diff --git a/src/modules/module-access.c b/src/modules/module-access.c
index 60d2b50a0..f81269cc4 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-access.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-access.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ core_check_access(void *data, struct pw_client *client)
 	return;
 
       blacklisted:
-	pw_resource_error(pw_client_get_core_resource(client), 0, res, "blacklisted");
+	pw_resource_error(pw_client_get_core_resource(client), res, "blacklisted");
 	pw_client_update_properties(client, &SPA_DICT_INIT(items, 1));
 	return;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/module-audio-dsp.c b/src/modules/module-audio-dsp.c
index a103b31b0..758a28d23 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-audio-dsp.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-audio-dsp.c
@@ -154,18 +154,18 @@ static void *create_object(void *_data,
 
       no_resource:
 	pw_log_error("audio-dsp needs a resource");
-	pw_resource_error(resource, new_id, -EINVAL, "no resource");
+	pw_resource_error(resource, -EINVAL, "no resource");
 	goto done;
       no_props:
 	pw_log_error("audio-dsp needs a property");
-	pw_resource_error(resource, new_id, -EINVAL, "no property");
+	pw_resource_error(resource, -EINVAL, "no property");
 	goto done;
       no_mem:
 	pw_log_error("can't create node");
-	pw_resource_error(resource, new_id, -ENOMEM, "no memory");
+	pw_resource_error(resource, -ENOMEM, "no memory");
 	goto done;
       no_bind:
-	pw_resource_error(resource, new_id, res, "can't bind dsp node");
+	pw_resource_error(resource, res, "can't bind dsp node");
 	goto done;
       done:
 	if (properties)
diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-node.c b/src/modules/module-client-node.c
index 55842be99..6dc069950 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-node.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-node.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static void *create_object(void *_data,
 
       no_mem:
 	pw_log_error("can't create node");
-	pw_resource_error(resource, new_id, -ENOMEM, "no memory");
+	pw_core_resource_error(pw_client_get_core_resource(client), new_id, -ENOMEM, "can't create node: no memory");
 	goto done;
       done:
 	if (properties)
diff --git a/src/modules/module-link-factory.c b/src/modules/module-link-factory.c
index 797f7f660..70e538360 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-link-factory.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-link-factory.c
@@ -246,30 +246,30 @@ static void *create_object(void *_data,
 
       no_properties:
 	pw_log_error("link-factory needs properties");
-	pw_resource_error(resource, new_id, -EINVAL, "no properties");
+	pw_resource_error(resource, -EINVAL, "no properties");
 	goto done;
       no_output:
-	pw_log_error("link-factory unknown output node %d", output_node_id);
-	pw_resource_error(resource, new_id, -EINVAL, "unknown output node");
+	pw_log_error("link-factory unknown output node %u", output_node_id);
+	pw_resource_error(resource, -EINVAL, "unknown output node %u", output_node_id);
 	goto done;
       no_input:
-	pw_log_error("link-factory unknown input node %d", input_node_id);
-	pw_resource_error(resource, new_id, -EINVAL, "unknown input node");
+	pw_log_error("link-factory unknown input node %u", input_node_id);
+	pw_resource_error(resource, -EINVAL, "unknown input node %u", input_node_id);
 	goto done;
       no_output_port:
-	pw_log_error("link-factory unknown output port %d", output_port_id);
-	pw_resource_error(resource, new_id, -EINVAL, "unknown output port");
+	pw_log_error("link-factory unknown output port %u", output_port_id);
+	pw_resource_error(resource, -EINVAL, "unknown output port %u", output_port_id);
 	goto done;
       no_input_port:
-	pw_log_error("link-factory unknown input port %d", input_port_id);
-	pw_resource_error(resource, new_id, -EINVAL, "unknown input port");
+	pw_log_error("link-factory unknown input port %u", input_port_id);
+	pw_resource_error(resource, -EINVAL, "unknown input port %u", input_port_id);
 	goto done;
       no_mem:
 	pw_log_error("can't create link: %s", error);
-	pw_resource_error(resource, new_id, -ENOMEM, error);
+	pw_resource_error(resource, -ENOMEM, "can't create link: %s", error);
 	goto done;
       no_bind:
-	pw_resource_error(resource, new_id, res, "can't bind link");
+	pw_resource_error(resource, res, "can't bind link");
 	goto done;
       done:
 	if (properties)
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-native.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-native.c
index e019b6b61..cf27e57b4 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-native.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-native.c
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ process_messages(struct client_data *data)
 	uint8_t opcode;
 	uint32_t id, size;
 	void *message;
+	struct pw_resource *resource;
 
 	core->current_client = client;
 
