipReport));
-  }, [report]);
+    zipReport.load()
+        .then(() => setReport({ type: 'data', data: zipReport }))
+        .catch(error => {
+          // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+          console.error('Failed to load report', error);
+          setReport({ type: 'error' });
+        });
+  }, []);
   return <SearchParamsProvider>
     <ReportView report={report} />
   </SearchParamsProvider>;
@@ -52,7 +56,7 @@ window.onload = () => {
 
 const kPlaywrightReportStorageForHMR = 'playwrightReportStorageForHMR';
 
-class ZipReport implements LoadedReport {
+class ZipReport implements ParsedReport {
   private _entries = new Map<string, zip.Entry>();
   private _json!: HTMLReport;
 
diff --git a/packages/html-reporter/src/loadedReport.ts b/packages/html-reporter/src/parsedReport.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from packages/html-reporter/src/loadedReport.ts
rename to packages/html-reporter/src/parsedReport.ts
index c1ff2d753088d..cb93088566855 100644
--- a/packages/html-reporter/src/loadedReport.ts
+++ b/packages/html-reporter/src/parsedReport.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import type { HTMLReport } from './types';
 
-export interface LoadedReport {
+export interface ParsedReport {
   json(): HTMLReport;
   entry(name: string): Promise<Object | undefined>;
 }
diff --git a/packages/html-reporter/src/reportView.css b/packages/html-reporter/src/reportView.css
index ae5a633c2466c..09ea0ff2bed5e 100644
--- a/packages/html-reporter/src/reportView.css
+++ b/packages/html-reporter/src/reportView.css
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ body {
   width: 100%;
 }
 
+.fatal-report-error {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: center;
+  margin-top: 10px;
+}
+
 .test-file-test:not(:first-child) {
   border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border-default);
 }
diff --git a/packages/html-reporter/src/reportView.tsx b/packages/html-reporter/src/reportView.tsx
index e48064201c26f..167d822aed30c 100644
--- a/packages/html-reporter/src/reportView.tsx
+++ b/packages/html-reporter/src/reportView.tsx
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
   limitations under the License.
 */
 
-import type { FilteredStats, TestCase, TestCaseSummary, TestFile, TestFileSummary } from './types';
+import type { AsyncResult, FilteredStats, TestCase, TestCaseSummary, TestFile, TestFileSummary } from './types';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import './colors.css';
 import './common.css';
 import { Filter } from './filter';
 import { HeaderView } from './headerView';
 import { Route, SearchParamsContext } from './links';
-import type { LoadedReport } from './loadedReport';
+import type { ParsedReport } from './parsedReport';
 import './reportView.css';
 import { TestCaseView } from './testCaseView';
 import { TestFilesHeader, TestFilesView } from './testFilesView';
@@ -43,7 +43,17 @@ type TestModelSummary = {
 };
 
 export const ReportView: React.FC<{
-  report: LoadedReport | undefined,
+  report: AsyncResult<ParsedReport>,
+}> = ({ report }) => {
+  return <div className='htmlreport vbox px-4 pb-4'>
+    <main>
+      <RenderedReportResult report={report} />
+    </main>
+  </div>;
+};
+
+const LoadedReportView: React.FC<{
+  report: ParsedReport,
 }> = ({ report }) => {
   const searchParams = React.useContext(SearchParamsContext);
   const [expandedFiles, setExpandedFiles] = React.useState<Map<string, boolean>>(new Map());
@@ -52,7 +62,7 @@ export const ReportView: React.FC<{
 
   const testIdToFileIdMap = React.useMemo(() => {
     const map = new Map<string, string>();
-    for (const file of report?.json().files || []) {
+    for (const file of report.json().files) {
       for (const test of file.tests)
         map.set(test.testId, file.fileId);
     }
@@ -60,10 +70,10 @@ export const ReportView: React.FC<{
   }, [report]);
 
   const filter = React.useMemo(() => Filter.parse(filterText), [filterText]);
-  const filteredStats = React.useMemo(() => filter.empty() ? undefined : computeStats(report?.json().files || [], filter), [report, filter]);
+  const filteredStats = React.useMemo(() => filter.empty() ? undefined : computeStats(report.json().files || [], filter), [report, filter]);
   const filteredTests = React.useMemo(() => {
     const result: TestModelSummary = { files: [], tests: [] };
-    for (const file of report?.json().files || []) {
+    for (const file of report.json().files) {
       const tests = file.tests.filter(t => filter.matches(t));
       if (tests.length)
         result.files.push({ ...file, tests });
@@ -74,30 +84,43 @@ export const ReportView: React.FC<{
 
   return <div className='htmlreport vbox px-4 pb-4'>
     <main>
-      {report?.json() && <HeaderView stats={report.json().stats} filterText={filterText} setFilterText={setFilterText}></HeaderView>}
+      <HeaderView stats={report.json().stats} filterText={filterText} setFilterText={setFilterText} />
       <Route predicate={testFilesRoutePredicate}>
-        <TestFilesHeader report={report?.json()} filteredStats={filteredStats} metadataVisible={metadataVisible} toggleMetadataVisible={() => setMetadataVisible(visible => !visible)}/>
+        <TestFilesHeader report={report.json()} filteredStats={filteredStats} metadataVisible={metadataVisible} toggleMetadataVisible={() => setMetadataVisible(visible => !visible)}/>
         <TestFilesView
           tests={filteredTests.files}
           expandedFiles={expandedFiles}
           setExpandedFiles={setExpandedFiles}
-          projectNames={report?.json().projectNames || []}
+          projectNames={report.json().projectNames}
         />
       </Route>
       <Route predicate={testCaseRoutePredicate}>
-        {!!report && <TestCaseViewLoader report={report} tests={filteredTests.tests} testIdToFileIdMap={testIdToFileIdMap} />}
+        <TestCaseViewLoader report={report} tests={filteredTests.tests} testIdToFileIdMap={testIdToFileIdMap} />
       </Route>
     </main>
   </div>;
 };
 
