diff --git a/src/pages/gallery/index.tsx b/src/pages/gallery/index.tsx
index b034550cd..f487783f3 100644
--- a/src/pages/gallery/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/gallery/index.tsx
@@ -287,13 +287,35 @@ export default function Gallery() {
         callback: (collectionName) => addToCollectionHelper(collectionName, null),
     });
 
-    const deleteFileHelper = () => {
+    const deleteFileHelper = async () => {
         loadingBar.current?.continuousStart();
-        deleteFiles(
-            getSelectedFileIds(selected),
-            clearSelection,
-            syncWithRemote,
-        );
+        try {
+            await deleteFiles(
+                getSelectedFileIds(selected),
+                clearSelection,
+                syncWithRemote,
+
+            );
+        } catch (e) {
+            loadingBar.current.complete();
+            switch (e.status?.toString()) {
+            case errorCodes.ERR_FORBIDDEN:
+                setDialogMessage({
+                    title: constants.ERROR,
+                    staticBackdrop: true,
+                    close: { variant: 'danger' },
+                    content: constants.NOT_FILE_OWNER,
+                });
+                loadingBar.current.complete();
+                return;
+            }
+            setDialogMessage({
+                title: constants.ERROR,
+                staticBackdrop: true,
+                close: { variant: 'danger' },
+                content: constants.UNKNOWN_ERROR,
+            });
+        }
     };
 
     const updateSearch = (search: Search) => {
diff --git a/src/services/fileService.ts b/src/services/fileService.ts
index af49a1039..64e92e673 100644
--- a/src/services/fileService.ts
+++ b/src/services/fileService.ts
@@ -190,5 +190,6 @@ export const deleteFiles = async (
         syncWithRemote();
     } catch (e) {
         console.error('delete failed');
+        throw e;
     }
 };
diff --git a/src/utils/common/errorUtil.ts b/src/utils/common/errorUtil.ts
index 018394948..5dddc07be 100644
--- a/src/utils/common/errorUtil.ts
+++ b/src/utils/common/errorUtil.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export const errorCodes = {
     ERR_NO_INTERNET_CONNECTION: '1',
     ERR_SESSION_EXPIRED: '401',
     ERR_KEY_MISSING: '2',
+    ERR_FORBIDDEN: '403',
 };
 
 const AXIOS_NETWORK_ERROR = 'Network Error';
diff --git a/src/utils/strings/englishConstants.tsx b/src/utils/strings/englishConstants.tsx
index 192697eba..90e53527d 100644
--- a/src/utils/strings/englishConstants.tsx
+++ b/src/utils/strings/englishConstants.tsx
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ const englishConstants = {
         seconds )
         </span>
     ),
+    NOT_FILE_OWNER: 'deleting shared collection files is not allowed',
 };
 
 export default englishConstants;