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 d214f889ad..929df8e643 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
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.loader
 
 import android.content.Context
+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
@@ -83,7 +84,11 @@ 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(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 7bdbc96b3d..a85736a223 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@
     <string name="transition_pages_error">Failed to load pages: %1$s</string>
     <string name="page_list_empty_error">No pages found</string>
     <string name="loader_not_implemented_error">Source not found</string>
+    <string name="loader_rar5_error">RARv5 format is not supported</string>
     <plurals name="missing_chapters_warning">
         <item quantity="one">Skipping %d chapter, either the source is missing it or it has been filtered out</item>
         <item quantity="other">Skipping %d chapters, either the source is missing them or they have been filtered out</item>