diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeChange/promise.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeChange/promise.ts
index 46a43d1a52..401274f2c1 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeChange/promise.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeChange/promise.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ import { traverseFields } from './traverseFields.js'
 
 function buildFieldLabel(parentLabel: string, label: string): string {
   const capitalizedLabel = label.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + label.slice(1)
-  return parentLabel ? `${parentLabel} > ${capitalizedLabel}` : capitalizedLabel
+  return parentLabel && capitalizedLabel
+    ? `${parentLabel} > ${capitalizedLabel}`
+    : capitalizedLabel || parentLabel
 }
 
 type Args = {
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/elements/Toasts/fieldErrors.tsx b/packages/ui/src/elements/Toasts/fieldErrors.tsx
index 67baf3d997..d936d2fe1d 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/elements/Toasts/fieldErrors.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/elements/Toasts/fieldErrors.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ function createErrorsFromMessage(message: string): {
 
   if (errors.length === 1) {
     return {
-      message: `${intro}: ${errors[0]}`,
+      errors,
+      message: `${intro}:`,
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/fields/Collapsible/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/fields/Collapsible/index.tsx
index b4a307fda1..4955fc40ec 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/fields/Collapsible/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/fields/Collapsible/index.tsx
@@ -107,7 +107,12 @@ const CollapsibleFieldComponent: CollapsibleFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
 
   return (
     <Fragment>
-      <WatchChildErrors fields={fields} path={path.split('.')} setErrorCount={setErrorCount} />
+      <WatchChildErrors
+        fields={fields}
+        // removes the 'collapsible' path segment, i.e. `_index-0`
+        path={path.split('.').slice(0, -1)}
+        setErrorCount={setErrorCount}
+      />
       <div
         className={[
           fieldBaseClass,
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/fields/Tabs/Tab/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/fields/Tabs/Tab/index.tsx
index d86f941dc0..3b85f5ba75 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/fields/Tabs/Tab/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/fields/Tabs/Tab/index.tsx
@@ -25,15 +25,16 @@ export const TabComponent: React.FC<TabProps> = ({ isActive, parentPath, setIsAc
   const [errorCount, setErrorCount] = useState(undefined)
 
   const path = [
-    ...(parentPath ? parentPath.split('.') : []),
+    // removes parent 'tabs' path segment, i.e. `_index-0`
+    ...(parentPath ? parentPath.split('.').slice(0, -1) : []),
     ...(tabHasName(tab) ? [tab.name] : []),
-  ].join('.')
+  ]
 
   const fieldHasErrors = errorCount > 0
 
   return (
     <React.Fragment>
-      <WatchChildErrors fields={tab.fields} path={path.split('.')} setErrorCount={setErrorCount} />
+      <WatchChildErrors fields={tab.fields} path={path} setErrorCount={setErrorCount} />
       <button
         className={[
           baseClass,
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/forms/Form/mergeServerFormState.ts b/packages/ui/src/forms/Form/mergeServerFormState.ts
index 3f21ab8bc5..753972a4e7 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/forms/Form/mergeServerFormState.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/forms/Form/mergeServerFormState.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export const mergeServerFormState = ({
       'passesCondition',
       'valid',
       'errorMessage',
+      'errorPaths',
       'rows',
       'customComponents',
       'requiresRender',
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/forms/WatchChildErrors/buildPathSegments.ts b/packages/ui/src/forms/WatchChildErrors/buildPathSegments.ts
index b02faa1c05..510679ed85 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/forms/WatchChildErrors/buildPathSegments.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/forms/WatchChildErrors/buildPathSegments.ts
@@ -3,41 +3,34 @@ import type { ClientField } from 'payload'
 
 import { fieldAffectsData } from 'payload/shared'
 
