diff --git a/ui/app/controllers/vault/cluster/access/identity/index.js b/ui/app/controllers/vault/cluster/access/identity/index.js
index c8200257e0..a1b9a4f26f 100644
--- a/ui/app/controllers/vault/cluster/access/identity/index.js
+++ b/ui/app/controllers/vault/cluster/access/identity/index.js
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ export default Controller.extend(ListController, {
           this.flashMessages.success(`Successfully deleted ${type}: ${id}`);
         })
         .catch((e) => {
-          this.flashMessages.success(
-            `There was a problem deleting ${type}: ${id} - ${e.errors.join(' ') || e.message}`
+          this.flashMessages.danger(
+            `There was a problem deleting ${type}: ${id} - ${e.errors?.join(' ') || e.message}`
           );
         })
         .finally(() => this.set('itemToDelete', null));
diff --git a/ui/tests/acceptance/access/identity/entities/index-test.js b/ui/tests/acceptance/access/identity/entities/index-test.js
index c0bcbbd0a5..7a03143dc0 100644
--- a/ui/tests/acceptance/access/identity/entities/index-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/acceptance/access/identity/entities/index-test.js
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import { runCmd } from 'vault/tests/helpers/commands';
 import { GENERAL } from 'vault/tests/helpers/general-selectors';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 import { setupMirage } from 'ember-cli-mirage/test-support';
+import { Response } from 'miragejs';
+import sinon from 'sinon';
 
 const SELECTORS = {
   listItem: (name) => `[data-test-identity-row="${name}"]`,
@@ -111,4 +113,27 @@ module('Acceptance | /access/identity/entities', function (hooks) {
     await click(`${SELECTORS.listItem(name)} ${GENERAL.menuItem('delete')}`);
     await click(GENERAL.confirmButton);
   });
+
+  test('it should render correct flash message on entity delete failure', async function (assert) {
+    server.get('/identity/entity/id', () => ({
+      data: {
+        key_info: { test: { name: 'foo' } },
+        keys: ['test'],
+      },
+    }));
+    server.get('/identity/entity/id/test', () => ({ data: { name: 'foo' } }));
+
+    const error = 'The entity could not be deleted';
+    server.delete('/identity/entity/id/test', () => new Response(500, {}, { errors: [error] }));
+
+    const flashSpy = sinon.spy(this.owner.lookup('service:flashMessages'), 'danger');
+
+    await page.visit({ item_type: 'entities' });
+    await click(`${SELECTORS.listItem('foo')} ${GENERAL.menuTrigger}`);
+    await click(`${SELECTORS.listItem('foo')} ${GENERAL.menuItem('delete')}`);
+    await click(GENERAL.confirmButton);
+
+    const message = `There was a problem deleting entity: test - ${error}`;
+    assert.true(flashSpy.calledWith(message), 'Correct flash message is shown');
+  });
 });