diff --git a/hydra-api.yaml b/hydra-api.yaml
index df9af7ef2..727e3a24d 100644
--- a/hydra-api.yaml
+++ b/hydra-api.yaml
@@ -574,6 +574,24 @@ paths:
               schema:
                 $ref: '#/components/schemas/JobsetEvalBuilds'
 
+  /eval/{eval-id}/errors:
+    get:
+      summary: Retrieves the evaluation error information for an evaluation identified by eval id
+      parameters:
+        - name: eval-id
+          in: path
+          description: eval identifier
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: integer
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: evaluation error details
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JobsetEvalErrors'
+
   /jobset/{project-id}/{jobset-id}/latest-eval:
     get:
       summary: Redirects to the latest finished evaluation for a jobset
@@ -951,6 +969,19 @@ components:
         additionalProperties:
           $ref: '#/components/schemas/Build'
 
+    JobsetEvalErrors:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        id:
+          type: integer
+          description: The evaluation identifier
+        has_error:
+          type: boolean
+          description: Indicates whether this evaluation contains an error
+        errormsg:
+          type: string
+          description: The evaluation error message text, if an error exists
+
     JobsetOverview:
       type: array
       items:
diff --git a/subprojects/hydra/lib/Hydra/Controller/JobsetEval.pm b/subprojects/hydra/lib/Hydra/Controller/JobsetEval.pm
index 77c01a840..26561b3f4 100644
--- a/subprojects/hydra/lib/Hydra/Controller/JobsetEval.pm
+++ b/subprojects/hydra/lib/Hydra/Controller/JobsetEval.pm
@@ -95,9 +95,24 @@ sub errors_GET {
 
     $c->stash->{template} = 'eval-error.tt';
 
-    $c->stash->{eval} = $c->model('DB::JobsetEvals')->find($c->stash->{eval}->id, { prefetch => 'evaluationerror' });
+    my $eval = $c->model('DB::JobsetEvals')->find(
+        $c->stash->{eval}->id,
+        { prefetch => 'evaluationerror' }
+    );
+
+    $c->stash->{eval} = $eval;
+
+    my $error_obj = $eval->evaluationerror;
+    my $err_str   = $error_obj ? $error_obj->errormsg : '';
+    my $has_error = ($err_str ne '') ? \1 : \0;
+
+    my $response = {
+        id        => $eval->id,
+        has_error => $has_error,
+        errormsg  => $err_str,
+    };
 
-    $self->status_ok($c, entity => $c->stash->{eval});
+    $self->status_ok($c, entity => $response);
 }
 
 sub create_jobset : Chained('evalChain') PathPart('create-jobset') Args(0) {