diff --git a/application/ui.extkeywidget.class.inc.php b/application/ui.extkeywidget.class.inc.php
index 561f1b4b6..a430dface 100644
--- a/application/ui.extkeywidget.class.inc.php
+++ b/application/ui.extkeywidget.class.inc.php
@@ -505,16 +505,23 @@ EOF
 	 */
 	public function DoCreateObject($oPage)
 	{
-		$oObj = MetaModel::NewObject($this->sTargetClass);
-		$aErrors = $oObj->UpdateObjectFromPostedForm($this->iId);
-		if (count($aErrors) == 0)
+		try
 		{
-			$oObj->DBInsert();
-			return array('name' => $oObj->GetName(), 'id' => $oObj->GetKey());
+			$oObj = MetaModel::NewObject($this->sTargetClass);
+			$aErrors = $oObj->UpdateObjectFromPostedForm($this->iId);
+			if (count($aErrors) == 0)
+			{
+				$oObj->DBInsert();
+				return array('name' => $oObj->GetName(), 'id' => $oObj->GetKey());
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				return array('error' => implode(' ', $aErrors), 'id' => 0);		
+			}
 		}
-		else
+		catch(Exception $e)
 		{
-			return array('name' => implode(' ', $aErrors), 'id' => 0);		
+			return array('error' => $e->getMessage(), 'id' => 0);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/js/extkeywidget.js b/js/extkeywidget.js
index 4e179a1c8..f61fcd93e 100644
--- a/js/extkeywidget.js
+++ b/js/extkeywidget.js
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ function ExtKeyWidget(id, sTargetClass, sFilter, sTitle, bSelectMode, oWizHelper
 			me.ajax_request = $.post( AddAppContext(GetAbsoluteUrlAppRoot()+'pages/ajax.render.php'), theMap, 
 				function(data)
 				{
-					if (me.bSelectMode)
+					$('#fstatus_'+me.id).html('');
+					if (data.id == 0)
+					{
+						$('#label_'+me.id).removeClass('ac_dlg_loading');
+						alert(data.error);
+					}
+					else if (me.bSelectMode)
 					{
 						// Add the newly created object to the drop-down list and select it
 						$('<option/>', { value : data.id }).html(data.name).appendTo('#'+me.id);