diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/rows.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/rows.js
index 198c05025c..d83f3bf367 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/rows.js
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/rows.js
@@ -206,7 +206,14 @@ export const deriveStores = context => {
       focusedCellId.set(`${rowId}-${keys[0]}`)
     } else {
       // Some other error - just update the current cell
-      validation.actions.setError(get(focusedCellId), error?.message || "Error")
+      if (get(focusedCellId)) {
+        validation.actions.setError(
+          get(focusedCellId),
+          error?.message || "Error"
+        )
+      } else {
+        notifications.error(error?.message || "Error")
+      }
     }
   }