diff --git a/eZ/Bundle/EzPublishCoreBundle/Resources/config/services.yml b/eZ/Bundle/EzPublishCoreBundle/Resources/config/services.yml
index 967c64fbb7..2902742338 100644
--- a/eZ/Bundle/EzPublishCoreBundle/Resources/config/services.yml
+++ b/eZ/Bundle/EzPublishCoreBundle/Resources/config/services.yml
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ services:
             $authorizationChecker: '@security.authorization_checker'
             $locationProvider: '@ezpublish.content_preview.location_provider'
             $controllerChecker: '@ezpublish.view.custom_location_controller_checker'
+            $debugMode: '%kernel.debug%'
+            $logger: '@logger'
         tags:
             - { name: controller.service_arguments }
 
diff --git a/eZ/Publish/Core/MVC/Symfony/Controller/Content/PreviewController.php b/eZ/Publish/Core/MVC/Symfony/Controller/Content/PreviewController.php
index 6ec36517f2..d37c06faf0 100644
--- a/eZ/Publish/Core/MVC/Symfony/Controller/Content/PreviewController.php
+++ b/eZ/Publish/Core/MVC/Symfony/Controller/Content/PreviewController.php
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
 
 use Exception;
 use eZ\Publish\API\Repository\ContentService;
+use eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Exceptions\NotFoundException as APINotFoundException;
 use eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Exceptions\NotImplementedException;
 use eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Exceptions\UnauthorizedException;
 use eZ\Publish\API\Repository\LocationService;
 use eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Values\Content\Content;
 use eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Values\Content\Location;
+use eZ\Publish\Core\Base\Exceptions\BadStateException;
 use eZ\Publish\Core\Helper\ContentPreviewHelper;
 use eZ\Publish\Core\Helper\PreviewLocationProvider;
 use eZ\Publish\Core\MVC\Symfony\Routing\Generator\UrlAliasGenerator;
@@ -21,13 +23,19 @@
 use eZ\Publish\Core\MVC\Symfony\SiteAccess;
 use eZ\Publish\Core\MVC\Symfony\View\CustomLocationControllerChecker;
 use eZ\Publish\Core\MVC\Symfony\View\ViewManagerInterface;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerAwareTrait;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+use Psr\Log\NullLogger;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernelInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authorization\AuthorizationCheckerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Exception\AccessDeniedException;
 
 class PreviewController
 {
+    use LoggerAwareTrait;
+
     public const PREVIEW_PARAMETER_NAME = 'isPreview';
     public const CONTENT_VIEW_ROUTE = '_ez_content_view';
 
@@ -52,6 +60,9 @@ class PreviewController
     /** @var \eZ\Publish\Core\MVC\Symfony\View\CustomLocationControllerChecker */
     private $controllerChecker;
 
+    /** @var bool */
+    private $debugMode;
+
     public function __construct(
         ContentService $contentService,
         LocationService $locationService,
@@ -59,7 +70,9 @@ public function __construct(
         ContentPreviewHelper $previewHelper,
         AuthorizationCheckerInterface $authorizationChecker,
         PreviewLocationProvider $locationProvider,
-        CustomLocationControllerChecker $controllerChecker
+        CustomLocationControllerChecker $controllerChecker,
+        bool $debugMode,
+        ?LoggerInterface $logger = null
     ) {
         $this->contentService = $contentService;
         $this->locationService = $locationService;
@@ -68,12 +81,14 @@ public function __construct(
         $this->authorizationChecker = $authorizationChecker;
         $this->locationProvider = $locationProvider;
         $this->controllerChecker = $controllerChecker;
+        $this->debugMode = $debugMode;
+        $this->logger = $logger ?? new NullLogger();
     }
 
     /**
      * @throws \eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Exceptions\NotImplementedException If Content is missing location as this is not supported in current version
      * @throws \eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Exceptions\NotFoundException
-     * @throws \eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Exceptions\UnauthorizedException
+     * @throws \eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Exceptions\BadStateException
      */
     public function previewContentAction(
         Request $request,
@@ -82,7 +97,7 @@ public function previewContentAction(
         $language,
         $siteAccessName = null,
         ?int $locationId = null
-    ) {
+    ): Response {
         $this->previewHelper->setPreviewActive(true);
 
         try {
@@ -117,19 +132,21 @@ public function previewContentAction(
                 HttpKernelInterface::SUB_REQUEST,
                 false
             );
-        } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            if ($location->isDraft() && $this->controllerChecker->usesCustomController($content, $location)) {
-                // @todo This should probably be an exception that embeds the original one
-                $message = <<<EOF
-<p>The view that rendered this location draft uses a custom controller, and resulted in a fatal error.</p>
-<p>Location View is deprecated, as it causes issues with preview, such as an empty location id when previewing the first version of a content.</p>
-EOF;
-
-                throw new Exception($message, 0, $e);
-            } else {
-                throw $e;
+        } catch (APINotFoundException $e) {
+            $message = 'Location not found or not available in requested language';
+            $this->logger->warning(
+                'Location not found or not available in requested language when loading the preview page',
+                ['exception' => $e]
+            );
+            if ($this->debugMode) {
+                throw new BadStateException($message, 1, $e);
             }
+
+            return new Response($message);
+        } catch (Exception $e) {
+            return $this->buildResponseForGenericPreviewError($location, $content, $e);
         }
+
         $response->setPrivate();
 
         $this->previewHelper->restoreConfigScope();
@@ -186,4 +203,39 @@ protected function getForwardRequest(Location $location, Content $content, SiteA
             $forwardRequestParameters
         );
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Exceptions\BadStateException
+     */
+    private function buildResponseForGenericPreviewError(Location $location, Content $content, Exception $e): Response
+    {
+        $message = '';
+        try {
+            if ($location->isDraft() && $this->controllerChecker->usesCustomController($content, $location)) {
+                $message = <<<EOF
+<p>The view that rendered this location draft uses a custom controller, and resulted in a fatal error.</p>
+<p>Location View is deprecated, as it causes issues with preview, such as an empty location id when previewing the first version of a content.</p>
+EOF;
+            }
+        } catch (Exception $innerException) {
+            $message = 'An exception occurred when handling page preview exception';
+            $this->logger->warning(
+                'Unable to check if location uses a custom controller when loading the preview page',
+                ['exception' => $innerException]
+            );
+        }
+
+        $this->logger->warning('Unable to load the preview page', ['exception' => $e]);
+
+        $message .= <<<EOF
+<p>Unable to load the preview page</p>
+<p>See logs for more information</p>
+EOF;
+
+        if ($this->debugMode) {
+            throw new BadStateException($message, 1, $e);
+        }
+
+        return new Response($message);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/eZ/Publish/Core/MVC/Symfony/Controller/Tests/Controller/Content/PreviewControllerTest.php b/eZ/Publish/Core/MVC/Symfony/Controller/Tests/Controller/Content/PreviewControllerTest.php
index 64f8f7e5d8..0e37a3456d 100644
--- a/eZ/Publish/Core/MVC/Symfony/Controller/Tests/Controller/Content/PreviewControllerTest.php
+++ b/eZ/Publish/Core/MVC/Symfony/Controller/Tests/Controller/Content/PreviewControllerTest.php
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ protected function getPreviewController(): PreviewController
             $this->previewHelper,
             $this->authorizationChecker,
             $this->locationProvider,
-            $this->controllerChecker
+            $this->controllerChecker,
+            false,
+            null
         );
     }