diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/loader/ChapterLoader.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/loader/ChapterLoader.kt
index 264f136954..4795b2c374 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/loader/ChapterLoader.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/loader/ChapterLoader.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.loader
 
+import com.github.junrar.exception.UnsupportedRarV5Exception
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.R
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.database.models.Manga
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.download.DownloadManager
@@ -81,7 +82,11 @@ class ChapterLoader(
                 when (format) {
                     is LocalSource.Format.Directory -> DirectoryPageLoader(format.file)
                     is LocalSource.Format.Zip -> ZipPageLoader(format.file)
-                    is LocalSource.Format.Rar -> RarPageLoader(format.file)
+                    is LocalSource.Format.Rar -> try {
+                        RarPageLoader(format.file)
+                    } catch (e: UnsupportedRarV5Exception) {
+                        error(downloadManager.context.getString(R.string.loader_rar5_error))
+                    }
                     is LocalSource.Format.Epub -> EpubPageLoader(format.file)
                 }
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 73b2aaee99..45f7a27197 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     <string name="order_by">Order by</string>
     <string name="no_chapters_error">No chapters found</string>
     <string name="no_pages_found">No pages found</string>
+    <string name="loader_rar5_error">RARv5 format is not supported</string>
     <string name="remove_all_downloads">Remove all downloads?</string>
     <string name="no_chapters_to_delete">No chapters to delete</string>
     <string name="by_source_order">By source\'s order</string>