diff --git a/.changeset/four-buttons-clean.md b/.changeset/four-buttons-clean.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41af42b45e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/four-buttons-clean.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog': patch
+---
+
+Handle refresh entity error in `AboutCard`.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.tsx
index b7ccd49b31..cb48be2b26 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ import {
   InfoCardVariants,
   Link,
 } from '@backstage/core-components';
-import { alertApiRef, useApi, useRouteRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import {
+  alertApiRef,
+  errorApiRef,
+  useApi,
+  useRouteRef,
+} from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import {
   ScmIntegrationIcon,
   scmIntegrationsApiRef,
@@ -90,6 +95,7 @@ export function AboutCard(props: AboutCardProps) {
   const scmIntegrationsApi = useApi(scmIntegrationsApiRef);
   const catalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
   const alertApi = useApi(alertApiRef);
+  const errorApi = useApi(errorApiRef);
   const viewTechdocLink = useRouteRef(viewTechDocRouteRef);
 
   const entitySourceLocation = getEntitySourceLocation(
@@ -139,9 +145,13 @@ export function AboutCard(props: AboutCardProps) {
   const allowRefresh =
     entityLocation?.startsWith('url:') || entityLocation?.startsWith('file:');
   const refreshEntity = useCallback(async () => {
-    await catalogApi.refreshEntity(stringifyEntityRef(entity));
-    alertApi.post({ message: 'Refresh scheduled', severity: 'info' });
-  }, [catalogApi, alertApi, entity]);
+    try {
+      await catalogApi.refreshEntity(stringifyEntityRef(entity));
+      alertApi.post({ message: 'Refresh scheduled', severity: 'info' });
+    } catch (e) {
+      errorApi.post(e);
+    }
+  }, [catalogApi, alertApi, errorApi, entity]);
 
   return (
     <Card className={cardClass}>