-export const buildPathSegments = (
-  parentPath: (number | string)[],
-  fields: ClientField[],
-): string[] => {
-  const pathNames = fields.reduce((acc, field) => {
+export const buildPathSegments = (fields: ClientField[]): (`${string}.` | string)[] => {
+  return fields.reduce((acc: (`${string}.` | string)[], field) => {
     const fields: ClientField[] = 'fields' in field ? field.fields : undefined
 
     if (fields) {
       if (fieldAffectsData(field)) {
         // group, block, array
-        const name = 'name' in field ? field.name : 'unnamed'
-        acc.push(...[...parentPath, name])
+        acc.push(`${field.name}.`)
       } else {
         // rows, collapsibles, unnamed-tab
-        acc.push(...buildPathSegments(parentPath, fields))
+        acc.push(...buildPathSegments(fields))
       }
     } else if (field.type === 'tabs') {
       // tabs
       if ('tabs' in field) {
         field.tabs?.forEach((tab) => {
-          let tabPath = parentPath
           if ('name' in tab) {
-            tabPath = [...parentPath, tab.name]
+            acc.push(`${tab.name}.`)
+          } else {
+            acc.push(...buildPathSegments(tab.fields))
           }
-          acc.push(...buildPathSegments(tabPath, tab.fields))
         })
       }
     } else if (fieldAffectsData(field)) {
       // text, number, date, etc.
-      const name = 'name' in field ? field.name : 'unnamed'
-      acc.push(...[...parentPath, name])
+      acc.push(field.name)
     }
 
     return acc
   }, [])
-
-  return pathNames
 }
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/forms/WatchChildErrors/getFieldStateFromPaths.ts b/packages/ui/src/forms/WatchChildErrors/getFieldStateFromPaths.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e47df2e51a..0000000000
--- a/packages/ui/src/forms/WatchChildErrors/getFieldStateFromPaths.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-'use client'
-import type { FormState } from 'payload'
-
-export const getFieldStateFromPaths = ({
-  formState,
-  pathSegments,
-}: {
-  formState: FormState
-  pathSegments: string[]
-}): {
-  errorCount: number
-  fieldState: FormState
-} => {
-  const fieldState: FormState = {}
-  let errorCount = 0
-
-  Object.entries(formState).forEach(([key]) => {
-    const matchingSegment = pathSegments?.some((segment) => {
-      if (segment.endsWith('.')) {
-        return key.startsWith(segment)
-      }
-      return key === segment
-    })
-
-    if (matchingSegment) {
-      const pathState = formState[key]
-      fieldState[key] = pathState
-      if ('valid' in pathState && !pathState.valid) {
-        errorCount += 1
-      }
-    }
-  })
-
-  return {
-    errorCount,
-    fieldState,
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/forms/WatchChildErrors/getNestedFieldState.ts b/packages/ui/src/forms/WatchChildErrors/getNestedFieldState.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 87fa7ed95f..0000000000
--- a/packages/ui/src/forms/WatchChildErrors/getNestedFieldState.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-'use client'
-import type { Field, FormState } from 'payload'
-
-// import { buildPathSegments } from './buildPathSegments'
-import { getFieldStateFromPaths } from './getFieldStateFromPaths.js'
-
-export const getNestedFieldState = ({
-  fieldSchema,
-  formState,
-  // path,
-  pathSegments: pathSegmentsFromProps,
-}: {
-  fieldSchema?: Field[]
-  formState?: FormState
-  path: string
-  pathSegments?: string[]
-}): {
-  errorCount: number
-  fieldState: FormState
-  pathSegments: string[]
-} => {
-  const pathSegments = pathSegmentsFromProps
-
-  if (!pathSegments && fieldSchema) {
-    // pathSegments = buildPathSegments(path, fieldSchema)
-  }
-
-  const result = getFieldStateFromPaths({ formState, pathSegments })
-
-  return {
-    ...result,
-    pathSegments,
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/forms/WatchChildErrors/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/forms/WatchChildErrors/index.tsx
index 423f6d0dda..e99066635c 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/forms/WatchChildErrors/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/forms/WatchChildErrors/index.tsx
@@ -5,28 +5,50 @@ import type React from 'react'
 import { useThrottledEffect } from '../../hooks/useThrottledEffect.js'
 import { useAllFormFields, useFormSubmitted } from '../Form/context.js'
 import { buildPathSegments } from './buildPathSegments.js'
-import { getFieldStateFromPaths } from './getFieldStateFromPaths.js'
 
 type TrackSubSchemaErrorCountProps = {
   fields?: ClientField[]
+  /**
+   * This path should only include path segments that affect data
+   * i.e. it should not include _index-0 type segments
+   *
+   * For collapsibles and tabs you can simply pass their parent path
+   */
   path: (number | string)[]
   setErrorCount: (count: number) => void
 }
-
 export const WatchChildErrors: React.FC<TrackSubSchemaErrorCountProps> = ({
   fields,
-  path,
+  path: parentPath,
   setErrorCount,
 }) => {
   const [formState] = useAllFormFields()
   const hasSubmitted = useFormSubmitted()
 
