diff --git a/packages/compass-crud/src/components/bulk-actions-toasts.spec.tsx b/packages/compass-crud/src/components/bulk-actions-toasts.spec.tsx
index 6d9f53d989c..9f821da670d 100644
--- a/packages/compass-crud/src/components/bulk-actions-toasts.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/compass-crud/src/components/bulk-actions-toasts.spec.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from './bulk-actions-toasts';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
+import { MongoNetworkError } from 'mongodb';
 
 function renderToastPortal() {
   return render(<ToastArea></ToastArea>);
@@ -67,17 +68,29 @@ describe('Bulk Action Toasts', function () {
         {
           modal: openBulkDeleteFailureToast,
           affected: undefined,
-          expected: 'The delete operation failed.',
+          error: new Error('Test error'),
+          expected: ['The delete operation failed.', 'Test error'],
         },
         {
           modal: openBulkDeleteFailureToast,
           affected: 1,
-          expected: '1 document could not been deleted.',
+          error: new Error('Another test error'),
+          expected: ['1 document could not be deleted.', 'Another test error'],
         },
         {
           modal: openBulkDeleteFailureToast,
           affected: 2,
-          expected: '2 documents could not been deleted.',
+          error: new Error('Another failure'),
+          expected: ['2 documents could not be deleted.', 'Another failure'],
+        },
+        {
+          modal: openBulkDeleteFailureToast,
+          affected: 2,
+          error: new MongoNetworkError('Connection lost'),
+          expected: [
+            'Delete operation - network error occurred.',
+            'Connection lost',
+          ],
         },
       ];
 
@@ -85,12 +98,18 @@ describe('Bulk Action Toasts', function () {
         it(`${useCase.modal.name} shows the text '${useCase.expected}' when affected document/s is/are '${useCase.affected}'`, async function () {
           useCase.modal({
             affectedDocuments: useCase.affected,
+            error: useCase.error as Error,
             onRefresh: () => {},
           });
 
           await waitFor(async function () {
-            const node = await screen.findByText(useCase.expected);
-            expect(node).to.exist;
+            if (!Array.isArray(useCase.expected)) {
+              expect(await screen.findByText(useCase.expected)).to.exist;
+            } else {
+              for (const expectedText of useCase.expected) {
+                expect(await screen.findByText(expectedText)).to.exist;
+              }
+            }
           });
         });
       }
@@ -160,17 +179,30 @@ describe('Bulk Action Toasts', function () {
         {
           modal: openBulkUpdateFailureToast,
           affected: undefined,
-          expected: 'The update operation failed.',
+          error: new Error('Test error'),
+          expected: ['The update operation failed.', 'Test error'],
         },
         {
           modal: openBulkUpdateFailureToast,
           affected: 1,
-          expected: '1 document could not been updated.',
+          error: new Error('Could not update'),
+          expected: ['1 document could not be updated.', 'Could not update'],
         },
         {
           modal: openBulkUpdateFailureToast,
           affected: 2,
-          expected: '2 documents could not been updated.',
+          error: new Error('Update failed'),
+          expected: ['2 documents could not be updated.', 'Update failed'],
+        },
+
+        {
+          modal: openBulkUpdateFailureToast,
+          affected: 2,
+          error: new MongoNetworkError('Connection lost'),
+          expected: [
+            'Update operation - network error occurred.',
+            'Connection lost',
+          ],
         },
       ];
 
@@ -178,12 +210,18 @@ describe('Bulk Action Toasts', function () {
         it(`${useCase.modal.name} shows the text '${useCase.expected}' when ${useCase.affected} document/s affected`, async function () {
           useCase.modal({
             affectedDocuments: useCase.affected,
+            error: useCase.error,
             onRefresh: () => {},
           });
 
           await waitFor(async function () {
-            const node = await screen.findByText(useCase.expected);
-            expect(node).to.exist;
+            if (!Array.isArray(useCase.expected)) {
+              expect(await screen.findByText(useCase.expected)).to.exist;
+            } else {
+              for (const expectedText of useCase.expected) {
+                expect(await screen.findByText(expectedText)).to.exist;
+              }
+            }
           });
         });
       }
diff --git a/packages/compass-crud/src/components/bulk-actions-toasts.tsx b/packages/compass-crud/src/components/bulk-actions-toasts.tsx
index 474470ba8a3..be1c308072f 100644
--- a/packages/compass-crud/src/components/bulk-actions-toasts.tsx
+++ b/packages/compass-crud/src/components/bulk-actions-toasts.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   closeToast,
   ToastBody,
 } from '@mongodb-js/compass-components';
+import { MongoNetworkError } from 'mongodb';
 
 type BulkDeleteSuccessToastProps = {
   affectedDocuments?: number;
@@ -72,33 +73,48 @@ export function openBulkDeleteProgressToast({
   });
 }
 
