diff --git a/.changeset/hip-spiders-punch.md b/.changeset/hip-spiders-punch.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..82b9bb5775c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hip-spiders-punch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-js': patch
+---
+
+Fixes username form field errors to display messages according to the respective code sent in the error response.
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/components/SignUp/__tests__/SignUpContinue.test.tsx b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/components/SignUp/__tests__/SignUpContinue.test.tsx
index e058ca32fdc..0db3dc269a8 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/components/SignUp/__tests__/SignUpContinue.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/components/SignUp/__tests__/SignUpContinue.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-import { OAUTH_PROVIDERS } from '@clerk/types';
+import { ClerkAPIResponseError } from '@clerk/shared/error';
+import { OAUTH_PROVIDERS } from '@clerk/shared/oauth';
+import { waitFor } from '@testing-library/dom';
 import React from 'react';
 
-import { render, screen } from '../../../../testUtils';
+import { render, runFakeTimers, screen } from '../../../../testUtils';
 import { bindCreateFixtures } from '../../../utils/test/createFixtures';
 import { SignUpContinue } from '../SignUpContinue';
 
@@ -106,6 +108,86 @@ describe('SignUpContinue', () => {
     screen.getByText(`Continue with ${name}`);
   });
 
+  it('renders error for invalid username length', async () => {
+    const { wrapper, fixtures } = await createFixtures(f => {
+      f.withEmailAddress({ required: true });
+      f.withUsername({ required: true });
+      f.startSignUpWithEmailAddress({
+        emailVerificationStatus: 'verified',
+      });
+    });
+
+    fixtures.signUp.update.mockRejectedValue(
+      new ClerkAPIResponseError('Error', {
+        data: [
+          {
+            code: 'form_username_invalid_length',
+            long_message: 'some server error',
+            message: 'some server error',
+            meta: { param_name: 'username' },
+          },
+        ],
+        status: 400,
+      }),
+    );
+
+    await runFakeTimers(async timers => {
+      const { userEvent } = render(<SignUpContinue />, { wrapper });
+      expect(screen.queryByText(/username/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+      await userEvent.type(screen.getByLabelText(/username/i), 'clerkUser');
+      timers.runOnlyPendingTimers();
+      const button = screen.getByText('Continue');
+      await userEvent.click(button);
+      timers.runOnlyPendingTimers();
+
+      await waitFor(() => expect(fixtures.signUp.update).toHaveBeenCalled());
+      timers.runOnlyPendingTimers();
+      await waitFor(() =>
+        expect(screen.queryByText(/^Your username must be between 4 and 40 characters long./i)).toBeInTheDocument(),
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('renders error for existing username', async () => {
+    const { wrapper, fixtures } = await createFixtures(f => {
+      f.withEmailAddress({ required: true });
+      f.withUsername({ required: true });
+      f.startSignUpWithEmailAddress({
+        emailVerificationStatus: 'verified',
+      });
+    });
+
+    fixtures.signUp.update.mockRejectedValue(
+      new ClerkAPIResponseError('Error', {
+        data: [
+          {
+            code: 'form_identifier_exists',
+            long_message: 'some server error',
+            message: 'some server error',
+            meta: { param_name: 'username' },
+          },
+        ],
+        status: 400,
+      }),
+    );
+
+    await runFakeTimers(async timers => {
+      const { userEvent } = render(<SignUpContinue />, { wrapper });
+      expect(screen.queryByText(/username/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+      await userEvent.type(screen.getByLabelText(/username/i), 'clerkUser');
+      timers.runOnlyPendingTimers();
+      const button = screen.getByText('Continue');
+      await userEvent.click(button);
+      timers.runOnlyPendingTimers();
+
+      await waitFor(() => expect(fixtures.signUp.update).toHaveBeenCalled());
+      timers.runOnlyPendingTimers();
+      await waitFor(() =>
+        expect(screen.queryByText(/^This username is taken. Please try another./i)).toBeInTheDocument(),
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('Sign in Link', () => {
     it('Shows the Sign In message with the appropriate link', async () => {
       const { wrapper, fixtures } = await createFixtures(f => {
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/utils/test/fixtureHelpers.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/utils/test/fixtureHelpers.ts
index 4edbdaa623b..618589791b0 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/utils/test/fixtureHelpers.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/utils/test/fixtureHelpers.ts
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ const createSignUpFixtureHelpers = (baseClient: ClientJSON) => {
           status: emailVerificationStatus,
         },
       },
+      missing_fields: [],
     } as SignUpJSON;
   };
 
@@ -341,6 +342,11 @@ const createUserSettingsFixtureHelpers = (environment: EnvironmentJSON) => {
     mode: SIGN_UP_MODES.PUBLIC,
   };
 
+  us.username_settings = {
+    min_length: 4,
+    max_length: 40,
+  };
+
   const emptyAttribute = {
     first_factors: [],
     second_factors: [],
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/utils/usernameUtils.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/utils/usernameUtils.ts
index 8cf8732843e..b1989987939 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/utils/usernameUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/utils/usernameUtils.ts
@@ -8,19 +8,28 @@ type LocalizationConfigProps = {
   usernameSettings: Pick<UsernameSettingsData, 'max_length' | 'min_length'>;
 };
 
-export const createUsernameError = (errors: ClerkAPIError[], localizationConfig: LocalizationConfigProps) => {
+const INVALID_LENGTH = 'form_username_invalid_length';
+
+export const createUsernameError = (
+  errors: ClerkAPIError[],
+  localizationConfig: LocalizationConfigProps,
+): ClerkAPIError | string | undefined => {
   const { t, usernameSettings } = localizationConfig;
 
+  const clerkApiError = errors[0] as ClerkAPIError | undefined;
+
   if (!localizationConfig) {
-    return errors[0].longMessage;
+    return clerkApiError;
   }
 
-  const msg = t(
-    localizationKeys('unstable__errors.form_username_invalid_length', {
-      min_length: usernameSettings.min_length,
-      max_length: usernameSettings.max_length,
-    }),
-  );
+  if (clerkApiError?.code === INVALID_LENGTH) {
+    return t(
+      localizationKeys(`unstable__errors.${INVALID_LENGTH}`, {
+        min_length: usernameSettings.min_length,
+        max_length: usernameSettings.max_length,
+      }),
+    );
+  }
 
-  return msg;
+  return clerkApiError;
 };