diff --git a/src/embed.js b/src/embed.js
index 99b213dd..b162e5e5 100644
--- a/src/embed.js
+++ b/src/embed.js
@@ -214,11 +214,19 @@ function mistembed(streamname) {
 
   if(video.error) {
     // there was an error; display it
-    container.innerHTML = ['<strong>Error: ', video.error, '</strong>'].join('');
+    if (video.on_error){
+      container.innerHTML = video.on_error;
+    }else{
+      container.innerHTML = ['<strong>Error: ', video.error, '</strong>'].join('');
+    }
   }
   else if ((typeof video.source == 'undefined') || (video.source.length < 1)) {
     // no stream sources
-    container.innerHTML = '<strong>Error: no protocols found</strong>';
+    if (video.on_error){
+      container.innerHTML = video.on_error;
+    }else{
+      container.innerHTML = '<strong>Error: no protocols found</strong>';
+    }
   }
   else {
     // no error, and sources found. Check the video types and output the best
diff --git a/src/output/output_http_internal.cpp b/src/output/output_http_internal.cpp
index ad8ca03a..3632230d 100644
--- a/src/output/output_http_internal.cpp
+++ b/src/output/output_http_internal.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ namespace Mist {
     capa["url_match"].append("/json_$.js");
     capa["url_match"].append("/embed_$.js");
     cfg->addConnectorOptions(8080, capa);
+    /*LTS-START*/
+    cfg->addOption("nostreamtext", JSON::fromString("{\"arg\":\"string\", \"default\":\"\", \"short\":\"t\",\"long\":\"nostreamtext\",\"help\":\"Text or HTML to display when streams are unavailable.\"}"));
+    capa["optional"]["nostreamtext"]["name"] = "Stream unavailable text";
+    capa["optional"]["nostreamtext"]["help"] = "Text or HTML to display when streams are unavailable.";
+    capa["optional"]["nostreamtext"]["default"] = "";
+    capa["optional"]["nostreamtext"]["type"] = "str";
+    capa["optional"]["nostreamtext"]["option"] = "--nostreamtext";
+    /*LTS-END*/
   }
   
   /// Sorts the JSON::Value objects that hold source information by preference.
@@ -260,6 +268,9 @@ namespace Mist {
       }
       response = "// Generating info code for stream " + streamName + "\n\nif (!mistvideo){var mistvideo = {};}\n";
       JSON::Value json_resp;
+      if (config->getString("nostreamtext") != ""){
+        json_resp["on_error"] = config->getString("nostreamtext");
+      }
       IPC::semaphore configLock("!mistConfLock", O_CREAT | O_RDWR, ACCESSPERMS, 1);
       IPC::semaphore metaLocker(std::string("liveMeta@" + streamName).c_str(), O_CREAT | O_RDWR, ACCESSPERMS, 1);
       bool metaLock = false;