diff --git a/fyo/model/doc.ts b/fyo/model/doc.ts
index 3e960a2d..8800f91f 100644
--- a/fyo/model/doc.ts
+++ b/fyo/model/doc.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ import {
 import { getIsNullOrUndef, getMapFromList, getRandomString } from 'utils';
 import { markRaw } from 'vue';
 import { isPesa } from '../utils/index';
+import { getDbSyncError } from './errorHelpers';
 import {
   areDocValuesEqual,
-  getInsertionError,
   getMissingMandatoryMessage,
   getPreDefaultValues,
   setChildDocIdx,
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ export class Doc extends Observable<DocValue | Doc[]> {
     try {
       data = await this.fyo.db.insert(this.schemaName, validDict);
     } catch (err) {
-      throw getInsertionError(err as Error, validDict);
+      throw await getDbSyncError(err as Error, this, this.fyo);
     }
     await this._syncValues(data);
 
@@ -701,7 +701,11 @@ export class Doc extends Observable<DocValue | Doc[]> {
     await this._preSync();
 
     const data = this.getValidDict(false, true);
-    await this.fyo.db.update(this.schemaName, data);
+    try {
+      await this.fyo.db.update(this.schemaName, data);
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw await getDbSyncError(err as Error, this, this.fyo);
+    }
     await this._syncValues(data);
 
