diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/faucet/faucet.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/components/faucet/faucet.component.ts
index 729e9015c..0dfdb0780 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/faucet/faucet.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/faucet/faucet.component.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export class FaucetComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     min: number; // minimum amount to request at once (in sats)
     max: number; // maximum amount to request at once
     address?: string; // faucet address
+    code: 'ok' | 'faucet_not_available' | 'faucet_maximum_reached' | 'faucet_too_soon';
   } | null = null;
   faucetForm: FormGroup;
 
@@ -78,6 +79,10 @@ export class FaucetComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
           'satoshis': [this.status.min, [Validators.required, Validators.min(this.status.min), Validators.max(this.status.max)]]
         });
 
+        if (this.status.code !== 'ok') {
+          this.error = this.status.code;
+        }
+
         this.loading = false;
         this.cd.markForCheck();
       },
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/services/services-api.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/services/services-api.service.ts
index f57aa8524..bdc6d18c2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/services/services-api.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/services/services-api.service.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export class ServicesApiServices {
   }
 
   getFaucetStatus$() {
-    return this.httpClient.get<{ address?: string, min: number, max: number }>(`${SERVICES_API_PREFIX}/testnet4/faucet/status`, { responseType: 'json' });
+    return this.httpClient.get<{ address?: string, min: number, max: number, code: 'ok' | 'faucet_not_available' | 'faucet_maximum_reached' | 'faucet_too_soon'}>(`${SERVICES_API_PREFIX}/testnet4/faucet/status`, { responseType: 'json' });
   }
 
   requestTestnet4Coins$(address: string, sats: number) {