diff --git a/Userland/Applications/TextEditor/MainWidget.cpp b/Userland/Applications/TextEditor/MainWidget.cpp
index f67e4a61a9..c8618c83dc 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/TextEditor/MainWidget.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/TextEditor/MainWidget.cpp
@@ -276,7 +276,8 @@ MainWidget::MainWidget()
         if (response.is_error())
             return;
 
-        read_file(response.value().filename(), response.value().stream());
+        if (auto result = read_file(response.value().filename(), response.value().stream()); result.is_error())
+            GUI::MessageBox::show(window(), "Unable to open file.\n"sv, "Error"sv, GUI::MessageBox::Type::Error);
     });
 
     m_save_as_action = GUI::CommonActions::make_save_as_action([&](auto&) {
@@ -746,15 +747,12 @@ void MainWidget::update_title()
     window()->set_title(builder.to_deprecated_string());
 }
 
-bool MainWidget::read_file(String const& filename, Core::Stream::File& file)
+ErrorOr<void> MainWidget::read_file(String const& filename, Core::Stream::File& file)
 {
-    auto result = file.read_until_eof();
-    if (result.is_error())
-        return false;
-    m_editor->set_text(result.value());
+    m_editor->set_text(TRY(file.read_until_eof()));
     set_path(filename);
     m_editor->set_focus(true);
-    return true;
+    return {};
 }
 
 void MainWidget::open_nonexistent_file(DeprecatedString const& path)
@@ -809,7 +807,8 @@ void MainWidget::drop_event(GUI::DropEvent& event)
         auto response = FileSystemAccessClient::Client::the().request_file_read_only_approved(window(), urls.first().path());
         if (response.is_error())
             return;
-        read_file(response.value().filename(), response.value().stream());
+        if (auto result = read_file(response.value().filename(), response.value().stream()); result.is_error())
+            GUI::MessageBox::show(window(), "Unable to open file.\n"sv, "Error"sv, GUI::MessageBox::Type::Error);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Userland/Applications/TextEditor/MainWidget.h b/Userland/Applications/TextEditor/MainWidget.h
index c21638e9bd..04ff814e22 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/TextEditor/MainWidget.h
+++ b/Userland/Applications/TextEditor/MainWidget.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class MainWidget final : public GUI::Widget {
 
 public:
     virtual ~MainWidget() override = default;
-    bool read_file(String const& filename, Core::Stream::File&);
+    ErrorOr<void> read_file(String const& filename, Core::Stream::File&);
     void open_nonexistent_file(DeprecatedString const& path);
     bool request_close();
 
diff --git a/Userland/Applications/TextEditor/main.cpp b/Userland/Applications/TextEditor/main.cpp
index b7368f3ff5..68920da657 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/TextEditor/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/TextEditor/main.cpp
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
             else
                 return 1;
         } else {
-            if (!text_widget->read_file(response.value().filename(), response.value().stream()))
-                return 1;
+            TRY(text_widget->read_file(response.value().filename(), response.value().stream()));
             text_widget->editor().set_cursor_and_focus_line(parsed_argument.line().value_or(1) - 1, parsed_argument.column().value_or(0));
         }