diff --git a/src/components/views/room_settings/AliasSettings.js b/src/components/views/room_settings/AliasSettings.js
index 1d6b29c3ce..eab41c5ccd 100644
--- a/src/components/views/room_settings/AliasSettings.js
+++ b/src/components/views/room_settings/AliasSettings.js
@@ -243,12 +243,18 @@ export default class AliasSettings extends React.Component {
             }
         }).catch((err) => {
             console.error(err);
-            Modal.createTrackedDialog('Error removing alias', '', ErrorDialog, {
-                title: _t("Error removing alias"),
-                description: _t(
+            let description;
+            if (err.errcode === "M_FORBIDDEN") {
+                description = _t("You don't have permission to delete the alias.");
+            } else {
+                description = _t(
                     "There was an error removing that alias. It may no longer exist or a temporary " +
                     "error occurred.",
-                ),
+                );
+            }
+            Modal.createTrackedDialog('Error removing alias', '', ErrorDialog, {
+                title: _t("Error removing alias"),
+                description,
             });
         });
     };
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 10ae7fb455..d0e01917f3 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1150,8 +1150,9 @@
     "There was an error updating the room's alternative addresses. It may not be allowed by the server or a temporary failure occurred.": "There was an error updating the room's alternative addresses. It may not be allowed by the server or a temporary failure occurred.",
     "Error creating alias": "Error creating alias",
     "There was an error creating that alias. It may not be allowed by the server or a temporary failure occurred.": "There was an error creating that alias. It may not be allowed by the server or a temporary failure occurred.",
-    "Error removing alias": "Error removing alias",
+    "You don't have permission to delete the alias.": "You don't have permission to delete the alias.",
     "There was an error removing that alias. It may no longer exist or a temporary error occurred.": "There was an error removing that alias. It may no longer exist or a temporary error occurred.",
+    "Error removing alias": "Error removing alias",
     "Main address": "Main address",
     "not specified": "not specified",
     "This room has no local addresses": "This room has no local addresses",