diff --git a/packages/manager/.changeset/pr-10761-tests-1723056815829.md b/packages/manager/.changeset/pr-10761-tests-1723056815829.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..31314c0aa7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/manager/.changeset/pr-10761-tests-1723056815829.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@linode/manager": Tests
+---
+
+Add test for Linode create error flows ([#10761](https://github.com/linode/manager/pull/10761))
diff --git a/packages/manager/cypress/e2e/core/linodes/create-linode.spec.ts b/packages/manager/cypress/e2e/core/linodes/create-linode.spec.ts
index 34d33345230..bf86857ff8c 100644
--- a/packages/manager/cypress/e2e/core/linodes/create-linode.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/manager/cypress/e2e/core/linodes/create-linode.spec.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ import {
   mockAppendFeatureFlags,
   mockGetFeatureFlagClientstream,
 } from 'support/intercepts/feature-flags';
-import { interceptCreateLinode } from 'support/intercepts/linodes';
+import {
+  interceptCreateLinode,
+  mockCreateLinodeError,
+} from 'support/intercepts/linodes';
 import { makeFeatureFlagData } from 'support/util/feature-flags';
 import { interceptGetProfile } from 'support/intercepts/profile';
 import { Region, VLAN, Config, Disk } from '@linode/api-v4';
@@ -159,7 +162,10 @@ describe('Create Linode', () => {
             username = xhr.response?.body.username;
           });
 
-          // TODO Confirm whether or not toast notification should appear here.
+          // Confirm toast notification should appear on Linode create.
+          ui.toast.assertMessage(
+            `Your Linode ${linodeLabel} is being created.`
+          );
           cy.findByText('RUNNING', { timeout: LINODE_CREATE_TIMEOUT }).should(
             'be.visible'
           );
@@ -341,4 +347,56 @@ describe('Create Linode', () => {
     fbtVisible(linodeLabel);
     cy.contains('RUNNING', { timeout: 300000 }).should('be.visible');
   });
+
+  /*
+   * - Confirms error message can show up during Linode create flow.
+   * - Confirms Linode can be created after retry.
+   */
+  it('shows unexpected error during Linode create flow', () => {
+    const linodeRegion = chooseRegion({
+      capabilities: ['Linodes'],
+    });
+    const linodeLabel = randomLabel();
+    const mockLinode = linodeFactory.build({
+      id: randomNumber(),
+      label: linodeLabel,
+      region: linodeRegion.id,
+    });
+    const createLinodeErrorMessage =
+      'An error has occurred during Linode creation flow';
+
+    mockCreateLinodeError(createLinodeErrorMessage).as('createLinodeError');
+    cy.visitWithLogin('/linodes/create');
+
+    // Set Linode label, OS, plan type, password, etc.
+    linodeCreatePage.setLabel(linodeLabel);
+    linodeCreatePage.selectImage('Debian 11');
+    linodeCreatePage.selectRegionById(linodeRegion.id);
+    linodeCreatePage.selectPlan('Shared CPU', 'Nanode 1 GB');
+    linodeCreatePage.setRootPassword(randomString(32));
+
+    // Create Linode by clicking the button.
+    ui.button
+      .findByTitle('Create Linode')
+      .should('be.visible')
+      .should('be.enabled')
+      .click();
+    cy.wait('@createLinodeError');
+
+    // Confirm the createLinodeErrorMessage show up on the web page.
+    cy.findByText(`${createLinodeErrorMessage}`).should('be.visible');
+
+    // Retry to create a Linode.
+    mockCreateLinode(mockLinode).as('createLinode');
+    ui.button
+      .findByTitle('Create Linode')
+      .should('be.visible')
+      .should('be.enabled')
+      .click();
+    cy.wait('@createLinode');
+    // Confirm toast notification should appear on Linode create.
+    ui.toast.assertMessage(`Your Linode ${linodeLabel} is being created.`);
+    // Confirm the createLinodeErrorMessage disappears.
+    cy.findByText(`${createLinodeErrorMessage}`).should('not.exist');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/manager/cypress/support/intercepts/linodes.ts b/packages/manager/cypress/support/intercepts/linodes.ts
index d01b88a7964..e3dd41d140a 100644
--- a/packages/manager/cypress/support/intercepts/linodes.ts
+++ b/packages/manager/cypress/support/intercepts/linodes.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,24 @@ export const mockCreateLinode = (linode: Linode): Cypress.Chainable<null> => {
   );
 };
 
+/** Intercepts POST request to create a Linode and mocks an error response.
+ *
+ * @param errorMessage - Error message to be included in the mocked HTTP response.
+ * @param statusCode - HTTP status code for mocked error response. Default is `400`.
+ *
+ * @returns Cypress chainable.
+ */
+export const mockCreateLinodeError = (
+  errorMessage: string,
+  statusCode: number = 500
+): Cypress.Chainable<null> => {
+  return cy.intercept(
+    'POST',
+    apiMatcher('linode/instances'),
+    makeErrorResponse(errorMessage, statusCode)
+  );
+};
+
 /* Intercepts GET request to get a Linode.
  *
  * @param linodeId - ID of Linode to fetch.