diff --git a/src/js/media/views/attachment/details.js b/src/js/media/views/attachment/details.js
index 226a2714d2..9e69efeecd 100644
--- a/src/js/media/views/attachment/details.js
+++ b/src/js/media/views/attachment/details.js
@@ -154,7 +154,13 @@ Details = Attachment.extend(/** @lends wp.media.view.Attachment.Details.prototyp
 		this.getFocusableElements();
 
 		if ( window.confirm( l10n.warnDelete ) ) {
-			this.model.destroy();
+			this.model.destroy( {
+				wait: true,
+				error: function() {
+					window.alert( l10n.errorDeleting );
+				}
+			} );
+
 			this.moveFocus();
 		}
 	},
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/media.php b/src/wp-includes/media.php
index 5d791eb1d0..afbdf332a2 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/media.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/media.php
@@ -4482,6 +4482,7 @@ function wp_enqueue_media( $args = array() ) {
 		'trashSelected'               => __( 'Move to Trash' ),
 		'restoreSelected'             => __( 'Restore from Trash' ),
 		'deletePermanently'           => __( 'Delete permanently' ),
+		'errorDeleting'               => __( 'Error in deleting the attachment.' ),
 		'apply'                       => __( 'Apply' ),
 		'filterByDate'                => __( 'Filter by date' ),
 		'filterByType'                => __( 'Filter by type' ),