diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 21a9d081..391eb31b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## [UnReleased]
+
+* **Fix**: [276](https://github.com/SimformSolutionsPvtLtd/flutter_chatview/issues/276) link preview custom error message
+
 ## [2.3.0]
 
 * **Breaking**: [257](https://github.com/SimformSolutionsPvtLtd/flutter_chatview/issues/257) update
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e54eed85..701b3870 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1011,6 +1011,20 @@ ChatView(
 ),
 ```
 
+
+36. Use `errorBody` to displays an error message when the link cannot be parsed for preview.
+
+
+```dart
+ChatView(
+  ...
+    linkPreviewConfig: LinkPreviewConfiguration(
+      errorBody: 'Error encountered while parsing the link for preview'
+),
+  ...
+),
+```
+
 ## How to use
 
 Check out [blog](https://medium.com/simform-engineering/chatview-a-cutting-edge-chat-ui-solution-7367b1f9d772) for better understanding and basic implementation.
diff --git a/lib/src/models/config_models/link_preview_configuration.dart b/lib/src/models/config_models/link_preview_configuration.dart
index 0715087f..042f74bc 100644
--- a/lib/src/models/config_models/link_preview_configuration.dart
+++ b/lib/src/models/config_models/link_preview_configuration.dart
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ class LinkPreviewConfiguration {
   /// Provides callback when message detect url in message.
   final StringCallback? onUrlDetect;
 
+  /// Displays an error message when the link cannot be parsed for preview.
+  final String? errorBody;
+
   const LinkPreviewConfiguration({
     this.onUrlDetect,
     this.loadingColor,
@@ -60,5 +63,6 @@ class LinkPreviewConfiguration {
     this.linkStyle,
     this.padding,
     this.proxyUrl,
+    this.errorBody,
   });
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/widgets/link_preview.dart b/lib/src/widgets/link_preview.dart
index d85c67a5..33f00118 100644
--- a/lib/src/widgets/link_preview.dart
+++ b/lib/src/widgets/link_preview.dart
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class LinkPreview extends StatelessWidget {
                 : AnyLinkPreview(
                     link: url,
                     removeElevation: true,
+                    errorBody: linkPreviewConfig?.errorBody,
                     proxyUrl: linkPreviewConfig?.proxyUrl,
                     onTap: _onLinkTap,
                     placeholderWidget: SizedBox(