diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/ForgotPassword.spec.js b/frontend/src/pages/ForgotPassword.spec.js
index 321f04913..dd703d7fc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/ForgotPassword.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/ForgotPassword.spec.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { mount, RouterLinkStub } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import flushPromises from 'flush-promises'
 import ForgotPassword from './ForgotPassword'
 
+import { toastErrorSpy } from '@test/testSetup'
+
 const mockAPIcall = jest.fn()
 
 const localVue = global.localVue
@@ -116,6 +118,10 @@ describe('ForgotPassword', () => {
               await flushPromises()
             })
 
+            it('toasts a standard error message', () => {
+              expect(toastErrorSpy).toBeCalledWith('error.email-already-sent')
+            })
+
             it('pushes to "/thx/forgotPassword"', () => {
               expect(mockAPIcall).toBeCalledWith(
                 expect.objectContaining({
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/ForgotPassword.vue b/frontend/src/pages/ForgotPassword.vue
index 510567703..580a0ed97 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/ForgotPassword.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/ForgotPassword.vue
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export default {
           this.$router.push('/thx/forgotPassword')
         })
         .catch(() => {
+          this.toastError(this.$t('error.email-already-sent'))
           this.$router.push('/thx/forgotPassword')
         })
     },