diff --git a/config/util/representation-conversion/default.json b/config/util/representation-conversion/default.json
index 3265be779..1d8cf1ca2 100644
--- a/config/util/representation-conversion/default.json
+++ b/config/util/representation-conversion/default.json
@@ -28,8 +28,15 @@
             {
               "@type": "ErrorToTemplateConverter",
               "engine": { "@type": "HandlebarsTemplateEngine" },
-              "templatePath": "$PACKAGE_ROOT/templates/error/error.hbs",
-              "contentType": "text/html"
+              "templatePath": "$PACKAGE_ROOT/templates/error/main.md",
+              "descriptions": "$PACKAGE_ROOT/templates/error/descriptions/",
+              "contentType": "text/markdown",
+              "extension": ".md"
+            },
+            {
+              "@type": "MarkdownToHtmlConverter",
+              "engine": { "@type": "HandlebarsTemplateEngine" },
+              "templatePath": "$PACKAGE_ROOT/templates/main.html"
             }
           ]
         }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 11dac2a4e..e0c94d927 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4822,6 +4822,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lru-cache/-/lru-cache-5.1.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-RaE0B+14ToE4l6UqdarKPnXwVDuigfFv+5j9Dze/Nqr23yyuqdNvzcZi3xB+3Agvi5R4EOgAksfv3lXX4vBt9w=="
     },
+    "@types/marked": {
+      "version": "2.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/marked/-/marked-2.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lbhSN1rht/tQ+dSWxawCzGgTfxe9DB31iLgiT1ZVT5lshpam/nyOA1m3tKHRoNPctB2ukSL22JZI5Fr+WI/zYg=="
+    },
     "@types/mime": {
       "version": "1.3.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/mime/-/mime-1.3.2.tgz",
@@ -11427,8 +11432,7 @@
     "marked": {
       "version": "2.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/marked/-/marked-2.1.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-/Q+7MGzaETqifOMWYEA7HVMaZb4XbcRfaOzcSsHZEith83KGlvaSG33u0SKu89Mj5h+T8V2hM+8O45Qc5XTgwA==",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-/Q+7MGzaETqifOMWYEA7HVMaZb4XbcRfaOzcSsHZEith83KGlvaSG33u0SKu89Mj5h+T8V2hM+8O45Qc5XTgwA=="
     },
     "media-typer": {
       "version": "0.3.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4f3e8a0f7..757050336 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
     "@types/bcrypt": "^5.0.0",
     "@types/cors": "^2.8.10",
     "@types/end-of-stream": "^1.4.0",
+    "@types/marked": "^2.0.3",
     "@types/mime-types": "^2.1.0",
     "@types/n3": "^1.10.0",
     "@types/node": "^15.12.5",
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@
     "fetch-sparql-endpoint": "^2.0.1",
     "handlebars": "^4.7.7",
     "jose": "^3.11.6",
+    "marked": "^2.1.3",
     "mime-types": "^2.1.31",
     "n3": "^1.10.0",
     "nodemailer": "^6.6.2",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index c59bc9bec..9e9a1e7fe 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ export * from './storage/conversion/ConversionUtil';
 export * from './storage/conversion/ErrorToTemplateConverter';
 export * from './storage/conversion/ErrorToQuadConverter';
 export * from './storage/conversion/IfNeededConverter';
+export * from './storage/conversion/MarkdownToHtmlConverter';
 export * from './storage/conversion/PassthroughConverter';
 export * from './storage/conversion/QuadToRdfConverter';
 export * from './storage/conversion/RdfToQuadConverter';
diff --git a/src/storage/conversion/ErrorToTemplateConverter.ts b/src/storage/conversion/ErrorToTemplateConverter.ts
index d36e9649d..f296b5afb 100644
--- a/src/storage/conversion/ErrorToTemplateConverter.ts
+++ b/src/storage/conversion/ErrorToTemplateConverter.ts
@@ -4,25 +4,38 @@ import { BasicRepresentation } from '../../ldp/representation/BasicRepresentatio
 import type { Representation } from '../../ldp/representation/Representation';
 import type { TemplateEngine } from '../../pods/generate/TemplateEngine';
 import { INTERNAL_ERROR } from '../../util/ContentTypes';
+import { HttpError } from '../../util/errors/HttpError';
 import { InternalServerError } from '../../util/errors/InternalServerError';
-import { resolveAssetPath } from '../../util/PathUtil';
+import { joinFilePath, resolveAssetPath } from '../../util/PathUtil';
 import type { RepresentationConverterArgs } from './RepresentationConverter';
 import { TypedRepresentationConverter } from './TypedRepresentationConverter';
 
