diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/recipes/RecipeForm.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/recipes/RecipeForm.svelte
index f62df04..4dc67cc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/recipes/RecipeForm.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/recipes/RecipeForm.svelte
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+	import { page } from '$app/stores';
+
 	type Category = { id: string; name: string; tagType?: string };
 
 	type EditRecipe = {
@@ -45,6 +47,11 @@
 </script>
 
 <form method="POST" {action}>
+	<!-- Error banner -->
+	{#if $page.form?.error}
+		<div role="alert">{$page.form.error}</div>
+	{/if}
+
 	<!-- Basic info -->
 	<label for="name">Name</label>
 	<input id="name" name="name" type="text" bind:value={name} required />
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/recipes/RecipeForm.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/recipes/RecipeForm.test.ts
index 3ecf980..64cb585 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/recipes/RecipeForm.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/recipes/RecipeForm.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
-import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/svelte';
 import { userEvent } from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
 import RecipeForm from './RecipeForm.svelte';
 
+vi.mock('$app/stores', () => ({
+	page: writable({ form: null, url: new URL('http://localhost/recipes/new') })
+}));
+
+vi.mock('$app/forms', () => ({
+	enhance: () => ({ destroy: () => {} })
+}));
+
 const mockCategories = [
 	{ id: 'c1', name: 'Pasta', tagType: 'category' },
 	{ id: 'c2', name: 'Fleisch', tagType: 'category' }
@@ -140,4 +149,17 @@ describe('RecipeForm', () => {
 		const cancelLink = screen.getByRole('link', { name: /abbrechen/i });
 		expect(cancelLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/recipes');
 	});
+
+	it('displays form error message when $page.form.error is set', async () => {
+		const { page } = await import('$app/stores');
+		(page as ReturnType<typeof writable>).set({ form: { error: 'Name ist erforderlich' }, url: new URL('http://localhost/recipes/new') });
+		render(RecipeForm, { props: emptyProps });
+		expect(screen.getByRole('alert')).toHaveTextContent('Name ist erforderlich');
+		(page as ReturnType<typeof writable>).set({ form: null, url: new URL('http://localhost/recipes/new') });
+	});
+
+	it('does not display error banner when form has no error', () => {
+		render(RecipeForm, { props: emptyProps });
+		expect(screen.queryByRole('alert')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
 });