diff --git src/wp-includes/js/media-views.js src/wp-includes/js/media-views.js
index be0ee8f..86d0b6d 100644
--- src/wp-includes/js/media-views.js
+++ src/wp-includes/js/media-views.js
@@ -5930,11 +5930,16 @@
 		render: function() {
 			var self = this,
 				args = arguments;
+
+			
 			if ( this.model.attachment && 'pending' === this.model.dfd.state() ) {
-				// should instead show a spinner when the attachment is new and then add a listener that updates on change
 				this.model.dfd.done( function() {
 					media.view.Settings.AttachmentDisplay.prototype.render.apply( self, args );
 					self.resetFocus();
+				} ).fail( function() {
+					self.model.attachment = false;
+					media.view.Settings.AttachmentDisplay.prototype.render.apply( self, args );
+					self.resetFocus();
 				} );
 			} else {
 				media.view.Settings.AttachmentDisplay.prototype.render.apply( this, arguments );