diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 9c5df7fcdc..be30ea870f 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ Cubeviz
 Imviz
 ^^^^^
 
+* Do not hide previous results in aperture photometry when there is a failure, but rather show
+  the failure message within the plugin UI to indicate the shown results are "out of date". [#2112]
+
 Mosviz
 ^^^^^^
 
diff --git a/jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/aper_phot_simple/aper_phot_simple.py b/jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/aper_phot_simple/aper_phot_simple.py
index d9994f334b..9616567df4 100644
--- a/jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/aper_phot_simple/aper_phot_simple.py
+++ b/jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/aper_phot_simple/aper_phot_simple.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class SimpleAperturePhotometry(PluginTemplateMixin, DatasetSelectMixin, TableMix
     counts_factor = Any(0).tag(sync=True)
     flux_scaling = Any(0).tag(sync=True)
     result_available = Bool(False).tag(sync=True)
+    result_failed_msg = Unicode("").tag(sync=True)
     results = List().tag(sync=True)
     plot_types = List([]).tag(sync=True)
     current_plot_type = Unicode().tag(sync=True)
@@ -90,19 +91,11 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.session.hub.subscribe(self, SubsetUpdateMessage, handler=self._on_subset_update)
         self.session.hub.subscribe(self, LinkUpdatedMessage, handler=self._on_link_update)
 
-    def reset_results(self):
-        self.result_available = False
-        self.results = []
-        self.plot_available = False
-        self.radial_plot = ''
-        bqplot_clear_figure(self._fig)
-
     @observe('dataset_selected')
     def _dataset_selected_changed(self, event={}):
         try:
             self._selected_data = self.dataset.selected_dc_item
             if self._selected_data is None:
-                self.reset_results()
                 return
             self.counts_factor = 0
             self.pixel_area = 0
@@ -143,7 +136,6 @@ def _dataset_selected_changed(self, event={}):
                     self.pixel_area = 0.04 * 0.04
 
         except Exception as e:
-            self.reset_results()
             self._selected_data = None
             self.hub.broadcast(SnackbarMessage(
                 f"Failed to extract {self.dataset_selected}: {repr(e)}",
@@ -174,7 +166,6 @@ def _on_link_update(self, msg):
     def _subset_selected_changed(self, event={}):
         subset_selected = event.get('new', self.subset_selected)
         if self._selected_data is None or subset_selected == '':
-            self.reset_results()
             return
 
         try:
@@ -196,7 +187,6 @@ def _subset_selected_changed(self, event={}):
 
         except Exception as e:
             self._selected_subset = None
-            self.reset_results()
             self.hub.broadcast(SnackbarMessage(
                 f"Failed to extract {subset_selected}: {repr(e)}", color='error', sender=self))
 
@@ -249,7 +239,6 @@ def _bg_subset_selected_changed(self, event={}):
 
     def vue_do_aper_phot(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if self._selected_data is None or self._selected_subset is None:
-            self.reset_results()
             self.hub.broadcast(SnackbarMessage(
                 "No data for aperture photometry", color='error', sender=self))
             return
@@ -430,14 +419,15 @@ def vue_do_aper_phot(self, *args, **kwargs):
                 else:
                     bqplot_marks = [bqplot_line]
 
-            self._fig.marks = bqplot_marks
-
         except Exception as e:  # pragma: no cover
-            self.reset_results()
-            self.hub.broadcast(SnackbarMessage(
-                f"Aperture photometry failed: {repr(e)}", color='error', sender=self))
-
+            bqplot_clear_figure(self._fig)
+            msg = f"Aperture photometry failed: {repr(e)}"
+            self.hub.broadcast(SnackbarMessage(msg, color='error', sender=self))
+            self.result_failed_msg = msg
         else:
+            self.result_failed_msg = ''
+            self._fig.marks = bqplot_marks
+
             # Parse results for GUI.
             tmp = []
             for key in phot_table.colnames:
diff --git a/jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/aper_phot_simple/aper_phot_simple.vue b/jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/aper_phot_simple/aper_phot_simple.vue
index fb49bba3f3..690ef28cd2 100644
--- a/jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/aper_phot_simple/aper_phot_simple.vue
+++ b/jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/aper_phot_simple/aper_phot_simple.vue
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@
       </div>
     </div>
 
+    <v-row v-if="result_failed_msg.length > 0">
+      <span class="v-messages v-messages__message text--secondary" style="color: red !important">
+          <b>WARNING</b>: {{result_failed_msg}}
+      </span>
+    </v-row>
+
     <v-row v-if="plot_available">
       <!-- NOTE: the internal bqplot widget defaults to 480 pixels, so if choosing something else,
            we will likely need to override that with custom CSS rules in order to avoid the initial