diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/capabilities.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/capabilities.ts
index b46dd87eec15f..f2177b0a3572f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/capabilities.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/capabilities.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export function getPluginPrivileges() {
     catalogue: [PLUGIN_ID],
     savedObject: {
       all: [],
-      read: ['index-pattern', 'search'],
+      read: ['index-pattern', 'dashboard', 'search', 'visualization'],
     },
   };
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/modules.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/modules.ts
index b476762f6efca..bfa7e38332c1b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/modules.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/modules.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export interface KibanaObject {
   title: string;
   config: KibanaObjectConfig;
   exists?: boolean;
+  error?: any;
 }
 
 export interface KibanaObjects {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/jobs/new_job/recognize/components/kibana_objects.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/jobs/new_job/recognize/components/kibana_objects.tsx
index 4954b44bf8842..f8ca7926ad7d6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/jobs/new_job/recognize/components/kibana_objects.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/jobs/new_job/recognize/components/kibana_objects.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export const KibanaObjects: FC<KibanaObjectItemProps> = memo(
         </EuiTitle>
         <EuiSpacer size="s" />
         <ul>
-          {kibanaObjects.map(({ id, title, success, exists }, i) => (
+          {kibanaObjects.map(({ id, title, success, exists, error }, i) => (
             <li key={id}>
               <EuiFlexGroup alignItems="center" gutterSize="s">
                 <EuiFlexItem>
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ export const KibanaObjects: FC<KibanaObjectItemProps> = memo(
                       <EuiText size="s" color={exists ? 'subdued' : 'secondary'}>
                         {title}
                       </EuiText>
+                      {success === false && error !== undefined && (
+                        <EuiText size="xs" color="danger">
+                          {error.message}
+                        </EuiText>
+                      )}
                     </EuiFlexItem>
                     {exists && (
                       <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/data_recognizer/data_recognizer.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/data_recognizer/data_recognizer.ts
index 521d04159ca7a..21e178dcc7e76 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/data_recognizer/data_recognizer.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/data_recognizer/data_recognizer.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export interface RecognizeResult {
 interface ObjectExistResult {
   id: string;
   type: string;
+  exists?: boolean;
 }
 
 interface ObjectExistResponse {
@@ -493,7 +494,13 @@ export class DataRecognizer {
       // update the exists flag in the results
       this.updateKibanaResults(results.kibana, savedObjects);
       // create the savedObjects
-      saveResults.savedObjects = await this.saveKibanaObjects(savedObjects);
+      try {
+        saveResults.savedObjects = await this.saveKibanaObjects(savedObjects);
+      } catch (error) {
+        // only one error is returned for the bulk create saved object request
+        // so populate every saved object with the same error.
+        this.populateKibanaResultErrors(results.kibana, error.output?.payload);
+      }
     }
     // merge all the save results
     this.updateResults(results, saveResults);
@@ -610,7 +617,26 @@ export class DataRecognizer {
       (type) => {
         kibanaSaveResults[type].forEach((resultItem) => {
           const i = objectExistResults.find((o) => o.id === resultItem.id && o.type === type);
-          resultItem.exists = i !== undefined;
+          resultItem.exists = i !== undefined && i.exists;
+        });
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
+  // add an error object to every kibana saved object,
+  // if it doesn't already exist.
+  populateKibanaResultErrors(
+    kibanaSaveResults: DataRecognizerConfigResponse['kibana'],
+    error: any
+  ) {
+    const errorObj =
+      error === undefined ? { message: 'Unknown error when creating saved object' } : error;
+    (Object.keys(kibanaSaveResults) as Array<keyof DataRecognizerConfigResponse['kibana']>).forEach(
+      (type) => {
+        kibanaSaveResults[type].forEach((resultItem) => {
+          if (resultItem.exists === false) {
+            resultItem.error = errorObj;
+          }
         });
       }
     );