diff --git a/apps/self-service/src/app/registration/registration-page.spec.ts b/apps/self-service/src/app/registration/registration-page.spec.ts
index 4c1a2b2..284f7da 100644
--- a/apps/self-service/src/app/registration/registration-page.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/self-service/src/app/registration/registration-page.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { signal } from '@angular/core';
 import { fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/angular';
-import { of } from 'rxjs';
+import { of, throwError } from 'rxjs';
 import { AuthService } from 'auth';
 import { BffApiV1Service } from 'api-client';
 import { axe } from 'vitest-axe';
@@ -43,6 +43,19 @@ describe('RegistrationPage', () => {
     expect(await screen.findByText(/ontvangen/i)).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
+  it('shows an error and keeps the submit available when the BFF call fails', async () => {
+    const { post, providers: p } = providers(vi.fn().mockReturnValue(throwError(() => new Error('BFF rejected'))));
+    await render(RegistrationPage, { providers: p });
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /indienen/i }));
+
+    expect(post).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    // The failure is surfaced (not swallowed), the confirmation is not shown, and the user can retry.
+    expect(await screen.findByRole('alert')).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/ontvangen/i)).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /indienen/i })).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
   it('has no WCAG 2.1 AA violations on the submit page', async () => {
     // The portal is Dutch; the real index.html sets lang. Set it here so the document-level
     // html-has-lang rule reflects the app, not the bare jsdom document.