diff --git a/lib/adapters/test-result/testplane.ts b/lib/adapters/test-result/testplane.ts
index 2b43f38c2..457703bec 100644
--- a/lib/adapters/test-result/testplane.ts
+++ b/lib/adapters/test-result/testplane.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,14 @@ import type {Test as TestplaneTest} from 'testplane';
 import {ValueOf} from 'type-fest';
 
 import {ERROR, FAIL, SUCCESS, TestStatus, UNKNOWN_SESSION_ID, UPDATED} from '../../constants';
-import {getError, hasUnrelatedToScreenshotsErrors, isImageDiffError, isNoRefImageError, wrapLinkByTag} from '../../common-utils';
+import {
+    getError,
+    hasUnrelatedToScreenshotsErrors,
+    isImageDiffError,
+    isInvalidRefImageError,
+    isNoRefImageError,
+    wrapLinkByTag
+} from '../../common-utils';
 import {
     ErrorDetails,
     TestplaneSuite,
@@ -146,6 +153,14 @@ export class TestplaneTestResultAdapter implements ReporterTestResult {
                     refImg: assertResult.refImg,
                     actualImg: assertResult.currImg
                 } satisfies ImageInfoNoRef;
+            } else if (isInvalidRefImageError(assertResult)) {
+                return {
+                    status: ERROR,
+                    stateName: assertResult.stateName,
+                    error: _.pick(assertResult, ['message', 'name', 'stack']),
+                    refImg: assertResult.refImg,
+                    actualImg: assertResult.currImg
+                } satisfies ImageInfoNoRef;
             } else if ((assertResult as {isUpdated?: boolean}).isUpdated) {
                 return {
                     status: UPDATED,
diff --git a/lib/common-utils.ts b/lib/common-utils.ts
index 2fe6b0c07..6b96ac1f8 100644
--- a/lib/common-utils.ts
+++ b/lib/common-utils.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {
     ImageInfoWithState,
     TestError
 } from './types';
-import {ErrorName, ImageDiffError, NoRefImageError} from './errors';
+import {ErrorName, ImageDiffError, InvalidRefImageError, NoRefImageError} from './errors';
 import type {ReporterTestResult} from './adapters/test-result';
 
 export const getShortMD5 = (str: string): string => {
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ export const isNoRefImageError = (error?: unknown): error is NoRefImageError =>
     return (error as {name?: string})?.name === ErrorName.NO_REF_IMAGE;
 };
 
+export const isInvalidRefImageError = (error?: unknown): error is InvalidRefImageError => {
+    return (error as {name?: string})?.name === ErrorName.INVALID_REF_IMAGE;
+};
+
 export const isImageError = (error?: unknown): boolean => {
     return isAssertViewError(error) || isImageDiffError(error) || isNoRefImageError(error);
 };
diff --git a/lib/errors/index.ts b/lib/errors/index.ts
index 3cad41efb..48a00c2d7 100644
--- a/lib/errors/index.ts
+++ b/lib/errors/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export const ErrorName = {
     GENERAL_ERROR: 'Error',
     IMAGE_DIFF: 'ImageDiffError',
     NO_REF_IMAGE: 'NoRefImageError',
+    INVALID_REF_IMAGE: 'InvalidRefImageError',
     ASSERT_VIEW: 'AssertViewError'
 } as const;
 export type ErrorName = ValueOf<typeof ErrorName>;
@@ -34,3 +35,13 @@ export interface NoRefImageError {
     currImg: ImageFile;
     refImg: ImageFile;
 }
+
+/** @note Can be thrown by Testplane after version 8.20.7 */
+export interface InvalidRefImageError {
+    name: ErrorNames['INVALID_REF_IMAGE'];
+    stateName: string;
+    message: string;
+    stack?: string;
+    currImg: ImageFile;
+    refImg: ImageFile;
+}
diff --git a/lib/static/components/state/state-error.jsx b/lib/static/components/state/state-error.jsx
index 8e67d6832..ed202aaae 100644
--- a/lib/static/components/state/state-error.jsx
+++ b/lib/static/components/state/state-error.jsx
@@ -13,7 +13,14 @@ import * as actions from '../../modules/actions';
 import ErrorDetails from './error-details';
 import Details from '../details';
 import {ERROR_TITLE_TEXT_LENGTH} from '../../../constants/errors';
-import {isAssertViewError, isImageDiffError, isNoRefImageError, mergeSnippetIntoErrorStack, trimArray} from '../../../common-utils';
+import {
+    isAssertViewError,
+    isImageDiffError,
+    isInvalidRefImageError,
+    isNoRefImageError,
+    mergeSnippetIntoErrorStack,
+    trimArray
+} from '../../../common-utils';
 import {Card} from '@gravity-ui/uikit';
 import {Screenshot} from '@/static/new-ui/components/Screenshot';
 
