diff --git a/pkg/rancher-prime/l10n/en-us.yaml b/pkg/rancher-prime/l10n/en-us.yaml
index 649e3cdad0b..b9627ac4588 100644
--- a/pkg/rancher-prime/l10n/en-us.yaml
+++ b/pkg/rancher-prime/l10n/en-us.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ registration:
         invalid: Invalid
         expired: Expired
         valid: Active
+  errors:
+    missing-code: Registration code as Secret is missing
+    mismatch-code: Registration active but does not match Secret registration code. Please verify the <a href="${ url }">registration</a>
+    generic-registration: No registration found for existing registration code (Secret).
+    timeout-registration: Timeout reached while waiting for resource.
 
 prime:
   installed: This is a SUSE Rancher Prime installation
diff --git a/pkg/rancher-prime/pages/registration.composable.test.ts b/pkg/rancher-prime/pages/registration.composable.test.ts
index 00f0f347221..6fc26afc7fb 100644
--- a/pkg/rancher-prime/pages/registration.composable.test.ts
+++ b/pkg/rancher-prime/pages/registration.composable.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe('registration composable', () => {
 
   describe('when initialized', () => {
     it('should retrieve the registration secret and current registration', async() => {
-      const value = 'whatever';
+      const regCode = 'whatever';
       const hash = 'anything';
       const secrets = [
         { metadata: { namespace: 'not me' } },
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('registration composable', () => {
             name:      REGISTRATION_SECRET,
             labels:    { [REGISTRATION_LABEL]: hash }
           },
-          data: { regCode: btoa(value) }
+          data: { regCode: btoa(regCode) }
         },
       ];
       const registrations = [{
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ describe('registration composable', () => {
       await initRegistration();
       jest.setTimeout(0);
 
-      expect(registrationCode.value).toStrictEqual(value);
+      expect(registrationCode.value).toStrictEqual(regCode);
       expect(registration.value.active).toStrictEqual(true);
       expect(registration.value.resourceLink).toStrictEqual('123');
       expect(registrationStatus.value).toStrictEqual('registered');
     });
 
     it('should display the correct error message, prioritizing conditions without Failure', async() => {
-      const value = 'whatever';
+      const regCode = 'whatever';
       const hash = 'anything';
       const errorMessage = 'Registration failed';
       const secrets = [
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('registration composable', () => {
             name:      REGISTRATION_SECRET,
             labels:    { [REGISTRATION_LABEL]: hash }
           },
-          data: { regCode: btoa(value) }
+          data: { regCode: btoa(regCode) }
         },
       ];
       const registrations = [{
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ describe('registration composable', () => {
   });
 
   describe('deregistering', () => {
-    it('should reset all de values', async() => {
+    it('should reset all the values', async() => {
       const {
         registerOffline,
         registrationStatus
@@ -326,4 +326,63 @@ describe('registration composable', () => {
       expect(registrationStatus.value).toStrictEqual('registering-offline');
     });
   });
+
+  describe('should display an error message', () => {
+    it('with generic error if Registration Code is present but not active Registration is found', async() => {
+      const expectation = 'registration.errors.generic-registration';
+      const regCode = 'whatever';
+      const hash = 'anything';
+      const secrets = [{
+        metadata: {
+          namespace: REGISTRATION_NAMESPACE,
+          name:      REGISTRATION_SECRET,
+          labels:    { [REGISTRATION_LABEL]: hash }
+        },
+        data: { regCode: btoa(regCode) }
+      },
+      ];
+      const registrations = [] as any[];
+
+      dispatchSpy = jest.fn()
+        .mockReturnValueOnce(Promise.resolve(secrets))
+        .mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve(registrations));
+      const store = { state: {}, dispatch: dispatchSpy } as any;
+      const { initRegistration, errors } = usePrimeRegistration(store);
+
+      await initRegistration();
+      jest.setTimeout(0);
+
+      expect(errors.value[0]).toStrictEqual(expectation);
+    });
+
+    describe('registering online', () => {
+      it.skip('given no registration code', async() => {
+        const expectation = 'registration.errors.missing-code';
+        const store = { state: {}, dispatch: dispatchSpy } as any;
+        const { errors } = usePrimeRegistration(store);
+
+        expect(errors.value[0]).toStrictEqual(expectation);
+      });
+
+      it.skip('given a mismatched registration code', async() => {
+        const expectation = 'registration.errors.mismatch-code';
+        const store = { state: {}, dispatch: dispatchSpy } as any;
+        const { errors } = usePrimeRegistration(store);
+
+        expect(errors.value[0]).toStrictEqual(expectation);
+      });
+
+      it.skip('given no response', async() => {
+        const expectation = 'registration.errors.timeout-registration';
+        const store = { state: {}, dispatch: dispatchSpy } as any;
+        const { errors, registerOnline, registrationCode } = usePrimeRegistration(store);
+
+        registrationCode.value = 'not a real code';
+
+        await registerOnline((val: boolean) => true);
+
+        expect(errors.value[0]).toStrictEqual(expectation);
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/pkg/rancher-prime/pages/registration.composable.ts b/pkg/rancher-prime/pages/registration.composable.ts
index 19fbd873ac1..e5501eb1e45 100644
--- a/pkg/rancher-prime/pages/registration.composable.ts
+++ b/pkg/rancher-prime/pages/registration.composable.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from '../config/constants';
 import { SECRET } from '@shell/config/types';
 import { dateTimeFormat } from '@shell/utils/time';
+import { useI18n } from '@shell/composables/useI18n';
 
