diff --git a/src/image.class.js b/src/image.class.js
index 7d75130b..46847776 100644
--- a/src/image.class.js
+++ b/src/image.class.js
@@ -352,8 +352,15 @@
 
       var instance = new fabric.Image(img, object);
       callback && callback(instance);
-      img = img.onload = null;
-    };
+        img = img.onload = img.onerror = null;
+      };
+
+      /** @ignore */
+      img.onerror = function(e) {
+        fabric.log('Error loading ' + img.src);
+        callback && callback(null, true);
+        img = img.onload = img.onerror = null;
+      };
     img.src = src;
   };
 
diff --git a/src/util/misc.js b/src/util/misc.js
index 8026e745..5e714d7c 100644
--- a/src/util/misc.js
+++ b/src/util/misc.js
@@ -223,8 +223,10 @@
       }
       var klass = getKlass(o.type);
       if (klass.async) {
-        klass.fromObject(o, function (o) {
-          enlivenedObjects[index] = o;
+        klass.fromObject(o, function (o, error) {
+          if (!error) {
+            enlivenedObjects[index] = o;
+          }
           onLoaded();
         });
       }