diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/8771.yml b/changelogs/fragments/8771.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f923975aface
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/8771.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fix:
+- Fix error handling for ppl jobs API ([#8771](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/8771))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/plugins/query_enhancements/server/search/ppl_async_search_strategy.ts b/src/plugins/query_enhancements/server/search/ppl_async_search_strategy.ts
index 9ac010b204c0..ede0d51b62c7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/query_enhancements/server/search/ppl_async_search_strategy.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/query_enhancements/server/search/ppl_async_search_strategy.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ export const pplAsyncSearchStrategyProvider = (
         } else {
           request.params = { queryId: inProgressQueryId };
           const queryStatusResponse: any = await pplAsyncJobsFacet.describeQuery(context, request);
+
+          if (!queryStatusResponse.success) handleFacetError(queryStatusResponse);
+
           const queryStatus = queryStatusResponse?.data?.status;
           logger.info(`pplAsyncSearchStrategy: JOB: ${inProgressQueryId} - STATUS: ${queryStatus}`);