diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/radio-buttons/radio-buttons-cloud.widget.html b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/radio-buttons/radio-buttons-cloud.widget.html
index 63877833a7..4342d734a0 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/radio-buttons/radio-buttons-cloud.widget.html
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/radio-buttons/radio-buttons-cloud.widget.html
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
             </mat-radio-button>
         </mat-radio-group>
     </div>
-    <error-widget [error]="field.validationSummary" ></error-widget>
+    <error-widget class="adf-radio-group-error-message" [error]="hasError()"></error-widget>
 </div>
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/radio-buttons/radio-buttons-cloud.widget.scss b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/radio-buttons/radio-buttons-cloud.widget.scss
index c56a304ee3..5779428960 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/radio-buttons/radio-buttons-cloud.widget.scss
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/radio-buttons/radio-buttons-cloud.widget.scss
@@ -28,4 +28,8 @@
     &-radio-button {
         margin: 5px;
     }
+
+    &-radio-group-error-message .adf-error-container {
+        margin-top: 5px;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/radio-buttons/radio-buttons-cloud.widget.spec.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/radio-buttons/radio-buttons-cloud.widget.spec.ts
index 21a3c79479..fc1d6d4ee8 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/radio-buttons/radio-buttons-cloud.widget.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/radio-buttons/radio-buttons-cloud.widget.spec.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { FormFieldModel, FormFieldOption, FormFieldTypes, FormModel, setupTestBe
 import { FormCloudService } from '../../../services/form-cloud.service';
 import { RadioButtonsCloudWidgetComponent } from './radio-buttons-cloud.widget';
 import { ProcessServiceCloudTestingModule } from '../../../../testing/process-service-cloud.testing.module';
-import { of } from 'rxjs';
+import { of, throwError } from 'rxjs';
 
 describe('RadioButtonsCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
     let fixture: ComponentFixture<RadioButtonsCloudWidgetComponent>;
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ describe('RadioButtonsCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
         formCloudService = TestBed.inject(FormCloudService);
-        spyOn(formCloudService, 'getRestWidgetData').and.returnValue(of(restOption));
         fixture = TestBed.createComponent(RadioButtonsCloudWidgetComponent);
         widget = fixture.componentInstance;
         element = fixture.nativeElement;
@@ -56,6 +55,7 @@ describe('RadioButtonsCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
     });
 
     it('should update form on values fetched', () => {
+        spyOn(formCloudService, 'getRestWidgetData').and.returnValue(of(restOption));
         const taskId = '<form-id>';
         const fieldId = '<field-id>';
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe('RadioButtonsCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
         const field = widget.field;
         spyOn(field, 'updateForm').and.stub();
 
-        widget.ngOnInit();
+        fixture.detectChanges();
         expect(field.updateForm).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ describe('RadioButtonsCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
     });
 
     it('should be able to set a Radio Button widget when rest option enabled', () => {
+        spyOn(formCloudService, 'getRestWidgetData').and.returnValue(of(restOption));
         widget.field = new FormFieldModel(new FormModel({}), {
             id: 'radio-id',
             name: 'radio-name-label',
@@ -172,4 +173,22 @@ describe('RadioButtonsCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
         expect(selectedOption.innerText).toBe('opt-name-1');
         expect(widget.field.isValid).toBe(true);
     });
+
+    it('should show error message if the restUrl failed to fetch options', () => {
+        spyOn(formCloudService, 'getRestWidgetData').and.returnValue(throwError('Failed to fetch options'));
+        widget.field.restUrl = 'https://fake-rest-url';
+        widget.field.optionType = 'rest';
+        widget.field.restIdProperty = 'name';
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        const radioButtons = element.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>('mat-radio-group');
+        radioButtons.click();
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        const errorMessage = element.querySelector('.adf-radio-group-error-message .adf-error-text');
+        const errorIcon = element.querySelector('.adf-radio-group-error-message .adf-error-icon');
+
+        expect(errorIcon.textContent).toBe('error_outline');
+        expect(errorMessage.textContent).toBe('FORM.FIELD.REST_API_FAILED');
+    });
 });
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/radio-buttons/radio-buttons-cloud.widget.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/radio-buttons/radio-buttons-cloud.widget.ts
index d49e104e13..7d5093bd5b 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/radio-buttons/radio-buttons-cloud.widget.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/radio-buttons/radio-buttons-cloud.widget.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@
 /* eslint-disable @angular-eslint/component-selector */
 
 import { Component, OnInit, ViewEncapsulation } from '@angular/core';
-import { WidgetComponent, FormService, LogService, FormFieldOption } from '@alfresco/adf-core';
+import { WidgetComponent, FormService, LogService, FormFieldOption, ErrorMessageModel } from '@alfresco/adf-core';
 import { FormCloudService } from '../../../services/form-cloud.service';
 import { Subject } from 'rxjs';
 import { takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'radio-buttons-cloud-widget',
@@ -43,11 +44,14 @@ import { takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators';
 export class RadioButtonsCloudWidgetComponent extends WidgetComponent implements OnInit {
 
     typeId = 'RadioButtonsCloudWidgetComponent';
+    restApiError: ErrorMessageModel;
+
     protected onDestroy$ = new Subject<boolean>();
 
     constructor(public formService: FormService,
                 private formCloudService: FormCloudService,
-                private logService: LogService) {
+                private logService: LogService,
+                private translateService: TranslateService) {
         super(formService);
     }
 
@@ -63,7 +67,10 @@ export class RadioButtonsCloudWidgetComponent extends WidgetComponent implements
             .subscribe((result: FormFieldOption[]) => {
                 this.field.options = result;
                 this.field.updateForm();
-            }, (err) => this.handleError(err));
+            }, (err) => {
+                this.resetRestApiOptions();
+                this.handleError(err);
+            });
     }
 
     onOptionClick(optionSelected: any) {
@@ -72,6 +79,7 @@ export class RadioButtonsCloudWidgetComponent extends WidgetComponent implements
     }
 
     handleError(error: any) {
+        this.restApiError = new ErrorMessageModel({ message: this.translateService.instant('FORM.FIELD.REST_API_FAILED', { hostname: this.getRestUrlHostName() }) });
         this.logService.error(error);
     }
 
@@ -87,4 +95,16 @@ export class RadioButtonsCloudWidgetComponent extends WidgetComponent implements
         }
         return this.field.value === option.id;
     }
+
+    resetRestApiOptions() {
+        this.field.options = [];
+    }
+
+    getRestUrlHostName(): string {
+        return new URL(this.field?.restUrl).hostname ?? this.field?.restUrl;
+    }
+
+    hasError(): ErrorMessageModel {
+        return this.restApiError || this.field.validationSummary;
+    }
 }