-  const pathSegments = buildPathSegments(path, fields)
+  const segmentsToMatch = buildPathSegments(fields)
 
   useThrottledEffect(
     () => {
       if (hasSubmitted) {
-        const { errorCount } = getFieldStateFromPaths({ formState, pathSegments })
+        let errorCount = 0
+        Object.entries(formState).forEach(([key]) => {
+          const matchingSegment = segmentsToMatch?.some((segment) => {
+            const segmentToMatch = [...parentPath, segment].join('.')
+            // match fields with same parent path
+            if (segmentToMatch.endsWith('.')) {
+              return key.startsWith(segmentToMatch)
+            }
+            // match fields with same path
+            return key === segmentToMatch
+          })
+
+          if (matchingSegment) {
+            const pathState = formState[key]
+            if ('valid' in pathState && !pathState.valid) {
+              errorCount += 1
+            }
+          }
+        })
         setErrorCount(errorCount)
       }
     },
diff --git a/test/eslint.config.js b/test/eslint.config.js
index 22b69b30a5..127d1ddbea 100644
--- a/test/eslint.config.js
+++ b/test/eslint.config.js
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ export const testEslintConfig = [
       'payload/no-wait-function': 'warn',
       // Enable the no-non-retryable-assertions rule ONLY for hunting for flakes
       // 'payload/no-non-retryable-assertions': 'error',
+      'playwright/expect-expect': [
+        'error',
+        {
+          assertFunctionNames: ['assertToastErrors', 'saveDocAndAssert', 'runFilterOptionsTest'],
+        },
+      ],
     },
   },
   {
diff --git a/test/fields-relationship/e2e.spec.ts b/test/fields-relationship/e2e.spec.ts
index 14e97b8b1a..1374642641 100644
--- a/test/fields-relationship/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/test/fields-relationship/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { Page } from '@playwright/test'
 
 import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test'
+import { assertToastErrors } from 'helpers/assertToastErrors.js'
 import { addListFilter } from 'helpers/e2e/addListFilter.js'
 import { openDocControls } from 'helpers/e2e/openDocControls.js'
 import { openCreateDocDrawer, openDocDrawer } from 'helpers/e2e/toggleDocDrawer.js'
@@ -288,9 +289,10 @@ describe('Relationship Field', () => {
     await expect(field).toContainText(anotherRelationOneDoc.id)
     await wait(2000) // Need to wait form state to come back before clicking save
     await page.locator('#action-save').click()
-    await expect(page.locator('.payload-toast-container')).toContainText(
-      `is invalid: ${fieldLabel}`,
-    )
+    await assertToastErrors({
+      page,
+      errors: [fieldLabel],
+    })
     filteredField = page.locator(`#field-${fieldName} .react-select`)
     await filteredField.click({ delay: 100 })
     filteredOptions = filteredField.locator('.rs__option')
@@ -303,7 +305,7 @@ describe('Relationship Field', () => {
   describe('filterOptions', () => {
     // TODO: Flaky test. Fix this! (This is an actual issue not just an e2e flake)
     test('should allow dynamic filterOptions', async () => {
-      await runFilterOptionsTest('relationshipFilteredByID', 'Relationship Filtered')
+      await runFilterOptionsTest('relationshipFilteredByID', 'Relationship Filtered By ID')
     })
 
     // TODO: Flaky test. Fix this! (This is an actual issue not just an e2e flake)
diff --git a/test/fields/collections/Array/e2e.spec.ts b/test/fields/collections/Array/e2e.spec.ts
index 01572933c0..076e1b134d 100644
--- a/test/fields/collections/Array/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/test/fields/collections/Array/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { Page } from '@playwright/test'
 
 import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test'
+import { assertToastErrors } from 'helpers/assertToastErrors.js'
 import path from 'path'
 import { wait } from 'payload/shared'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
@@ -124,9 +125,10 @@ describe('Array', () => {
     await page.locator('#field-arrayWithMinRows >> .array-field__add-row').click()
 
