diff --git a/res/css/components/views/beacon/_StyledLiveBeaconIcon.scss b/res/css/components/views/beacon/_StyledLiveBeaconIcon.scss
index 2ff597efc32..e31279c34bf 100644
--- a/res/css/components/views/beacon/_StyledLiveBeaconIcon.scss
+++ b/res/css/components/views/beacon/_StyledLiveBeaconIcon.scss
@@ -28,3 +28,8 @@ limitations under the License.
     // colors icon
     color: white;
 }
+
+.mx_StyledLiveBeaconIcon.mx_StyledLiveBeaconIcon_error {
+    background-color: $alert;
+    border-color: $alert;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/views/beacon/RoomLiveShareWarning.tsx b/src/components/views/beacon/RoomLiveShareWarning.tsx
index 24c0b345cce..0f6b0ee8090 100644
--- a/src/components/views/beacon/RoomLiveShareWarning.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/beacon/RoomLiveShareWarning.tsx
@@ -73,9 +73,11 @@ type LiveBeaconsState = {
     beacon?: Beacon;
     onStopSharing?: () => void;
     stoppingInProgress?: boolean;
+    hasStopSharingError?: boolean;
 };
 const useLiveBeacons = (roomId: Room['roomId']): LiveBeaconsState => {
     const [stoppingInProgress, setStoppingInProgress] = useState(false);
+    const [error, setError] = useState<Error>();
 
     // do we have an active geolocation.watchPosition
     const isMonitoringLiveLocation = useEventEmitterState(
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ const useLiveBeacons = (roomId: Room['roomId']): LiveBeaconsState => {
     // reset stopping in progress on change in live ids
     useEffect(() => {
         setStoppingInProgress(false);
+        setError(undefined);
     }, [liveBeaconIds]);
 
     if (!isMonitoringLiveLocation || !liveBeaconIds?.length) {
@@ -112,11 +115,12 @@ const useLiveBeacons = (roomId: Room['roomId']): LiveBeaconsState => {
             // only clear loading in case of error
             // to avoid flash of not-loading state
             // after beacons have been stopped but we wait for sync
+            setError(error);
             setStoppingInProgress(false);
         }
     };
 
-    return { onStopSharing, beacon, stoppingInProgress };
+    return { onStopSharing, beacon, stoppingInProgress, hasStopSharingError: !!error };
 };
 
 const LiveTimeRemaining: React.FC<{ beacon: Beacon }> = ({ beacon }) => {
@@ -136,6 +140,7 @@ const RoomLiveShareWarning: React.FC<Props> = ({ roomId }) => {
         onStopSharing,
         beacon,
         stoppingInProgress,
+        hasStopSharingError,
     } = useLiveBeacons(roomId);
 
     if (!beacon) {
@@ -145,15 +150,19 @@ const RoomLiveShareWarning: React.FC<Props> = ({ roomId }) => {
     return <div
         className={classNames('mx_RoomLiveShareWarning')}
     >
-        <StyledLiveBeaconIcon className="mx_RoomLiveShareWarning_icon" />
+        <StyledLiveBeaconIcon className="mx_RoomLiveShareWarning_icon" withError={hasStopSharingError} />
         <span className="mx_RoomLiveShareWarning_label">
-            { _t('You are sharing your live location') }
+            { hasStopSharingError ?
+                _t('An error occurred while stopping your live location, please try again') :
+                _t('You are sharing your live location')
+            }
         </span>
 
-        { stoppingInProgress ?
-            <span className='mx_RoomLiveShareWarning_spinner'><Spinner h={16} w={16} /></span> :
-            <LiveTimeRemaining beacon={beacon} />
+        { stoppingInProgress &&
+            <span className='mx_RoomLiveShareWarning_spinner'><Spinner h={16} w={16} /></span>
         }
+        { !stoppingInProgress && !hasStopSharingError && <LiveTimeRemaining beacon={beacon} /> }
+
         <AccessibleButton
             data-test-id='room-live-share-stop-sharing'
             onClick={onStopSharing}
@@ -161,7 +170,7 @@ const RoomLiveShareWarning: React.FC<Props> = ({ roomId }) => {
             element='button'
             disabled={stoppingInProgress}
         >
-            { _t('Stop sharing') }
+            { hasStopSharingError ? _t('Retry') : _t('Stop sharing') }
         </AccessibleButton>
     </div>;
 };
diff --git a/src/components/views/beacon/StyledLiveBeaconIcon.tsx b/src/components/views/beacon/StyledLiveBeaconIcon.tsx
index 1628b47edc3..9c011446710 100644
--- a/src/components/views/beacon/StyledLiveBeaconIcon.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/beacon/StyledLiveBeaconIcon.tsx
@@ -19,10 +19,14 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
 
 import { Icon as LiveLocationIcon } from '../../../../res/img/location/live-location.svg';
 
