diff --git a/apps/mark-scan/frontend/src/app_root.tsx b/apps/mark-scan/frontend/src/app_root.tsx
index 356d61d9926..9d261ec3a1d 100644
--- a/apps/mark-scan/frontend/src/app_root.tsx
+++ b/apps/mark-scan/frontend/src/app_root.tsx
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ import { PatDeviceCalibrationPage } from './pages/pat_device_identification/pat_
 import { CastingBallotPage } from './pages/casting_ballot_page';
 import { BallotSuccessfullyCastPage } from './pages/ballot_successfully_cast_page';
 import { EmptyBallotBoxPage } from './pages/empty_ballot_box_page';
+import { PollWorkerAuthEndedUnexpectedlyPage } from './pages/poll_worker_auth_ended_unexpectedly_page';
 
 interface VotingState {
   votes?: VotesDict;
@@ -439,6 +440,18 @@ export function AppRoot({
     return <JamClearedPage stateMachineState={stateMachineState} />;
   }
 
+  const isInPaperLoadingStage =
+    stateMachineState === 'accepting_paper' ||
+    stateMachineState === 'loading_paper';
+  if (
+    stateMachineState === 'poll_worker_auth_ended_unexpectedly' ||
+    // Handle when the frontend auth state is up to date but the state machine state is not
+    (isInPaperLoadingStage &&
+      (isCardlessVoterAuth(authStatus) || authStatus.status === 'logged_out'))
+  ) {
+    return <PollWorkerAuthEndedUnexpectedlyPage />;
+  }
+
   if (optionalElectionDefinition && precinctSelection) {
     if (
       authStatus.status === 'logged_out' &&
diff --git a/apps/mark-scan/frontend/src/app_states.test.tsx b/apps/mark-scan/frontend/src/app_states.test.tsx
index ef90c26da2b..68d6c9f9f06 100644
--- a/apps/mark-scan/frontend/src/app_states.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/mark-scan/frontend/src/app_states.test.tsx
@@ -222,14 +222,14 @@ test('`empty_ballot_box` state renders EmptyBallotBoxPage', async () => {
   await screen.findByText('Ballot Box Full');
 });
 
-const testSpecs: Array<{
+const ballotCastPageTestSpecs: Array<{
   state: SimpleServerStatus;
 }> = [
   { state: 'ballot_accepted' },
   { state: 'resetting_state_machine_after_success' },
 ];
 
-test.each(testSpecs)(
+test.each(ballotCastPageTestSpecs)(
   '$state state renders BallotSuccessfullyCastPage',
   async ({ state }) => {
     apiMock.mockApiClient.getElectionState.reset();
@@ -253,3 +253,41 @@ test.each(testSpecs)(
     await screen.findByText('Thank you for voting.');
   }
 );
+
+const authEndedEarlyPageTestSpecs: Array<{
+  state: SimpleServerStatus;
+  auth: 'cardless_voter' | 'logged_out';
+}> = [
+  { state: 'poll_worker_auth_ended_unexpectedly', auth: 'cardless_voter' },
+  { state: 'poll_worker_auth_ended_unexpectedly', auth: 'logged_out' },
+  { state: 'accepting_paper', auth: 'cardless_voter' },
+  { state: 'accepting_paper', auth: 'logged_out' },
+  { state: 'loading_paper', auth: 'cardless_voter' },
+  { state: 'loading_paper', auth: 'logged_out' },
+];
+
+test.each(authEndedEarlyPageTestSpecs)(
+  '$state state renders PollWorkerAuthEndedUnexpectedlyPage',
+  async ({ state, auth }) => {
+    apiMock.setPaperHandlerState(state);
+    if (auth === 'cardless_voter') {
+      apiMock.setAuthStatusCardlessVoterLoggedInWithDefaults(
+        electionDefinition
+      );
+    } else {
+      apiMock.setAuthStatusLoggedOut();
+    }
+
+    render(
+      <App
+        hardware={hardware}
+        apiClient={apiMock.mockApiClient}
+        reload={jest.fn()}
+      />
+    );
+
+    await screen.findByText(
+      'The poll worker card was removed before paper loading completed. Please try again.'
+    );
+  }
+);
diff --git a/apps/mark-scan/frontend/src/pages/poll_worker_auth_ended_unexpectedly_page.tsx b/apps/mark-scan/frontend/src/pages/poll_worker_auth_ended_unexpectedly_page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..616e8d1c41d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/mark-scan/frontend/src/pages/poll_worker_auth_ended_unexpectedly_page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { appStrings, P } from '@votingworks/ui';
+import { CenteredPageLayout } from '../components/centered_page_layout';
+
+export function PollWorkerAuthEndedUnexpectedlyPage(): JSX.Element {
+  return (
+    <CenteredPageLayout title={appStrings.noteBmdSessionRestart()} voterFacing>
+      <P>{appStrings.notePollWorkerAuthEndedBeforePaperLoadComplete()}</P>
+    </CenteredPageLayout>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/libs/ui/src/ui_strings/app_strings.tsx b/libs/ui/src/ui_strings/app_strings.tsx
index 4b67dc9484e..d3eafa8a4d0 100644
--- a/libs/ui/src/ui_strings/app_strings.tsx
+++ b/libs/ui/src/ui_strings/app_strings.tsx
@@ -780,6 +780,13 @@ export const appStrings = {
     <UiString uiStringKey="noteVoterSettingsAudioUnmuted">Audio is on</UiString>
   ),
 
+  notePollWorkerAuthEndedBeforePaperLoadComplete: () => (
+    <UiString uiStringKey="notePollWorkerAuthEndedBeforePaperLoadComplete">
+      The poll worker card was removed before paper loading completed. Please
+      try again.
+    </UiString>
+  ),
+
   promptBmdConfirmRemoveWriteIn: () => (
     <UiString uiStringKey="promptBmdConfirmRemoveWriteIn">
       Do you want to deselect and remove your write-in candidate?
diff --git a/libs/ui/src/ui_strings/app_strings_catalog/latest.json b/libs/ui/src/ui_strings/app_strings_catalog/latest.json
index 94ef7eda469..e71151787dd 100644
--- a/libs/ui/src/ui_strings/app_strings_catalog/latest.json
+++ b/libs/ui/src/ui_strings/app_strings_catalog/latest.json
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@
   "noteBmdPatCalibrationStep2": "Step 2 of 3",
   "noteBmdPatCalibrationStep3": "Step 3 of 3",
   "noteBmdSessionRestart": "Your voting session will restart shortly.",
+  "notePollWorkerAuthEndedBeforePaperLoadComplete": "The poll worker card was removed before paper loading completed. Please try again.",
   "noteScannerBlankContestsCardPlural": "Did you mean to leave these contests blank?",
   "noteScannerBlankContestsCardSingular": "Did you mean to leave this contest blank?",
   "noteScannerOvervoteContestsCardPlural": "Your votes in these contests will not be counted.",