diff --git a/src/App.svelte b/src/App.svelte
index 8b49f8a..d87a24e 100644
--- a/src/App.svelte
+++ b/src/App.svelte
@@ -191,6 +191,14 @@
     directoryName: string;
   }
 
+  interface ErrorAutoHideState {
+    timer?: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;
+    message: string;
+    remaining: number;
+    startedAt: number;
+    clearIfCurrent: (message: string) => void;
+  }
+
   const OPEN_REPOS_KEY = "gitlite.openRepos.v1";
   const RECENT_REPOS_KEY = "gitlite.recentRepos.v1";
   const FAVORITE_REPOS_KEY = "gitlite.favoriteRepos.v1";
@@ -364,7 +372,7 @@
   let updateCheckInFlight = false;
   let updateDownloadTotal = 0;
   let updateDownloadedBytes = 0;
-  let errorAutoHideTimers: Partial<Record<string, ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>>> = {};
+  let errorAutoHideStates: Partial<Record<string, ErrorAutoHideState>> = {};
   let commitPanelHeight = loadCommitPanelHeight();
   let resizingCommitPanel = false;
   let resizeStartY = 0;
@@ -467,8 +475,8 @@
     if (backgroundFetchTimer) clearInterval(backgroundFetchTimer);
     if (commitAiPollTimer) clearInterval(commitAiPollTimer);
     if (cloneDialogErrorTimer) clearTimeout(cloneDialogErrorTimer);
-    Object.values(errorAutoHideTimers).forEach((timer) => {
-      if (timer) clearTimeout(timer);
+    Object.values(errorAutoHideStates).forEach((state) => {
+      if (state?.timer) clearTimeout(state.timer);
     });
     if (activeFileHistoryRequestId) void cancelFileHistory(activeFileHistoryRequestId);
   });
@@ -1110,18 +1118,39 @@
     message: string,
     clearIfCurrent: (message: string) => void,
   ) {
-    const existing = errorAutoHideTimers[key];
-    if (existing) {
-      clearTimeout(existing);
-      delete errorAutoHideTimers[key];
+    const existing = errorAutoHideStates[key];
+    if (existing?.timer) {
+      clearTimeout(existing.timer);
     }
+    delete errorAutoHideStates[key];
 
     if (!message) return;
 
-    errorAutoHideTimers[key] = setTimeout(() => {
-      clearIfCurrent(message);
-      delete errorAutoHideTimers[key];
-    }, ERROR_AUTO_HIDE_MS);
+    errorAutoHideStates[key] = {
+      message,
+      remaining: ERROR_AUTO_HIDE_MS,
+      startedAt: Date.now(),
+      clearIfCurrent,
+    };
+    resumeAutoHideError(key);
+  }
+
+  function pauseAutoHideError(key: string) {
+    const state = errorAutoHideStates[key];
+    if (!state?.timer) return;
+    clearTimeout(state.timer);
+    state.timer = undefined;
+    state.remaining = Math.max(0, state.remaining - (Date.now() - state.startedAt));
+  }
+
+  function resumeAutoHideError(key: string) {
+    const state = errorAutoHideStates[key];
+    if (!state || state.timer) return;
+    state.startedAt = Date.now();
+    state.timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      state.clearIfCurrent(state.message);
+      delete errorAutoHideStates[key];
+    }, state.remaining);
   }
 
   function repoKey(path: string): string {
@@ -3798,14 +3827,39 @@
       {/if}
     {/if}
 
-    <!-- Status notices -->
+    <!-- Global error toast -->
     {#if errorMessage}
-      <section class="notice error" role="alert">
-        <AlertCircle size={17} aria-hidden="true" />
-        <span>{errorMessage}</span>
-      </section>
+      {#key errorMessage}
+        <div class="error-toast-region" aria-live="assertive" aria-atomic="true">
+          <section
+            class="error-toast"
+            role="alert"
+            onmouseenter={() => pauseAutoHideError("errorMessage")}
+            onmouseleave={() => resumeAutoHideError("errorMessage")}
+          >
+            <div class="error-toast-icon">
+              <AlertCircle size={20} aria-hidden="true" />
+            </div>
+            <div class="error-toast-content">
+              <strong>{appLanguage === "de" ? "Etwas ist schiefgelaufen" : "Something went wrong"}</strong>
+              <span>{errorMessage}</span>
+            </div>
+            <button
+              class="error-toast-close"
+              type="button"
+              onclick={() => { errorMessage = ""; }}
+              title={appLanguage === "de" ? "Schließen" : "Close"}
+              aria-label={appLanguage === "de" ? "Fehlermeldung schließen" : "Dismiss error"}
+            >
+              <X size={15} aria-hidden="true" />
+            </button>
+            <div class="error-toast-timeout" aria-hidden="true"></div>
+          </section>
+        </div>
+      {/key}
     {/if}
 
