diff --git a/pkg/api/errors/errors.go b/pkg/api/errors/errors.go
index 8fbcd822a50..88df9357c6c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/errors/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/api/errors/errors.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func NewForbidden(kind, name string, err error) error {
 			Kind: kind,
 			ID:   name,
 		},
-		Message: fmt.Sprintf("%s %q is forbidden", kind, name),
+		Message: fmt.Sprintf("%s %q is forbidden: %v", kind, name, err),
 	}}
 }