diff --git a/mod/assign/feedback/editpdf/classes/document_services.php b/mod/assign/feedback/editpdf/classes/document_services.php
index 1d6fe6bbc2f..02f0ec5261c 100644
--- a/mod/assign/feedback/editpdf/classes/document_services.php
+++ b/mod/assign/feedback/editpdf/classes/document_services.php
@@ -448,7 +448,12 @@ EOD;
 
         $files = array();
         for ($i = 0; $i < $pagecount; $i++) {
-            $image = $pdf->get_image($i);
+            try {
+                $image = $pdf->get_image($i);
+            } catch (\moodle_exception $e) {
+                // We catch only moodle_exception here as other exceptions indicate issue with setup not the pdf.
+                $image = pdf::get_error_image($tmpdir, $i);
+            }
             $record->filename = basename($image);
             $files[$i] = $fs->create_file_from_pathname($record, $tmpdir . '/' . $image);
             @unlink($tmpdir . '/' . $image);
diff --git a/mod/assign/feedback/editpdf/classes/pdf.php b/mod/assign/feedback/editpdf/classes/pdf.php
index 99298c8b44d..700ec98866d 100644
--- a/mod/assign/feedback/editpdf/classes/pdf.php
+++ b/mod/assign/feedback/editpdf/classes/pdf.php
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ class pdf extends \FPDI {
     const MIN_ANNOTATION_WIDTH = 5;
     /** Min. height an annotation should have */
     const MIN_ANNOTATION_HEIGHT = 5;
+    /** Blank PDF file used during error. */
+    const BLANK_PDF = '/mod/assign/feedback/editpdf/fixtures/blank.pdf';
 
     /**
      * Combine the given PDF files into a single PDF. Optionally add a coversheet and coversheet fields.
@@ -522,6 +524,43 @@ class pdf extends \FPDI {
         return $tempdst;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Generate an localised error image for the given pagenumber.
+     *
+     * @param string $errorimagefolder path of the folder where error image needs to be created.
+     * @param int $pageno page number for which error image needs to be created.
+     *
+     * @return string File name
+     * @throws \coding_exception
+     */
+    public static function get_error_image($errorimagefolder, $pageno) {
+        global $CFG;
+
+        $errorfile = $CFG->dirroot . self::BLANK_PDF;
+        if (!file_exists($errorfile)) {
+            throw new \coding_exception("Blank PDF not found", "File path" . $errorfile);
+        }
+
+        $tmperrorimagefolder = make_request_directory();
+
+        $pdf = new pdf();
+        $pdf->set_pdf($errorfile);
+        $pdf->copy_page();
+        $pdf->add_comment(get_string('errorpdfpage', 'assignfeedback_editpdf'), 250, 300, 200, "red");
+        $generatedpdf = $tmperrorimagefolder . '/' . 'error.pdf';
+        $pdf->save_pdf($generatedpdf);
+
+        $pdf = new pdf();
+        $pdf->set_pdf($generatedpdf);
+        $pdf->set_image_folder($tmperrorimagefolder);
+        $image = $pdf->get_image(0);
+        $pdf->Close(); // PDF loaded and never saved/outputted needs to be closed.
+        $newimg = 'image_page' . $pageno . '.png';
+
+        copy($tmperrorimagefolder . '/' . $image, $errorimagefolder . '/' . $newimg);
+        return $newimg;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test that the configured path to ghostscript is correct and working.
      * @param bool $generateimage - If true - a test image will be generated to verify the install.
diff --git a/mod/assign/feedback/editpdf/fixtures/blank.pdf b/mod/assign/feedback/editpdf/fixtures/blank.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d96c0e8cb38
Binary files /dev/null and b/mod/assign/feedback/editpdf/fixtures/blank.pdf differ
diff --git a/mod/assign/feedback/editpdf/lang/en/assignfeedback_editpdf.php b/mod/assign/feedback/editpdf/lang/en/assignfeedback_editpdf.php
index 1aefd6700e5..f5341c40ac5 100644
--- a/mod/assign/feedback/editpdf/lang/en/assignfeedback_editpdf.php
+++ b/mod/assign/feedback/editpdf/lang/en/assignfeedback_editpdf.php
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ $string['downloadablefilename'] = 'feedback.pdf';
 $string['downloadfeedback'] = 'Download feedback PDF';
 $string['drag'] = 'Drag';
 $string['errorgenerateimage'] = 'Error generating image with ghostscript, debugging info: {$a}';
+$string['errorpdfpage'] = 'There was an error while generating this page.';
 $string['editpdf'] = 'Annotate PDF';
 $string['editpdf_help'] = 'Annotate students submissions directly in the browser and produce an edited downloadable PDF.';
 $string['enabled'] = 'Annotate PDF';