diff --git a/css/zoostyle.css b/css/zoostyle.css
index 80b01858..3ac6db17 100644
--- a/css/zoostyle.css
+++ b/css/zoostyle.css
@@ -784,6 +784,11 @@ th.sec {
     font-weight: bold;
     color: #cc0000;
 }
+.quiet-notice {
+    font-size: 20px;
+    color: #ccc;
+}
+
 .input { }
 .sel:link { color: #ff0000; }
 .sel:visited { color: #ff0000; }
diff --git a/js/trending.js b/js/trending.js
index a7f21fe1..dc3edf1c 100644
--- a/js/trending.js
+++ b/js/trending.js
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ function loadCloud() {
 }
 
 $().ready(function() {
+    if(!$.fn.jQCloud) {
+        $("#cloud").append($("<p>", {
+            class: 'quiet-notice'
+        }).html('The trending cloud is unavailable.'));
+        return;
+    }
+
     $.ajax({
         dataType: 'json',
         type: 'GET',