diff --git a/hip/templates/404.html b/hip/templates/404.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e02ecc82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hip/templates/404.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<h2 class="is-size-2"><strong>The page was not found.</strong></h2>
+{% endblock content %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hip/templates/500.html b/hip/templates/500.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c1fbc91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hip/templates/500.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<h2 class="is-size-2"><strong>There was an error.</strong></h2>
+{% endblock content %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hip/urls.py b/hip/urls.py
index 6f4014b4..a8907caa 100644
--- a/hip/urls.py
+++ b/hip/urls.py
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 from apps.search import views as search_views
 
 
+# Explicitly define our handlers for 404-status-code and 500-status-code responses.
+handler404 = "apps.hip.views.handler404"
+handler500 = "apps.hip.views.handler500"
+
+
 urlpatterns = [
     path("search/", search_views.search, name="search"),
     path(