 /**
  * Serializes an Error by filling in the provided template.
  * Content-type is based on the constructor parameter.
+ *
+ * In case the input Error has an `options.errorCode` value,
+ * the converter will look in the `descriptions` for a file
+ * with the exact same name as that error code + `extension`.
+ * The templating engine will then be applied to that file.
+ * That result will be passed as an additional parameter to the main templating call,
+ * using the variable `codeMessage`.
  */
 export class ErrorToTemplateConverter extends TypedRepresentationConverter {
   private readonly engine: TemplateEngine;
   private readonly templatePath: string;
+  private readonly descriptions: string;
   private readonly contentType: string;
+  private readonly extension: string;
 
-  public constructor(engine: TemplateEngine, templatePath: string, contentType: string) {
+  public constructor(engine: TemplateEngine, templatePath: string, descriptions: string, contentType: string,
+    extension: string) {
     super(INTERNAL_ERROR, contentType);
     this.engine = engine;
     this.templatePath = resolveAssetPath(templatePath);
+    this.descriptions = resolveAssetPath(descriptions);
     this.contentType = contentType;
+    this.extension = extension;
   }
 
   public async handle({ representation }: RepresentationConverterArgs): Promise<Representation> {
@@ -34,10 +47,26 @@ export class ErrorToTemplateConverter extends TypedRepresentationConverter {
 
     // Render the template
     const { name, message, stack } = error;
-    const variables = { name, message, stack };
+    const description = await this.getErrorCodeMessage(error);
+    const variables = { name, message, stack, description };
     const template = await fsPromises.readFile(this.templatePath, 'utf8');
-    const html = this.engine.apply(template, variables);
+    const rendered = this.engine.apply(template, variables);
 
-    return new BasicRepresentation(html, representation.metadata, this.contentType);
+    return new BasicRepresentation(rendered, representation.metadata, this.contentType);
+  }
+
+  private async getErrorCodeMessage(error: Error): Promise<string | undefined> {
+    if (HttpError.isInstance(error) && error.options.errorCode) {
+      const filePath = joinFilePath(this.descriptions, `${error.options.errorCode}${this.extension}`);
+      let template: string;
+      try {
+        template = await fsPromises.readFile(filePath, 'utf8');
+      } catch {
+        // In case no template is found we still want to convert
+        return;
+      }
+
+      return this.engine.apply(template, (error.options.details ?? {}) as NodeJS.Dict<string>);
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/storage/conversion/MarkdownToHtmlConverter.ts b/src/storage/conversion/MarkdownToHtmlConverter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e17466fff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/storage/conversion/MarkdownToHtmlConverter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { promises as fsPromises } from 'fs';
+import marked from 'marked';
+import { BasicRepresentation } from '../../ldp/representation/BasicRepresentation';
+import type { Representation } from '../../ldp/representation/Representation';
+import type { TemplateEngine } from '../../pods/generate/TemplateEngine';
+import { TEXT_HTML, TEXT_MARKDOWN } from '../../util/ContentTypes';
+import { resolveAssetPath } from '../../util/PathUtil';
+import { readableToString } from '../../util/StreamUtil';
+import type { RepresentationConverterArgs } from './RepresentationConverter';
+import { TypedRepresentationConverter } from './TypedRepresentationConverter';
+
+/**
+ * Converts markdown data to HTML.
+ * The generated HTML will be injected into the given template using the parameter `htmlBody`.
+ * A standard markdown string will be converted to a <p> tag, so html and body tags should be part of the template.
+ * In case the markdown body starts with a header (#), that value will also be used as `title` parameter.
+ */
+export class MarkdownToHtmlConverter extends TypedRepresentationConverter {
+  private readonly engine: TemplateEngine;
+  private readonly templatePath: string;
+
+  public constructor(engine: TemplateEngine, templatePath: string) {
+    super(TEXT_MARKDOWN, TEXT_HTML);
+    this.engine = engine;
+    this.templatePath = resolveAssetPath(templatePath);
+  }
+
+  public async handle({ representation }: RepresentationConverterArgs): Promise<Representation> {
+    const markdown = await readableToString(representation.data);
+
+    // See if there is a title we can use
+    const match = /^\s*#+\s*([^\n]+)\n/u.exec(markdown);
+    const title = match?.[1];
+
+    const htmlBody = marked(markdown);
+
+    const template = await fsPromises.readFile(this.templatePath, 'utf8');
+    const html = this.engine.apply(template, { htmlBody, title });
+
+    return new BasicRepresentation(html, representation.metadata, TEXT_HTML);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/util/ContentTypes.ts b/src/util/ContentTypes.ts
index 9163ab17d..1d0bce73d 100644
--- a/src/util/ContentTypes.ts
+++ b/src/util/ContentTypes.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export const APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM = 'application/octet-stream';
 export const APPLICATION_SPARQL_UPDATE = 'application/sparql-update';
 export const APPLICATION_X_WWW_FORM_URLENCODED = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';
 export const TEXT_HTML = 'text/html';
+export const TEXT_MARKDOWN = 'text/markdown';
 export const TEXT_TURTLE = 'text/turtle';
 
