diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditRow.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditRow.svelte
index 06ab8fd4a9..ce52287c99 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditRow.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditRow.svelte
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@
         .flat()
       // Prevent modal closing if there were errors
       return false
-    } else if (rowResponse.status === 400 || rowResponse.status === 500) {
+    } else if (rowResponse.status === 400 && rowResponse.validationErrors) {
+      errors = Object.keys(rowResponse.validationErrors).map(field => ({
+        message: `${field} ${rowResponse.validationErrors[field][0]}`,
+      }))
+      return false
+    } else if (rowResponse.status === 500) {
       errors = [{ message: rowResponse.message }]
       return false
     }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.js
index 28c88c1eac..e39bc2aff9 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ exports.patch = async ctx => {
   })
 
   if (!validateResult.valid) {
-    throw validateResult.errors
+    throw { validation: validateResult.errors }
   }
 
   // returned row is cleaned and prepared for writing to DB
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ exports.save = async function (ctx) {
   })
 
   if (!validateResult.valid) {
-    throw validateResult.errors
+    throw { validation: validateResult.errors }
   }
 
   // make sure link rows are up to date
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/index.js b/packages/server/src/api/index.js
index 81601eea1a..c473bf619b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/index.js
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ router.use(async (ctx, next) => {
     ctx.body = {
       message: err.message,
       status: ctx.status,
+      validationErrors: err.validation,
     }
     if (env.NODE_ENV !== "jest") {
       ctx.log.error(err)