diff --git a/auth0/resource_auth0_action.go b/auth0/resource_auth0_action.go
index dd2af758e..c7c30bb95 100644
--- a/auth0/resource_auth0_action.go
+++ b/auth0/resource_auth0_action.go
@@ -198,16 +198,28 @@ func deployAction(d *schema.ResourceData, m interface{}) error {
 				return resource.NonRetryableError(err)
 			}
 
+			if strings.ToLower(action.GetStatus()) == "failed" {
+				return resource.NonRetryableError(
+					fmt.Errorf("action %q failed to build, check the Auth0 UI for errors", action.GetName()),
+				)
+			}
+
 			if strings.ToLower(action.GetStatus()) != "built" {
 				return resource.RetryableError(
-					fmt.Errorf(`expected action status %q to equal "built"`, action.GetStatus()),
+					fmt.Errorf(
+						"expected action %q status %q to equal %q",
+						action.GetName(),
+						action.GetStatus(),
+						"built",
+					),
 				)
 			}
 
 			return nil
 		})
+
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("action never reached built state: %w", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("action %q never reached built state: %w", d.Get("name"), err)
 		}
 
 		actionVersion, err := api.Action.Deploy(d.Id())
diff --git a/auth0/resource_auth0_action_test.go b/auth0/resource_auth0_action_test.go
index 567c96123..ec3894ee2 100644
--- a/auth0/resource_auth0_action_test.go
+++ b/auth0/resource_auth0_action_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package auth0
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/helper/resource"
@@ -46,6 +48,27 @@ func TestAccAction(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccAction_FailedBuild(t *testing.T) {
+	rand := random.String(6)
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		Providers: map[string]terraform.ResourceProvider{
+			"auth0": Provider(),
+		},
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: random.Template(testAccActionConfigCreateWithFailedBuild, rand),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					random.TestCheckResourceAttr("auth0_action.my_action", "name", "Test Action {{.random}}", rand),
+				),
+				ExpectError: regexp.MustCompile(
+					fmt.Sprintf(`action "Test Action %s" failed to build, check the Auth0 UI for errors`, rand),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 const testAccActionConfigCreate = `
 resource auth0_action my_action {
 	name = "Test Action {{.random}}"
@@ -92,3 +115,30 @@ resource auth0_action my_action {
 	deploy = true
 }
 `
+
+// This config makes use of a crypto dependency definition that causes the
+// action build to fail.  This is presumably because the crypto package has been
+// deprecated: https://www.npmjs.com/package/crypto
+//
+// If this is ever fixed in the API, another means of failing the build will
+// need to be used here.
+const testAccActionConfigCreateWithFailedBuild = `
+resource auth0_action my_action {
+	name = "Test Action {{.random}}"
+	supported_triggers {
+		id = "post-login"
+		version = "v2"
+	}
+	code = <<-EOT
+	exports.onContinuePostLogin = async (event, api) => {
+		console.log(event)
+	};"
+	EOT
+	runtime = "node16"
+	dependencies {
+		name    = "crypto"
+		version = "17.7.1"
+	}
+	deploy = true
+}
+`