 	/* when the client is busy processing an async action, stop processing messages
 	 * for the client until it finishes the action */
 	while (!data->busy) {
-		struct pw_resource *resource;
 		const struct pw_protocol_native_demarshal *demarshal;
 	        const struct pw_protocol_marshal *marshal;
 		uint32_t permissions, required;
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ process_messages(struct client_data *data)
 		if (resource == NULL) {
 			pw_log_error("protocol-native %p: unknown resource %u",
 				     client->protocol, id);
-			pw_core_resource_error(client->core_resource, id,
+			pw_resource_error(client->core_resource,
 				     -EINVAL, "unknown resource %u", id);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ process_messages(struct client_data *data)
 		if ((required & permissions) != required) {
 			pw_log_error("protocol-native %p: method %u on %u requires %08x, have %08x",
 				     client->protocol, opcode, id, required, permissions);
-			pw_core_resource_error(client->core_resource, id,
+			pw_resource_error(resource,
 				-EACCES, "no permission to call method %u ", opcode, id);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -177,15 +177,13 @@ process_messages(struct client_data *data)
       invalid_method:
 	pw_log_error("protocol-native %p: invalid method %u on resource %u",
 		     client->protocol, opcode, id);
-	pw_core_resource_error(client->core_resource, id,
-		     -EINVAL, "invalid method %u on resource %u", opcode, id);
+	pw_resource_error(resource, -EINVAL, "invalid method %u", opcode);
 	pw_client_destroy(client);
 	goto done;
       invalid_message:
 	pw_log_error("protocol-native %p: invalid message received %u %u",
 		     client->protocol, id, opcode);
-	pw_core_resource_error(client->core_resource, id,
-		     -EINVAL, "invalid message %u %u", opcode, id);
+	pw_resource_error(resource, -EINVAL, "invalid message %u", opcode);
 	spa_debug_pod(0, NULL, (struct spa_pod *)message);
 	pw_client_destroy(client);
 	goto done;
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-native/protocol-native.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-native/protocol-native.c
index c8db0157d..3fddc41b1 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-native/protocol-native.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-native/protocol-native.c
@@ -252,23 +252,17 @@ static void core_marshal_done(void *object, uint32_t seq)
 	pw_protocol_native_end_resource(resource, b);
 }
 
-static void core_marshal_error(void *object, uint32_t id, int res, const char *error, ...)
+static void core_marshal_error(void *object, uint32_t id, int res, const char *error)
 {
 	struct pw_resource *resource = object;
-	char buffer[128];
 	struct spa_pod_builder *b;
-	va_list ap;
 
 	b = pw_protocol_native_begin_resource(resource, PW_CORE_PROXY_EVENT_ERROR);
 
-	va_start(ap, error);
-	vsnprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), error, ap);
-	va_end(ap);
-
 	spa_pod_builder_add_struct(b,
 			       SPA_POD_Int(id),
 			       SPA_POD_Int(res),
-			       SPA_POD_String(buffer));
+			       SPA_POD_String(error));
 
