diff --git a/packages/vue-app/template/client.js b/packages/vue-app/template/client.js
index db1c2457a2..f88b14169c 100644
--- a/packages/vue-app/template/client.js
+++ b/packages/vue-app/template/client.js
@@ -145,8 +145,19 @@ async function loadAsyncComponents(to, from, next) {
     // Call next()
     next()
   } catch (err) {
-    const error = this.error(err)
-    this.<%= globals.nuxt %>.$emit('routeChanged', to, from, error)
+    err = err || {}
+    const statusCode = err.statusCode || err.status || (err.response && err.response.status) || 500
+    const message = err.message || ''
+
+    // Handle chunk loading errors
+    // This may be due to a new deployment or a network problem
+    if (/^Loading chunk (\d)+ failed\./.test(message)) {
+      window.location.reload(true /* skip cache */)
+      return // prevent error page blinking for user
+    }
+
+    this.error({ statusCode, message })
+    this.$nuxt.$emit('routeChanged', to, from, err)
     next(false)
   }
 }