diff --git a/packages/sshecret-frontend/src/components/clients/ClientForm.vue b/packages/sshecret-frontend/src/components/clients/ClientForm.vue
index 525d723..527e857 100644
--- a/packages/sshecret-frontend/src/components/clients/ClientForm.vue
+++ b/packages/sshecret-frontend/src/components/clients/ClientForm.vue
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ const sourceField = ref<HTMLSlInputElement>()
 const publicKeyField = ref<HTMLSlInputElement>()
 const clientCreateForm = ref<HTMLElement>()
 
-const props = defineProps<{ client?: Client | null; errors: any[] | null }>()
+interface Props {
+  client?: Client
+  errors?: any[]
+}
+const props = defineProps<Props>()
 const emit = defineEmits<{
   (e: 'submit', data: ClientCreate): void
   (e: 'cancel'): void
@@ -198,61 +202,3 @@ async function submitForm() {
   }
 }
 </script>
-
-<style>
-.client-form sl-input,
-.client-form sl-select,
-.client-form sl-checkbox {
-  display: block;
-  margin-bottom: var(--sl-spacing-medium);
-}
-
-/* user invalid styles */
-.client-form sl-input[data-user-invalid]::part(base),
-.client-form sl-select[data-user-invalid]::part(combobox),
-.client-form sl-checkbox[data-user-invalid]::part(control) {
-  border-color: var(--sl-color-danger-600);
-}
-
-.client-form [data-user-invalid]::part(form-control-label),
-.client-form [data-user-invalid]::part(form-control-help-text),
-.client-form sl-checkbox[data-user-invalid]::part(label) {
-  color: var(--sl-color-danger-700);
-}
-
-.client-form sl-checkbox[data-user-invalid]::part(control) {
-  outline: none;
-}
-
-.client-form sl-input:focus-within[data-user-invalid]::part(base),
-.client-form sl-select:focus-within[data-user-invalid]::part(combobox),
-.client-form sl-checkbox:focus-within[data-user-invalid]::part(control) {
-  border-color: var(--sl-color-danger-600);
-  box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--sl-focus-ring-width) var(--sl-color-danger-300);
-}
-
-/* User valid styles */
-.client-form sl-input[data-user-valid]::part(base),
-.client-form sl-select[data-user-valid]::part(combobox),
-.client-form sl-checkbox[data-user-valid]::part(control) {
-  border-color: var(--sl-color-success-600);
-}
-
-.client-form [data-user-valid]::part(form-control-label),
-.client-form [data-user-valid]::part(form-control-help-text),
-.client-form sl-checkbox[data-user-valid]::part(label) {
-  color: var(--sl-color-success-700);
-}
-
-.client-form sl-checkbox[data-user-valid]::part(control) {
-  background-color: var(--sl-color-success-600);
-  outline: none;
-}
-
-.client-form sl-input:focus-within[data-user-valid]::part(base),
-.client-form sl-select:focus-within[data-user-valid]::part(combobox),
-.client-form sl-checkbox:focus-within[data-user-valid]::part(control) {
-  border-color: var(--sl-color-success-600);
-  box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--sl-focus-ring-width) var(--sl-color-success-300);
-}
-</style>
diff --git a/packages/sshecret-frontend/src/components/secrets/SecretForm.vue b/packages/sshecret-frontend/src/components/secrets/SecretForm.vue
index 69fd442..255e602 100644
--- a/packages/sshecret-frontend/src/components/secrets/SecretForm.vue
+++ b/packages/sshecret-frontend/src/components/secrets/SecretForm.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
       autocomplete="off"
       help-text="Name of the secret"
       :value="secretName"
-      @input="secretName = $event.target.value"
+      @sl-input="secretName = $event.target.value"
+      @input="emit('clearErrors')"
       ref="nameField"
     ></sl-input>
     <template v-if="group">
@@ -59,15 +60,24 @@
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import type { SecretCreate } from '@/client'
-import { ref } from 'vue'
+import { ref, watch } from 'vue'
 import { generateRandomPassword } from '@/api/password'
 import AddSecretsToClients from '@/components/secrets/AddSecretToClients.vue'
 import ClientSelectDropdown from '@/components/clients/ClientSelectDropdown.vue'
 import { setFieldValidation } from '@/api/validation'
 
