diff --git a/docs.md b/docs.md
index 291ffaf..e771507 100644
--- a/docs.md
+++ b/docs.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ A wrapper around the `reduxForm` HOC exported from
 [redux-form](https://www.npmjs.com/package/redux-form) that gives it some extra functionality:
 
 1.  Makes extra options available for configuring the form
-2.  Wraps every `onSubmit` result in a promise. Additionally, wraps rejected `onSubmit` results in a `SubmissionError`. If the thrown error has an `errors` property, its value will be passed to `SubmissionError`. The original error will be accessible via the `SubmissionError`s `meta.error` property. This enables developers to access useful information regarding the origin of the failure, e.g., HTTP status.
+2.  Wraps every `onSubmit` result in a promise. Additionally, wraps rejected `onSubmit` results in a `SubmissionError`. If the thrown error has an `errors` property, its value will be passed to `SubmissionError`. Else, if the thrown error has a `message` property, this will be passed to a `SubmissionError` as a form-wide error. The original error will be accessible via the `SubmissionError`s `meta.error` property. This enables developers to access useful information regarding the origin of the failure, e.g., HTTP status.
 3.  Provides a default `onSubmit` function that resolves successfully and logs a warning.
 4.  Ignores any `onChange` events that occur on a pristine and untouched form, patching a bug in `redux-form v8`.
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9bc1a7a..52bd824 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@launchpadlab/lp-form",
-  "version": "2.9.0",
+  "version": "2.10.0",
   "description": "Extensions for the reduxForm HOC",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/lpForm.js b/src/lpForm.js
index ebcd0e8..252192d 100644
--- a/src/lpForm.js
+++ b/src/lpForm.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import {
  * {@link https://www.npmjs.com/package/redux-form|redux-form} that gives it some extra functionality:
  *
  * 1. Makes extra options available for configuring the form
- * 2. Wraps every `onSubmit` result in a promise. Additionally, wraps rejected `onSubmit` results in a `SubmissionError`. If the thrown error has an `errors` property, its value will be passed to `SubmissionError`. The original error will be accessible via the `SubmissionError`s `meta.error` property. This enables developers to access useful information regarding the origin of the failure, e.g., HTTP status.
+ * 2. Wraps every `onSubmit` result in a promise. Additionally, wraps rejected `onSubmit` results in a `SubmissionError`. If the thrown error has an `errors` property, its value will be passed to `SubmissionError`. Else, if the thrown error has a `message` property, this will be passed to a `SubmissionError` as a form-wide error. The original error will be accessible via the `SubmissionError`s `meta.error` property. This enables developers to access useful information regarding the origin of the failure, e.g., HTTP status.
  * 3. Provides a default `onSubmit` function that resolves successfully and logs a warning.
  * 4. Ignores any `onChange` events that occur on a pristine and untouched form, patching a bug in `redux-form v8`.
  *
diff --git a/src/middleware/wrapSubmissionPromise.js b/src/middleware/wrapSubmissionPromise.js
index f650f91..bb386b1 100644
--- a/src/middleware/wrapSubmissionPromise.js
+++ b/src/middleware/wrapSubmissionPromise.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { withPropsOnChange } from 'recompose'
 import { SubmissionError } from 'redux-form'
 import isPromise from 'is-promise'
-import { getOr } from 'lodash/fp'
+import { get } from 'lodash/fp'
 
 // Wrap submission results in a redux-form SubmissionError. 
 // Also ensures that the return value of onSubmit is a promise.
@@ -12,17 +12,31 @@ const wrapSubmissionPromise = withPropsOnChange(
       onSubmit: (...args) => {
         const result = onSubmit(...args)
         if (!isPromise(result)) return Promise.resolve(result)
-        return result.catch(err => {
-          const messages = getOr({}, 'errors', err)
-          const submissionError = new SubmissionError(messages)
-          
-          // Retain metadata (e.g., status code) about the original error
-          submissionError.meta = { error: err }
-          throw submissionError
-        })
+        return result.catch(wrapSubmissionError)
       }
     }
   }
 )
 
+// Attempts to grab the errors or error message provided and wraps it in a redux-form SubmissionError
+// The original error is stored in the error's `meta` key to retain metadata (e.g., status code)
+function wrapSubmissionError (error) {
+  const messages = getErrorMessages(error)
+  const submissionError = new SubmissionError(messages)
+  
+  submissionError.meta = { error }
+  throw submissionError
+}
+
+// Checks for an error that matches LPL's default standard for mapping error messages (HttpError).
+// Else defaults to the standard error API and maps to a redux-form "form-wide" error key.
+function getErrorMessages (err) {
+  const messages = get('errors', err)
+  
+  if (messages) return messages
+  
+  const formWideError = get('message', err)
+  return formWideError ? { _error: formWideError } : {}
+}
+
 export default wrapSubmissionPromise
diff --git a/test/lpForm.test.js b/test/lpForm.test.js
index cef3544..e1585ec 100644
--- a/test/lpForm.test.js
+++ b/test/lpForm.test.js
@@ -103,6 +103,39 @@ test('lpForm: retains information about the originating error during submit', ()
   })
 })
 
+test('lpForm: maps generic error messages to form-wide errors', () => {
+  expect.assertions(1)
+  const ERROR = "Unprocessable Entity"
+  const onSubmit = () => {
+    const error = new Error("Unprocessable Entity")
+    return Promise.reject(error)
+  }
+  const Wrapped = () => <div>Hi</div>
+  const Form = lpForm({ onSubmit })(Wrapped)
+  const wrapper = mountWithProvider(<Form />)
+  const formConfig = wrapper.find(Wrapped).props()
+  
+  return formConfig.onSubmit(INITIAL_VALUES).catch(e => {
+    expect(e.errors._error).toEqual(ERROR)
+  })
+})
+
+test('lpForm: returns empty errors if an error message cannot be identified', () => {
+  expect.assertions(1)
+  const onSubmit = () => {
+    const error = new Error()
+    return Promise.reject(error)
+  }
+  const Wrapped = () => <div>Hi</div>
+  const Form = lpForm({ onSubmit })(Wrapped)
+  const wrapper = mountWithProvider(<Form />)
+  const formConfig = wrapper.find(Wrapped).props()
+  
+  return formConfig.onSubmit(INITIAL_VALUES).catch(e => {
+    expect(e.errors).toEqual({})
+  })
+})
+
 test('lpForm: creates submitting onChange if submitOnChange is true', () => {
   const onChange = jest.fn()
   const submit = jest.fn()