diff --git a/src/popup/index.html b/src/popup/index.html
index d5bbf90..7450b41 100644
--- a/src/popup/index.html
+++ b/src/popup/index.html
@@ -1139,7 +1139,10 @@
                         class="border border-border p-1 w-full font-mono text-sm bg-bg text-fg"
                     />
                 </div>
-                <div id="approve-tx-error" class="text-xs hidden mb-2"></div>
+                <div
+                    id="approve-tx-error"
+                    class="text-xs mb-2 border border-border border-dashed p-1 min-h-[1.25rem] hidden"
+                ></div>
                 <div class="flex justify-between">
                     <button
                         id="btn-approve-tx"
@@ -1202,7 +1205,10 @@
                         class="border border-border p-1 w-full font-mono text-sm bg-bg text-fg"
                     />
                 </div>
-                <div id="approve-sign-error" class="text-xs hidden mb-2"></div>
+                <div
+                    id="approve-sign-error"
+                    class="text-xs mb-2 border border-border border-dashed p-1 min-h-[1.25rem] hidden"
+                ></div>
                 <div class="flex justify-between">
                     <button
                         id="btn-approve-sign"
diff --git a/src/popup/views/approval.js b/src/popup/views/approval.js
index f97d05f..9f99020 100644
--- a/src/popup/views/approval.js
+++ b/src/popup/views/approval.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ const {
     addressTitle,
     escapeHtml,
     showView,
+    showError,
+    hideError,
 } = require("./helpers");
 const { state, saveState } = require("../../shared/state");
 const { formatEther, formatUnits, Interface, toUtf8String } = require("ethers");
@@ -345,7 +347,7 @@ function showSignApproval(details) {
     }
 
     $("approve-sign-password").value = "";
-    $("approve-sign-error").classList.add("hidden");
+    hideError("approve-sign-error");
     $("btn-approve-sign").disabled = false;
     $("btn-approve-sign").classList.remove("text-muted");
 
@@ -410,11 +412,10 @@ function init(ctx) {
     $("btn-approve-tx").addEventListener("click", () => {
         const password = $("approve-tx-password").value;
         if (!password) {
-            $("approve-tx-error").textContent = "Please enter your password.";
-            $("approve-tx-error").classList.remove("hidden");
+            showError("approve-tx-error", "Please enter your password.");
             return;
         }
-        $("approve-tx-error").classList.add("hidden");
+        hideError("approve-tx-error");
         $("btn-approve-tx").disabled = true;
         $("btn-approve-tx").classList.add("text-muted");
 
@@ -450,11 +451,10 @@ function init(ctx) {
     $("btn-approve-sign").addEventListener("click", () => {
         const password = $("approve-sign-password").value;
         if (!password) {
-            $("approve-sign-error").textContent = "Please enter your password.";
-            $("approve-sign-error").classList.remove("hidden");
+            showError("approve-sign-error", "Please enter your password.");
             return;
         }
-        $("approve-sign-error").classList.add("hidden");
+        hideError("approve-sign-error");
         $("btn-approve-sign").disabled = true;
         $("btn-approve-sign").classList.add("text-muted");
 
@@ -472,8 +472,7 @@ function init(ctx) {
                 } else {
                     const msg =
                         (response && response.error) || "Signing failed.";
-                    $("approve-sign-error").textContent = msg;
-                    $("approve-sign-error").classList.remove("hidden");
+                    showError("approve-sign-error", msg);
                     $("btn-approve-sign").disabled = false;
                     $("btn-approve-sign").classList.remove("text-muted");
                 }