 	pw_protocol_native_end_resource(resource, b);
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/spa/module-node-factory.c b/src/modules/spa/module-node-factory.c
index f1e61f394..e2a705b79 100644
--- a/src/modules/spa/module-node-factory.c
+++ b/src/modules/spa/module-node-factory.c
@@ -122,16 +122,16 @@ static void *create_object(void *_data,
       no_properties:
 	pw_log_error("needed properties: spa.library.name=<library-name> spa.factory.name=<factory-name>");
 	if (resource) {
-		pw_resource_error(resource, new_id, -EINVAL,
+		pw_resource_error(resource, -EINVAL,
 					"needed properties: "
 						"spa.library.name=<library-name> "
 						"spa.factory.name=<factory-name>");
 	}
 	return NULL;
       no_mem:
-	pw_log_error("can't create node");
+	pw_log_error("can't create node: no memory");
 	if (resource) {
-		pw_resource_error(resource, new_id, -ENOMEM, "no memory");
+		pw_resource_error(resource, -ENOMEM, "no memory");
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/src/pipewire/client.c b/src/pipewire/client.c
index 120b5e562..5c2bda26a 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/client.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/client.c
@@ -107,7 +107,18 @@ static void client_error(void *object, uint32_t id, int res, const char *error)
 	struct pw_resource *resource = object;
 	struct resource_data *data = pw_resource_get_user_data(resource);
 	struct pw_client *client = data->client;
-	pw_resource_error(client->core_resource, id, res, error);
+	struct pw_global *global;
+	struct pw_resource *r, *t;
+
+	global = pw_core_find_global(client->core, id);
+	if (global == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	spa_list_for_each_safe(r, t, &global->resource_list, link) {
+		if (t->client != client)
+			continue;
+		pw_resource_error(r, res, error);
+	}
 }
 
 static void client_update_properties(void *object, const struct spa_dict *props)
@@ -194,7 +205,7 @@ global_bind(void *_data, struct pw_client *client, uint32_t permissions,
 
       no_mem:
 	pw_log_error("can't create client resource");
-	pw_resource_error(client->core_resource, id, -ENOMEM, "no memory");
+	pw_core_resource_error(client->core_resource, id, -ENOMEM, "can't create client resource: no memory");
 	return;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/core.c b/src/pipewire/core.c
index 1c97270b8..e4c74458b 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/core.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/core.c
@@ -87,13 +87,11 @@ static void registry_bind(void *object, uint32_t id,
 
       no_id:
 	pw_log_debug("registry %p: no global with id %u to bind to %u", resource, id, new_id);
-	pw_core_resource_error(client->core_resource, id,
-			     -ENOENT, "no such global %u", id);
+	pw_resource_error(resource, -ENOENT, "no such global %u", id);
 	goto exit;
       wrong_interface:
 	pw_log_debug("registry %p: global with id %u has no interface %u", resource, id, type);
-	pw_core_resource_error(client->core_resource, id,
-			     -ENOENT, "no such interface %u", type);
+	pw_resource_error(resource, -ENOENT, "no such interface %u", type);
 	goto exit;
       exit:
 	/* unmark the new_id the map, the client does not yet know about the failed
@@ -263,21 +261,18 @@ core_create_object(void *object,
 
       no_factory:
 	pw_log_error("can't find node factory %s", factory_name);
-	pw_core_resource_error(client->core_resource,
-			       new_id, -EINVAL, "unknown factory name %s", factory_name);
+	pw_resource_error(resource, -EINVAL, "unknown factory name %s", factory_name);
 	goto error;
       wrong_version:
       wrong_type:
 	pw_log_error("invalid resource type/version");
-	pw_core_resource_error(client->core_resource,
-			       new_id, -EINVAL, "wrong resource type/version");
+	pw_resource_error(resource, -EINVAL, "wrong resource type/version");
 	goto error;
       no_properties:
 	pw_log_error("can't create properties");
 	goto no_mem;
       no_mem:
-	pw_core_resource_error(client->core_resource,
-			       new_id, -ENOMEM, "no memory");
+	pw_resource_error(resource, -ENOMEM, "no memory");
 	goto error;
       error:
 	pw_map_insert_at(&client->objects, new_id, NULL);
@@ -303,7 +298,7 @@ static void core_destroy(void *object, uint32_t id)
 
       no_resource:
 	pw_log_error("can't find resouce %d", id);
-	pw_core_resource_error(client->core_resource, id, -EINVAL, "unknown resouce %d", id);
+	pw_resource_error(resource, -EINVAL, "unknown resource %d", id);
 	goto done;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/global.c b/src/pipewire/global.c
index d728d59ed..d2cf1d42e 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/global.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/global.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ pw_global_bind(struct pw_global *global, struct pw_client *client, uint32_t perm
 
