diff --git a/bitbucket/error.go b/bitbucket/error.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..caba89cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbucket/error.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package bitbucket
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
+	"github.com/DrFaust92/bitbucket-go-client"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/diag"
+)
+
+func handleClientError(err error) diag.Diagnostics {
+	httpErr, ok := err.(bitbucket.GenericSwaggerError)
+	if ok {
+		var httpError bitbucket.ModelError
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(httpErr.Body(), &httpError); err != nil {
+			return diag.Errorf(string(httpErr.Body()))
+		}
+
+		return diag.Errorf("%s: %s", httpErr.Error(), httpError.Error_.Message)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return diag.FromErr(err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/bitbucket/resource_branch_restriction.go b/bitbucket/resource_branch_restriction.go
index 8d9d2083..adad2687 100644
--- a/bitbucket/resource_branch_restriction.go
+++ b/bitbucket/resource_branch_restriction.go
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ func resourceBranchRestrictionsCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceDat
 	workspace := d.Get("owner").(string)
 	branchRestrictionReq, _, err := brApi.RepositoriesWorkspaceRepoSlugBranchRestrictionsPost(c.AuthContext, *branchRestriction, repo, workspace)
 
-	if err != nil {
-		return diag.FromErr(err)
+	if diag := handleClientError(err); diag != nil {
+		return diag
 	}
 
 	d.SetId(string(fmt.Sprintf("%v", branchRestrictionReq.Id)))
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ func resourceBranchRestrictionsRead(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData,
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if err != nil {
-		return diag.FromErr(err)
+	if diag := handleClientError(err); diag != nil {
+		return diag
 	}
 
 	d.SetId(string(fmt.Sprintf("%v", brRes.Id)))
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ func resourceBranchRestrictionsUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceDat
 		*branchRestriction, url.PathEscape(d.Id()),
 		d.Get("repository").(string), d.Get("owner").(string))
 
-	if err != nil {
-		return diag.FromErr(err)
+	if diag := handleClientError(err); diag != nil {
+		return diag
 	}
 
 	return resourceBranchRestrictionsRead(ctx, d, m)
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ func resourceBranchRestrictionsDelete(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceDat
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if err != nil {
-		return diag.FromErr(err)
+	if diag := handleClientError(err); diag != nil {
+		return diag
 	}
 
 	return nil