+    <!-- Status notices -->
     {#if operation && operation !== "Opening repository" && !hasRepository}
       <section class="notice busy" aria-live="polite">
         <LoaderCircle class="spin" size={17} aria-hidden="true" />
diff --git a/src/app.css b/src/app.css
index 281d3f9..5db8a70 100644
--- a/src/app.css
+++ b/src/app.css
@@ -1222,6 +1222,113 @@
     color: #eadfff;
   }
 
+  /* --- Global error toast --- */
+
+  .error-toast-region {
+    position: fixed;
+    top: calc(var(--app-titlebar-height, 40px) + 14px);
+    left: 50%;
+    z-index: 90;
+    width: min(560px, calc(100vw - 32px));
+    pointer-events: none;
+    transform: translateX(-50%);
+  }
+
+  .error-toast {
+    position: relative;
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
+    align-items: start;
+    gap: 11px;
+    width: 100%;
+    padding: 13px 13px 14px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    border: 1px solid rgba(232,96,96,0.46);
+    border-radius: 13px;
+    color: var(--color-ink);
+    background:
+      linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(232,96,96,0.18), rgba(100,108,255,0.08)),
+      rgba(12,13,24,0.96);
+    box-shadow: 0 18px 54px rgba(0,0,0,0.46), 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.035) inset;
+    backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
+    pointer-events: auto;
+    animation: error-toast-in 180ms cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1) both;
+  }
+
+  .error-toast-icon {
+    display: grid;
+    place-items: center;
+    width: 34px;
+    height: 34px;
+    border: 1px solid rgba(232,96,96,0.28);
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    color: #ff9b9b;
+    background: rgba(232,96,96,0.12);
+  }
+
+  .error-toast-content {
+    display: grid;
+    gap: 3px;
+    min-width: 0;
+    padding-top: 1px;
+  }
+
+  .error-toast-content strong {
+    color: #fff;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    font-weight: 800;
+    line-height: 1.25;
+  }
+
+  .error-toast-content span {
+    color: var(--color-ink-muted);
+    font-size: 12.5px;
+    line-height: 1.45;
+    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+  }
+
+  .error-toast-close {
+    width: 28px;
+    min-width: 28px;
+    min-height: 28px;
+    padding: 0;
+    border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    color: var(--color-ink-dim);
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
+  }
+
+  .error-toast-close:hover:not(:disabled) {
+    border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
+    color: #fff;
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
+  }
+
+  .error-toast-timeout {
+    position: absolute;
+    right: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    height: 2px;
+    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #ff7878, #ef9a9a);
+    transform-origin: left;
+    animation: error-toast-timeout 6s linear both;
+  }
+
+  .error-toast:hover .error-toast-timeout {
+    animation-play-state: paused;
+  }
+
+  @keyframes error-toast-in {
+    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-10px) scale(.985); }
+    to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0) scale(1); }
+  }
+
+  @keyframes error-toast-timeout {
+    from { transform: scaleX(1); }
+    to { transform: scaleX(0); }
+  }
+
   /* --- Update toast --- */
 
   .update-toast {
@@ -5306,6 +5413,23 @@ input:focus, textarea:focus, select:focus { box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px color-mix(in s
   background: rgba(210, 55, 75, 0.08);
 }
 
+:root[data-theme="light"] .error-toast {
+  border-color: rgba(190,48,66,0.28);
+  background:
+    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(210,55,75,0.11), rgba(49,95,214,0.05)),
+    rgba(255,255,255,0.96);
+  box-shadow: 0 18px 48px rgba(28,44,74,0.18), 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.8) inset;
+}
+
+:root[data-theme="light"] .error-toast-icon {
+  color: #b33445;
+  background: rgba(210,55,75,0.09);
+}
+
+:root[data-theme="light"] .error-toast-content strong {
+  color: #24314a;
+}
+
 :root[data-theme="light"] .notice.busy {
   color: #315fd6;
 }