diff --git a/app/controllers/api/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/base_controller.rb
index 8bf9da2cfd..bf7deac5cf 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/base_controller.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class Api::BaseController < ApplicationController
   include Api::AccessTokenTrackingConcern
   include Api::CachingConcern
   include Api::ContentSecurityPolicy
+  include Api::ErrorHandling
 
   skip_before_action :require_functional!, unless: :limited_federation_mode?
 
@@ -18,51 +19,6 @@ class Api::BaseController < ApplicationController
 
   protect_from_forgery with: :null_session
 
-  rescue_from ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid, Mastodon::ValidationError do |e|
-    render json: { error: e.to_s }, status: 422
-  end
-
-  rescue_from ActiveRecord::RecordNotUnique do
-    render json: { error: 'Duplicate record' }, status: 422
-  end
-
-  rescue_from Date::Error do
-    render json: { error: 'Invalid date supplied' }, status: 422
-  end
-
-  rescue_from ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound do
-    render json: { error: 'Record not found' }, status: 404
-  end
-
-  rescue_from HTTP::Error, Mastodon::UnexpectedResponseError do
-    render json: { error: 'Remote data could not be fetched' }, status: 503
-  end
-
-  rescue_from OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError do
-    render json: { error: 'Remote SSL certificate could not be verified' }, status: 503
-  end
-
-  rescue_from Mastodon::NotPermittedError do
-    render json: { error: 'This action is not allowed' }, status: 403
-  end
-
-  rescue_from Seahorse::Client::NetworkingError do |e|
-    Rails.logger.warn "Storage server error: #{e}"
-    render json: { error: 'There was a temporary problem serving your request, please try again' }, status: 503
-  end
-
-  rescue_from Mastodon::RaceConditionError, Stoplight::Error::RedLight do
-    render json: { error: 'There was a temporary problem serving your request, please try again' }, status: 503
-  end
-
-  rescue_from Mastodon::RateLimitExceededError do
-    render json: { error: I18n.t('errors.429') }, status: 429
-  end
-
-  rescue_from ActionController::ParameterMissing, Mastodon::InvalidParameterError do |e|
-    render json: { error: e.to_s }, status: 400
-  end
-
   def doorkeeper_unauthorized_render_options(error: nil)
     { json: { error: error.try(:description) || 'Not authorized' } }
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/api/error_handling.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/api/error_handling.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad559fe2d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/api/error_handling.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Api::ErrorHandling
+  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+  included do
+    rescue_from ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid, Mastodon::ValidationError do |e|
+      render json: { error: e.to_s }, status: 422
+    end
+
+    rescue_from ActiveRecord::RecordNotUnique do
+      render json: { error: 'Duplicate record' }, status: 422
+    end
+
+    rescue_from Date::Error do
+      render json: { error: 'Invalid date supplied' }, status: 422
+    end
+
+    rescue_from ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound do
+      render json: { error: 'Record not found' }, status: 404
+    end
+
+    rescue_from HTTP::Error, Mastodon::UnexpectedResponseError do
+      render json: { error: 'Remote data could not be fetched' }, status: 503
+    end
+
+    rescue_from OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError do
+      render json: { error: 'Remote SSL certificate could not be verified' }, status: 503
+    end
+
+    rescue_from Mastodon::NotPermittedError do
+      render json: { error: 'This action is not allowed' }, status: 403
+    end
+
+    rescue_from Seahorse::Client::NetworkingError do |e|
+      Rails.logger.warn "Storage server error: #{e}"
+      render json: { error: 'There was a temporary problem serving your request, please try again' }, status: 503
+    end
+
+    rescue_from Mastodon::RaceConditionError, Stoplight::Error::RedLight do
+      render json: { error: 'There was a temporary problem serving your request, please try again' }, status: 503
+    end
+
+    rescue_from Mastodon::RateLimitExceededError do
+      render json: { error: I18n.t('errors.429') }, status: 429
+    end
+
+    rescue_from ActionController::ParameterMissing, Mastodon::InvalidParameterError do |e|
+      render json: { error: e.to_s }, status: 400
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/base_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/base_controller_spec.rb
index f8e014be2f..659d55f801 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/base_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/base_controller_spec.rb
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 require 'rails_helper'
 
 describe Api::BaseController do
-  before do
-    stub_const('FakeService', Class.new)
-  end
-
   controller do
     def success
       head 200
@@ -72,36 +68,4 @@ describe Api::BaseController do
       expect(response).to have_http_status(403)
     end
   end
-
-  describe 'error handling' do
-    before do
-      routes.draw { get 'failure' => 'api/base#failure' }
-    end
-
-    {
-      ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => 422,
-      ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound => 404,
-      ActiveRecord::RecordNotUnique => 422,
-      Date::Error => 422,
-      HTTP::Error => 503,
-      Mastodon::InvalidParameterError => 400,
-      Mastodon::NotPermittedError => 403,
-      Mastodon::RaceConditionError => 503,
-      Mastodon::RateLimitExceededError => 429,
-      Mastodon::UnexpectedResponseError => 503,
-      Mastodon::ValidationError => 422,
-      OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError => 503,
-      Seahorse::Client::NetworkingError => 503,
-      Stoplight::Error::RedLight => 503,
-    }.each do |error, code|
-      it "Handles error class of #{error}" do
-        allow(FakeService).to receive(:new).and_raise(error)
-
-        get :failure
-
-        expect(response).to have_http_status(code)
-        expect(FakeService).to have_received(:new)
-      end
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/concerns/api/error_handling_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/concerns/api/error_handling_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b36fc20a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/controllers/concerns/api/error_handling_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+describe Api::ErrorHandling do
+  before do
+    stub_const('FakeService', Class.new)
+  end
+
+  controller(Api::BaseController) do
+    def failure
+      FakeService.new
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'error handling' do
+    before do
+      routes.draw { get 'failure' => 'api/base#failure' }
+    end
+
+    {
+      ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => 422,
+      ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound => 404,
+      ActiveRecord::RecordNotUnique => 422,
+      Date::Error => 422,
+      HTTP::Error => 503,
+      Mastodon::InvalidParameterError => 400,
+      Mastodon::NotPermittedError => 403,
+      Mastodon::RaceConditionError => 503,
+      Mastodon::RateLimitExceededError => 429,
+      Mastodon::UnexpectedResponseError => 503,
+      Mastodon::ValidationError => 422,
+      OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError => 503,
+      Seahorse::Client::NetworkingError => 503,
+      Stoplight::Error::RedLight => 503,
+    }.each do |error, code|
+      it "Handles error class of #{error}" do
+        allow(FakeService)
+          .to receive(:new)
+          .and_raise(error)
+
+        get :failure
+
+        expect(response)
+          .to have_http_status(code)
+        expect(FakeService)
+          .to have_received(:new)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end