-const StyledLiveBeaconIcon: React.FC<React.SVGProps<SVGSVGElement>> = ({ className, ...props }) =>
+interface Props extends React.SVGProps<SVGSVGElement> {
+    // use error styling when true
+    withError?: boolean;
+}
+const StyledLiveBeaconIcon: React.FC<Props> = ({ className, withError, ...props }) =>
     <LiveLocationIcon
         {...props}
-        className={classNames('mx_StyledLiveBeaconIcon', className)}
+        className={classNames('mx_StyledLiveBeaconIcon', className, { 'mx_StyledLiveBeaconIcon_error': withError })}
     />;
 
 export default StyledLiveBeaconIcon;
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 69e2773b535..eee6e7075c1 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -2898,6 +2898,7 @@
     "Join the beta": "Join the beta",
     "You are sharing your live location": "You are sharing your live location",
     "%(timeRemaining)s left": "%(timeRemaining)s left",
+    "An error occurred while stopping your live location, please try again": "An error occurred while stopping your live location, please try again",
     "Stop sharing": "Stop sharing",
     "Avatar": "Avatar",
     "This room is public": "This room is public",
diff --git a/src/stores/OwnBeaconStore.ts b/src/stores/OwnBeaconStore.ts
index 34049982879..b6ad63b9c75 100644
--- a/src/stores/OwnBeaconStore.ts
+++ b/src/stores/OwnBeaconStore.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ const STATIC_UPDATE_INTERVAL = 30000;
 
 type OwnBeaconStoreState = {
     beacons: Map<string, Beacon>;
+    beaconWireErrors: Map<string, Beacon>;
     beaconsByRoomId: Map<Room['roomId'], Set<string>>;
     liveBeaconIds: string[];
 };
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ export class OwnBeaconStore extends AsyncStoreWithClient<OwnBeaconStoreState> {
     // users beacons, keyed by event type
     public readonly beacons = new Map<string, Beacon>();
     public readonly beaconsByRoomId = new Map<Room['roomId'], Set<string>>();
+    /**
+     * Track over the wire errors for beacons
+     */
+    public readonly beaconWireErrors = new Map<string, Error>();
     private liveBeaconIds = [];
     private locationInterval: number;
     private geolocationError: GeolocationError | undefined;
@@ -101,6 +106,7 @@ export class OwnBeaconStore extends AsyncStoreWithClient<OwnBeaconStoreState> {
         this.beacons.clear();
         this.beaconsByRoomId.clear();
         this.liveBeaconIds = [];
+        this.beaconWireErrors.clear();
     }
 
     protected async onReady(): Promise<void> {
@@ -362,7 +368,6 @@ export class OwnBeaconStore extends AsyncStoreWithClient<OwnBeaconStoreState> {
     private publishCurrentLocationToBeacons = async () => {
         try {
             const position = await getCurrentPosition();
-            // TODO error handling
             this.publishLocationToBeacons(mapGeolocationPositionToTimedGeo(position));
         } catch (error) {
             this.onGeolocationError(error?.message);
@@ -394,7 +399,6 @@ export class OwnBeaconStore extends AsyncStoreWithClient<OwnBeaconStoreState> {
      */
     private publishLocationToBeacons = async (position: TimedGeoUri) => {
         this.lastPublishedPositionTimestamp = Date.now();
-        // TODO handle failure in individual beacon without rejecting rest
         await Promise.all(this.liveBeaconIds.map(beaconId =>
             this.sendLocationToBeacon(this.beacons.get(beaconId), position)),
         );
@@ -407,6 +411,11 @@ export class OwnBeaconStore extends AsyncStoreWithClient<OwnBeaconStoreState> {
      */
     private sendLocationToBeacon = async (beacon: Beacon, { geoUri, timestamp }: TimedGeoUri) => {
         const content = makeBeaconContent(geoUri, timestamp, beacon.beaconInfoId);
-        await this.matrixClient.sendEvent(beacon.roomId, M_BEACON.name, content);
+        try {
+            await this.matrixClient.sendEvent(beacon.roomId, M_BEACON.name, content);
+        } catch (error) {
+            logger.error(error);
+            this.beaconWireErrors.set(beacon.identifier, error);
+        }
     };
 }
diff --git a/test/components/views/beacon/RoomLiveShareWarning-test.tsx b/test/components/views/beacon/RoomLiveShareWarning-test.tsx
index 93835c21a36..d549e9a51ee 100644
--- a/test/components/views/beacon/RoomLiveShareWarning-test.tsx
+++ b/test/components/views/beacon/RoomLiveShareWarning-test.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { OwnBeaconStore, OwnBeaconStoreEvent } from '../../../../src/stores/OwnB
 import {
     advanceDateAndTime,
     findByTestId,
+    flushPromisesWithFakeTimers,
     getMockClientWithEventEmitter,
     makeBeaconInfoEvent,
     mockGeolocation,
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ describe('<RoomLiveShareWarning />', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
         mockGeolocation();
         jest.spyOn(global.Date, 'now').mockReturnValue(now);
-        mockClient.unstable_setLiveBeacon.mockClear();
+        mockClient.unstable_setLiveBeacon.mockReset().mockResolvedValue({ event_id: '1' });
     });
 
