diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/wp-api.js b/src/wp-includes/js/wp-api.js
index 717ebf8e06..ccda6a0e8b 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/wp-api.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/wp-api.js
@@ -321,12 +321,17 @@
 				// Create the new getModel model.
 				getModel = new wp.api.models[ modelName ]( attributes );
 
-				// If we didn’t have an embedded getModel, fetch the getModel data.
 				if ( ! getModel.get( embedCheckField ) ) {
-					getModel.fetch( { success: function( getModel ) {
-						deferred.resolve( getModel );
-					} } );
+					getModel.fetch( {
+						success: function( getModel ) {
+							deferred.resolve( getModel );
+						},
+						error: function( getModel, response ) {
+							deferred.reject( response );
+						}
+					} );
 				} else {
+					// Resolve with the embedded model.
 					deferred.resolve( getModel );
 				}
 
@@ -392,12 +397,17 @@
 
 				// If we didn’t have embedded getObjects, fetch the getObjects data.
 				if ( _.isUndefined( getObjects.models[0] ) ) {
-					getObjects.fetch( { success: function( getObjects ) {
+					getObjects.fetch( {
+						success: function( getObjects ) {
 
-						// Add a helper 'parent_post' attribute onto the model.
-						setHelperParentPost( getObjects, postId );
-						deferred.resolve( getObjects );
-					} } );
+							// Add a helper 'parent_post' attribute onto the model.
+							setHelperParentPost( getObjects, postId );
+							deferred.resolve( getObjects );
+						},
+						error: function( getModel, response ) {
+							deferred.reject( response );
+						}
+					} );
 				} else {
 
 					// Add a helper 'parent_post' attribute onto the model.