diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs
index 036ec4d0f3..a980f4c54b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
 
                     createNewPrivateMessageRequest.Failure += exception =>
                     {
-                        Logger.Error(exception, "Posting message failed.");
+                        handlePostException(exception);
                         target.ReplaceMessage(message, null);
                         dequeueAndRun();
                     };
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
 
                 req.Failure += exception =>
                 {
-                    Logger.Error(exception, "Posting message failed.");
+                    handlePostException(exception);
                     target.ReplaceMessage(message, null);
                     dequeueAndRun();
                 };
@@ -184,6 +184,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
                 dequeueAndRun();
         }
 
+        private static void handlePostException(Exception exception)
+        {
+            if (exception is APIException apiException)
+                Logger.Log(apiException.Message, level: LogLevel.Important);
+            else
+                Logger.Error(exception, "Posting message failed.");
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Posts a command locally. Commands like /help will result in a help message written in the current channel.
         /// </summary>