       wrong_version:
 	res = -EINVAL;
-	pw_core_resource_error(client->core_resource, id,
+	pw_core_resource_errorf(client->core_resource, id,
 			res, "id %d: interface version %d < %d",
 			id, global->version, version);
 	return res;
diff --git a/src/pipewire/interfaces.h b/src/pipewire/interfaces.h
index 3d13773df..587f51d70 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/interfaces.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/interfaces.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
 #include <spa/utils/defs.h>
 #include <spa/node/command.h>
 #include <spa/param/param.h>
@@ -204,15 +206,19 @@ struct pw_core_proxy_events {
 	 * Fatal error event
          *
          * The error event is sent out when a fatal (non-recoverable)
-         * error has occurred. The id argument is the object where
+         * error has occurred. The id argument is the proxy object where
          * the error occurred, most often in response to a request to that
          * object. The message is a brief description of the error,
          * for (debugging) convenience.
+	 *
+	 * This event is usually also emited on the proxy object with
+	 * \a id.
+	 *
          * \param id object where the error occurred
          * \param res error code
-         * \param error error description
+         * \param message error description
 	 */
-	void (*error) (void *object, uint32_t id, int res, const char *error, ...);
+	void (*error) (void *object, uint32_t id, int res, const char *message);
 	/**
 	 * Remove an object ID
          *
@@ -221,6 +227,7 @@ struct pw_core_proxy_events {
          * this event to acknowledge that it has seen the delete request.
          * When the client receives this event, it will know that it can
          * safely reuse the object ID.
+	 *
          * \param id deleted object ID
 	 */
 	void (*remove_id) (void *object, uint32_t id);
@@ -247,6 +254,23 @@ pw_core_proxy_add_listener(struct pw_core_proxy *core,
 #define pw_core_resource_remove_id(r,...)    pw_resource_notify(r,struct pw_core_proxy_events,remove_id,__VA_ARGS__)
 #define pw_core_resource_info(r,...)         pw_resource_notify(r,struct pw_core_proxy_events,info,__VA_ARGS__)
 
+static inline void
+pw_core_resource_errorv(struct pw_resource *resource, uint32_t id, int res, const char *message, va_list args)
+{
+	char buffer[1024];
+	vsnprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), message, args);
+	buffer[1023] = '\0';
+	pw_core_resource_error(resource, id, res, buffer);
+}
+
+static inline void
+pw_core_resource_errorf(struct pw_resource *resource, uint32_t id, int res, const char *message, ...)
+{
+        va_list args;
+	va_start(args, message);
+	pw_core_resource_errorv(resource, id, res, message, args);
+	va_end(args);
+}
 
 #define PW_VERSION_REGISTRY			0
 
@@ -747,9 +771,9 @@ struct pw_client_proxy_methods {
 	 *
 	 * \param id the global id to report the error on
 	 * \param res an errno style error code
-	 * \param error an error string
+	 * \param message an error string
 	 */
-	void (*error) (void *object, uint32_t id, int res, const char *error);
+	void (*error) (void *object, uint32_t id, int res, const char *message);
 	/**
 	 * Update client properties
 	 *
@@ -785,9 +809,9 @@ struct pw_client_proxy_methods {
 
 /** Client permissions */
 static inline void
-pw_client_proxy_error(struct pw_client_proxy *client, uint32_t id, int res, const char *error)
+pw_client_proxy_error(struct pw_client_proxy *client, uint32_t id, int res, const char *message)
 {
-	pw_proxy_do((struct pw_proxy*)client, struct pw_client_proxy_methods, error, id, res, error);
+	pw_proxy_do((struct pw_proxy*)client, struct pw_client_proxy_methods, error, id, res, message);
 }
 
 static inline void
diff --git a/src/pipewire/private.h b/src/pipewire/private.h
index 2c0339752..41ef1c8a7 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/private.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/private.h
@@ -538,6 +538,7 @@ struct pw_resource {
 
