diff --git a/ios/Sources/GutenbergKit/Sources/EditorLocalization.swift b/ios/Sources/GutenbergKit/Sources/EditorLocalization.swift
index 22e2551a9..27a406724 100644
--- a/ios/Sources/GutenbergKit/Sources/EditorLocalization.swift
+++ b/ios/Sources/GutenbergKit/Sources/EditorLocalization.swift
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ public enum EditorLocalizableString {
 
     // MARK: - Media
     case failedToInsertMedia
+    case failedToLoadSelectedMedia
+    case failedToProcessCapturedMedia
+
+    // MARK: - Common
+    case ok
 
     // MARK: - Patterns
     case patterns
@@ -96,6 +101,9 @@ public final class EditorLocalization {
         case .search: "Search"
         case .insertBlock: "Insert Block"
         case .failedToInsertMedia: "Failed to insert media"
+        case .failedToLoadSelectedMedia: "The selected media could not be loaded. It may not be fully downloaded to this device."
+        case .failedToProcessCapturedMedia: "The captured media could not be processed."
+        case .ok: "OK"
         case .patterns: "Patterns"
         case .noPatternsFound: "No Patterns Found"
         case .insertPattern: "Insert Pattern"
diff --git a/ios/Sources/GutenbergKit/Sources/Views/BlockInserter/BlockInserterView.swift b/ios/Sources/GutenbergKit/Sources/Views/BlockInserter/BlockInserterView.swift
index a98609bbf..7d4554d36 100644
--- a/ios/Sources/GutenbergKit/Sources/Views/BlockInserter/BlockInserterView.swift
+++ b/ios/Sources/GutenbergKit/Sources/Views/BlockInserter/BlockInserterView.swift
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ struct BlockInserterView: View {
                 }
                 .ignoresSafeArea()
             }
+            .alert(item: $viewModel.error) { error in
+                Alert(
+                    title: Text(EditorLocalization[.failedToInsertMedia]),
+                    message: Text(error.message),
+                    dismissButton: .default(Text(EditorLocalization[.ok]))
+                )
+            }
             .animation(.smooth(duration: 2), value: viewModel.isProcessingMedia)
             .animation(.snappy, value: inlineSelectedMediaItems.count)
             .onDisappear {
diff --git a/ios/Sources/GutenbergKit/Sources/Views/BlockInserter/BlockInserterViewModel.swift b/ios/Sources/GutenbergKit/Sources/Views/BlockInserter/BlockInserterViewModel.swift
index 7c53876a2..80ce1ad99 100644
--- a/ios/Sources/GutenbergKit/Sources/Views/BlockInserter/BlockInserterViewModel.swift
+++ b/ios/Sources/GutenbergKit/Sources/Views/BlockInserter/BlockInserterViewModel.swift
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import SwiftUI
 import PhotosUI
 import Combine
+import OSLog
 
 @MainActor
 class BlockInserterViewModel: ObservableObject {
@@ -82,14 +83,15 @@ class BlockInserterViewModel: ObservableObject {
                 }
             } catch {
                 anyError = error
+                Logger.media.error("Failed to import picker selection: \(error)")
             }
 
             guard !Task.isCancelled else {
                 return []
             }
 
-            if results.isEmpty {
-                self.error = MediaError(message: anyError?.localizedDescription ?? EditorLocalization[.failedToInsertMedia])
+            if results.isEmpty, anyError != nil {
+                self.error = MediaError(message: EditorLocalization[.failedToLoadSelectedMedia])
             }
 
             return results
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ class BlockInserterViewModel: ObservableObject {
                 switch media {
                 case .photo(let image):
                     guard let imageData = image.jpegData(compressionQuality: 0.8) else {
-                        throw MediaError(message: "Failed to convert image to JPEG")
+                        throw MediaError(message: EditorLocalization[.failedToProcessCapturedMedia])
                     }
 
                     let fileURL = try await fileManager.writeData(imageData, withExtension: "jpg")
@@ -128,7 +130,8 @@ class BlockInserterViewModel: ObservableObject {
 
                 return [mediaInfo]
             } catch {
-                self.error = MediaError(message: error.localizedDescription)
+                Logger.media.error("Failed to process captured media: \(error)")
+                self.error = MediaError(message: EditorLocalization[.failedToProcessCapturedMedia])
                 return []
             }
         }