diff --git a/packages/ui/src/fields/Join/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/fields/Join/index.tsx
index d463f281a2..0eb3d1469d 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/fields/Join/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/fields/Join/index.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { withCondition } from '../../forms/withCondition/index.js'
 import { useConfig } from '../../providers/Config/index.js'
 import { useDocumentInfo } from '../../providers/DocumentInfo/index.js'
 import { FieldDescription } from '../FieldDescription/index.js'
+import { FieldError } from '../FieldError/index.js'
 import { FieldLabel } from '../FieldLabel/index.js'
 import { fieldBaseClass } from '../index.js'
 
@@ -137,10 +138,13 @@ const JoinFieldComponent: JoinFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
 
   const { config, getEntityConfig } = useConfig()
 
-  const { customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Description, Label } = {}, value } =
-    useField<PaginatedDocs>({
-      path,
-    })
+  const {
+    customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Description, Error, Label } = {},
+    showError,
+    value,
+  } = useField<PaginatedDocs>({
+    path,
+  })
 
   const filterOptions: null | Where = useMemo(() => {
     if (!docID) {
@@ -189,9 +193,13 @@ const JoinFieldComponent: JoinFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
 
   return (
     <div
-      className={[fieldBaseClass, 'join'].filter(Boolean).join(' ')}
+      className={[fieldBaseClass, showError && 'error', 'join'].filter(Boolean).join(' ')}
       id={`field-${path?.replace(/\./g, '__')}`}
     >
+      <RenderCustomComponent
+        CustomComponent={Error}
+        Fallback={<FieldError path={path} showError={showError} />}
+      />
       <RelationshipTable
         AfterInput={AfterInput}
         allowCreate={typeof docID !== 'undefined' && allowCreate}
diff --git a/test/joins/collections/Categories.ts b/test/joins/collections/Categories.ts
index ea509ecd56..b01f93e934 100644
--- a/test/joins/collections/Categories.ts
+++ b/test/joins/collections/Categories.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload'
 
+import { ValidationError } from 'payload'
+
 import { categoriesSlug, hiddenPostsSlug, postsSlug } from '../shared.js'
 import { singularSlug } from './Singular.js'
 
@@ -160,5 +162,33 @@ export const Categories: CollectionConfig = {
         isFiltered: { not_equals: true },
       },
     },
+    {
+      name: 'joinWithError',
+      type: 'join',
+      collection: postsSlug,
+      on: 'category',
+      hooks: {
+        beforeValidate: [
+          ({ data }) => {
+            if (data?.enableErrorOnJoin) {
+              throw new ValidationError({
+                collection: 'categories',
+                errors: [
+                  {
+                    message: 'enableErrorOnJoin is true',
+                    path: 'joinWithError',
+                  },
+                ],
+              })
+            }
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'enableErrorOnJoin',
+      type: 'checkbox',
+      defaultValue: false,
+    },
   ],
 }
diff --git a/test/joins/e2e.spec.ts b/test/joins/e2e.spec.ts
index 8eb2f903a3..3299ccecc1 100644
--- a/test/joins/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/test/joins/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ import {
 import { AdminUrlUtil } from '../helpers/adminUrlUtil.js'
 import { navigateToDoc } from '../helpers/e2e/navigateToDoc.js'
 import { initPayloadE2ENoConfig } from '../helpers/initPayloadE2ENoConfig.js'
-import { EXPECT_TIMEOUT, TEST_TIMEOUT_LONG } from '../playwright.config.js'
-import { categoriesJoinRestrictedSlug, categoriesSlug, postsSlug, uploadsSlug } from './shared.js'
 import { reInitializeDB } from '../helpers/reInitializeDB.js'
 import { RESTClient } from '../helpers/rest.js'
+import { EXPECT_TIMEOUT, TEST_TIMEOUT_LONG } from '../playwright.config.js'
+import { categoriesJoinRestrictedSlug, categoriesSlug, postsSlug, uploadsSlug } from './shared.js'
 
 const filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
 const dirname = path.dirname(filename)
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('Join Field', () => {
   let categoriesURL: AdminUrlUtil
   let uploadsURL: AdminUrlUtil
   let categoriesJoinRestrictedURL: AdminUrlUtil
-  let categoryID: string | number
+  let categoryID: number | string
 
   beforeAll(async ({ browser }, testInfo) => {
     testInfo.setTimeout(TEST_TIMEOUT_LONG)
@@ -474,4 +474,13 @@ describe('Join Field', () => {
     await page.goto(url.admin + '/create-first-user')
     await expect(page.locator('.field-type.join')).toBeHidden()
   })
+
+  test('should render error message when ValidationError is thrown', async () => {
+    await navigateToDoc(page, categoriesURL)
+
+    await page.locator('#field-enableErrorOnJoin').click()
+    await page.locator('#action-save').click()
+
+    await expect(page.locator('#field-joinWithError')).toContainText('enableErrorOnJoin is true')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/test/joins/payload-types.ts b/test/joins/payload-types.ts
index 315ce77fee..5eee4ad5ea 100644
--- a/test/joins/payload-types.ts
+++ b/test/joins/payload-types.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export interface Config {
       localizedPolymorphic: 'posts';
       localizedPolymorphics: 'posts';
       filtered: 'posts';
+      joinWithError: 'posts';
       hiddenPosts: 'hidden-posts';
       singulars: 'singular';
     };
@@ -336,6 +337,11 @@ export interface Category {
     docs?: (string | Post)[] | null;
     hasNextPage?: boolean | null;
   } | null;
+  joinWithError?: {
+    docs?: (string | Post)[] | null;
+    hasNextPage?: boolean | null;
+  } | null;
+  enableErrorOnJoin?: boolean | null;
   updatedAt: string;
   createdAt: string;
 }
@@ -730,6 +736,8 @@ export interface CategoriesSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
   localizedPolymorphics?: T;
   singulars?: T;
   filtered?: T;
+  joinWithError?: T;
+  enableErrorOnJoin?: T;
   updatedAt?: T;
   createdAt?: T;
 }