 type RegistrationStatus = 'loading' | 'registering-online' | 'registration-request' | 'registering-offline' | 'registered' | null;
 type AsyncButtonFunction = (val: boolean) => void;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ interface RegistrationDashboard {
   color: 'error' | 'success';
   message: string;
   status: 'valid' | 'error' | 'none';
+  code: string | null;
   registrationLink?: string; // not generated on failure or reset
   resourceLink?: string; // not generated on empty registration
 }
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ const emptyRegistration: RegistrationDashboard = {
   mode:       '--',
   expiration: '--',
   color:      'error',
+  code:       null,
   message:    'registration.list.table.badge.none',
   status:     'none'
 };
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@ const registrationBannerCases = {
 
 export const usePrimeRegistration = (storeArg?: Store<any>) => {
   const store = storeArg ?? useStore();
+  const { t } = useI18n(store);
 
   /**
    * Registration mapped value used in the UI
@@ -338,12 +342,12 @@ export const usePrimeRegistration = (storeArg?: Store<any>) => {
    */
   const findRegistration = async(hash: string | null): Promise<PartialRegistration | undefined> => {
     const registrations: PartialRegistration[] = await store.dispatch('management/findAll', { type: REGISTRATION_RESOURCE_NAME }).catch(() => []) || [];
-    const registration = registrations.find((registration) => registration.metadata?.labels[REGISTRATION_LABEL] === hash &&
+    const newRegistration = registrations.find((registration) => registration.metadata?.labels[REGISTRATION_LABEL] === hash &&
       !isRegistrationOfflineProgress(registration) &&
       isRegistrationCompleted(registration)
     );
 
-    return registration;
+    return newRegistration;
   };
 
   /**
@@ -381,6 +385,7 @@ export const usePrimeRegistration = (storeArg?: Store<any>) => {
         mode:             registration.spec.mode,
         registrationLink: registration.status?.activationStatus?.systemUrl,
         resourceLink:     registration.links.view,
+        code:             registration?.metadata?.labels[REGISTRATION_LABEL],
       };
 
       if (isActive) {
@@ -399,7 +404,7 @@ export const usePrimeRegistration = (storeArg?: Store<any>) => {
         if (errorMessage) {
           onError(errorMessage);
         } else {
-          onError(new Error('Registration failed without a specific error message'));
+          onError(new Error(t('registration.errors.generic-registration')));
         }
 
         return {
@@ -480,6 +485,32 @@ export const usePrimeRegistration = (storeArg?: Store<any>) => {
     await secret.save();
   };
 
+  /**
+   * Generic fallback in case of unhandled errors based on existing resources
+   * @param polling
+   * @returns
+   */
+  const getError = (polling?: boolean): string => {
+    if (polling && !secret.value?.data?.regCode) {
+      return t('registration.errors.missing-code');
+    }
+
+    // Fallback in case of logic changes
+    if (polling && registration.value.active && secret.value?.data?.regCode !== registration.value?.code) {
+      return t('registration.errors.mismatch-code');
+    }
+
+    if (secret.value && !registration.value.active) {
+      return t('registration.errors.generic-registration');
+    }
+
+    if (polling) {
+      return t('registration.errors.timeout-registration');
+    }
+
+    return '';
+  };
+
   /**
  * Polls periodically until a condition is met or timeout is reached.
  * @param fetchFn Function to fetch the resource (e.g., findRegistration or findOfflineRequest)
@@ -495,7 +526,7 @@ export const usePrimeRegistration = (storeArg?: Store<any>) => {
     mapResult: (resource: any) => T,
     extraConditionFn?: (resource: any) => boolean,
     frequency = 250,
-    timeout = 10000
+    timeout = 10000 // First initialization is slow, which is most of the cases
   ): Promise<T> => {
     return new Promise<T>((resolve, reject) => {
       const startTime = Date.now();
@@ -503,7 +534,7 @@ export const usePrimeRegistration = (storeArg?: Store<any>) => {
       const interval = setInterval(async() => {
         if (Date.now() - startTime > timeout) {
           clearInterval(interval);
-          reject(new Error('Timeout reached while waiting for resource'));
+          reject(new Error(getError(true)));
 
           return;
         }
@@ -532,6 +563,11 @@ export const usePrimeRegistration = (storeArg?: Store<any>) => {
     secret.value = await getSecret();
     registrationCode.value = secret.value?.data?.regCode ? atob(secret.value.data.regCode) : null; // Get registration code from secret
     registrationStatus.value = await getRegistration();
+    const message = getError();
+
+    if (message) {
+      onError(new Error(message));
+    }
   };
 
   return {