diff --git a/apps/server/AliasVault.Client/Resources/ApiErrors.en.resx b/apps/server/AliasVault.Client/Resources/ApiErrors.en.resx
index 74a385a6d..c905f4ac6 100644
--- a/apps/server/AliasVault.Client/Resources/ApiErrors.en.resx
+++ b/apps/server/AliasVault.Client/Resources/ApiErrors.en.resx
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@
   <data name="PUBLIC_REGISTRATION_DISABLED" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>New account registration is currently disabled on this server. Please contact the administrator.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="REGISTRATION_FAILED" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Could not create the account. Please try again in a few minutes. If this problem persists, please contact support.</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="USER_NOT_FOUND" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Invalid username or password. Please try again.</value>
   </data>
diff --git a/apps/server/Shared/AliasVault.Shared/Models/Enums/ApiErrorCode.cs b/apps/server/Shared/AliasVault.Shared/Models/Enums/ApiErrorCode.cs
index 9074f0061..4a0f7797a 100644
--- a/apps/server/Shared/AliasVault.Shared/Models/Enums/ApiErrorCode.cs
+++ b/apps/server/Shared/AliasVault.Shared/Models/Enums/ApiErrorCode.cs
@@ -148,4 +148,9 @@ public enum ApiErrorCode
     /// Registration rate limit exceeded for this IP address.
     /// </summary>
     REGISTRATION_RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Generic user account registration failure.
+    /// </summary>
+    REGISTRATION_FAILED,
 }