diff --git a/jsapp/js/account/security/email/emailSection.api.ts b/jsapp/js/account/security/email/emailSection.api.ts
index 1ca9a7fe48..38c78fd520 100644
--- a/jsapp/js/account/security/email/emailSection.api.ts
+++ b/jsapp/js/account/security/email/emailSection.api.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,27 @@
-import type {PaginatedResponse} from 'js/dataInterface';
-import {fetchGet, fetchPost, fetchDelete} from 'jsapp/js/api';
+import { fetchDelete, fetchGet, fetchPost } from '#/api'
+import type { PaginatedResponse } from '#/dataInterface'
 
 export interface EmailResponse {
-  primary: boolean;
-  email: string;
-  verified: boolean;
+  primary: boolean
+  email: string
+  verified: boolean
 }
 
-const LIST_URL = '/me/emails/';
+export interface EmailError {
+  email: string[]
+}
+
+const LIST_URL = '/me/emails/'
 
 export async function getUserEmails() {
-  return fetchGet<PaginatedResponse<EmailResponse>>(LIST_URL);
+  return fetchGet<PaginatedResponse<EmailResponse>>(LIST_URL)
 }
 
 export async function setUserEmail(newEmail: string) {
-  return fetchPost<EmailResponse>(LIST_URL, {email: newEmail});
+  return fetchPost<EmailResponse | EmailError>(LIST_URL, { email: newEmail })
 }
 
 /** Removes all unverified/non-primary emails (there should only be one anyway)*/
 export async function deleteUnverifiedUserEmails() {
-  return fetchDelete(LIST_URL);
+  return fetchDelete(LIST_URL)
 }
diff --git a/jsapp/js/account/security/email/emailSection.component.tsx b/jsapp/js/account/security/email/emailSection.component.tsx
index 8569e4cb42..593f422120 100644
--- a/jsapp/js/account/security/email/emailSection.component.tsx
+++ b/jsapp/js/account/security/email/emailSection.component.tsx
@@ -1,49 +1,63 @@
-import React, {useEffect, useState} from 'react';
-import sessionStore from 'js/stores/session';
-import {deleteUnverifiedUserEmails, EmailResponse} from './emailSection.api';
-import {getUserEmails, setUserEmail} from './emailSection.api';
-import style from './emailSection.module.scss';
-import Button from 'jsapp/js/components/common/button';
-import TextBox from 'jsapp/js/components/common/textBox';
-import Icon from 'jsapp/js/components/common/icon';
-import {formatTime} from 'jsapp/js/utils';
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import Button from '#/components/common/button'
+import Icon from '#/components/common/icon'
+import TextBox from '#/components/common/textBox'
+import sessionStore from '#/stores/session'
+import { formatTime } from '#/utils'
+import { type EmailResponse, deleteUnverifiedUserEmails } from './emailSection.api'
+import { getUserEmails, setUserEmail } from './emailSection.api'
+import style from './emailSection.module.scss'
 
 interface EmailState {
-  emails: EmailResponse[];
-  newEmail: string;
-  refreshedEmail: boolean;
-  refreshedEmailDate: string;
+  emails: EmailResponse[]
+  newEmail: string
+  refreshedEmail: boolean
+  refreshedEmailDate: string
+  fieldErrors: string[]
 }
 
 export default function EmailSection() {
-  const [session] = useState(() => sessionStore);
+  const [session] = useState(() => sessionStore)
 
   const [email, setEmail] = useState<EmailState>({
     emails: [],
     newEmail: '',
     refreshedEmail: false,
     refreshedEmailDate: '',
-  });
+    fieldErrors: [],
+  })
 
   useEffect(() => {
     getUserEmails().then((data) => {
       setEmail({
         ...email,
         emails: data.results,
-      });
-    });
-  }, []);
+      })
+    })
+  }, [])
 
   function setNewUserEmail(newEmail: string) {
-    setUserEmail(newEmail).then(() => {
-      getUserEmails().then((data) => {
+    setEmail({
+      ...email,
+      fieldErrors: [],
+    })
+
+    setUserEmail(newEmail).then((response) => {
+      if ('primary' in response) {
+        getUserEmails().then((data) => {
+          setEmail({
+            ...email,
+            emails: data.results,
+            newEmail: '',
+          })
+        })
+      } else {
         setEmail({
           ...email,
-          emails: data.results,
-          newEmail: '',
-        });
-      });
-    });
+          fieldErrors: response.email,
+        })
+      }
+    })
   }
 
   function deleteNewUserEmail() {
@@ -54,16 +68,16 @@ export default function EmailSection() {
           emails: data.results,
           newEmail: '',
           refreshedEmail: false,
-        });
-      });
-    });
+        })
+      })
+    })
   }
 
   function resendNewUserEmail(unverfiedEmail: string) {
     setEmail({
       ...email,
       refreshedEmail: false,
-    });
+    })
 
     deleteUnverifiedUserEmails().then(() => {
       setUserEmail(unverfiedEmail).then(() => {
@@ -71,20 +85,20 @@ export default function EmailSection() {
           ...email,
           refreshedEmail: true,
           refreshedEmailDate: formatTime(new Date().toUTCString()),
-        });
-      });
-    });
+        })
+      })
+    })
   }
 
   function onTextFieldChange(value: string) {
     setEmail({
       ...email,
       newEmail: value,
-    });
+    })
   }
 
