diff --git a/src/uu/mktemp/locales/en-US.ftl b/src/uu/mktemp/locales/en-US.ftl
index 10c10f03740..a7030e822cf 100644
--- a/src/uu/mktemp/locales/en-US.ftl
+++ b/src/uu/mktemp/locales/en-US.ftl
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ mktemp-error-suffix-contains-separator = invalid suffix { $suffix }, contains di
 mktemp-error-invalid-template = invalid template, { $template }; with --tmpdir, it may not be absolute
 mktemp-error-too-many-templates = too many templates
 mktemp-error-not-found = failed to create { $template_type } via template { $template }: No such file or directory
+mktemp-error-failed-print = failed to print directory name
+mktemp-error-failed-to-create-file-via-template = failed to create file via template { $path }: { $error }
 
 # Template types
 mktemp-template-type-directory = directory
diff --git a/src/uu/mktemp/locales/fr-FR.ftl b/src/uu/mktemp/locales/fr-FR.ftl
index 2a0eff74901..64dace3b6e8 100644
--- a/src/uu/mktemp/locales/fr-FR.ftl
+++ b/src/uu/mktemp/locales/fr-FR.ftl
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ mktemp-error-suffix-contains-separator = suffixe invalide { $suffix }, contient
 mktemp-error-invalid-template = modèle invalide, { $template } ; avec --tmpdir, il ne peut pas être absolu
 mktemp-error-too-many-templates = trop de modèles
 mktemp-error-not-found = échec de la création de { $template_type } via le modèle { $template } : Aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type
+mktemp-error-failed-print = échec de l'affichage du nom de répertoire
+mktemp-error-failed-to-create-file-via-template = fichier à créer à partir d'un modèle { $path }: { $error }
 
 # Types de modèle
 mktemp-template-type-directory = répertoire
diff --git a/src/uu/mktemp/src/mktemp.rs b/src/uu/mktemp/src/mktemp.rs
index 789a19e4543..f6778c2de83 100644
--- a/src/uu/mktemp/src/mktemp.rs
+++ b/src/uu/mktemp/src/mktemp.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ enum MkTempError {
 
     #[error("{}", translate!("mktemp-error-not-found", "template_type" => .0, "template" => .1.quote()))]
     NotFound(String, PathBuf),
+
+    #[error("{}", translate!("mktemp-error-failed-to-create-file-via-template", "path" => .0.quote(), "error" => .1 ))]
+    FailedToCreate(PathBuf, String),
 }
 
 impl UError for MkTempError {
@@ -560,7 +563,11 @@ fn make_temp_dir(dir: &Path, prefix: &str, rand: usize, suffix: &str) -> UResult
             let path = Path::new(dir).join(filename);
             Err(MkTempError::NotFound(translate!("mktemp-template-type-directory"), path).into())
         }
-        Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
+        Err(e) => {
+            let filename = format!("{prefix}{}{suffix}", "X".repeat(rand));
+            let path = Path::new(dir).join(filename);
+            Err(MkTempError::FailedToCreate(path, uucore::error::strip_errno(&e)).into())
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -589,7 +596,11 @@ fn make_temp_file(dir: &Path, prefix: &str, rand: usize, suffix: &str) -> UResul
             let path = Path::new(dir).join(filename);
             Err(MkTempError::NotFound(translate!("mktemp-template-type-file"), path).into())
         }
-        Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
+        Err(e) => {
+            let filename = format!("{prefix}{}{suffix}", "X".repeat(rand));
+            let path = Path::new(dir).join(filename);
+            Err(MkTempError::FailedToCreate(path, uucore::error::strip_errno(&e)).into())
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_mktemp.rs b/tests/by-util/test_mktemp.rs
index 7187b5bf4c5..9d3a489fca5 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_mktemp.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_mktemp.rs
@@ -1269,3 +1269,37 @@ fn test_write_error_removes_the_temporary_directory() {
         .collect();
     assert!(leftovers.is_empty(), "left behind: {leftovers:?}");
 }
+
+#[test]
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn test_permission_denied_no_os_error() {
+    use rustix::process::geteuid;
+    use std::fs;
+    use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+
+    let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
+    let at = &scene.fixtures;
+
+    if geteuid().is_root() {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    at.mkdir("dir");
+    fs::set_permissions(at.plus("dir"), fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o444)).unwrap();
+
+    scene
+        .ucmd()
+        .args(&["-p", "dir"])
+        .fails_with_code(1)
+        .stderr_is(
+            "mktemp: failed to create file via template 'dir/tmp.XXXXXXXXXX': Permission denied\n",
+        );
+
+    scene
+        .ucmd()
+        .args(&["-d", "-p", "dir"])
+        .fails_with_code(1)
+        .stderr_is(
+            "mktemp: failed to create file via template 'dir/tmp.XXXXXXXXXX': Permission denied\n",
+        );
+}