diff --git a/js/forum/src/components/DiscussionComposer.js b/js/forum/src/components/DiscussionComposer.js
index 7049e21ff..dbf513a9e 100644
--- a/js/forum/src/components/DiscussionComposer.js
+++ b/js/forum/src/components/DiscussionComposer.js
@@ -108,7 +108,11 @@ export default class DiscussionComposer extends ComposerBody {
         app.cache.discussionList.addDiscussion(discussion);
         m.route(app.route.discussion(discussion));
       },
-      () => this.loading = false
+      response => {
+        this.loading = false;
+        m.redraw();
+        app.alertErrors(response.errors);
+      }
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/js/forum/src/components/ReplyComposer.js b/js/forum/src/components/ReplyComposer.js
index dd9db1e17..32d96ad60 100644
--- a/js/forum/src/components/ReplyComposer.js
+++ b/js/forum/src/components/ReplyComposer.js
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ export default class ReplyComposer extends ComposerBody {
 
         app.composer.hide();
       },
-      errors => {
+      response => {
         this.loading = false;
         m.redraw();
-        app.alertErrors(errors);
+        app.alertErrors(response.errors);
       }
     );
   }
diff --git a/js/lib/App.js b/js/lib/App.js
index 28cd1c6f2..0ae388437 100644
--- a/js/lib/App.js
+++ b/js/lib/App.js
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ export default class App {
   alertErrors(errors) {
     errors.forEach(error => {
       this.alerts.show(new Alert({
-        type: 'warning',
-        message: error.detail
+        type: 'error',
+        children: error.detail
       }));
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/Api/Actions/JsonApiAction.php b/src/Api/Actions/JsonApiAction.php
index 5697d8f22..b81b057ce 100644
--- a/src/Api/Actions/JsonApiAction.php
+++ b/src/Api/Actions/JsonApiAction.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ abstract class JsonApiAction implements Action
      */
     public function handle(Request $request)
     {
-        // TODO: Move this error handling code to middleware?
+        // TODO: This is gross. Move this error handling code to middleware?
         try {
             return $this->respond($request);
         } catch (ValidationException $e) {
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ abstract class JsonApiAction implements Action
                 ];
             }
             return new JsonResponse(['errors' => $errors], 422);
+        } catch (\Flarum\Core\Exceptions\ValidationException $e) {
+            $errors = [];
+            foreach ($e->getMessages() as $path => $detail) {
+                $errors[] = compact('path', 'detail');
+            }
+            return new JsonResponse(['errors' => $errors], 422);
         } catch (PermissionDeniedException $e) {
             return new JsonResponse(null, 401);
         } catch (ModelNotFoundException $e) {
diff --git a/src/Core/Exceptions/ValidationException.php b/src/Core/Exceptions/ValidationException.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f517161cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Core/Exceptions/ValidationException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php namespace Flarum\Core\Exceptions;
+
+use Exception;
+
+class ValidationException extends Exception
+{
+    protected $messages;
+
+    public function __construct(array $messages)
+    {
+        $this->messages = $messages;
+    }
+
+    public function getMessages()
+    {
+        return $this->messages;
+    }
+}