diff --git a/cypress/integration/customErrors/visualizationError.cy.js b/cypress/integration/customErrors/visualizationError.cy.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6dfb97301
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/integration/customErrors/visualizationError.cy.js
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import {
+    DIMENSION_ID_DATA,
+    DIMENSION_ID_PERIOD,
+    visTypeDisplayNames,
+    VIS_TYPE_COLUMN,
+    VIS_TYPE_PIVOT_TABLE,
+} from '@dhis2/analytics'
+import { expectVisualizationToBeVisible } from '../../elements/chart.js'
+import {
+    selectDataElements,
+    clickDimensionModalUpdateButton,
+    inputSearchTerm,
+    unselectAllItemsByButton,
+    selectRelativePeriods,
+    unselectItemByDoubleClick,
+} from '../../elements/dimensionModal/index.js'
+import { openDimension } from '../../elements/dimensionsPanel.js'
+import {
+    expectErrorToContainTitle,
+    goToStartPage,
+} from '../../elements/startScreen.js'
+import { changeVisType } from '../../elements/visualizationTypeSelector.js'
+
+const NARRATIVE_ITEM = {
+    name: 'Cholera (Deaths < 5 yrs) Narrative',
+    content:
+        'Cholera is an infection of the small intestine caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.',
+}
+
+const REGULAR_ITEM = {
+    name: 'All other follow-ups',
+    content: '53 666',
+}
+
+describe('Visualization error', () => {
+    it('navigates to the start page and changes vis type to PT', () => {
+        goToStartPage()
+        changeVisType(visTypeDisplayNames[VIS_TYPE_PIVOT_TABLE])
+    })
+    it("selects period 'This year'", () => {
+        openDimension(DIMENSION_ID_PERIOD)
+        unselectAllItemsByButton()
+        selectRelativePeriods(['This year'], 'Years')
+        clickDimensionModalUpdateButton()
+    })
+    it('selects a narrative item', () => {
+        openDimension(DIMENSION_ID_DATA)
+        inputSearchTerm('narrative')
+        selectDataElements([NARRATIVE_ITEM.name])
+        clickDimensionModalUpdateButton()
+        expectVisualizationToBeVisible(VIS_TYPE_PIVOT_TABLE)
+    })
+    it('narrative item is displayed correctly', () => {
+        cy.contains(NARRATIVE_ITEM.content)
+    })
+    it('selects a regular item', () => {
+        openDimension(DIMENSION_ID_DATA)
+        selectDataElements([REGULAR_ITEM.name])
+        clickDimensionModalUpdateButton()
+        expectVisualizationToBeVisible(VIS_TYPE_PIVOT_TABLE)
+    })
+    it('both items are displayed correctly', () => {
+        cy.contains(NARRATIVE_ITEM.content)
+        cy.contains(REGULAR_ITEM.content)
+    })
+
+    it('changes vis type to Column', () => {
+        changeVisType(visTypeDisplayNames[VIS_TYPE_COLUMN])
+    })
+    it('regular item is displayed correctly', () => {
+        cy.contains(REGULAR_ITEM.content)
+    })
+    it('removes the regular item', () => {
+        openDimension(DIMENSION_ID_DATA)
+        unselectItemByDoubleClick(REGULAR_ITEM.name)
+        clickDimensionModalUpdateButton()
+    })
+    it('error is shown', () => {
+        expectErrorToContainTitle('Invalid data type')
+    })
+})
diff --git a/packages/app/i18n/en.pot b/packages/app/i18n/en.pot
index 21c7263ae7..babf8bcfa9 100644
--- a/packages/app/i18n/en.pot
+++ b/packages/app/i18n/en.pot
@@ -832,6 +832,16 @@ msgstr "No organization units found"
 msgid "The level or group selections didn't return any organization units."
 msgstr "The level or group selections didn't return any organization units."
 
+msgid "Invalid data type"
+msgstr "Invalid data type"
+
+msgid ""
+"The selected data dimensions didn't return any valid data. This "
+"visualization type can only display numerical data."
+msgstr ""
+"The selected data dimensions didn't return any valid data. This "
+"visualization type can only display numerical data."
+
 msgid "Something went wrong"
 msgstr "Something went wrong"
 
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/Visualization/Visualization.js b/packages/app/src/components/Visualization/Visualization.js
index d510148cc9..d0c252f59d 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/Visualization/Visualization.js
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/Visualization/Visualization.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { DIMENSION_ID_DATA, VIS_TYPE_PIVOT_TABLE } from '@dhis2/analytics'
 import VisualizationPlugin from '@dhis2/data-visualizer-plugin'
 import debounce from 'lodash-es/debounce'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import {
     CombinationDEGSRRError,
     NoOrgUnitResponseError,
     NoDataError,
+    ValueTypeError,
 } from '../../modules/error.js'
 import { removeLastPathSegment } from '../../modules/orgUnit.js'
 import { sGetCurrent } from '../../reducers/current.js'
@@ -86,7 +88,19 @@ export class UnconnectedVisualization extends Component {
 
     onResponsesReceived = (responses) => {
         const forMetadata = {}
+
         responses.forEach((response) => {
+            if (
+                (response?.metaData?.dimensions || {})[
+                    DIMENSION_ID_DATA
+                ]?.every(
+                    (dim) => response.metaData.items[dim]?.valueType === 'TEXT'
+                ) &&
+                this.props.visualization.type !== VIS_TYPE_PIVOT_TABLE
+            ) {
+                throw new ValueTypeError()
+            }
+
             Object.entries(response.metaData.items).forEach(([id, item]) => {
                 forMetadata[id] = {
                     id,
diff --git a/packages/app/src/modules/error.js b/packages/app/src/modules/error.js
index 20c2e626a5..334a2c3247 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/modules/error.js
+++ b/packages/app/src/modules/error.js
@@ -323,6 +323,18 @@ export class NoOrgUnitResponseError extends VisualizationError {
     }
 }
 
+export class ValueTypeError extends VisualizationError {
+    constructor() {
+        super(
+            DataError,
+            i18n.t('Invalid data type'),
+            i18n.t(
+                "The selected data dimensions didn't return any valid data. This visualization type can only display numerical data."
+            )
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 export const genericErrorTitle = i18n.t('Something went wrong')
 
 const getAvailableAxesDescription = (visType) => {