     await page.click('#action-save', { delay: 100 })
-    await expect(page.locator('.payload-toast-container')).toContainText(
-      'The following field is invalid: Array With Min Rows',
-    )
+    await assertToastErrors({
+      page,
+      errors: ['Array With Min Rows'],
+    })
   })
 
   test('should show singular label for array rows', async () => {
diff --git a/test/fields/collections/Blocks/e2e.spec.ts b/test/fields/collections/Blocks/e2e.spec.ts
index 2d223c2661..d2a47bad1d 100644
--- a/test/fields/collections/Blocks/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/test/fields/collections/Blocks/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   saveDocAndAssert,
 } from '../../../helpers.js'
 import { AdminUrlUtil } from '../../../helpers/adminUrlUtil.js'
+import { assertToastErrors } from '../../../helpers/assertToastErrors.js'
 import { initPayloadE2ENoConfig } from '../../../helpers/initPayloadE2ENoConfig.js'
 import { reInitializeDB } from '../../../helpers/reInitializeDB.js'
 import { RESTClient } from '../../../helpers/rest.js'
@@ -274,9 +275,10 @@ describe('Block fields', () => {
     await expect(firstRow).toHaveValue('first row')
 
     await page.click('#action-save', { delay: 100 })
-    await expect(page.locator('.payload-toast-container')).toContainText(
-      'The following field is invalid: Blocks With Min Rows',
-    )
+    await assertToastErrors({
+      page,
+      errors: ['Blocks With Min Rows'],
+    })
   })
 
   test('ensure functions passed to blocks field labels property are respected', async () => {
diff --git a/test/fields/collections/Indexed/e2e.spec.ts b/test/fields/collections/Indexed/e2e.spec.ts
index 73cf008cd8..b0954cfbb2 100644
--- a/test/fields/collections/Indexed/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/test/fields/collections/Indexed/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type { Config } from '../../payload-types.js'
 
 import { ensureCompilationIsDone, initPageConsoleErrorCatch } from '../../../helpers.js'
 import { AdminUrlUtil } from '../../../helpers/adminUrlUtil.js'
+import { assertToastErrors } from '../../../helpers/assertToastErrors.js'
 import { initPayloadE2ENoConfig } from '../../../helpers/initPayloadE2ENoConfig.js'
 import { reInitializeDB } from '../../../helpers/reInitializeDB.js'
 import { RESTClient } from '../../../helpers/rest.js'
@@ -96,9 +97,10 @@ describe('Radio', () => {
     await page.click('#action-save', { delay: 200 })
 
     // toast error
-    await expect(page.locator('.payload-toast-container')).toContainText(
-      'The following field is invalid: uniqueText',
-    )
+    await assertToastErrors({
+      page,
+      errors: ['uniqueText'],
+    })
 
     await expect.poll(() => page.url(), { timeout: POLL_TOPASS_TIMEOUT }).toContain('create')
 
@@ -117,9 +119,10 @@ describe('Radio', () => {
     await page.locator('#action-save').click()
 
     // toast error
-    await expect(page.locator('.payload-toast-container')).toContainText(
-      'The following field is invalid: group.unique',
-    )
+    await assertToastErrors({
+      page,
+      errors: ['group.unique'],
+    })
 
     await expect.poll(() => page.url(), { timeout: POLL_TOPASS_TIMEOUT }).toContain('create')
 
diff --git a/test/fields/collections/Lexical/e2e/blocks/e2e.spec.ts b/test/fields/collections/Lexical/e2e/blocks/e2e.spec.ts
index fde13f4d18..dabc868982 100644
--- a/test/fields/collections/Lexical/e2e/blocks/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/test/fields/collections/Lexical/e2e/blocks/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   saveDocAndAssert,
 } from '../../../../../helpers.js'
 import { AdminUrlUtil } from '../../../../../helpers/adminUrlUtil.js'
+import { assertToastErrors } from '../../../../../helpers/assertToastErrors.js'
 import { trackNetworkRequests } from '../../../../../helpers/e2e/trackNetworkRequests.js'
 import { initPayloadE2ENoConfig } from '../../../../../helpers/initPayloadE2ENoConfig.js'
 import { reInitializeDB } from '../../../../../helpers/reInitializeDB.js'
@@ -570,17 +571,10 @@ describe('lexicalBlocks', () => {
       await topLevelDocTextField.fill('invalid')
 
