diff --git a/backend/src/app/media.clj b/backend/src/app/media.clj
index 0aa0cedbc2..6bd3bf661a 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/media.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/media.clj
@@ -298,12 +298,18 @@
 (defn download-image
   "Download an image from the provided URI and return the media input object"
   [{:keys [::http/client]} uri]
-  (letfn [(parse-and-validate [{:keys [headers] :as response}]
+  (letfn [(parse-and-validate [{:keys [headers status] :as response}]
             (let [size     (some-> (get headers "content-length") d/parse-integer)
                   mtype    (get headers "content-type")
                   format   (cm/mtype->format mtype)
                   max-size (cf/get :media-max-file-size default-max-file-size)]
 
+              (when-not (and (>= status 200) (< status 300))
+                (ex/raise :type :validation
+                          :code :unable-to-download-from-url
+                          :hint "the url returned a non-success http status"
+                          :http-status status))
+
               (when-not size
                 (ex/raise :type :validation
                           :code :unknown-size
diff --git a/backend/test/backend_tests/rpc_media_test.clj b/backend/test/backend_tests/rpc_media_test.clj
index 488e75833a..aacf291e5d 100644
--- a/backend/test/backend_tests/rpc_media_test.clj
+++ b/backend/test/backend_tests/rpc_media_test.clj
@@ -270,6 +270,28 @@
       (t/is (= :validation (:type error-data)))
       (t/is (= :unable-to-access-to-url (:code error-data))))))
 
+(t/deftest media-object-from-url-command-when-url-returns-error-status
+  (let [prof   (th/create-profile* 1)
+        proj   (th/create-project* 1 {:profile-id (:id prof)
+                                      :team-id (:default-team-id prof)})
+        file   (th/create-file* 1 {:profile-id (:id prof)
+                                   :project-id (:default-project-id prof)
+                                   :is-shared false})
+        ;; Use a URL that reliably returns a 404 non-success status
+        url    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/uxbox/uxbox/develop/sample_media/images/unsplash/this-image-does-not-exist.jpg"
+        params {::th/type :create-file-media-object-from-url
+                ::rpc/profile-id (:id prof)
+                :file-id    (:id file)
+                :is-local   true
+                :url        url}
+        out    (th/command! params)]
+
+    (let [error      (:error out)
+          error-data (ex-data error)]
+      (t/is (th/ex-info? error))
+      (t/is (= :validation (:type error-data)))
+      (t/is (= :unable-to-download-from-url (:code error-data))))))
+
 (t/deftest media-object-upload-command-when-file-is-deleted
   (let [prof   (th/create-profile* 1)
         proj   (th/create-project* 1 {:profile-id (:id prof)