diff --git a/changelog.d/20240502_124425_sirosen_flows_error_refinement.md b/changelog.d/20240502_124425_sirosen_flows_error_refinement.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..333d5c16f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/20240502_124425_sirosen_flows_error_refinement.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+### Enhancements
+
+* Improve the reporting of errors found by `globus flows validate`
diff --git a/src/globus_cli/exception_handling/hooks.py b/src/globus_cli/exception_handling/hooks.py
index a96938cf8..49bd78d07 100644
--- a/src/globus_cli/exception_handling/hooks.py
+++ b/src/globus_cli/exception_handling/hooks.py
@@ -358,14 +358,35 @@ def flows_error_hook(exception: globus_sdk.FlowsAPIError) -> None:
             details = textwrap.fill(details, width=80)
         detail_fields = [PrintableErrorField("detail", details, multiline=True)]
     # if it's a list of objects, wrap them into a multiline detail field
-    else:
-        detail_fields = [
-            PrintableErrorField(
-                "detail",
-                "\n".join(_pretty_json(detail, compact=True) for detail in details),
-                multiline=True,
-            )
-        ]
+    elif isinstance(details, list):
+        num_errors = len(details)
+        if all((isinstance(d, dict) and "loc" in d and "msg" in d) for d in details):
+            detail_strings = [
+                (
+                    ((data["type"] + " ") if "type" in data else "")
+                    + f"{_jsonpath_from_pydantic_loc(data['loc'])}: {data['msg']}"
+                )
+                for data in details
+            ]
+            if num_errors == 1:
+                detail_fields = [PrintableErrorField("detail", detail_strings[0])]
+            else:
+                detail_fields = [
+                    PrintableErrorField("detail", f"{num_errors} errors"),
+                    PrintableErrorField(
+                        "errors",
+                        "\n".join(detail_strings),
+                        multiline=True,
+                    ),
+                ]
+        else:
+            detail_fields = [
+                PrintableErrorField(
+                    "detail",
+                    "\n".join(_pretty_json(detail, compact=True) for detail in details),
+                    multiline=True,
+                )
+            ]
 
     write_error_info(
         "Flows API Error",
diff --git a/tests/functional/exception_handling/test_flows_hooks.py b/tests/functional/exception_handling/test_flows_hooks.py
index da78d173b..945f3a497 100644
--- a/tests/functional/exception_handling/test_flows_hooks.py
+++ b/tests/functional/exception_handling/test_flows_hooks.py
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ def test_flows_generic_hook_on_detail_array(run_line):
     assert "This flow contains errors in 1 wait state." in result.stderr
     assert "detail:" in result.stderr
     assert (
+        "InvalidAccessPath $.definition.States.y.SecondsPath: "
         "Improper access to data in this wait state with expression: $.foo[0]"
         in result.stderr
     )