       await saveDocAndAssert(page, '#action-save', 'error')
-      await expect(
-        page
-          .locator('.payload-toast-container li')
-          .filter({ hasText: 'The following fields are invalid (2):' }),
-      ).toBeVisible()
-      await expect(
-        page.locator('.payload-toast-container [data-testid="field-errors"] li').nth(0),
-      ).toHaveText('Lexical With Blocks')
-      await expect(
-        page.locator('.payload-toast-container [data-testid="field-errors"] li').nth(1),
-      ).toHaveText('Lexical With Blocks → Group → Text Depends On Doc Data')
+      await assertToastErrors({
+        page,
+        errors: ['Lexical With Blocks', 'Lexical With Blocks → Group → Text Depends On Doc Data'],
+      })
       await expect(page.locator('.payload-toast-container .payload-toast-item')).toBeHidden()
 
       await trackNetworkRequests(
@@ -601,18 +595,13 @@ describe('lexicalBlocks', () => {
       await blockGroupTextField.fill('invalid')
 
       await saveDocAndAssert(page, '#action-save', 'error')
-      await expect(
-        page
-          .locator('.payload-toast-container li')
-          .filter({ hasText: 'The following fields are invalid (2):' }),
-      ).toBeVisible()
-      await expect(
-        page.locator('.payload-toast-container [data-testid="field-errors"] li').nth(0),
-      ).toHaveText('Lexical With Blocks')
-      await expect(
-        page.locator('.payload-toast-container [data-testid="field-errors"] li').nth(1),
-      ).toHaveText('Lexical With Blocks → Group → Text Depends On Sibling Data')
-
+      await assertToastErrors({
+        page,
+        errors: [
+          'Lexical With Blocks',
+          'Lexical With Blocks → Group → Text Depends On Sibling Data',
+        ],
+      })
       await expect(page.locator('.payload-toast-container .payload-toast-item')).toBeHidden()
 
       await trackNetworkRequests(
@@ -633,18 +622,10 @@ describe('lexicalBlocks', () => {
       await blockTextField.fill('invalid')
 
       await saveDocAndAssert(page, '#action-save', 'error')
-      await expect(
-        page
-          .locator('.payload-toast-container li')
-          .filter({ hasText: 'The following fields are invalid (2):' }),
-      ).toBeVisible()
-      await expect(
-        page.locator('.payload-toast-container [data-testid="field-errors"] li').nth(0),
-      ).toHaveText('Lexical With Blocks')
-      await expect(
-        page.locator('.payload-toast-container [data-testid="field-errors"] li').nth(1),
-      ).toHaveText('Lexical With Blocks → Group → Text Depends On Block Data')
-
+      await assertToastErrors({
+        page,
+        errors: ['Lexical With Blocks', 'Lexical With Blocks → Group → Text Depends On Block Data'],
+      })
       await expect(page.locator('.payload-toast-container .payload-toast-item')).toBeHidden()
 
       await trackNetworkRequests(
diff --git a/test/fields/collections/Number/e2e.spec.ts b/test/fields/collections/Number/e2e.spec.ts
index 80d6c42bc0..9452025d86 100644
--- a/test/fields/collections/Number/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/test/fields/collections/Number/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { Page } from '@playwright/test'
 
 import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test'
+import { addListFilter } from 'helpers/e2e/addListFilter.js'
 import { openListFilters } from 'helpers/e2e/openListFilters.js'
 import path from 'path'
 import { wait } from 'payload/shared'
@@ -15,12 +16,12 @@ import {
   saveDocAndAssert,
 } from '../../../helpers.js'
 import { AdminUrlUtil } from '../../../helpers/adminUrlUtil.js'
+import { assertToastErrors } from '../../../helpers/assertToastErrors.js'
 import { initPayloadE2ENoConfig } from '../../../helpers/initPayloadE2ENoConfig.js'
 import { reInitializeDB } from '../../../helpers/reInitializeDB.js'
 import { RESTClient } from '../../../helpers/rest.js'
 import { TEST_TIMEOUT_LONG } from '../../../playwright.config.js'
 import { numberDoc } from './shared.js'
-import { addListFilter } from 'helpers/e2e/addListFilter.js'
 
