diff --git a/resources/js/components/assets/Upload.vue b/resources/js/components/assets/Upload.vue
index 5e36e0d159..8fb5b5a3b7 100644
--- a/resources/js/components/assets/Upload.vue
+++ b/resources/js/components/assets/Upload.vue
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
         <div class="ml-4 px-2 flex items-center gap-2" v-if="status === 'error'">
             {{ error }}
-            <dropdown-list v-if="errorStatus === 422">
+            <dropdown-list v-if="errorStatus === 409">
                 <template #trigger>
                     <button class="ml-4 btn btn-xs" v-text="`${__('Fix')}...`" />
                 </template>
diff --git a/resources/js/components/assets/Uploader.vue b/resources/js/components/assets/Uploader.vue
index ea8536ed5c..7a5439e12d 100644
--- a/resources/js/components/assets/Uploader.vue
+++ b/resources/js/components/assets/Uploader.vue
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ export default {
                     msg = __('Upload failed. The file might be larger than is allowed by your server.');
                 }
             } else {
-                if (status === 422) {
+                if ([422, 409].includes(status)) {
                     msg = Object.values(response.errors)[0][0]; // Get first validation message.
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/CP/Assets/AssetsController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/CP/Assets/AssetsController.php
index d755a5cc7f..2fb941d661 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/CP/Assets/AssetsController.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/CP/Assets/AssetsController.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
+use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
 use Statamic\Assets\AssetUploader;
 use Statamic\Assets\UploadedReplacementFile;
 use Statamic\Contracts\Assets\Asset as AssetContract;
@@ -97,7 +98,11 @@ public function store(Request $request)
         $validator = Validator::make(['path' => $path], ['path' => new UploadableAssetPath($container)]);
 
         if (! in_array($request->option, ['timestamp', 'overwrite'])) {
-            $validator->validate();
+            try {
+                $validator->validate();
+            } catch (ValidationException $e) {
+                throw $e->status(409);
+            }
         }
 
         $asset = $container->asset($path) ?? $container->makeAsset($path);
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Assets/StoreAssetTest.php b/tests/Feature/Assets/StoreAssetTest.php
index a48dac5079..392988fa7a 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Assets/StoreAssetTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Assets/StoreAssetTest.php
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public function it_doesnt_upload_when_file_exists()
         $this
             ->actingAs($this->userWithPermission())
             ->submit()
-            ->assertStatus(422)
+            ->assertStatus(409)
             ->assertInvalid(['path' => 'A file already exists with this name.']);
     }
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public function it_doesnt_upload_when_file_exists_with_different_casing()
             ->submit([
                 'file' => UploadedFile::fake()->image('tEsT.jpg'),
             ])
-            ->assertStatus(422)
+            ->assertStatus(409)
             ->assertInvalid(['path' => 'A file already exists with this name.']);
     }