diff --git a/apps/web/app/api/v1/management/responses/lib/response.test.ts b/apps/web/app/api/v1/management/responses/lib/response.test.ts
index 33f5b5bf1a..81bb17bf49 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/api/v1/management/responses/lib/response.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/api/v1/management/responses/lib/response.test.ts
@@ -186,6 +186,18 @@ describe("Response Lib Tests", () => {
       expect(logger.error).not.toHaveBeenCalled(); // Should be caught and re-thrown as DatabaseError
     });
 
+    test("should handle RelatedRecordDoesNotExist error with specific message", async () => {
+      const prismaError = new Prisma.PrismaClientKnownRequestError("Related record does not exist", {
+        code: "P2025", // PrismaErrorType.RelatedRecordDoesNotExist
+        clientVersion: "2.0",
+      });
+      vi.mocked(getOrganizationByEnvironmentId).mockResolvedValue(mockOrganization);
+      vi.mocked(prisma.response.create).mockRejectedValue(prismaError);
+
+      await expect(createResponse(mockResponseInput)).rejects.toThrow(DatabaseError);
+      await expect(createResponse(mockResponseInput)).rejects.toThrow("Display ID does not exist");
+    });
+
     test("should handle generic errors", async () => {
       const genericError = new Error("Something went wrong");
       vi.mocked(getOrganizationByEnvironmentId).mockResolvedValue(mockOrganization);
diff --git a/apps/web/app/api/v1/management/responses/lib/response.ts b/apps/web/app/api/v1/management/responses/lib/response.ts
index a7e6fa176a..bfe31c2dc4 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/api/v1/management/responses/lib/response.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/api/v1/management/responses/lib/response.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { validateInputs } from "@/lib/utils/validate";
 import { Prisma } from "@prisma/client";
 import { cache as reactCache } from "react";
 import { prisma } from "@formbricks/database";
+import { PrismaErrorType } from "@formbricks/database/types/error";
 import { logger } from "@formbricks/logger";
 import { ZId, ZOptionalNumber } from "@formbricks/types/common";
 import { TContactAttributes } from "@formbricks/types/contact-attribute";
@@ -176,6 +177,9 @@ export const createResponse = async (responseInput: TResponseInput): Promise<TRe
     return response;
   } catch (error) {
     if (error instanceof Prisma.PrismaClientKnownRequestError) {
+      if (error.code === PrismaErrorType.RelatedRecordDoesNotExist) {
+        throw new DatabaseError("Display ID does not exist");
+      }
       throw new DatabaseError(error.message);
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/web/app/api/v1/management/responses/route.ts b/apps/web/app/api/v1/management/responses/route.ts
index 99549d55ee..1e7c033889 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/api/v1/management/responses/route.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/api/v1/management/responses/route.ts
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ export const POST = withApiLogging(
           return {
             response: responses.badRequestResponse(error.message),
           };
+        } else if (error instanceof DatabaseError) {
+          return {
+            response: responses.badRequestResponse(error.message),
+          };
         }
         logger.error({ error, url: request.url }, "Error in POST /api/v1/management/responses");
         return {
@@ -158,7 +162,7 @@ export const POST = withApiLogging(
     } catch (error) {
       if (error instanceof DatabaseError) {
         return {
-          response: responses.badRequestResponse(error.message),
+          response: responses.badRequestResponse("An unexpected error occurred while creating the response"),
         };
       }
       throw error;