     return this;
diff --git a/fyo/model/errorHelpers.ts b/fyo/model/errorHelpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c148512
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fyo/model/errorHelpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+import { Fyo } from 'fyo';
+import { DuplicateEntryError, NotFoundError } from 'fyo/utils/errors';
+import {
+  DynamicLinkField,
+  Field,
+  FieldTypeEnum,
+  TargetField,
+} from 'schemas/types';
+import { Doc } from './doc';
+
+type NotFoundDetails = { label: string; value: string };
+
+export async function getDbSyncError(
+  err: Error,
+  doc: Doc,
+  fyo: Fyo
+): Promise<Error> {
+  if (err.message.includes('UNIQUE constraint failed:')) {
+    return getDuplicateEntryError(err, doc);
+  }
+
+  if (err.message.includes('FOREIGN KEY constraint failed')) {
+    return getNotFoundError(err, doc, fyo);
+  }
+  return err;
+}
+
+function getDuplicateEntryError(
+  err: Error,
+  doc: Doc
+): Error | DuplicateEntryError {
+  const matches = err.message.match(/UNIQUE constraint failed:\s(\w+)\.(\w+)$/);
+  if (!matches) {
+    return err;
+  }
+
+  const schemaName = matches[1];
+  const fieldname = matches[2];
+  if (!schemaName || !fieldname) {
+    return err;
+  }
+
+  const duplicateEntryError = new DuplicateEntryError(err.message, false);
+  const validDict = doc.getValidDict(false, true);
+  duplicateEntryError.stack = err.stack;
+  duplicateEntryError.more = {
+    schemaName,
+    fieldname,
+    value: validDict[fieldname],
+  };
+
+  return duplicateEntryError;
+}
+
+async function getNotFoundError(
+  err: Error,
+  doc: Doc,
+  fyo: Fyo
+): Promise<NotFoundError> {
+  const notFoundError = new NotFoundError(fyo.t`Cannot perform operation.`);
+  notFoundError.stack = err.stack;
+  notFoundError.more.message = err.message;
+
+  const details = await getNotFoundDetails(doc, fyo);
+  if (!details) {
+    notFoundError.shouldStore = true;
+    return notFoundError;
+  }
+
+  notFoundError.shouldStore = false;
+  notFoundError.message = fyo.t`${details.label} value ${details.value} does not exist.`;
+  return notFoundError;
+}
+
+async function getNotFoundDetails(
+  doc: Doc,
+  fyo: Fyo
+): Promise<NotFoundDetails | null> {
+  /**
+   * Since 'FOREIGN KEY constraint failed' doesn't inform
+   * how the operation failed, all Link and DynamicLink fields
+   * must be checked for value existance so as to provide a
+   * decent error message.
+   */
+  for (const field of doc.schema.fields) {
+    const details = await getNotFoundDetailsIfDoesNotExists(field, doc, fyo);
+    if (details) {
+      return details;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+async function getNotFoundDetailsIfDoesNotExists(
+  field: Field,
+  doc: Doc,
+  fyo: Fyo
+): Promise<NotFoundDetails | null> {
+  const value = doc.get(field.fieldname);
+  if (field.fieldtype === FieldTypeEnum.Link && value) {
+    return getNotFoundLinkDetails(field as TargetField, value as string, fyo);
+  }
+
+  if (field.fieldtype === FieldTypeEnum.DynamicLink && value) {
+    return getNotFoundDynamicLinkDetails(
+      field as DynamicLinkField,
+      value as string,
+      fyo,
+      doc
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (
+    field.fieldtype === FieldTypeEnum.Table &&
+    (value as Doc[] | undefined)?.length
+  ) {
+    return getNotFoundTableDetails(value as Doc[], fyo);
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+async function getNotFoundLinkDetails(
+  field: TargetField,
+  value: string,
+  fyo: Fyo
+): Promise<NotFoundDetails | null> {
+  const { target } = field;
+  const exists = await fyo.db.exists(target as string, value);
+  if (!exists) {
+    return { label: field.label, value };
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+async function getNotFoundDynamicLinkDetails(
+  field: DynamicLinkField,
+  value: string,
+  fyo: Fyo,
+  doc: Doc
+): Promise<NotFoundDetails | null> {
+  const { references } = field;
+  const target = doc.get(references);
+  if (!target) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const exists = await fyo.db.exists(target as string, value);
+  if (!exists) {
+    return { label: field.label, value };
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+async function getNotFoundTableDetails(
+  value: Doc[],
+  fyo: Fyo
+): Promise<NotFoundDetails | null> {
+  for (const childDoc of value) {
+    const details = getNotFoundDetails(childDoc, fyo);
+    if (details) {
+      return details;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/fyo/model/helpers.ts b/fyo/model/helpers.ts
index 0a05d8d8..927a8c93 100644
--- a/fyo/model/helpers.ts
+++ b/fyo/model/helpers.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Fyo } from 'fyo';
-import { DocValue, DocValueMap } from 'fyo/core/types';
+import { DocValue } from 'fyo/core/types';
 import { isPesa } from 'fyo/utils';
-import { DuplicateEntryError } from 'fyo/utils/errors';
 import { isEqual } from 'lodash';
 import { Money } from 'pesa';
 import { Field, FieldType, FieldTypeEnum } from 'schemas/types';
@@ -115,37 +114,3 @@ export function setChildDocIdx(childDocs: Doc[]) {
     childDocs[idx].idx = +idx;
   }
 }
-
-export function getInsertionError(err: Error, validDict: DocValueMap): Error {
-  if (err.message.includes('UNIQUE constraint failed:')) {
-    return getDuplicateEntryError(err, validDict);
-  }
-
-  return err;
-}
-
-export function getDuplicateEntryError(
-  err: Error,
-  validDict: DocValueMap
-): Error | DuplicateEntryError {
-  const matches = err.message.match(/UNIQUE constraint failed:\s(\w+)\.(\w+)$/);
-  if (!matches) {
-    return err;
-  }
-
-  const schemaName = matches[1];
-  const fieldname = matches[2];
-  if (!schemaName || !fieldname) {
-    return err;
-  }
-
-  const duplicateEntryError = new DuplicateEntryError(err.message, false);
-  duplicateEntryError.stack = err.stack;
-  duplicateEntryError.more = {
-    schemaName,
-    fieldname,
-    value: validDict[fieldname],
-  };
-
-  return duplicateEntryError;
-}
diff --git a/src/errorHandling.ts b/src/errorHandling.ts
index eb7dd125..bb2a7357 100644
--- a/src/errorHandling.ts
+++ b/src/errorHandling.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ async function reportError(errorLogObj: ErrorLog) {
   };
 
   if (fyo.store.isDevelopment) {
-    console.log(body);
+    console.log('reportError', body);
   }
 
   await ipcRenderer.invoke(IPC_ACTIONS.SEND_ERROR, JSON.stringify(body));
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ export async function handleErrorWithDialog(
   await handleError(false, error, { errorMessage, doc });
 
   const label = getErrorLabel(error);
-  const options: MessageDialogOptions = { message: label, detail: errorMessage };
+  const options: MessageDialogOptions = {
+    message: label,
+    detail: errorMessage,
+  };
 
   if (reportError) {
     options.detail = truncate(options.detail, { length: 128 });