+const RenderedReportResult: React.FC<{
+  report: AsyncResult<ParsedReport>
+}> = ({ report }) => {
+  switch (report.type) {
+    case 'loading':
+      return <div />;
+    case 'data':
+      return <LoadedReportView report={report.data} />;
+    case 'error':
+      return <div className='fatal-report-error'>Report data could not be found. Please reload the page or regenerate the HTML report</div>;
+  }
+};
+
 const TestCaseViewLoader: React.FC<{
-  report: LoadedReport,
+  report: ParsedReport,
   tests: TestCaseSummary[],
   testIdToFileIdMap: Map<string, string>,
 }> = ({ report, testIdToFileIdMap, tests }) => {
   const searchParams = React.useContext(SearchParamsContext);
-  const [test, setTest] = React.useState<TestCase | undefined>();
+  const [test, setTest] = React.useState<AsyncResult<TestCase>>({ type: 'loading' });
   const testId = searchParams.get('testId');
   const run = +(searchParams.get('run') || '0');
 
@@ -108,30 +131,47 @@ const TestCaseViewLoader: React.FC<{
     return { prev, next };
   }, [testId, tests]);
 
+  const currentTestId = test.type === 'data' ? test.data.testId : undefined;
+
   React.useEffect(() => {
     (async () => {
-      if (!testId || testId === test?.testId)
+      if (testId === currentTestId)
         return;
+      if (!testId) {
+        setTest({ type: 'error' });
+        return;
+      }
       const fileId = testIdToFileIdMap.get(testId);
-      if (!fileId)
+      if (!fileId) {
+        setTest({ type: 'error' });
         return;
-      const file = await report.entry(`${fileId}.json`) as TestFile;
-      for (const t of file.tests) {
-        if (t.testId === testId) {
-          setTest(t);
-          break;
-        }
+      }
+      try {
+        const file = await report.entry(`${fileId}.json`) as TestFile;
+        const testCase = file.tests.find(t => t.testId === testId);
+        setTest(!!testCase ? { type: 'data', data: testCase } : { type: 'error' });
+      } catch (e) {
+        setTest({ type: 'error' });
       }
     })();
-  }, [test, report, testId, testIdToFileIdMap]);
-
-  return <TestCaseView
-    projectNames={report.json().projectNames}
-    next={next}
-    prev={prev}
-    test={test}
-    run={run}
-  />;
+  }, [report, testId, currentTestId, testIdToFileIdMap]);
+
+  switch (test.type) {
+    case 'loading':
+    case 'data':
+      return <TestCaseView
+        projectNames={report.json().projectNames}
+        next={next}
+        prev={prev}
+        test={test.type === 'data' ? test.data : undefined}
+        run={run}
+      />;
+    case 'error':
+      return <div className='test-case-column vbox'>
+        <div className='test-case-title'>Test not found</div>
+        <div className='test-case-location'>Test ID: {testId}</div>
+      </div>;
+  }
 };
 
 function computeStats(files: TestFileSummary[], filter: Filter): FilteredStats {
diff --git a/packages/html-reporter/src/testFilesView.tsx b/packages/html-reporter/src/testFilesView.tsx
index 4b2c48ae1d84e..74a02d508b279 100644
--- a/packages/html-reporter/src/testFilesView.tsx
+++ b/packages/html-reporter/src/testFilesView.tsx
@@ -62,13 +62,11 @@ export const TestFilesView: React.FC<{
 };
 
 export const TestFilesHeader: React.FC<{
-  report: HTMLReport | undefined,
+  report: HTMLReport,
   filteredStats?: FilteredStats,
   metadataVisible: boolean,
   toggleMetadataVisible: () => void,
 }> = ({ report, filteredStats, metadataVisible, toggleMetadataVisible }) => {
-  if (!report)
-    return null;
   return <>
     <div className='mx-1' style={{ display: 'flex', marginTop: 10 }}>
       <div className='test-file-header-info'>
diff --git a/packages/html-reporter/src/types.d.ts b/packages/html-reporter/src/types.d.ts
index 17c5a3b3730a4..51ae99704d2d1 100644
--- a/packages/html-reporter/src/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/html-reporter/src/types.d.ts
@@ -113,3 +113,12 @@ export type TestStep = {
   count: number;
   skipped?: boolean;
 };
+
+export type AsyncResult<T> = {
+  type: 'loading'
+} | {
+  type: 'data',
+  data: T,
+} | {
+  type: 'error',
+};
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/reporter-html.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/reporter-html.spec.ts
index aa827cda08d0e..3a7bd47028fa6 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/reporter-html.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/reporter-html.spec.ts
@@ -2933,6 +2933,25 @@ for (const useIntermediateMergeReport of [true, false] as const) {
       const prompt = await page.evaluate(() => navigator.clipboard.readText());
       expect(prompt, 'contains snapshot').toContain('- button "Click me"');
     });
+
+    test('should show error if test ID not found', async ({ runInlineTest, showReport, page }) => {
+      const result = await runInlineTest({
+        'example.spec.ts': `
+          import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+          test('sample', async ({ browser }) => {
+            const page = await browser.newPage();
+            await page.setContent('<button>Click me</button>');
+            expect(2).toBe(2);
+          });
+        `,
+      }, { reporter: 'html' }, { PLAYWRIGHT_HTML_OPEN: 'never' });
+      expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+      await showReport();
+
+      await page.goto(`${page.url()}#?testId=non-existing-test-id`);
+
+      await expect(page.getByText('Test not found')).toBeVisible();
+    });
   });
 }