diff --git a/internal/cloudapi/v2/v2_koji_test.go b/internal/cloudapi/v2/v2_koji_test.go
index faa08d375..f74c0ec51 100644
--- a/internal/cloudapi/v2/v2_koji_test.go
+++ b/internal/cloudapi/v2/v2_koji_test.go
@@ -329,6 +329,67 @@ func TestKojiCompose(t *testing.T) {
 				"status": "failure"
 			}`,
 		},
+		{
+			initResult: worker.KojiInitJobResult{
+				BuildID: 42,
+				Token:   `"foobar"`,
+			},
+			buildResult: worker.OSBuildKojiJobResult{
+				Arch:      test_distro.TestArchName,
+				HostOS:    test_distro.TestDistroName,
+				ImageHash: "browns",
+				ImageSize: 42,
+				OSBuildOutput: &osbuild.Result{
+					Success: true,
+				},
+				JobResult: worker.JobResult{
+					JobError: clienterrors.WorkerClientError(
+						clienterrors.ErrorManifestDependency,
+						"Manifest dependency failed",
+						clienterrors.WorkerClientError(
+							clienterrors.ErrorDNFOtherError,
+							"DNF Error",
+						),
+					),
+				},
+			},
+			composeReplyCode: http.StatusCreated,
+			composeReply:     `"href":"/api/image-builder-composer/v2/compose", "kind":"ComposeId"`,
+			composeStatus: `{
+				"kind": "ComposeStatus",
+				"image_status": {
+					"error": {
+						"details": {
+							"id": 22,
+							"reason": "DNF Error"
+						},
+						"id": 9,
+						"reason": "Manifest dependency failed"
+					},
+					"status": "failure",
+				},
+				"image_statuses": [
+					{
+						"error": {
+							"details": {
+								"id": 22,
+								"reason": "Error in depsolve job"
+							},
+							"id": 9,
+							"reason": "Manifest dependency failed"
+						},
+						"status": "failure"
+					},
+					{
+						"status": "success"
+					}
+				],
+				"koji_status": {
+					"build_id": 42
+				},
+				"status": "failure"
+			}`,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, c := range cases[2:3] {
 		test.TestRoute(t, handler, false, "POST", "/api/image-builder-composer/v2/compose", fmt.Sprintf(`
diff --git a/internal/cloudapi/v2/v2_test.go b/internal/cloudapi/v2/v2_test.go
index f9d90c567..81a748b1a 100644
--- a/internal/cloudapi/v2/v2_test.go
+++ b/internal/cloudapi/v2/v2_test.go
@@ -796,6 +796,73 @@ func TestComposeJobError(t *testing.T) {
 	}`, jobId, jobId))
 }
 
+func TestComposeDependencyError(t *testing.T) {
+	srv, wrksrv, _, cancel := newV2Server(t, t.TempDir(), []string{""}, false)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	test.TestRoute(t, srv.Handler("/api/image-builder-composer/v2"), false, "POST", "/api/image-builder-composer/v2/compose", fmt.Sprintf(`
+	{
+		"distribution": "%s",
+		"image_request":{
+			"architecture": "%s",
+			"image_type": "aws",
+			"repositories": [{
+				"baseurl": "somerepo.org",
+				"rhsm": false
+			}],
+			"upload_options": {
+				"region": "eu-central-1"
+			}
+		 }
+	}`, test_distro.TestDistroName, test_distro.TestArch3Name), http.StatusCreated, `
+	{
+		"href": "/api/image-builder-composer/v2/compose",
+		"kind": "ComposeId"
+	}`, "id")
+
+	jobId, token, jobType, _, _, err := wrksrv.RequestJob(context.Background(), test_distro.TestArch3Name, []string{"osbuild"}, []string{""})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, "osbuild", jobType)
+
+	test.TestRoute(t, srv.Handler("/api/image-builder-composer/v2"), false, "GET", fmt.Sprintf("/api/image-builder-composer/v2/composes/%v", jobId), ``, http.StatusOK, fmt.Sprintf(`
+	{
+		"href": "/api/image-builder-composer/v2/composes/%v",
+		"kind": "ComposeStatus",
+		"id": "%v",
+		"image_status": {"status": "building"},
+		"status": "pending"
+	}`, jobId, jobId))
+
+	jobErr := worker.JobResult{
+		JobError: clienterrors.WorkerClientError(clienterrors.ErrorManifestDependency, "Manifest dependency failed"),
+	}
+	jobErr.JobError.Details = clienterrors.WorkerClientError(clienterrors.ErrorDNFOtherError, "DNF Error")
+	jobResult, err := json.Marshal(worker.OSBuildJobResult{JobResult: jobErr})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = wrksrv.FinishJob(token, jobResult)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	test.TestRoute(t, srv.Handler("/api/image-builder-composer/v2"), false, "GET", fmt.Sprintf("/api/image-builder-composer/v2/composes/%v", jobId), ``, http.StatusOK, fmt.Sprintf(`
+	{
+		"href": "/api/image-builder-composer/v2/composes/%v",
+		"kind": "ComposeStatus",
+		"id": "%v",
+		"image_status": {
+			"error": {
+				"details": {
+					"details": null,
+					"id": 22,
+					"reason": "DNF Error"
+				},
+				"id": 9,
+				"reason": "Manifest dependency failed"
+			},
+			"status": "failure"
+		},
+		"status": "failure"
+	}`, jobId, jobId))
+}
+
 func TestComposeCustomizations(t *testing.T) {
 	srv, _, _, cancel := newV2Server(t, t.TempDir(), []string{""}, false)
 	defer cancel()