@@ -51,7 +58,7 @@ class StateError extends Component {
     _drawImage() {
         const {image, error} = this.props;
 
-        if (image.actualImg && isNoRefImageError(error)) {
+        if (image.actualImg && (isNoRefImageError(error) || isInvalidRefImageError(error))) {
             return <Screenshot image={image.actualImg} />;
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/static/modules/utils/index.js b/lib/static/modules/utils/index.js
index 602318579..ce8b3ca4f 100644
--- a/lib/static/modules/utils/index.js
+++ b/lib/static/modules/utils/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
 'use strict';
 
 import {isEmpty, find, isFunction, flatMap} from 'lodash';
-import {isIdleStatus, isSuccessStatus, isUpdatedStatus, isFailStatus, isErrorStatus, isSkippedStatus, isNoRefImageError, isStagedStatus, isCommitedStatus} from '../../../common-utils';
+import {
+    isIdleStatus,
+    isSuccessStatus,
+    isUpdatedStatus,
+    isFailStatus,
+    isErrorStatus,
+    isSkippedStatus,
+    isNoRefImageError,
+    isStagedStatus,
+    isCommitedStatus,
+    isInvalidRefImageError
+} from '../../../common-utils';
 import {ViewMode, SECTIONS, RESULT_KEYS, KEY_DELIMITER} from '../../../constants';
 import default_ from './state';
 const {applyStateUpdate, ensureDiffProperty, getUpdatedProperty} = default_;
@@ -37,7 +48,7 @@ export function isNodeSuccessful(node) {
  * @returns {boolean}
  */
 export function isAcceptable({status, error}) {
-    return isErrorStatus(status) && isNoRefImageError(error) || isFailStatus(status) || isSkippedStatus(status);
+    return isErrorStatus(status) && isNoRefImageError(error) || isFailStatus(status) || isSkippedStatus(status) || isInvalidRefImageError(error);
 }
 
 function isScreenGuiRevertable({gui, image, isLastResult}) {
diff --git a/lib/static/new-ui/components/AssertViewStatus/index.tsx b/lib/static/new-ui/components/AssertViewStatus/index.tsx
index 4fa582abb..b8dcdb4b1 100644
--- a/lib/static/new-ui/components/AssertViewStatus/index.tsx
+++ b/lib/static/new-ui/components/AssertViewStatus/index.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import React, {ReactNode} from 'react';
 import {ImageEntity, ImageEntityError} from '@/static/new-ui/types/store';
 import {TestStatus} from '@/constants';
 import {Icon} from '@gravity-ui/uikit';
-import {FileCheck, CircleCheck, SquareExclamation, SquareXmark, FileLetterX, ArrowRightArrowLeft} from '@gravity-ui/icons';
-import {isNoRefImageError} from '@/common-utils';
+import {FileCheck, CircleCheck, SquareExclamation, SquareXmark, FileLetterX, FileExclamation, ArrowRightArrowLeft} from '@gravity-ui/icons';
+import {isInvalidRefImageError, isNoRefImageError} from '@/common-utils';
 import styles from './index.module.css';
 
 interface AssertViewStatusProps {
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ export function AssertViewStatus({image}: AssertViewStatusProps): ReactNode {
         status = <><Icon data={CircleCheck} width={16}/><span>Images match</span></>;
     } else if (isNoRefImageError((image as ImageEntityError).error)) {
         status = <><Icon data={FileLetterX} width={16}/><span>Reference not found</span></>;
+    } else if (isInvalidRefImageError((image as ImageEntityError).error)) {
+        status = <><Icon data={FileExclamation} width={16}/><span>Reference is broken</span></>;
     } else if (image.status === TestStatus.FAIL) {
         status = <><Icon data={ArrowRightArrowLeft} width={16}/><span>Difference detected</span></>;
     } else if (image.status === TestStatus.UPDATED) {