diff --git a/src/commands/project/deploy/validate.ts b/src/commands/project/deploy/validate.ts
index 579b2303..96b3190f 100644
--- a/src/commands/project/deploy/validate.ts
+++ b/src/commands/project/deploy/validate.ts
@@ -224,6 +224,15 @@ export default class DeployMetadataValidate extends SfCommand<DeployResultJson>
       this.logSuccess(messages.getMessage('info.SuccessfulValidation', [deploy.id]));
       this.log(messages.getMessage('info.suggestedQuickDeploy', [this.config.bin, deploy.id]));
     } else {
+      let componentDeployErrors = result.response.errorMessage;
+      if (!result.response.errorMessage) {
+        componentDeployErrors = '';
+        // gather component deployment errors
+        const failures = formatter.getFileResponseFailures();
+        failures?.map((f) => {
+          componentDeployErrors += `${f.problemType} in ${f.fullName} - ${f.error}${os.EOL}`;
+        });
+      }
       throw messages
         .createError('error.FailedValidation', [
           deploy.id,
@@ -233,7 +242,7 @@ export default class DeployMetadataValidate extends SfCommand<DeployResultJson>
               (warning: CodeCoverageWarnings & { name?: string }) =>
                 `${warning.name ? `${warning.name} - ` : ''}${warning.message}`
             ),
-            result.response.errorMessage,
+            componentDeployErrors,
             result.response.numberComponentErrors ? `${result.response.numberComponentErrors} component error(s)` : '',
           ]
             .join(os.EOL)
diff --git a/src/formatters/deployResultFormatter.ts b/src/formatters/deployResultFormatter.ts
index c52f7601..1b38a91a 100644
--- a/src/formatters/deployResultFormatter.ts
+++ b/src/formatters/deployResultFormatter.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ import * as path from 'node:path';
 import { EOL } from 'node:os';
 import * as fs from 'node:fs';
 import { ux } from '@oclif/core';
-import { ComponentStatus, DeployResult, FileResponse, RequestStatus } from '@salesforce/source-deploy-retrieve';
+import {
+  ComponentStatus,
+  DeployResult,
+  FileResponse,
+  FileResponseFailure,
+  RequestStatus,
+} from '@salesforce/source-deploy-retrieve';
 import { Org, SfError, Lifecycle } from '@salesforce/core';
 import { Duration, ensureArray, sortBy } from '@salesforce/kit';
 import {
@@ -131,6 +137,27 @@ export class DeployResultFormatter extends TestResultsFormatter implements Forma
     return 'normal';
   }
 
+  public getFileResponseFailures(): FileResponseFailure[] | undefined {
+    const failures = this.relativeFiles.filter(isSdrFailure);
+    const deployMessages = ensureArray(this.result.response.details?.componentFailures);
+    if (deployMessages.length > failures.length) {
+      const failureKeySet = new Set(failures.map((f) => makeKey(f.type, f.fullName)));
+      // if there's additional failures in the API response, find the failure and add it to the output
+      deployMessages
+        .filter((m) => !m.componentType || !failureKeySet.has(makeKey(m.componentType, m.fullName)))
+        .map((deployMessage) => {
+          failures.push({
+            fullName: deployMessage.fullName,
+            type: deployMessage.componentType ?? 'UNKNOWN',
+            state: ComponentStatus.Failed,
+            error: deployMessage.problem ?? 'UNKNOWN',
+            problemType: deployMessage.problemType ?? 'Error',
+          });
+        });
+    }
+    return failures;
+  }
+
   private maybeCreateRequestedReports(): void {
     // only generate reports if test results are presented
     if (this.coverageOptions.reportFormats?.length) {
@@ -269,24 +296,8 @@ export class DeployResultFormatter extends TestResultsFormatter implements Forma
   private displayFailures(): void {
     if (this.result.response.status === RequestStatus.Succeeded) return;
 
-    const failures = this.relativeFiles.filter(isSdrFailure);
-    const deployMessages = ensureArray(this.result.response.details?.componentFailures);
-    if (deployMessages.length > failures.length) {
-      const failureKeySet = new Set(failures.map((f) => makeKey(f.type, f.fullName)));
-      // if there's additional failures in the API response, find the failure and add it to the output
-      deployMessages
-        .filter((m) => !m.componentType || !failureKeySet.has(makeKey(m.componentType, m.fullName)))
-        .map((deployMessage) => {
-          failures.push({
-            fullName: deployMessage.fullName,
-            type: deployMessage.componentType ?? 'UNKNOWN',
-            state: ComponentStatus.Failed,
-            error: deployMessage.problem ?? 'UNKNOWN',
-            problemType: deployMessage.problemType ?? 'Error',
-          });
-        });
-    }
-    if (!failures.length) return;
+    const failures = this.getFileResponseFailures();
+    if (!failures?.length) return;
 
     const columns = {
       problemType: { header: 'Type' },