diff --git a/src/site/paragraphs/react_widget.drupal.liquid b/src/site/paragraphs/react_widget.drupal.liquid
index b6112c09b3..3868f1f7d2 100644
--- a/src/site/paragraphs/react_widget.drupal.liquid
+++ b/src/site/paragraphs/react_widget.drupal.liquid
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
       </span>
       {% if entity.fieldErrorMessage != empty %}
         <div class="usa-alert usa-alert-error sip-application-error vads-u-display--none" aria-hidden="true">
+          <va-icon icon="error" size="3" class="os-icon vads-u-color--error"></va-icon>
           <div class="usa-alert-body">
             {{ entity.fieldErrorMessage.value }}
           </div>
diff --git a/src/site/tests/static-pages/static-page-widgets.unit.spec.js b/src/site/tests/static-pages/static-page-widgets.unit.spec.js
index 61f42c4c9d..e9aa16922e 100644
--- a/src/site/tests/static-pages/static-page-widgets.unit.spec.js
+++ b/src/site/tests/static-pages/static-page-widgets.unit.spec.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const widgetContent = `
      <a class="vads-c-action-link--green" href="/pension/application/527EZ">Apply for Veterans Pension Benefits</a>
     </span>
     <div class="usa-alert usa-alert-error sip-application-error vads-u-display--none" aria-hidden="true">
+     <va-icon icon="error" size={3} className="vads-u-color--error" />
      <div class="usa-alert-body">
      <strong>We’re sorry. Something went wrong when we tried to load your saved application.</strong><br>Please try refreshing your browser in a few minutes.
    </div>