diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/TransferOwnershipDialogue.vue b/apps/files/src/components/TransferOwnershipDialogue.vue
index 21d172ede9a..e7cecb5224c 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/TransferOwnershipDialogue.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/TransferOwnershipDialogue.vue
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 				<NcButton v-else @click.prevent="start">
 					{{ t('files', 'Change') }}
 				</NcButton>
-				<span class="error">{{ directoryPickerError }}</span>
 			</p>
 			<p class="new-owner-row">
 				<label for="targetUser">
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@
 					:disabled="!canSubmit">
 					{{ submitButtonText }}
 				</NcButton>
-				<span class="error">{{ submitError }}</span>
 			</p>
 		</form>
 	</div>
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@
 import axios from '@nextcloud/axios'
 import debounce from 'debounce'
 import { generateOcsUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
-import { getFilePickerBuilder, showSuccess } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
+import { getFilePickerBuilder, showSuccess, showError } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import NcSelect from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcSelect.js'
 import Vue from 'vue'
 import NcButton from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcButton.js'
@@ -147,6 +145,7 @@ export default {
 					logger.error(`Selecting object for transfer aborted: ${error.message || 'Unknown error'}`, { error })
 
 					this.directoryPickerError = error.message || t('files', 'Unknown error')
+					showError(this.directoryPickerError)
 				})
 		},
 		async findUser(query) {
@@ -212,6 +211,7 @@ export default {
 					} else {
 						this.submitError = error.message || t('files', 'Unknown error')
 					}
+					showError(this.submitError)
 				})
 		},
 	},