diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/app.py b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/app.py
index d45a183..daa7b88 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/app.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/app.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from flask import Flask
+'''The app module, containing the app factory function.'''
+from flask import Flask, render_template
 from flask_debugtoolbar import DebugToolbarExtension
 
 from {{cookiecutter.repo_name}}.settings import ProdConfig
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ def create_app(config_object=ProdConfig):
     app.config.from_object(config_object)
     register_extensions(app)
     register_blueprints(app)
+    register_errorhandlers(app)
     return app
 
 
@@ -36,3 +38,11 @@ def register_blueprints(app):
     app.register_blueprint(public.views.blueprint)
     app.register_blueprint(user.views.blueprint)
     return None
+
+
+def register_errorhandlers(app):
+    def render_error(error):
+        return render_template("{0}.html".format(error.code)), error.code
+    for errcode in [401, 404, 500]:
+        app.errorhandler(errcode)(render_error)
+    return None
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/401.html b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/401.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f45f7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/401.html
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{% raw %}
+{% extends "_layouts/base.html" %}
+
+{% block page_title %}Unauthorized{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<div class="jumbotron">
+    <div class="text-center">
+        <h1>401</h1>
+        <p>You are not authorized to see this page. Please <a href="{{ url_for('public.home')}}">log in</a> or
+            <a href="{{ url_for('public.register') }}">create a new account</a>.
+        </p>
+    </div>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
+{% endraw %}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/404.html b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/404.html
index 212efec..4d49138 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/404.html
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/404.html
@@ -3,28 +3,13 @@
 
 {% block page_title %}Page Not Found{% endblock %}
 
-{% block css %}
-<style type="text/css">
-  body {
-    padding-top: 40px;
-  }
-  h1, p {
-    text-align: center;
-  }
-  h1 {
-    font-size: 64px;
-    margin: 75px 0 50px;
-  }
-  p {
-    font-size: 24px;
-    margin: 15px 0;
-  }
-</style>
-{% endblock %}
-
 {% block content %}
-<h1>404</h1>
-<p>Sorry, that page doesn't exist.</p>
-<p>Want to <a href="{{ url_for('home') }}">go home</a> instead?</p>
+<div class="jumbotron">
+    <div class="text-center">
+        <h1>404</h1>
+        <p>Sorry, that page doesn't exist.</p>
+        <p>Want to <a href="{{ url_for('public.home') }}">go home</a> instead?</p>
+    </div>
+</div>
 {% endblock %}
 {% endraw %}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/500.html b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/500.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db0696d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/500.html
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{% raw %}
+{% extends "_layouts/base.html" %}
+
+{% block page_title %}Server error{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<div class="jumbotron">
+    <div class="text-center">
+        <h1>500</h1>
+        <p>Sorry, something went wrong on our system. Don't panic, we are fixing it! Please try again later.</p>
+    </div>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
+{% endraw %}