diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateAdd/JobTemplateAdd.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateAdd/JobTemplateAdd.jsx
index 7aecba1eb2..a4511f4e10 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateAdd/JobTemplateAdd.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateAdd/JobTemplateAdd.jsx
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { t } from '@lingui/macro';
+import { withI18n } from '@lingui/react';
 import { Card } from '@patternfly/react-core';
 import { CardBody } from '@components/Card';
+import ErrorDetail from '@components/ErrorDetail';
+import AlertModal from '@components/AlertModal';
 import JobTemplateForm from '../shared/JobTemplateForm';
 import { JobTemplatesAPI } from '@api';
 
-function JobTemplateAdd() {
+function JobTemplateAdd({ i18n }) {
   const [formSubmitError, setFormSubmitError] = useState(null);
   const history = useHistory();
 
@@ -31,6 +35,10 @@ function JobTemplateAdd() {
       ]);
       history.push(`/templates/${type}/${id}/details`);
     } catch (error) {
+      // check for field-specific errors from API
+      if (error.response?.data && typeof error.response.data === 'object') {
+        throw error.response.data;
+      }
       setFormSubmitError(error);
     }
   }
@@ -68,9 +76,19 @@ function JobTemplateAdd() {
           handleSubmit={handleSubmit}
         />
       </CardBody>
-      {formSubmitError ? <div>formSubmitError</div> : ''}
+      {formSubmitError && (
+        <AlertModal
+          variant="danger"
+          title={i18n._(t`Error!`)}
+          isOpen={formSubmitError}
+          onClose={() => setFormSubmitError(null)}
+        >
+          {i18n._(t`An error occurred when saving`)}
+          <ErrorDetail error={formSubmitError} />
+        </AlertModal>
+      )}
     </Card>
   );
 }
 
-export default JobTemplateAdd;
+export default withI18n()(JobTemplateAdd);
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateEdit/JobTemplateEdit.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateEdit/JobTemplateEdit.jsx
index 73d90a8a26..07e1085936 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateEdit/JobTemplateEdit.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateEdit/JobTemplateEdit.jsx
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 /* eslint react/no-unused-state: 0 */
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import { withRouter, Redirect } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { t } from '@lingui/macro';
+import { withI18n } from '@lingui/react';
 import { CardBody } from '@components/Card';
 import ContentError from '@components/ContentError';
 import ContentLoading from '@components/ContentLoading';
+import ErrorDetail from '@components/ErrorDetail';
+import AlertModal from '@components/AlertModal';
 import { JobTemplatesAPI, ProjectsAPI } from '@api';
 import { JobTemplate } from '@types';
 import { getAddedAndRemoved } from '@util/lists';
@@ -113,8 +117,12 @@ class JobTemplateEdit extends Component {
         this.submitCredentials(credentials),
       ]);
       history.push(this.detailsUrl);
-    } catch (formSubmitError) {
-      this.setState({ formSubmitError });
+    } catch (error) {
+      // check for field-specific errors from API
+      if (error.response?.data && typeof error.response.data === 'object') {
+        throw error.response.data;
+      }
+      this.setState({ formSubmitError: error });
     }
   }
 
@@ -173,7 +181,7 @@ class JobTemplateEdit extends Component {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { template } = this.props;
+    const { template, i18n } = this.props;
     const {
       contentError,
       formSubmitError,
@@ -210,10 +218,20 @@ class JobTemplateEdit extends Component {
           handleSubmit={this.handleSubmit}
           relatedProjectPlaybooks={relatedProjectPlaybooks}
         />
-        {formSubmitError ? <div> error </div> : null}
+        {formSubmitError && (
+          <AlertModal
+            variant="danger"
+            title={i18n._(t`Error!`)}
+            isOpen={formSubmitError}
+            onClose={() => this.setState({ formSubmitError: null })}
+          >
+            {i18n._(t`An error occurred when saving`)}
+            <ErrorDetail error={formSubmitError} />
+          </AlertModal>
+        )}
       </CardBody>
     );
   }
 }
 
-export default withRouter(JobTemplateEdit);
+export default withI18n()(withRouter(JobTemplateEdit));
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplateForm.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplateForm.jsx
index c2f1ca9c4c..19973cfdd5 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplateForm.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplateForm.jsx
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ class JobTemplateForm extends Component {
       setFieldValue,
       i18n,
       template,
+      formik,
     } = this.props;
 
     const jobTypeOptions = [
@@ -631,7 +632,13 @@ const FormikApp = withFormik({
       credentials: summary_fields.credentials || [],
     };
   },
-  handleSubmit: (values, { props }) => props.handleSubmit(values),
+  handleSubmit: async (values, { props, setErrors }) => {
+    try {
+      await props.handleSubmit(values);
+    } catch (errors) {
+      setErrors(errors);
+    }
+  },
 })(JobTemplateForm);
 
 export { JobTemplateForm as _JobTemplateForm };