diff --git a/pkg/workflows/wasm/host/internal/rawsdk/helpers_wasip1.go b/pkg/workflows/wasm/host/internal/rawsdk/helpers_wasip1.go
index 3bbfa0a2ac..409acbc880 100644
--- a/pkg/workflows/wasm/host/internal/rawsdk/helpers_wasip1.go
+++ b/pkg/workflows/wasm/host/internal/rawsdk/helpers_wasip1.go
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ func await[I, O proto.Message](input I, output O, fn awaitFn) {
 	bytes := fn(mptr, mlen, responsePtr, responseLen)
 
 	if bytes < 0 {
-		SendError(errors.New("awaitCapabilities returned an error"))
+		response = response[:-bytes]
+		SendError(fmt.Errorf("awaitCapabilities returned an error %s", string(response)))
 	}
 
 	if proto.Unmarshal(response[:bytes], output) != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/workflows/wasm/host/module.go b/pkg/workflows/wasm/host/module.go
index 73aad9f098..493d209031 100644
--- a/pkg/workflows/wasm/host/module.go
+++ b/pkg/workflows/wasm/host/module.go
@@ -1066,7 +1066,9 @@ func truncateWasmWrite(caller *wasmtime.Caller, src []byte, ptr int32, size int3
 		src = src[:size]
 	}
 
-	return write(memory, src, ptr, size)
+	// truncateWasmWrite is only called for returning error strings
+	// Therefore, we need to return the negated bytes written to indicate the failure to the guest.
+	return -write(memory, src, ptr, size)
 }
 
 // write copies the given src byte slice into the memory at the given pointer and max size.
diff --git a/pkg/workflows/wasm/host/standard_test.go b/pkg/workflows/wasm/host/standard_test.go
index 4273c35647..eb17367d92 100644
--- a/pkg/workflows/wasm/host/standard_test.go
+++ b/pkg/workflows/wasm/host/standard_test.go
@@ -118,6 +118,37 @@ func TestStandardCapabilityCallsAreAsync(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "truefalse", result)
 }
 
+func TestStandardHostWasmWriteErrorsAreRespected(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	mockExecutionHelper := NewMockExecutionHelper(t)
+	mockExecutionHelper.EXPECT().GetNodeTime().RunAndReturn(func() time.Time {
+		return time.Now()
+	}).Maybe()
+	mockExecutionHelper.EXPECT().GetWorkflowExecutionID().Return("id")
+	mockExecutionHelper.EXPECT().CallCapability(mock.Anything, mock.Anything).RunAndReturn(func(ctx context.Context, request *sdk.CapabilityRequest) (*sdk.CapabilityResponse, error) {
+		// In this test the response from the capability is successful,
+		// but the WASM didn't provide a large enough buffer to fit it
+		// 500 MB will suffice for the overflow on writes.
+
+		tooLargeResponse := make([]byte, 500000000)
+
+		// Since the bytes in the payload shouldn't be read, we don't need a valid proto
+		payload := &anypb.Any{
+			TypeUrl: "fake",
+			Value:   tooLargeResponse,
+		}
+
+		return &sdk.CapabilityResponse{Response: &sdk.CapabilityResponse_Payload{Payload: payload}}, nil
+	})
+
+	m := makeTestModule(t)
+	request := triggerExecuteRequest(t, 0, &basictrigger.Outputs{CoolOutput: anyTestTriggerValue})
+	errStr := executeWithError(t, m, request, mockExecutionHelper)
+
+	// Use Contains instead of Equal for flexibility, as languages have different conventions for errors.
+	require.Contains(t, errStr, ResponseBufferTooSmall)
+}
+
 func TestStandardModeSwitch(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	t.Run("successful mode switch", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/workflows/wasm/host/standard_tests/host_wasm_write_errors_are_respected/main_wasip1.go b/pkg/workflows/wasm/host/standard_tests/host_wasm_write_errors_are_respected/main_wasip1.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a7d3025e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/workflows/wasm/host/standard_tests/host_wasm_write_errors_are_respected/main_wasip1.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/capabilities/v2/protoc/pkg/test_capabilities/basicaction"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/workflows/wasm/host/internal/rawsdk"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-protos/cre/go/sdk"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	input := &basicaction.Inputs{InputThing: true}
+	rId := rawsdk.DoRequestAsync("basic-test-action@1.0.0", "PerformAction", sdk.Mode_MODE_DON, input)
+
+	rawsdk.Await(rId, &basicaction.Outputs{})
+	rawsdk.SendResponse("should not get here as Await sends error on errors...")
+}