diff --git a/beetsplug/deezer.py b/beetsplug/deezer.py
index a861ea0e45..70ebe8a92a 100644
--- a/beetsplug/deezer.py
+++ b/beetsplug/deezer.py
@@ -279,12 +279,20 @@ def _search_api(self, query_type, filters=None, keywords=""):
         if not query:
             return None
         self._log.debug(f"Searching {self.data_source} for '{query}'")
-        response = requests.get(
-            self.search_url + query_type,
-            params={"q": query},
-            timeout=10,
-        )
-        response.raise_for_status()
+        try:
+            response = requests.get(
+                self.search_url + query_type,
+                params={"q": query},
+                timeout=10,
+            )
+            response.raise_for_status()
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            self._log.error(
+                "Error fetching data from {} API\n Error: {}",
+                self.data_source,
+                e,
+            )
+            return None
         response_data = response.json().get("data", [])
         self._log.debug(
             "Found {} result(s) from {} for '{}'",
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 24cc395380..39ca787d56 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ New features:
 
 Bug fixes:
 
+* :doc:`/plugins/deezer`: Improve requests error handling.
 * :doc:`/plugins/lastimport`: Improve error handling in the `process_tracks` function and enable it to be used with other plugins.
 * :doc:`/plugins/spotify`: Improve handling of ConnectionError.
 * :doc:`/plugins/deezer`: Improve Deezer plugin error handling and set requests timeout to 10 seconds.