diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/enhancement-create-link-modal b/changelog/unreleased/enhancement-create-link-modal
index 8f651af5b9e..dc8ba0b2fba 100644
--- a/changelog/unreleased/enhancement-create-link-modal
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/enhancement-create-link-modal
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ Enhancement: Create link modal
 When creating a link while passwords are enfoced, Web will now display a modal that lets the user not only set a password, but also the role and an optional expiration date.
 
 https://github.com/owncloud/web/pull/10104
+https://github.com/owncloud/web/pull/10145
diff --git a/packages/web-pkg/src/components/CreateLinkModal.vue b/packages/web-pkg/src/components/CreateLinkModal.vue
index a9d14efb13b..8240c04b9aa 100644
--- a/packages/web-pkg/src/components/CreateLinkModal.vue
+++ b/packages/web-pkg/src/components/CreateLinkModal.vue
@@ -122,15 +122,15 @@
       appearance="outline"
       variation="passive"
       @click="cancel"
-      >{{ $gettext('Cancel') }}</oc-button
-    >
+      >{{ $gettext('Cancel') }}
+    </oc-button>
     <oc-button
       class="link-modal-confirm oc-modal-body-actions-confirm oc-ml-s"
       appearance="filled"
       variation="primary"
       @click="confirm"
-      >{{ $gettext('Share') }}</oc-button
-    >
+      >{{ $gettext('Share') }}
+    </oc-button>
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -306,15 +306,29 @@ export default defineComponent({
         )
       }
 
+      let userFacingErrors = []
       const failed = result.filter(({ status }) => status === 'rejected')
       if (failed.length) {
-        ;(failed as PromiseRejectedResult[]).map(({ reason }) => reason).forEach(console.error)
+        ;(failed as PromiseRejectedResult[])
+          .map(({ reason }) => reason)
+          .forEach((e) => {
+            console.error(e)
+            // Human-readable error message is provided, for example when password is on banned list
+            if (e.statusCode === 400) {
+              userFacingErrors.push(e)
+            }
+          })
       }
 
       if (props.callbackFn) {
         props.callbackFn(result)
       }
 
+      if (userFacingErrors.length) {
+        password.error = $gettext(userFacingErrors[0].message)
+        return
+      }
+
       return store.dispatch('hideModal')
     }