diff --git a/src/logistration/LoginFailure.jsx b/src/logistration/LoginFailure.jsx
index e93db9cd..c30d2530 100644
--- a/src/logistration/LoginFailure.jsx
+++ b/src/logistration/LoginFailure.jsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Alert, Hyperlink } from '@edx/paragon';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
 import { processLink } from '../data/utils/dataUtils';
-import { INACTIVE_USER, NON_COMPLIANT_PASSWORD_EXCEPTION } from './data/constants';
+import { INACTIVE_USER, INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, NON_COMPLIANT_PASSWORD_EXCEPTION } from './data/constants';
 import messages from './messages';
 
 const LoginFailureMessage = (props) => {
@@ -60,6 +60,17 @@ const LoginFailureMessage = (props) => {
       );
       break;
     }
+    case INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR:
+      errorList = (
+        <li key={INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR}>
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id="login.internal.server.error.message"
+            defaultMessage="An error has occurred. Try refreshing the page, or check your Internet connection."
+            description="Error message that appears when server responds with 500 error code"
+          />
+        </li>
+      );
+      break;
     default:
       // TODO: use errorCode instead of processing error messages on frontend
       errorList = value.trim().split('\n');
diff --git a/src/logistration/data/constants.js b/src/logistration/data/constants.js
index ecba4d1a..342730dd 100644
--- a/src/logistration/data/constants.js
+++ b/src/logistration/data/constants.js
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-export const NON_COMPLIANT_PASSWORD_EXCEPTION = 'NonCompliantPasswordException';
 export const INACTIVE_USER = 'inactive-user';
+export const INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR = 'internal-server-error';
+export const NON_COMPLIANT_PASSWORD_EXCEPTION = 'NonCompliantPasswordException';
diff --git a/src/logistration/data/sagas.js b/src/logistration/data/sagas.js
index 4abd79dc..72dc27a8 100644
--- a/src/logistration/data/sagas.js
+++ b/src/logistration/data/sagas.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { call, put, takeEvery } from 'redux-saga/effects';
 
 import { camelCaseObject } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 import { logError } from '@edx/frontend-platform/logging';
+import { INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR } from './constants';
 
 // Actions
 import {
@@ -67,8 +68,12 @@ export function* handleLoginRequest(action) {
     ));
   } catch (e) {
     const statusCodes = [400];
-    if (e.response && statusCodes.includes(e.response.status)) {
-      yield put(loginRequestFailure(camelCaseObject(e.response.data)));
+    if (e.response) {
+      if (statusCodes.includes(e.response.status)) {
+        yield put(loginRequestFailure(camelCaseObject(e.response.data)));
+      } else {
+        yield put(loginRequestFailure(camelCaseObject({ errorCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR })));
+      }
     }
     logError(e);
   }
diff --git a/src/logistration/data/tests/sagas.test.js b/src/logistration/data/tests/sagas.test.js
index d75d114b..a9b2c1f9 100644
--- a/src/logistration/data/tests/sagas.test.js
+++ b/src/logistration/data/tests/sagas.test.js
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ describe('handleLoginRequest', () => {
   });
 
   it('should call service and dispatch error action', async () => {
-    const loginErrorRespinse = {
+    const loginErrorResponse = {
       response: {
         status: 400,
         data: {
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ describe('handleLoginRequest', () => {
       },
     };
     const loginRequest = jest.spyOn(api, 'loginRequest')
-      .mockImplementation(() => Promise.reject(loginErrorRespinse));
+      .mockImplementation(() => Promise.reject(loginErrorResponse));
 