 // Internal content types (not exposed over HTTP)
diff --git a/src/util/errors/HttpError.ts b/src/util/errors/HttpError.ts
index 431513cc6..05dc3c6e6 100644
--- a/src/util/errors/HttpError.ts
+++ b/src/util/errors/HttpError.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { isError } from './ErrorUtil';
 export interface HttpErrorOptions {
   cause?: unknown;
   errorCode?: string;
+  details?: NodeJS.Dict<unknown>;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/util/identifiers/BaseIdentifierStrategy.ts b/src/util/identifiers/BaseIdentifierStrategy.ts
index 529a7fae4..93bb3b7bb 100644
--- a/src/util/identifiers/BaseIdentifierStrategy.ts
+++ b/src/util/identifiers/BaseIdentifierStrategy.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ export abstract class BaseIdentifierStrategy implements IdentifierStrategy {
 
   public getParentContainer(identifier: ResourceIdentifier): ResourceIdentifier {
     if (!this.supportsIdentifier(identifier)) {
-      throw new InternalServerError(`The identifier ${identifier.path} is outside the configured identifier space.`);
+      throw new InternalServerError(`The identifier ${identifier.path} is outside the configured identifier space.`,
+        { errorCode: 'E0001', details: { path: identifier.path }});
     }
     if (this.isRootContainer(identifier)) {
       throw new InternalServerError(`Cannot obtain the parent of ${identifier.path} because it is a root container.`);
diff --git a/templates/error/descriptions/E0001 b/templates/error/descriptions/E0001
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6831798bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/error/descriptions/E0001
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+### Requests to `{{ path }}` are not supported
+The Community Solid Server received a request for `{{ path }}`, which is not configured.
+Here are some things you can try to fix this:
+ - Have you started the server with the right hostname?
+ - If you are running the server behind a reverse proxy, did you set up the `Forwarded` header correctly?
diff --git a/templates/error/error.hbs b/templates/error/error.hbs
deleted file mode 100644
index 26dcb9f23..000000000
--- a/templates/error/error.hbs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
-  <head>
-    <meta charset="utf-8"/>
-    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"/>
-    <title>{{ name }}</title>
-  </head>
-  <body>
-    <h1>{{ name }}</h1>
-    <p>{{ message }}</p>
-    {{#if stack}}
-      <pre><code>{{ stack }}</code></pre>
-    {{/if}}
-  </body>
-</html>
diff --git a/templates/error/main.md b/templates/error/main.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e30f35f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/error/main.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# {{ name }}
+
+{{#if description}}
+{{{ description }}}
+{{/if}}
+
+## Technical details
+{{ message }}
+
+{{#if stack}}
+```  
+{{ stack }}
+```
+{{/if}}
diff --git a/templates/main.html b/templates/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4f52090f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8"/>
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"/>
+  {{#if title}}
+  <title>{{ title }}</title>
+  {{/if}}
+</head>
+<body>
+{{! Triple braces to prevent HTML escaping }}
+{{{ htmlBody }}}
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/test/unit/storage/conversion/ErrorToTemplateConverter.test.ts b/test/unit/storage/conversion/ErrorToTemplateConverter.test.ts
index 4785c52d6..7fc33ca50 100644
--- a/test/unit/storage/conversion/ErrorToTemplateConverter.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/storage/conversion/ErrorToTemplateConverter.test.ts
@@ -4,29 +4,32 @@ import { ErrorToTemplateConverter } from '../../../../src/storage/conversion/Err
 import { BadRequestHttpError } from '../../../../src/util/errors/BadRequestHttpError';
 import { InternalServerError } from '../../../../src/util/errors/InternalServerError';
 import { readableToString } from '../../../../src/util/StreamUtil';
+import { mockFs } from '../../../util/Util';
 
