diff --git a/src/app/endpoints/feedback.py b/src/app/endpoints/feedback.py
index 17fa1c00..5d82267e 100644
--- a/src/app/endpoints/feedback.py
+++ b/src/app/endpoints/feedback.py
@@ -145,8 +145,12 @@ def store_feedback(user_id: str, feedback: dict) -> None:
 
     # stores feedback in a file under unique uuid
     feedback_file_path = storage_path / f"{get_suid()}.json"
-    with open(feedback_file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as feedback_file:
-        json.dump(data_to_store, feedback_file)
+    try:
+        with open(feedback_file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as feedback_file:
+            json.dump(data_to_store, feedback_file)
+    except (OSError, IOError) as e:
+        logger.error("Failed to store feedback at %s: %s", feedback_file_path, e)
+        raise
 
     logger.info("Feedback stored successfully at %s", feedback_file_path)
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/app/endpoints/test_feedback.py b/tests/unit/app/endpoints/test_feedback.py
index dfd0cef2..337552c0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/app/endpoints/test_feedback.py
+++ b/tests/unit/app/endpoints/test_feedback.py
@@ -154,6 +154,41 @@ def test_store_feedback(mocker, feedback_request_data):
     mock_json.dump.assert_called_once_with(expected_data, mocker.ANY)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "feedback_request_data",
+    [
+        {
+            "conversation_id": "12345678-abcd-0000-0123-456789abcdef",
+            "user_question": "What is OpenStack?",
+            "llm_response": "It's some cloud thing.",
+            "user_feedback": "This response is not helpful!",
+            "sentiment": -1,
+        },
+        {
+            "conversation_id": "12345678-abcd-0000-0123-456789abcdef",
+            "user_question": "What is Kubernetes?",
+            "llm_response": "K8s.",
+            "sentiment": -1,
+            "categories": ["incorrect", "not_relevant", "incomplete"],
+        },
+    ],
+    ids=["negative_text_feedback", "negative_feedback_with_categories"],
+)
+def test_store_feedback_on_io_error(mocker, feedback_request_data):
+    """Test the OSError and IOError handlings during feedback storage."""
+
+    # non-writable path
+    # avoid touching the real filesystem; simulate a permission error on open
+    configuration.user_data_collection_configuration.feedback_storage = "fake-path"
+    mocker.patch("app.endpoints.feedback.Path", return_value=mocker.MagicMock())
+    mocker.patch("builtins.open", side_effect=PermissionError("EACCES"))
+
+    user_id = "test_user_id"
+
+    with pytest.raises(OSError, match="EACCES"):
+        store_feedback(user_id, feedback_request_data)
+
+
 def test_feedback_status():
     """Test that feedback_status returns the correct status response."""
     configuration.user_data_collection_configuration.feedback_enabled = True