diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 76585da..ab9225d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ get(preferences) // read value
 $preferences // read value with automatic subscription
 ```
 
-You can also optionally set the `serializer` or `storage` type:
+You can also optionally set the `serializer`, `storage` and `onError` type:
 
 ```javascript
 import * as devalue from 'devalue'
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ export const preferences = persisted('local-storage-key', 'default-value', {
   serializer: devalue, // defaults to `JSON`
   storage: 'session', // 'session' for sessionStorage, defaults to 'local'
   syncTabs: true // choose wether to sync localStorage across tabs, default is true
+  onError: (e) => {/* Do something */} // Defaults to console.error with the error object
+})
+```
+
+As the library will swallow errors encountered when reading from browser storage it is possible to specify a custom function to handle the error. Should the swallowing not be desirable, it is possible to re-throw the error like the following example (not recommended):
+
+```javascript
+export const preferences = persisted('local-storage-key', 'default-value', {
+  onError: (e) => {
+    throw e
+  }
 })
 ```
 
diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 6023e01..81a0239 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {writable as internal, type Writable} from 'svelte/store'
+import { writable as internal, type Writable } from 'svelte/store'
 
 declare type Updater<T> = (value: T) => T;
 declare type StoreDict<T> = { [key: string]: Writable<T> }
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ interface Stores {
   session: StoreDict<any>,
 }
 
-const stores : Stores = {
+const stores: Stores = {
   local: {},
   session: {}
 }
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ export type StorageType = 'local' | 'session'
 export interface Options<T> {
   serializer?: Serializer<T>
   storage?: StorageType,
-  syncTabs: boolean
+  syncTabs: boolean,
+  onError?: (e: unknown) => void
 }
 
 function getStorage(type: StorageType) {
@@ -40,11 +41,16 @@ export function persisted<T>(key: string, initialValue: T, options?: Options<T>)
   const serializer = options?.serializer ?? JSON
   const storageType = options?.storage ?? 'local'
   const syncTabs = options?.syncTabs ?? true
-  const browser = typeof(window) !== 'undefined' && typeof(document) !== 'undefined'
+  const onError = options?.onError ?? ((e) => console.error(`Error when writing value from persisted store "${key}" to ${storageType}`, e))
+  const browser = typeof (window) !== 'undefined' && typeof (document) !== 'undefined'
   const storage = browser ? getStorage(storageType) : null
 
   function updateStorage(key: string, value: T) {
-    storage?.setItem(key, serializer.stringify(value))
+    try {
+      storage?.setItem(key, serializer.stringify(value))
+    } catch (e) {
+      onError(e)
+    }
   }
 
   if (!stores[storageType][key]) {
@@ -67,12 +73,12 @@ export function persisted<T>(key: string, initialValue: T, options?: Options<T>)
       }
     })
 
-    const {subscribe, set} = store
+    const { subscribe, set } = store
 
     stores[storageType][key] = {
       set(value: T) {
-        updateStorage(key, value)
         set(value)
+        updateStorage(key, value)
       },
       update(callback: Updater<T>) {
         return store.update((last) => {
diff --git a/test/domExceptions.test.ts b/test/domExceptions.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27a1403
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/domExceptions.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/**
+ * @vitest-environment jsdom
+ * @vitest-environment-options { "storageQuota": "0" }
+ */
+
+import { persisted } from '../index'
+import { expect, vi, beforeEach, describe, it } from 'vitest'
+
+beforeEach(() => localStorage.clear())
+
+describe('persisted()', () => {
+
+  it('logs error encountered when saving to local storage', () => {
+    const consoleMock = vi.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+    const store = persisted('myKey', 'myVal')
+
+    store.set("myNewVal")
+
+    expect(consoleMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Error when writing value from persisted store \"myKey\" to local", new DOMException)
+    consoleMock.mockReset();
+  })
+
+  it('calls custom error function', () => {
+    const mockFunc = vi.fn()
+
+    const store = persisted('myKey2', 'myVal', { onError: mockFunc })
+    store.set("myNewVal")
+
+    expect(mockFunc).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/localStorageStore.test.ts b/test/localStorageStore.test.ts
index 9916b49..986a2b9 100644
--- a/test/localStorageStore.test.ts
+++ b/test/localStorageStore.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { persisted, writable } from '../index'
 import { get } from 'svelte/store'
+import { expect, vi, beforeEach, describe, test, it } from 'vitest'
 
 beforeEach(() => localStorage.clear())
 
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ describe('persisted()', () => {
 
     it('ignores session-backed stores', () => {
       const store = persisted('myKey10', 1, { storage: 'session' })
-      const values = []
+      const values: number[] = []
 
       const unsub = store.subscribe((value) => {
         values.push(value)