diff --git a/services/graph/pkg/errorcode/cs3.go b/services/graph/pkg/errorcode/cs3.go
index 756cf271a4..12bd7b5c8b 100644
--- a/services/graph/pkg/errorcode/cs3.go
+++ b/services/graph/pkg/errorcode/cs3.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func FromCS3Status(status *cs3rpc.Status, inerr error, ignore ...cs3rpc.Code) *E
 	case code == cs3rpc.Code_CODE_ALREADY_EXISTS:
 		err.errorCode = NameAlreadyExists
 	case code == cs3rpc.Code_CODE_FAILED_PRECONDITION:
-		err.errorCode = PreconditionFailed
+		err.errorCode = InvalidRequest
 	case code == cs3rpc.Code_CODE_OUT_OF_RANGE:
 		err.errorCode = InvalidRange
 	case code == cs3rpc.Code_CODE_UNIMPLEMENTED:
diff --git a/services/graph/pkg/errorcode/cs3_test.go b/services/graph/pkg/errorcode/cs3_test.go
index 22616342e5..13184531ec 100644
--- a/services/graph/pkg/errorcode/cs3_test.go
+++ b/services/graph/pkg/errorcode/cs3_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func TestFromCS3Status(t *testing.T) {
 		{&cs3rpc.Status{Code: cs3rpc.Code_CODE_UNAUTHENTICATED, Message: "msg"}, nil, nil, conversions.ToPointer(errorcode.New(errorcode.Unauthenticated, "msg"))},
 		{&cs3rpc.Status{Code: cs3rpc.Code_CODE_INVALID_ARGUMENT, Message: "msg"}, nil, nil, conversions.ToPointer(errorcode.New(errorcode.InvalidRequest, "msg"))},
 		{&cs3rpc.Status{Code: cs3rpc.Code_CODE_ALREADY_EXISTS, Message: "msg"}, nil, nil, conversions.ToPointer(errorcode.New(errorcode.NameAlreadyExists, "msg"))},
-		{&cs3rpc.Status{Code: cs3rpc.Code_CODE_FAILED_PRECONDITION, Message: "msg"}, nil, nil, conversions.ToPointer(errorcode.New(errorcode.PreconditionFailed, "msg"))},
+		{&cs3rpc.Status{Code: cs3rpc.Code_CODE_FAILED_PRECONDITION, Message: "msg"}, nil, nil, conversions.ToPointer(errorcode.New(errorcode.InvalidRequest, "msg"))},
 		{&cs3rpc.Status{Code: cs3rpc.Code_CODE_UNIMPLEMENTED, Message: "msg"}, nil, nil, conversions.ToPointer(errorcode.New(errorcode.NotSupported, "msg"))},
 		{&cs3rpc.Status{Code: cs3rpc.Code_CODE_INVALID, Message: "msg"}, nil, nil, conversions.ToPointer(errorcode.New(errorcode.GeneralException, "msg"))},
 		{&cs3rpc.Status{Code: cs3rpc.Code_CODE_CANCELLED, Message: "msg"}, nil, nil, conversions.ToPointer(errorcode.New(errorcode.GeneralException, "msg"))},
diff --git a/services/graph/pkg/errorcode/errorcode.go b/services/graph/pkg/errorcode/errorcode.go
index a94fa3de59..14db1bb0a5 100644
--- a/services/graph/pkg/errorcode/errorcode.go
+++ b/services/graph/pkg/errorcode/errorcode.go
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ func (e Error) Render(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		status = http.StatusMethodNotAllowed
 	case ItemIsLocked:
 		status = http.StatusLocked
+	case PreconditionFailed:
+		status = http.StatusPreconditionFailed
 	default:
 		status = http.StatusInternalServerError
 	}