diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 07e1b15a1f2..3a92a2292df 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 - server/bigquery: Fix issues related to adding and querying from non-US datasets (closes [6937](https://github.com/hasura/graphql-engine/issues/6937)).
 - console: add pagination on the Raw SQL results page
 - console: fix issues with replacing invalid graphql identifiers in table and column names
+- console: show error message on inconsistent objects table
 
 
 ## v2.0.3
diff --git a/console/cypress/integration/settings/metadata/spec.ts b/console/cypress/integration/settings/metadata/spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7ff6f501912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/console/cypress/integration/settings/metadata/spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { getElementFromAlias, baseUrl } from '../../../helpers/dataHelpers';
+
+// fake inconsistentMetadata api response
+const inconsistentMetadata = {
+  is_consistent: false,
+  inconsistent_objects: [
+    {
+      definition: 'DB2',
+      reason: 'Inconsistent object: connection error',
+      name: 'source DB2',
+      type: 'source',
+      message:
+        'could not translate host name "db" to address: Name or service not known\n',
+    },
+  ],
+};
+
+export const inconsistentMetadataPage = () => {
+  // Set first column
+  cy.visit('/settings/metadata-status?is_redirected=true');
+  cy.intercept('/v1/metadata', req => {
+    // dynamically respond to a request here
+
+    if (req?.body?.type === 'get_inconsistent_metadata') {
+      // fake inconsistentMetadata api response to test the UI
+      return req.reply(inconsistentMetadata);
+    }
+
+    // send all other requests to the destination server
+    req.reply();
+  });
+  cy.url().should(
+    'eq',
+    `${baseUrl}/settings/metadata-status?is_redirected=true`
+  );
+
+  cy.get(getElementFromAlias('inconsistent_name_0')).contains('DB2');
+  cy.get(getElementFromAlias('inconsistent_type_0')).contains('source');
+  cy.get(getElementFromAlias('inconsistent_reason_0')).contains(
+    'Inconsistent object: connection error'
+  );
+  cy.get(getElementFromAlias('inconsistent_reason_0')).contains(
+    'could not translate host name "db" to address: Name or service not known'
+  );
+};
diff --git a/console/cypress/integration/settings/metadata/test.ts b/console/cypress/integration/settings/metadata/test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c0d2f116fcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/console/cypress/integration/settings/metadata/test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { testMode } from '../../../helpers/common';
+
+import {
+  inconsistentMetadataPage,
+} from './spec';
+
+
+export const testInconsistentMetadatapage = () => {
+  describe('Inconsistent Metadata', () => {
+    it('should render inconsistent metadata table with fake data', inconsistentMetadataPage);
+  });
+};
+
+if (testMode !== 'cli') {
+  testInconsistentMetadatapage();
+}
diff --git a/console/src/components/Services/Settings/MetadataStatus/MetadataStatus.js b/console/src/components/Services/Settings/MetadataStatus/MetadataStatus.js
index 9472194cdd0..37ac573aadc 100644
--- a/console/src/components/Services/Settings/MetadataStatus/MetadataStatus.js
+++ b/console/src/components/Services/Settings/MetadataStatus/MetadataStatus.js
@@ -30,58 +30,72 @@ const MetadataStatus = ({ dispatch, metadata }) => {
           </tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody>
-          {metadata.inconsistentObjects.map((ico, _i) => {
+          {metadata.inconsistentObjects.map((iconsistentObject, _i) => {
             let name;
             let definition;
-            if (ico.type === 'source') {
-              name = ico.definition;
+            if (iconsistentObject.type === 'source') {
+              name = iconsistentObject.definition;
             }
             if (
-              ico.type === 'object_relation' ||
-              ico.type === 'array_relation'
+              iconsistentObject.type === 'object_relation' ||
+              iconsistentObject.type === 'array_relation'
             ) {
-              name = ico.definition.name;
+              name = iconsistentObject.definition.name;
               definition = `relationship of table "${getTableNameFromDef(
-                ico.definition.table
+                iconsistentObject.definition.table
               )}"`;
-            } else if (ico.type === 'remote_relationship') {
-              name = ico.definition.name;
+            } else if (iconsistentObject.type === 'remote_relationship') {
+              name = iconsistentObject.definition.name;
               definition = `relationship between table "${getTableNameFromDef(
-                ico.definition.table
-              )}" and remote schema "${ico.definition.remote_schema}"`;
-            } else if (permissionTypes.includes(ico.type)) {
-              name = `${ico.definition.role}-permission`;
-              definition = `${ico.type} on table "${getTableNameFromDef(
-                ico.definition.table
-              )}"`;
-            } else if (ico.type === 'table') {
-              name = getTableNameFromDef(ico.definition);
-              definition = name;
-            } else if (ico.type === 'function') {
-              name = getTableNameFromDef(ico.definition);
-              definition = name;
-            } else if (ico.type === 'event_trigger') {
-              name = ico.definition.configuration.name;
-              definition = `event trigger on table "${getTableNameFromDef(
-                ico.definition.table
-              )}"`;
-            } else if (ico.type === 'remote_schema') {
-              name = ico.definition.name;
-              let url = `"${
-                ico.definition.definition.url ||
-                ico.definition.definition.url_from_env
+                iconsistentObject.definition.table
+              )}" and remote schema "${
+                iconsistentObject.definition.remote_schema
               }"`;
-              if (ico.definition.definition.url_from_env) {
+            } else if (permissionTypes.includes(iconsistentObject.type)) {
+              name = `${iconsistentObject.definition.role}-permission`;
+              definition = `${
+                iconsistentObject.type
+              } on table "${getTableNameFromDef(
+                iconsistentObject.definition.table
+              )}"`;
+            } else if (iconsistentObject.type === 'table') {
+              name = getTableNameFromDef(iconsistentObject.definition);
+              definition = name;
+            } else if (iconsistentObject.type === 'function') {
+              name = getTableNameFromDef(iconsistentObject.definition);
+              definition = name;
+            } else if (iconsistentObject.type === 'event_trigger') {
+              name = iconsistentObject.definition.configuration.name;
+              definition = `event trigger on table "${getTableNameFromDef(
+                iconsistentObject.definition.table
+              )}"`;
+            } else if (iconsistentObject.type === 'remote_schema') {
+              name = iconsistentObject.definition.name;
+              let url = `"${
+                iconsistentObject.definition.definition.url ||
+                iconsistentObject.definition.definition.url_from_env
+              }"`;
+              if (iconsistentObject.definition.definition.url_from_env) {
                 url = `the url from the value of env var ${url}`;
               }
               definition = `remote schema named "${name}" at ${url}`;
             }
             return (
               <tr key={_i}>
-                <td>{name}</td>
-                <td>{ico.type}</td>
-                <td>{definition}</td>
-                <td>{ico.reason}</td>
+                <td data-test={`inconsistent_name_${_i}`}>{name}</td>
+                <td data-test={`inconsistent_type_${_i}`}>
+                  {iconsistentObject.type}
+                </td>
+                <td data-test={`inconsistent_description_${_i}`}>
+                  {definition}
+                </td>
+                <td data-test={`inconsistent_reason_${_i}`}>
+                  <div>
+                    <b>{iconsistentObject.reason}</b>
+                    <br />
+                    {iconsistentObject.message}
+                  </div>
+                </td>
               </tr>
             );
           })}