-type BulkDeleteFailureToastProps = {
+type BulkOperationFailureToastProps = {
   affectedDocuments?: number;
+  error: Error;
+  type: 'delete' | 'update';
 };
 
-export function openBulkDeleteFailureToast({
+const isNetworkError = (error: Error) => error instanceof MongoNetworkError;
+
+export function openBulkOperationFailureToast({
   affectedDocuments,
-}: BulkDeleteFailureToastProps): void {
-  let text;
-  switch (affectedDocuments) {
-    case undefined:
-      text = 'The delete operation failed.';
-      break;
-    case 1:
-      text = `${affectedDocuments} document could not been deleted.`;
-      break;
-    default:
-      text = `${affectedDocuments} documents could not been deleted.`;
+  error,
+  type,
+}: BulkOperationFailureToastProps): void {
+  let title: string;
+  if (isNetworkError(error)) {
+    title = `${
+      type === 'delete' ? 'Delete' : 'Update'
+    } operation - network error occurred.`;
+  } else if (affectedDocuments === undefined) {
+    title = `The ${type} operation failed.`;
+  } else if (affectedDocuments === 1) {
+    title = `${affectedDocuments} document could not be ${
+      type === 'delete' ? 'deleted' : 'updated'
+    }.`;
+  } else {
+    title = `${affectedDocuments} documents could not be ${
+      type === 'delete' ? 'deleted' : 'updated'
+    }.`;
   }
 
-  openToast('bulk-delete-toast', {
-    title: '',
+  openToast(`bulk-${type}-toast`, {
+    title,
     variant: 'warning',
     dismissible: true,
-    description: <ToastBody statusMessage={text} />,
+    description: <ToastBody statusMessage={error.message} />,
   });
 }
 
+export const openBulkDeleteFailureToast = (
+  props: Omit<BulkOperationFailureToastProps, 'type'>
+): void => openBulkOperationFailureToast({ ...props, type: 'delete' });
+
 type BulkUpdateSuccessToastProps = {
   affectedDocuments?: number;
   onRefresh: () => void;
@@ -166,29 +182,6 @@ export function openBulkUpdateProgressToast({
   });
 }
 
-type BulkUpdateFailureToastProps = {
-  affectedDocuments?: number;
-};
-
-export function openBulkUpdateFailureToast({
-  affectedDocuments,
-}: BulkUpdateFailureToastProps): void {
-  let text;
-  switch (affectedDocuments) {
-    case undefined:
-      text = 'The update operation failed.';
-      break;
-    case 1:
-      text = `${affectedDocuments} document could not been updated.`;
-      break;
-    default:
-      text = `${affectedDocuments} documents could not been updated.`;
-  }
-
-  openToast('bulk-update-toast', {
-    title: '',
-    variant: 'warning',
-    dismissible: true,
-    description: <ToastBody statusMessage={text} />,
-  });
-}
+export const openBulkUpdateFailureToast = (
+  props: Omit<BulkOperationFailureToastProps, 'type'>
+): void => openBulkOperationFailureToast({ ...props, type: 'update' });
diff --git a/packages/compass-crud/src/stores/crud-store.ts b/packages/compass-crud/src/stores/crud-store.ts
index 81bc2087c3d..94266d6a916 100644
--- a/packages/compass-crud/src/stores/crud-store.ts
+++ b/packages/compass-crud/src/stores/crud-store.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import type { Listenable, Store } from 'reflux';
 import Reflux from 'reflux';
 import toNS from 'mongodb-ns';
 import { findIndex, isEmpty, isEqual } from 'lodash';
-import type { MongoServerError } from 'mongodb';
 import semver from 'semver';
 import StateMixin from '@mongodb-js/reflux-state-mixin';
 import type { Element } from 'hadron-document';
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@ import type {
 } from '@mongodb-js/compass-connections/provider';
 import type { Query, QueryBarService } from '@mongodb-js/compass-query-bar';
 import type { TrackFunction } from '@mongodb-js/compass-telemetry';
+import type { MongoServerError } from 'mongodb';
 
 export type BSONObject = TypeCastMap['Object'];
 export type BSONArray = TypeCastMap['Array'];
@@ -1243,6 +1243,7 @@ class CrudStoreImpl
     } catch (err: any) {
       openBulkUpdateFailureToast({
         affectedDocuments: this.state.bulkUpdate.affected,
+        error: err as Error,
       });
 
       this.logger.log.error(
@@ -1899,6 +1900,7 @@ class CrudStoreImpl
   bulkDeleteFailed(ex: Error) {
     openBulkDeleteFailureToast({
       affectedDocuments: this.state.bulkDelete.affected,
+      error: ex,
     });
 
     this.logger.log.error(