diff --git a/packages/manager/src/features/ObjectStorage/BucketLanding/CreateBucketDrawer.test.tsx b/packages/manager/src/features/ObjectStorage/BucketLanding/CreateBucketDrawer.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3fa1b692376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/manager/src/features/ObjectStorage/BucketLanding/CreateBucketDrawer.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { CreateBucketDrawer } from './CreateBucketDrawer';
+import { waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { renderWithTheme } from 'src/utilities/testHelpers';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import { rest, server } from 'src/mocks/testServer';
+import { makeResourcePage } from 'src/mocks/serverHandlers';
+import {
+  accountSettingsFactory,
+  objectStorageClusterFactory,
+  regionFactory,
+} from 'src/factories';
+
+const props = {
+  isOpen: true,
+  onClose: jest.fn(),
+};
+
+jest.mock('src/components/EnhancedSelect/Select');
+
+describe('CreateBucketDrawer', () => {
+  it('Should show a general error notice if the API returns one', async () => {
+    server.use(
+      rest.post('*/object-storage/buckets', (req, res, ctx) => {
+        return res(
+          ctx.status(500),
+          ctx.json({ errors: [{ reason: 'Object Storage is offline!' }] })
+        );
+      }),
+      rest.get('*/regions', async (req, res, ctx) => {
+        return res(
+          ctx.json(
+            makeResourcePage(
+              regionFactory.buildList(1, { id: 'us-east', label: 'Newark, NJ' })
+            )
+          )
+        );
+      }),
+      rest.get('*object-storage/clusters', (req, res, ctx) => {
+        return res(
+          ctx.json(
+            makeResourcePage(
+              objectStorageClusterFactory.buildList(1, {
+                region: 'us-east',
+                id: 'us-east-1',
+              })
+            )
+          )
+        );
+      }),
+      rest.get('*/account/settings', (req, res, ctx) => {
+        return res(
+          ctx.json(accountSettingsFactory.build({ object_storage: 'active' }))
+        );
+      })
+    );
+
+    const {
+      getByTestId,
+      getByLabelText,
+      getByPlaceholderText,
+      findByText,
+    } = renderWithTheme(<CreateBucketDrawer {...props} />);
+
+    userEvent.type(getByLabelText('Label'), 'my-test-bucket');
+
+    // We must waitFor because we need to load region and cluster data from the API
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      userEvent.selectOptions(
+        getByPlaceholderText('Select a Region'),
+        'Newark, NJ (us-east-1)'
+      )
+    );
+
+    const saveButton = getByTestId('create-bucket-button');
+
+    userEvent.click(saveButton);
+
+    await findByText('Object Storage is offline!');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/features/ObjectStorage/BucketLanding/CreateBucketDrawer.tsx b/packages/manager/src/features/ObjectStorage/BucketLanding/CreateBucketDrawer.tsx
index 8e9e1193a5b..7784a2c1b29 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/features/ObjectStorage/BucketLanding/CreateBucketDrawer.tsx
+++ b/packages/manager/src/features/ObjectStorage/BucketLanding/CreateBucketDrawer.tsx
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export const CreateBucketDrawer = (props: Props) => {
     error,
     reset,
   } = useCreateBucketMutation();
+
   const { data: agreements } = useAccountAgreements();
   const { mutateAsync: updateAccountAgreements } = useMutateAccountAgreements();
   const { data: accountSettings } = useAccountSettings();
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ export const CreateBucketDrawer = (props: Props) => {
             data-qa-permissions-notice
           />
         )}
+        {Boolean(errorMap.none) && <Notice error text={errorMap.none} />}
         <TextField
           data-qa-cluster-label
           label="Label"
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ export const CreateBucketDrawer = (props: Props) => {
         />
         <ClusterSelect
           data-qa-cluster-select
-          error={formik.touched.cluster ? errorMap.cluster : undefined}
+          error={errorMap.cluster}
           onBlur={formik.handleBlur}
           onChange={(value) => formik.setFieldValue('cluster', value)}
           selectedCluster={formik.values.cluster}
@@ -153,7 +155,12 @@ export const CreateBucketDrawer = (props: Props) => {
           <Button buttonType="secondary" onClick={onClose}>
             Cancel
           </Button>
-          <Button buttonType="primary" type="submit" loading={isLoading}>
+          <Button
+            buttonType="primary"
+            type="submit"
+            loading={isLoading}
+            data-testid="create-bucket-button"
+          >
             Create Bucket
           </Button>
         </ActionsPanel>
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/mocks/serverHandlers.ts b/packages/manager/src/mocks/serverHandlers.ts
index d4b8464b5bf..3d067ed28c9 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/mocks/serverHandlers.ts
+++ b/packages/manager/src/mocks/serverHandlers.ts
@@ -635,6 +635,9 @@ export const handlers = [
     const buckets = objectStorageBucketFactory.buildList(10);
     return res(ctx.json(makeResourcePage(buckets)));
   }),
+  rest.post('*/object-storage/buckets', (req, res, ctx) => {
+    return res(ctx.json(objectStorageBucketFactory.build()));
+  }),
   rest.get('*object-storage/clusters', (req, res, ctx) => {
     const clusters = objectStorageClusterFactory.buildList(3);
     return res(ctx.json(makeResourcePage(clusters)));
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/queries/objectStorage.ts b/packages/manager/src/queries/objectStorage.ts
index af627ef922d..7032395aa29 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/queries/objectStorage.ts
+++ b/packages/manager/src/queries/objectStorage.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {
   getObjectURL,
   ObjectStorageObjectURLOptions,
   ObjectStorageObjectURL,
-} from '@linode/api-v4/lib/object-storage';
+} from '@linode/api-v4';
 import { queryKey as accountSettingsQueryKey } from './accountSettings';
 
 export interface BucketError {
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/utilities/testHelpers.tsx b/packages/manager/src/utilities/testHelpers.tsx
index 93926a4a632..315daccda04 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/utilities/testHelpers.tsx
+++ b/packages/manager/src/utilities/testHelpers.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import thunk from 'redux-thunk';
 import { FlagSet } from 'src/featureFlags';
 import LinodeThemeWrapper from 'src/LinodeThemeWrapper';
 import { queryClientFactory } from 'src/queries/base';
+import { setupInterceptors } from 'src/request';
 import {
   storeFactory,
   ApplicationState,
@@ -55,6 +56,13 @@ export const wrapWithTheme = (ui: any, options: Options = {}) => {
   const storeToPass = customStore
     ? baseStore(customStore)
     : storeFactory(queryClient);
+
+  // we have to call setupInterceptors so that our API error normalization works as expected
+  // I'm sorry that it makes us pass it the "ApplicationStore"
+  setupInterceptors(
+    configureStore<ApplicationState>([thunk])(defaultState)
+  );
+
   return (
     <Provider store={storeToPass}>
       <QueryClientProvider client={passedQueryClient || queryClient}>