-  const currentAccount = session.currentAccount;
-  const unverifiedEmail = email.emails.find((userEmail) => !userEmail.verified && !userEmail.primary);
+  const currentAccount = session.currentAccount
+  const unverifiedEmail = email.emails.find((userEmail) => !userEmail.verified && !userEmail.primary)
 
   return (
     <div className={style.root}>
@@ -93,67 +107,50 @@ export default function EmailSection() {
       </div>
 
       <div className={style.bodySection}>
-        {!session.isPending &&
-          session.isInitialLoadComplete &&
-          'email' in currentAccount && (
-            <p className={style.currentEmail}>{currentAccount.email}</p>
-          )}
-
-        {unverifiedEmail?.email &&
-          !session.isPending &&
-          session.isInitialLoadComplete &&
-          'email' in currentAccount && (
-            <>
-              <div className={style.unverifiedEmail}>
-                <Icon name='alert' />
-                <p className={style['blurb']}>
-                  <strong>
-                    {t('Check your email ##UNVERIFIED_EMAIL##. ').replace(
-                      '##UNVERIFIED_EMAIL##',
-                      unverifiedEmail.email
-                    )}
-                  </strong>
-
-                  {t(
-                    'A verification link has been sent to confirm your ownership. Once confirmed, this address will replace ##UNVERIFIED_EMAIL##'
-                  ).replace('##UNVERIFIED_EMAIL##', currentAccount.email)}
-                </p>
-              </div>
-
-              <div className={style.editEmail}>
-                <Button
-                  label='Resend'
-                  size='m'
-                  color='blue'
-                  type='frame'
-                  onClick={resendNewUserEmail.bind(
-                    resendNewUserEmail,
-                    unverifiedEmail.email
-                  )}
-                />
-                <Button
-                  label='Remove'
-                  size='m'
-                  color='red'
-                  type='frame'
-                  onClick={deleteNewUserEmail}
-                />
-              </div>
-
-              {email.refreshedEmail &&
-                <label>
-                  {t('Email was sent again: ##TIMESTAMP##').replace('##TIMESTAMP##', email.refreshedEmailDate)}
-                </label>
-              }
-            </>
-          )}
+        {!session.isPending && session.isInitialLoadComplete && 'email' in currentAccount && (
+          <p className={style.currentEmail}>{currentAccount.email}</p>
+        )}
+
+        {unverifiedEmail?.email && !session.isPending && session.isInitialLoadComplete && 'email' in currentAccount && (
+          <>
+            <div className={style.unverifiedEmail}>
+              <Icon name='alert' />
+              <p className={style['blurb']}>
+                <strong>
+                  {t('Check your email ##UNVERIFIED_EMAIL##. ').replace('##UNVERIFIED_EMAIL##', unverifiedEmail.email)}
+                </strong>
+
+                {t(
+                  'A verification link has been sent to confirm your ownership. Once confirmed, this address will replace ##UNVERIFIED_EMAIL##',
+                ).replace('##UNVERIFIED_EMAIL##', currentAccount.email)}
+              </p>
+            </div>
+
+            <div className={style.editEmail}>
+              <Button
+                label='Resend'
+                size='m'
+                color='blue'
+                type='frame'
+                onClick={resendNewUserEmail.bind(resendNewUserEmail, unverifiedEmail.email)}
+              />
+              <Button label='Remove' size='m' color='red' type='frame' onClick={deleteNewUserEmail} />
+            </div>
+
+            {email.refreshedEmail && (
+              <label>
+                {t('Email was sent again: ##TIMESTAMP##').replace('##TIMESTAMP##', email.refreshedEmailDate)}
+              </label>
+            )}
+          </>
+        )}
       </div>
 
       <form
         className={style.optionsSection}
         onSubmit={(e) => {
-          e.preventDefault();
-          setNewUserEmail(email.newEmail);
+          e.preventDefault()
+          setNewUserEmail(email.newEmail)
         }}
       >
         {/*TODO: Move TextBox into a modal--it messes up the flow of the row right now*/}
@@ -164,14 +161,18 @@ export default function EmailSection() {
           onChange={onTextFieldChange.bind(onTextFieldChange)}
         />
 
-        <Button
-          label='Change'
-          size='m'
-          color='blue'
-          type='frame'
-          onClick={setNewUserEmail.bind(setNewUserEmail, email.newEmail)}
-        />
+        <div className={style.optionsSectionButtons}>
+          <label>{email.fieldErrors}</label>
+
+          <Button
+            label='Change'
+            size='m'
+            color='blue'
+            type='frame'
+            onClick={setNewUserEmail.bind(setNewUserEmail, email.newEmail)}
+          />
+        </div>
       </form>
     </div>
-  );
+  )
 }
diff --git a/jsapp/js/account/security/email/emailSection.module.scss b/jsapp/js/account/security/email/emailSection.module.scss
index c2f42ee436..ed2339d12a 100644
--- a/jsapp/js/account/security/email/emailSection.module.scss
+++ b/jsapp/js/account/security/email/emailSection.module.scss
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@
   }
 }
 
+.optionsSectionButtons {
+  > * {
+    display: inline-block;
+  }
+
+  label {
+    margin-right: sizes.$x12;
+    color: colors.$kobo-red;
+  }
+}
+
 .currentEmail {
   font-weight: bold;
   margin-top: 0;