diff --git a/enterprise/coderd/groups.go b/enterprise/coderd/groups.go
index a681d27859514..b1330993b1add 100644
--- a/enterprise/coderd/groups.go
+++ b/enterprise/coderd/groups.go
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ func (api *API) postGroupByOrganization(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 
 	if req.Name == database.EveryoneGroup {
 		httpapi.Write(ctx, rw, http.StatusBadRequest, codersdk.Response{
-			Message: fmt.Sprintf("%q is a reserved keyword and cannot be used for a group name.", database.EveryoneGroup),
+			Message:     "Invalid group name.",
+			Validations: []codersdk.ValidationError{{Field: "name", Detail: fmt.Sprintf("%q is a reserved group name", req.Name)}},
 		})
 		return
 	}
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ func (api *API) postGroupByOrganization(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 	})
 	if database.IsUniqueViolation(err) {
 		httpapi.Write(ctx, rw, http.StatusConflict, codersdk.Response{
-			Message: fmt.Sprintf("Group with name %q already exists.", req.Name),
+			Message:     fmt.Sprintf("A group named %q already exists.", req.Name),
+			Validations: []codersdk.ValidationError{{Field: "name", Detail: "Group names must be unique"}},
 		})
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/site/src/pages/GroupsPage/CreateGroupPage.tsx b/site/src/pages/GroupsPage/CreateGroupPage.tsx
index a41342331e3f6..e76f5fbdb5d21 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/GroupsPage/CreateGroupPage.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/GroupsPage/CreateGroupPage.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const CreateGroupPage: FC = () => {
           });
           navigate(`/groups/${newGroup.id}`);
         }}
-        formErrors={createGroupMutation.error}
+        error={createGroupMutation.error}
         isLoading={createGroupMutation.isLoading}
       />
     </>
diff --git a/site/src/pages/GroupsPage/CreateGroupPageView.stories.tsx b/site/src/pages/GroupsPage/CreateGroupPageView.stories.tsx
index 2aeb293ba7f2e..960a510c00ce6 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/GroupsPage/CreateGroupPageView.stories.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/GroupsPage/CreateGroupPageView.stories.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { mockApiError } from "testHelpers/entities";
 import { CreateGroupPageView } from "./CreateGroupPageView";
 import type { Meta, StoryObj } from "@storybook/react";
 
@@ -9,6 +10,14 @@ const meta: Meta<typeof CreateGroupPageView> = {
 export default meta;
 type Story = StoryObj<typeof CreateGroupPageView>;
 
-const Example: Story = {};
+export const Example: Story = {};
 
-export { Example as CreateGroupPageView };
+export const WithError: Story = {
+  args: {
+    error: mockApiError({
+      message: "A group named new-group already exists.",
+      validations: [{ field: "name", detail: "Group names must be unique" }],
+    }),
+    initialTouched: { name: true },
+  },
+};
diff --git a/site/src/pages/GroupsPage/CreateGroupPageView.tsx b/site/src/pages/GroupsPage/CreateGroupPageView.tsx
index 7c6e8b0aef1fa..79a3b81f72007 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/GroupsPage/CreateGroupPageView.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/GroupsPage/CreateGroupPageView.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 import TextField from "@mui/material/TextField";
-import { CreateGroupRequest } from "api/typesGenerated";
+import { type FormikTouched, useFormik } from "formik";
+import { type FC } from "react";
+import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+import * as Yup from "yup";
+import type { CreateGroupRequest } from "api/typesGenerated";
+import { ErrorAlert } from "components/Alert/ErrorAlert";
 import { FormFooter } from "components/FormFooter/FormFooter";
 import { FullPageForm } from "components/FullPageForm/FullPageForm";
 import { IconField } from "components/IconField/IconField";
 import { Margins } from "components/Margins/Margins";
 import { Stack } from "components/Stack/Stack";
-import { useFormik } from "formik";
-import { FC } from "react";
-import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import { getFormHelpers, onChangeTrimmed } from "utils/formUtils";
-import * as Yup from "yup";
+import { isApiValidationError } from "api/errors";
 
 const validationSchema = Yup.object({
   name: Yup.string().required().label("Name"),
@@ -17,14 +19,17 @@ const validationSchema = Yup.object({
 
 export type CreateGroupPageViewProps = {
   onSubmit: (data: CreateGroupRequest) => void;
-  formErrors?: unknown;
+  error?: unknown;
   isLoading: boolean;
+  // Helpful to show field errors on Storybook
+  initialTouched?: FormikTouched<CreateGroupRequest>;
 };
 
 export const CreateGroupPageView: FC<CreateGroupPageViewProps> = ({
   onSubmit,
-  formErrors,
+  error,
   isLoading,
+  initialTouched,
 }) => {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const form = useFormik<CreateGroupRequest>({
@@ -36,8 +41,9 @@ export const CreateGroupPageView: FC<CreateGroupPageViewProps> = ({
     },
     validationSchema,
     onSubmit,
+    initialTouched,
   });
-  const getFieldHelpers = getFormHelpers<CreateGroupRequest>(form, formErrors);
+  const getFieldHelpers = getFormHelpers<CreateGroupRequest>(form, error);
   const onCancel = () => navigate("/groups");
 
   return (
@@ -45,6 +51,10 @@ export const CreateGroupPageView: FC<CreateGroupPageViewProps> = ({
       <FullPageForm title="Create group">
         <form onSubmit={form.handleSubmit}>
           <Stack spacing={2.5}>
+            {Boolean(error) && !isApiValidationError(error) && (
+              <ErrorAlert error={error} />
+            )}
+
             <TextField
               {...getFieldHelpers("name")}
               autoFocus
diff --git a/site/src/testHelpers/entities.ts b/site/src/testHelpers/entities.ts
index 1ccfec3395386..65be658bad575 100644
--- a/site/src/testHelpers/entities.ts
+++ b/site/src/testHelpers/entities.ts
@@ -1946,7 +1946,7 @@ type MockAPIOutput = {
 };
 
 export const mockApiError = ({
-  message,
+  message = "Something went wrong.",
   detail,
   validations,
 }: MockAPIInput): MockAPIOutput => ({
@@ -1954,9 +1954,9 @@ export const mockApiError = ({
   isAxiosError: true,
   response: {
     data: {
-      message: message ?? "Something went wrong.",
-      detail: detail ?? undefined,
-      validations: validations ?? undefined,
+      message,
+      detail,
+      validations,
     },
   },
 });