 #define pw_proxy_events_emit(o,m,v,...) spa_hook_list_call(&o->listener_list, struct pw_proxy_events, m, v, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define pw_proxy_events_destroy(p)	pw_proxy_events_emit(p, destroy, 0)
+#define pw_proxy_events_error(p,r,m)	pw_proxy_events_emit(p, error, 0, r, m)
 
 struct pw_proxy {
 	struct pw_remote *remote;	/**< the owner remote of this proxy */
diff --git a/src/pipewire/proxy.h b/src/pipewire/proxy.h
index 604030e8d..4891b9c54 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/proxy.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/proxy.h
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ struct pw_proxy_events {
 
 	/** The proxy is destroyed */
         void (*destroy) (void *data);
+
+	/** an error occured on the proxy */
+        void (*error) (void *data, int res, const char *message);
 };
 
 /** Make a new proxy object. The id can be used to bind to a remote object and
diff --git a/src/pipewire/remote.c b/src/pipewire/remote.c
index 64dcbb394..c8fa02431 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/remote.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/remote.c
@@ -99,21 +99,35 @@ pw_remote_update_state(struct pw_remote *remote, enum pw_remote_state state, con
 }
 
 
+static void core_event_error(void *data, uint32_t id, int res, const char *message)
+{
+	struct pw_remote *this = data;
+	struct pw_proxy *proxy;
+
+	pw_log_debug("remote %p: object error %u: %d (%s): %s", this, id,
+			res, spa_strerror(res), message);
+
+	proxy = pw_map_lookup(&this->objects, id);
+	if (proxy)
+		pw_proxy_events_error(proxy, res, message);
+}
+
 static void core_event_remove_id(void *data, uint32_t id)
 {
 	struct pw_remote *this = data;
 	struct pw_proxy *proxy;
 
+	pw_log_debug("remote %p: object remove %u", this, id);
 	proxy = pw_map_lookup(&this->objects, id);
-	if (proxy) {
-		pw_log_debug("remote %p: object remove %u", this, id);
+	if (proxy)
 		pw_proxy_destroy(proxy);
-	}
+
 	pw_map_remove(&this->objects, id);
 }
 
 static const struct pw_core_proxy_events core_proxy_events = {
 	PW_VERSION_CORE_PROXY_EVENTS,
+	.error = core_event_error,
 	.remove_id = core_event_remove_id,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/resource.c b/src/pipewire/resource.c
index c1aba3493..03ae91515 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/resource.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/resource.c
@@ -170,10 +170,13 @@ const struct pw_protocol_marshal *pw_resource_get_marshal(struct pw_resource *re
 }
 
 SPA_EXPORT
-void pw_resource_error(struct pw_resource *resource, uint32_t id, int result, const char *error)
+void pw_resource_error(struct pw_resource *resource, int result, const char *error, ...)
 {
-	if (resource->client->core_resource)
-		pw_core_resource_error(resource->client->core_resource, id, result, error);
+	va_list ap;
+	va_start(ap, error);
+	if (resource->client->core_resource == NULL)
+		pw_core_resource_errorv(resource->client->core_resource, resource->id, result, error, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
 }
 
 SPA_EXPORT
diff --git a/src/pipewire/resource.h b/src/pipewire/resource.h
index 479702501..c9b4e0bc0 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/resource.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/resource.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void pw_resource_add_override(struct pw_resource *resource,
 			      void *data);
 
 /** Generate an error for a resource */
-void pw_resource_error(struct pw_resource *resource, uint32_t id, int result, const char *error);
+void pw_resource_error(struct pw_resource *resource, int result, const char *error, ...);
 
 /** Get the implementation list of a resource */
 struct spa_hook_list *pw_resource_get_implementation(struct pw_resource *resource);
diff --git a/src/tests/test-interfaces.c b/src/tests/test-interfaces.c
index 9a900d66c..346c8bccd 100644
--- a/src/tests/test-interfaces.c
+++ b/src/tests/test-interfaces.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static void test_core_abi(void)
 	struct {
 		uint32_t version;
 	        void (*done) (void *object, uint32_t seq);
-	        void (*error) (void *object, uint32_t id, int res, const char *error, ...);
+	        void (*error) (void *object, uint32_t id, int res, const char *error);
 	        void (*remove_id) (void *object, uint32_t id);
 		void (*info) (void *object, const struct pw_core_info *info);
 	} events = { PW_VERSION_CORE_PROXY_EVENTS, };