     afterEach(async () => {
@@ -246,6 +247,30 @@ describe('<RoomLiveShareWarning />', () => {
                 expect(findByTestId(component, 'room-live-share-stop-sharing').at(0).props().disabled).toBeTruthy();
             });
 
+            it('displays error when stop sharing fails', async () => {
+                const component = getComponent({ roomId: room1Id });
+
+                // fail first time
+                mockClient.unstable_setLiveBeacon
+                    .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('oups'))
+                    .mockResolvedValue(({ event_id: '1' }));
+
+                await act(async () => {
+                    findByTestId(component, 'room-live-share-stop-sharing').at(0).simulate('click');
+                    await flushPromisesWithFakeTimers();
+                });
+                component.setProps({});
+
+                expect(component.html()).toMatchSnapshot();
+
+                act(() => {
+                    findByTestId(component, 'room-live-share-stop-sharing').at(0).simulate('click');
+                    component.setProps({});
+                });
+
+                expect(mockClient.unstable_setLiveBeacon).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+            });
+
             it('displays again with correct state after stopping a beacon', () => {
                 // make sure the loading state is reset correctly after removing a beacon
                 const component = getComponent({ roomId: room1Id });
diff --git a/test/components/views/beacon/__snapshots__/RoomLiveShareWarning-test.tsx.snap b/test/components/views/beacon/__snapshots__/RoomLiveShareWarning-test.tsx.snap
index 786827fdea0..0f765124456 100644
--- a/test/components/views/beacon/__snapshots__/RoomLiveShareWarning-test.tsx.snap
+++ b/test/components/views/beacon/__snapshots__/RoomLiveShareWarning-test.tsx.snap
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@
 exports[`<RoomLiveShareWarning /> when user has live beacons and geolocation is available renders correctly with one live beacon in room 1`] = `"<div class=\\"mx_RoomLiveShareWarning\\"><div class=\\"mx_StyledLiveBeaconIcon mx_RoomLiveShareWarning_icon\\"></div><span class=\\"mx_RoomLiveShareWarning_label\\">You are sharing your live location</span><span data-test-id=\\"room-live-share-expiry\\" class=\\"mx_RoomLiveShareWarning_expiry\\">1h left</span><button data-test-id=\\"room-live-share-stop-sharing\\" role=\\"button\\" tabindex=\\"0\\" class=\\"mx_AccessibleButton mx_AccessibleButton_hasKind mx_AccessibleButton_kind_danger\\">Stop sharing</button></div>"`;
 
 exports[`<RoomLiveShareWarning /> when user has live beacons and geolocation is available renders correctly with two live beacons in room 1`] = `"<div class=\\"mx_RoomLiveShareWarning\\"><div class=\\"mx_StyledLiveBeaconIcon mx_RoomLiveShareWarning_icon\\"></div><span class=\\"mx_RoomLiveShareWarning_label\\">You are sharing your live location</span><span data-test-id=\\"room-live-share-expiry\\" class=\\"mx_RoomLiveShareWarning_expiry\\">12h left</span><button data-test-id=\\"room-live-share-stop-sharing\\" role=\\"button\\" tabindex=\\"0\\" class=\\"mx_AccessibleButton mx_AccessibleButton_hasKind mx_AccessibleButton_kind_danger\\">Stop sharing</button></div>"`;
+
+exports[`<RoomLiveShareWarning /> when user has live beacons and geolocation is available stopping beacons displays error when stop sharing fails 1`] = `"<div class=\\"mx_RoomLiveShareWarning\\"><div class=\\"mx_StyledLiveBeaconIcon mx_RoomLiveShareWarning_icon mx_StyledLiveBeaconIcon_error\\"></div><span class=\\"mx_RoomLiveShareWarning_label\\">An error occurred while stopping your live location, please try again</span><button data-test-id=\\"room-live-share-stop-sharing\\" role=\\"button\\" tabindex=\\"0\\" class=\\"mx_AccessibleButton mx_AccessibleButton_hasKind mx_AccessibleButton_kind_danger\\">Retry</button></div>"`;