diff --git a/app/scenes/Settings/Slack.js b/app/scenes/Settings/Slack.js
index 99a2ce11..944678ce 100644
--- a/app/scenes/Settings/Slack.js
+++ b/app/scenes/Settings/Slack.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import HelpText from 'components/HelpText';
 import SlackButton from './components/SlackButton';
 import CollectionsStore from 'stores/CollectionsStore';
 import IntegrationsStore from 'stores/IntegrationsStore';
+import Notice from 'shared/components/Notice';
+import getQueryVariable from 'shared/utils/getQueryVariable';
 
 type Props = {
   collections: CollectionsStore,
@@ -19,7 +21,10 @@ type Props = {
 
 @observer
 class Slack extends React.Component<Props> {
+  error: ?string;
+
   componentDidMount() {
+    this.error = getQueryVariable('error');
     this.props.integrations.fetchPage();
   }
 
@@ -36,6 +41,12 @@ class Slack extends React.Component<Props> {
       <CenteredContent>
         <PageTitle title="Slack" />
         <h1>Slack</h1>
+        {this.error === 'access_denied' && (
+          <Notice>
+            Whoops, you need to accept the permissions in Slack to connect
+            Outline to your team. Try again?
+          </Notice>
+        )}
         <HelpText>
           Preview Outline links your team mates share and use the{' '}
           <Code>/outline</Code> slash command in Slack to search for documents
diff --git a/server/auth/slack.js b/server/auth/slack.js
index e6f3279c..58728e09 100644
--- a/server/auth/slack.js
+++ b/server/auth/slack.js
@@ -78,8 +78,13 @@ router.get('slack.callback', async ctx => {
 });
 
 router.get('slack.commands', async ctx => {
-  const { code } = ctx.request.query;
-  ctx.assertPresent(code, 'code is required');
+  const { code, error } = ctx.request.query;
+  ctx.assertPresent(code || error, 'code is required');
+
+  if (error) {
+    ctx.redirect(`/settings/integrations/slack?error=${error}`);
+    return;
+  }
 
   const endpoint = `${process.env.URL || ''}/auth/slack.commands`;
   const data = await Slack.oauthAccess(code, endpoint);
@@ -108,8 +113,13 @@ router.get('slack.commands', async ctx => {
 });
 
 router.get('slack.post', async ctx => {
-  const { code, state } = ctx.request.query;
-  ctx.assertPresent(code, 'code is required');
+  const { code, error, state } = ctx.request.query;
+  ctx.assertPresent(code || error, 'code is required');
+
+  if (error) {
+    ctx.redirect(`/settings/integrations/slack?error=${error}`);
+    return;
+  }
 
   const collectionId = state;
   ctx.assertUuid(collectionId, 'collectionId must be an uuid');
diff --git a/server/pages/Home.js b/server/pages/Home.js
index 43511c56..da4eb5e7 100644
--- a/server/pages/Home.js
+++ b/server/pages/Home.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Helmet } from 'react-helmet';
 import styled from 'styled-components';
 import Grid from 'styled-components-grid';
 import breakpoint from 'styled-components-breakpoint';
+import Notice from '../../shared/components/Notice';
 import Hero from './components/Hero';
 import SigninButtons from './components/SigninButtons';
 import { developers, githubUrl } from '../../shared/utils/routeHelpers';
@@ -120,13 +121,6 @@ function Home(props: Props) {
   );
 }
 
-const Notice = styled.p`
-  background: #ffd95c;
-  color: hsla(46, 100%, 20%, 1);
-  padding: 10px;
-  border-radius: 4px;
-`;
-
 const Screenshot = styled.img`
   width: 100%;
   box-shadow: 0 0 80px 0 rgba(124, 124, 124, 0.5),
diff --git a/shared/components/Notice.js b/shared/components/Notice.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02179f9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/components/Notice.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// @flow
+import styled from 'styled-components';
+
+const Notice = styled.p`
+  background: #ffd95c;
+  color: hsla(46, 100%, 20%, 1);
+  padding: 10px;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+`;
+
+export default Notice;
diff --git a/shared/utils/getQueryVariable.js b/shared/utils/getQueryVariable.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..415ffe75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/utils/getQueryVariable.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// @flow
+
+export default function getQueryVariable(variable: string) {
+  var query = window.location.search.substring(1);
+  var vars = query.split('&');
+  for (var i = 0; i < vars.length; i++) {
+    var pair = vars[i].split('=');
+    if (pair[0] == variable) {
+      return pair[1];
+    }
+  }
+}