 const filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
 const currentFolder = path.dirname(filename)
@@ -120,9 +121,10 @@ describe('Number', () => {
     await page.keyboard.type(String(input))
     await page.keyboard.press('Enter')
     await page.click('#action-save', { delay: 100 })
-    await expect(page.locator('.payload-toast-container')).toContainText(
-      'The following field is invalid: With Min Rows',
-    )
+    await assertToastErrors({
+      page,
+      errors: ['With Min Rows'],
+    })
   })
 
   test('should keep data removed on save if deleted', async () => {
diff --git a/test/fields/collections/Relationship/e2e.spec.ts b/test/fields/collections/Relationship/e2e.spec.ts
index cf55f3444e..eed7ef78ac 100644
--- a/test/fields/collections/Relationship/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/test/fields/collections/Relationship/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   saveDocHotkeyAndAssert,
 } from '../../../helpers.js'
 import { AdminUrlUtil } from '../../../helpers/adminUrlUtil.js'
+import { assertToastErrors } from '../../../helpers/assertToastErrors.js'
 import { initPayloadE2ENoConfig } from '../../../helpers/initPayloadE2ENoConfig.js'
 import { reInitializeDB } from '../../../helpers/reInitializeDB.js'
 import { RESTClient } from '../../../helpers/rest.js'
@@ -448,8 +449,6 @@ describe('relationship', () => {
         }),
       ).toBeVisible()
     })
-
-    test.skip('has many', async () => {})
   })
 
   describe('should duplicate document within document drawer', () => {
@@ -509,8 +508,6 @@ describe('relationship', () => {
         }),
       ).toBeVisible()
     })
-
-    test.skip('has many', async () => {})
   })
 
   describe('should delete document within document drawer', () => {
@@ -569,8 +566,6 @@ describe('relationship', () => {
         }),
       ).toBeHidden()
     })
-
-    test.skip('has many', async () => {})
   })
 
   // TODO: Fix this. This test flakes due to react select
@@ -603,9 +598,10 @@ describe('relationship', () => {
       .click()
 
     await page.click('#action-save', { delay: 100 })
-    await expect(page.locator('.payload-toast-container')).toContainText(
-      'The following field is invalid: Relationship With Min Rows',
-    )
+    await assertToastErrors({
+      page,
+      errors: ['Relationship With Min Rows'],
+    })
   })
 
   test('should sort relationship options by sortOptions property (ID in ascending order)', async () => {
diff --git a/test/helpers/assertToastErrors.ts b/test/helpers/assertToastErrors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc39c0e11e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/assertToastErrors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import type { Page } from '@playwright/test'
+
+import { expect } from '@playwright/test'
+
+export async function assertToastErrors({
+  page,
+  errors,
+}: {
+  errors: string[]
+  page: Page
+}): Promise<void> {
+  const message =
+    errors.length === 1
+      ? 'The following field is invalid:'
+      : `The following fields are invalid (${errors.length}):`
+  await expect(
+    page.locator('.payload-toast-container li').filter({ hasText: message }),
+  ).toBeVisible()
+  for (let i = 0; i < errors.length; i++) {
+    const error = errors[i]
+    if (error) {
+      await expect(
+        page.locator('.payload-toast-container [data-testid="field-errors"] li').nth(i),
+      ).toHaveText(error)
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/uploads/e2e.spec.ts b/test/uploads/e2e.spec.ts
index 5ccb6d42bd..399212e141 100644
--- a/test/uploads/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/test/uploads/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   saveDocAndAssert,
 } from '../helpers.js'
 import { AdminUrlUtil } from '../helpers/adminUrlUtil.js'
+import { assertToastErrors } from '../helpers/assertToastErrors.js'
 import { initPayloadE2ENoConfig } from '../helpers/initPayloadE2ENoConfig.js'
 import { reInitializeDB } from '../helpers/reInitializeDB.js'
 import { RESTClient } from '../helpers/rest.js'
@@ -440,9 +441,10 @@ describe('Uploads', () => {
 
       // save the document and expect an error
       await page.locator('button#action-save').click()
-      await expect(page.locator('.payload-toast-container .toast-error')).toContainText(
-        'The following field is invalid: Audio',
-      )
+      await assertToastErrors({
+        page,
+        errors: ['Audio'],
+      })
     })
 
     test('should restrict uploads in drawer based on filterOptions', async () => {