     const dispatched = [];
     await runSaga(
@@ -257,7 +257,33 @@ describe('handleLoginRequest', () => {
     expect(loggingService.logError).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(dispatched).toEqual([
       actions.loginRequestBegin(),
-      actions.loginRequestFailure(camelCaseObject(loginErrorRespinse.response.data)),
+      actions.loginRequestFailure(camelCaseObject(loginErrorResponse.response.data)),
+    ]);
+    loginRequest.mockClear();
+  });
+
+  it('should handle 500 error code', async () => {
+    const loginErrorResponse = {
+      response: {
+        status: 500,
+        data: {
+          errorCode: 'internal-server-error',
+        },
+      },
+    };
+
+    const loginRequest = jest.spyOn(api, 'loginRequest').mockImplementation(() => Promise.reject(loginErrorResponse));
+
+    const dispatched = [];
+    await runSaga(
+      { dispatch: (action) => dispatched.push(action) },
+      handleLoginRequest,
+      params,
+    );
+
+    expect(dispatched).toEqual([
+      actions.loginRequestBegin(),
+      actions.loginRequestFailure(camelCaseObject(loginErrorResponse.response.data)),
     ]);
     loginRequest.mockClear();
   });
@@ -302,7 +328,7 @@ describe('handleNewUserRegistration', () => {
   });
 
   it('should call service and dispatch error action', async () => {
-    const loginErrorRespinse = {
+    const loginErrorResponse = {
       response: {
         status: 400,
         data: {
@@ -311,7 +337,7 @@ describe('handleNewUserRegistration', () => {
       },
     };
     const registerRequest = jest.spyOn(api, 'registerRequest')
-      .mockImplementation(() => Promise.reject(loginErrorRespinse));
+      .mockImplementation(() => Promise.reject(loginErrorResponse));
 
     const dispatched = [];
     await runSaga(
@@ -324,7 +350,7 @@ describe('handleNewUserRegistration', () => {
     expect(loggingService.logError).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(dispatched).toEqual([
       actions.registerNewUserBegin(),
-      actions.registerNewUserFailure(loginErrorRespinse.response.data),
+      actions.registerNewUserFailure(loginErrorResponse.response.data),
     ]);
     registerRequest.mockClear();
   });
diff --git a/src/logistration/tests/LoginFailure.test.jsx b/src/logistration/tests/LoginFailure.test.jsx
index 1a7b59f1..76c0bb0a 100644
--- a/src/logistration/tests/LoginFailure.test.jsx
+++ b/src/logistration/tests/LoginFailure.test.jsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import renderer from 'react-test-renderer';
 import { IntlProvider } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 
 import LoginFailureMessage from '../LoginFailure';
-import { INACTIVE_USER, NON_COMPLIANT_PASSWORD_EXCEPTION } from '../data/constants';
+import { INACTIVE_USER, INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, NON_COMPLIANT_PASSWORD_EXCEPTION } from '../data/constants';
 
 describe('LoginFailureMessage', () => {
   let props = {};
@@ -45,6 +45,22 @@ describe('LoginFailureMessage', () => {
     expect(tree).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
+  it('should match internal server error message snapshot', () => {
+    props = {
+      loginError: {
+        errorCode: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+      },
+    };
+
+    const tree = renderer.create(
+      <IntlProvider locale="en">
+        <LoginFailureMessage {...props} />
+      </IntlProvider>,
+    ).toJSON();
+
+    expect(tree).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
   it('should match direct render of error message snapshot', () => {
     props = {
       loginError: {
diff --git a/src/logistration/tests/__snapshots__/LoginFailure.test.jsx.snap b/src/logistration/tests/__snapshots__/LoginFailure.test.jsx.snap
index fc727770..527de7cb 100644
--- a/src/logistration/tests/__snapshots__/LoginFailure.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/src/logistration/tests/__snapshots__/LoginFailure.test.jsx.snap
@@ -89,6 +89,28 @@ exports[`LoginFailureMessage should match inactive user error message snapshot 1
 </div>
 `;
 
+exports[`LoginFailureMessage should match internal server error message snapshot 1`] = `
+<div
+  className="fade alert alert-danger show"
+  role="alert"
+>
+  <div
+    className="alert-heading h4"
+  >
+    <span>
+      We couldn't sign you in.
+    </span>
+  </div>
+  <ul>
+    <li>
+      <span>
+        An error has occurred. Try refreshing the page, or check your Internet connection.
+      </span>
+    </li>
+  </ul>
+</div>
+`;
+
 exports[`LoginFailureMessage should match non compliant password error message snapshot 1`] = `
 <div
   className="fade alert alert-danger show"