diff --git a/.changeset/cold-meals-like.md b/.changeset/cold-meals-like.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7feb978337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cold-meals-like.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/catalog-client': patch
+---
+
+Fixed `CatalogClient` error responses for `refreshEntity` and `addLocation`.
diff --git a/packages/catalog-client/src/CatalogClient.ts b/packages/catalog-client/src/CatalogClient.ts
index b3f8df1aa6..e69f6ad434 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-client/src/CatalogClient.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-client/src/CatalogClient.ts
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ export class CatalogClient implements CatalogApi {
     );
 
     if (response.status !== 200) {
-      throw new Error(await response.text());
+      throw await ResponseError.fromResponse(response);
     }
   }
 
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ export class CatalogClient implements CatalogApi {
     );
 
     if (response.status !== 201) {
-      throw new Error(await response.text());
+      throw await ResponseError.fromResponse(response);
     }
 
     const { location, entities, exists } = await response.json();