-const mockRead = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue('{{ template }}');
-jest.mock('fs', (): any => ({
-  promises: { readFile: (...args: any[]): any => mockRead(...args) },
-}));
+jest.mock('fs');
 
 describe('An ErrorToTemplateConverter', (): void => {
+  let cache: { data: any };
   const identifier = { path: 'http://test.com/error' };
+  const templatePath = '/templates/error.template';
+  const descriptions = '/templates/codes';
+  const errorCode = 'E0001';
   let engine: TemplateEngine;
-  const path = '/template/error.template';
   let converter: ErrorToTemplateConverter;
   const preferences = {};
 
   beforeEach(async(): Promise<void> => {
-    mockRead.mockClear();
+    cache = mockFs('/templates');
+    cache.data['error.template'] = '{{ template }}';
+    cache.data.codes = { [`${errorCode}.html`]: '{{{ errorText }}}' };
     engine = {
       apply: jest.fn().mockReturnValue('<html>'),
     };
 
-    converter = new ErrorToTemplateConverter(engine, path, 'text/html');
+    converter = new ErrorToTemplateConverter(engine, templatePath, descriptions, 'text/html', '.html');
   });
 
-  it('supports going from errors to quads.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+  it('supports going from errors to the given content type.', async(): Promise<void> => {
     await expect(converter.getInputTypes()).resolves.toEqual({ 'internal/error': 1 });
     await expect(converter.getOutputTypes()).resolves.toEqual({ 'text/html': 1 });
   });
@@ -47,8 +50,6 @@ describe('An ErrorToTemplateConverter', (): void => {
     expect(result.binary).toBe(true);
     expect(result.metadata.contentType).toBe('text/html');
     await expect(readableToString(result.data)).resolves.toBe('<html>');
-    expect(mockRead).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(mockRead).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(path, 'utf8');
     expect(engine.apply).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(engine.apply).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
       '{{ template }}', { name: 'BadRequestHttpError', message: 'error text', stack: error.stack },
@@ -65,11 +66,63 @@ describe('An ErrorToTemplateConverter', (): void => {
     expect(result.binary).toBe(true);
     expect(result.metadata.contentType).toBe('text/html');
     await expect(readableToString(result.data)).resolves.toBe('<html>');
-    expect(mockRead).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(mockRead).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(path, 'utf8');
     expect(engine.apply).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(engine.apply).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
       '{{ template }}', { name: 'BadRequestHttpError', message: 'error text' },
     );
   });
+
+  it('adds additional information if an error code is found.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+    const error = new BadRequestHttpError('error text', { errorCode, details: { key: 'val' }});
+    const representation = new BasicRepresentation([ error ], 'internal/error', false);
+    const prom = converter.handle({ identifier, representation, preferences });
+    await expect(prom).resolves.toBeDefined();
+    const result = await prom;
+    expect(result.binary).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.metadata.contentType).toBe('text/html');
+    await expect(readableToString(result.data)).resolves.toBe('<html>');
+    expect(engine.apply).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(engine.apply).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      '{{{ errorText }}}', { key: 'val' },
+    );
+    expect(engine.apply).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      '{{ template }}',
+      { name: 'BadRequestHttpError', message: 'error text', stack: error.stack, description: '<html>' },
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('sends an empty object for additional error code parameters if none are defined.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+    const error = new BadRequestHttpError('error text', { errorCode });
+    const representation = new BasicRepresentation([ error ], 'internal/error', false);
+    const prom = converter.handle({ identifier, representation, preferences });
+    await expect(prom).resolves.toBeDefined();
+    const result = await prom;
+    expect(result.binary).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.metadata.contentType).toBe('text/html');
+    await expect(readableToString(result.data)).resolves.toBe('<html>');
+    expect(engine.apply).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(engine.apply).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      '{{{ errorText }}}', { },
+    );
+    expect(engine.apply).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      '{{ template }}',
+      { name: 'BadRequestHttpError', message: 'error text', stack: error.stack, description: '<html>' },
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('converts errors with a code as usual if no corresponding template is found.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+    const error = new BadRequestHttpError('error text', { errorCode: 'invalid' });