-const props = defineProps<{ group?: string }>()
+interface Props {
+  group?: string
+  errors?: any[]
+}
 
-const emit = defineEmits<{ (e: 'submit', data: SecretCreate): void; (e: 'cancel'): void }>()
+const props = defineProps<Props>()
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+  (e: 'submit', data: SecretCreate): void
+  (e: 'cancel'): void
+  (e: 'clearErrors'): void
+}>()
 
 const secretName = ref<string>()
 const createSecretForm = ref<HTMLFormElement>()
@@ -96,6 +106,10 @@ function cancelCreateSecret() {
   emit('cancel')
 }
 
+function resetValidation() {
+  setFieldValidation(nameField, '')
+}
+
 function submitCreateSecret() {
   validateName()
   validateSecret()
@@ -117,4 +131,15 @@ function submitCreateSecret() {
     emit('submit', secretCreate)
   }
 }
+
+watch(
+  () => props.errors,
+  (errors) => {
+    resetValidation()
+    const nameErrors = errors.filter((e) => e.loc.includes('name'))
+    if (nameErrors.length > 0) {
+      setFieldValidation(nameField, nameErrors[0].msg)
+    }
+  },
+)
 </script>
diff --git a/packages/sshecret-frontend/src/views/secrets/SecretTreeList.vue b/packages/sshecret-frontend/src/views/secrets/SecretTreeList.vue
index 8e352a1..3751c9b 100644
--- a/packages/sshecret-frontend/src/views/secrets/SecretTreeList.vue
+++ b/packages/sshecret-frontend/src/views/secrets/SecretTreeList.vue
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
       :group="createSecretParent"
       @submit="createSecret"
       @cancel="createSecretDrawer = false"
+      :errors="createErrors"
+      @clearErrors="clearCreateErrors"
     />
   </Drawer>
 </template>
@@ -71,6 +73,8 @@ import { useAlertsStore } from '@/store/useAlertsStore'
 import { SshecretAdmin } from '@/client'
 import { SshecretObjectType } from '@/api/types'
 import { splitPath } from '@/api/paths'
+import { ValidationError } from '@/api/errors'
+import { assertSdkResponseOk } from '@/api/AssertSdkResponseOk'
 import SecretGroup from '@/components/secrets/SecretGroup.vue'
 import SecretGroupTreeItem from '@/components/secrets/SecretGroupTreeItem.vue'
 import SecretGroupTreeEntry from '@/components/secrets/SecretGroupTreeEntry.vue'
@@ -101,6 +105,8 @@ const createDrawerKey = ref(0)
 const createGroupDrawer = ref<boolean>(false)
 const createSecretDrawer = ref<boolean>(false)
 
+const createErrors = ref([])
+
 function cancelCreateGroup() {
   createGroupDrawer.value = false
   drawerKey.value += 1
@@ -172,7 +178,8 @@ async function createSecret(secretCreate: SecretCreate) {
   const response = await SshecretAdmin.addSecretApiV1SecretsPost({
     body: secretCreate,
   })
-  if (response.status == 200) {
+  try {
+    assertSdkResponseOk(response)
     alerts.showAlert('Secret created', 'success')
     // We can close the drawer now.
     createSecretDrawer.value = false
@@ -185,12 +192,21 @@ async function createSecret(secretCreate: SecretCreate) {
     }
 
     treeState.selectSecret(secretCreate.name)
-  } else {
-    console.error(response)
-    alerts.showAlert('Secret creation failed', 'error')
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err instanceof ValidationError) {
+      createErrors.value = err.errors
+    } else {
+      const errorMessage = err.message ?? 'Unknown error'
+      alerts.showAlert(`Error from backend: ${errorMessage}`, 'error')
+    }
   }
 }
 
+function clearCreateErrors() {
+  // Clear any errors from the create form.
+  createErrors.value = []
+}
+
 watch(
   () => treeState.secretGroupRevision,
   () => {