+    const representation = new BasicRepresentation([ error ], 'internal/error', false);
+    const prom = converter.handle({ identifier, representation, preferences });
+    await expect(prom).resolves.toBeDefined();
+    const result = await prom;
+    expect(result.binary).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.metadata.contentType).toBe('text/html');
+    await expect(readableToString(result.data)).resolves.toBe('<html>');
+    expect(engine.apply).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(engine.apply).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      '{{ template }}',
+      { name: 'BadRequestHttpError', message: 'error text', stack: error.stack },
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/unit/storage/conversion/MarkdownToHtmlConverter.test.ts b/test/unit/storage/conversion/MarkdownToHtmlConverter.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6eea42c3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/storage/conversion/MarkdownToHtmlConverter.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { BasicRepresentation } from '../../../../src/ldp/representation/BasicRepresentation';
+import type { TemplateEngine } from '../../../../src/pods/generate/TemplateEngine';
+import { MarkdownToHtmlConverter } from '../../../../src/storage/conversion/MarkdownToHtmlConverter';
+import { readableToString } from '../../../../src/util/StreamUtil';
+import { mockFs } from '../../../util/Util';
+
+jest.mock('fs');
+
+describe('A MarkdownToHtmlConverter', (): void => {
+  let cache: { data: any };
+  const identifier = { path: 'http://test.com/text' };
+  const templatePath = '/templates/error.template';
+  const preferences = {};
+  let engine: TemplateEngine;
+  let converter: MarkdownToHtmlConverter;
+
+  beforeEach(async(): Promise<void> => {
+    cache = mockFs('/templates');
+    cache.data['error.template'] = '{{ template }}';
+    engine = {
+      apply: jest.fn().mockReturnValue('<html>'),
+    };
+
+    converter = new MarkdownToHtmlConverter(engine, templatePath);
+  });
+
+  it('supports going from markdown to html.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+    await expect(converter.getInputTypes()).resolves.toEqual({ 'text/markdown': 1 });
+    await expect(converter.getOutputTypes()).resolves.toEqual({ 'text/html': 1 });
+  });
+
+  it('converts markdown and inserts it in the template.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+    const markdown = 'Text `code` more text.';
+    const representation = new BasicRepresentation(markdown, 'text/markdown', true);
+    const prom = converter.handle({ identifier, representation, preferences });
+    await expect(prom).resolves.toBeDefined();
+    const result = await prom;
+    expect(result.binary).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.metadata.contentType).toBe('text/html');
+    await expect(readableToString(result.data)).resolves.toBe('<html>');
+    expect(engine.apply).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(engine.apply).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      '{{ template }}', { htmlBody: '<p>Text <code>code</code> more text.</p>\n' },
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('uses the main markdown header as title if there is one.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+    const markdown = '# title text\nmore text';
+    const representation = new BasicRepresentation(markdown, 'text/markdown', true);
+    const prom = converter.handle({ identifier, representation, preferences });
+    await expect(prom).resolves.toBeDefined();
+    const result = await prom;
+    expect(result.binary).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.metadata.contentType).toBe('text/html');
+    await expect(readableToString(result.data)).resolves.toBe('<html>');
+    expect(engine.apply).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(engine.apply).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      '{{ template }}', { htmlBody: '<h1 id="title-text">title text</h1>\n<p>more text</p>\n', title: 'title text' },
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/unit/util/identifiers/BaseIdentifierStrategy.test.ts b/test/unit/util/identifiers/BaseIdentifierStrategy.test.ts
index 5686bf39d..a4675f2c7 100644
--- a/test/unit/util/identifiers/BaseIdentifierStrategy.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/util/identifiers/BaseIdentifierStrategy.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ describe('A BaseIdentifierStrategy', (): void => {
   it('errors when attempting to get the parent of an unsupported identifier.', async(): Promise<void> => {
     expect((): any => strategy.getParentContainer({ path: '/unsupported' }))
       .toThrow('The identifier /unsupported is outside the configured identifier space.');
+    expect((): any => strategy.getParentContainer({ path: '/unsupported' }))
+      .toThrow(expect.objectContaining({ options: { errorCode: 'E0001', details: { path: '/unsupported' }}}));
   });
 
   it('errors when attempting to get the parent of a root container.', async(): Promise<void> => {