diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index 418bfd7def697..7e2c66819b1a9 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -1876,6 +1876,15 @@ function add_settings_error( $setting, $code, $message, $type = 'error' ) {
 	);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Stores settings errors for retrieval on the next Network Admin page load.
+ *
+ * @since x.x.x
+ */
+function set_network_settings_errors() {
+	set_site_transient( 'settings_errors', get_settings_errors(), 30 );
+}
+
 /**
  * Fetches settings errors registered by add_settings_error().
  *
@@ -1883,7 +1892,8 @@ function add_settings_error( $setting, $code, $message, $type = 'error' ) {
  * pageload and returns them.
  *
  * If changes were just submitted ($_GET['settings-updated']) and settings errors were saved
- * to the 'settings_errors' transient then those errors will be returned instead. This
+ * to the 'settings_errors' transient then those errors will be returned instead. In Network
+ * Admin, the same applies to $_GET['updated'] and the 'settings_errors' site transient. This
  * is used to pass errors back across pageloads.
  *
  * Use the $sanitize argument to manually re-sanitize the option before returning errors.
@@ -1892,6 +1902,7 @@ function add_settings_error( $setting, $code, $message, $type = 'error' ) {
  * action hook).
  *
  * @since 3.0.0
+ * @since x.x.x Added support for network settings errors stored in a site transient.
  *
  * @global array[] $wp_settings_errors Storage array of errors registered during this pageload
  *
@@ -1924,10 +1935,13 @@ function get_settings_errors( $setting = '', $sanitize = false ) {
 		sanitize_option( $setting, get_option( $setting ) );
 	}
 
-	// If settings were passed back from options.php then use them.
+	// If settings were passed back from options.php or network/settings.php then use them.
 	if ( isset( $_GET['settings-updated'] ) && $_GET['settings-updated'] && get_transient( 'settings_errors' ) ) {
 		$wp_settings_errors = array_merge( (array) $wp_settings_errors, get_transient( 'settings_errors' ) );
 		delete_transient( 'settings_errors' );
+	} elseif ( is_network_admin() && isset( $_GET['updated'] ) && 'true' === $_GET['updated'] && get_site_transient( 'settings_errors' ) ) {
+		$wp_settings_errors = array_merge( (array) $wp_settings_errors, get_site_transient( 'settings_errors' ) );
+		delete_site_transient( 'settings_errors' );
 	}
 
 	// Check global in case errors have been added on this pageload.
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/network/settings.php b/src/wp-admin/network/settings.php
index 1e13084a858c1..818236e24ddef 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/network/settings.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/network/settings.php
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@
 	 */
 	do_action( 'update_wpmu_options' );
 
+	set_network_settings_errors();
+
 	wp_redirect( add_query_arg( 'updated', 'true', network_admin_url( 'settings.php' ) ) );
 	exit;
 }
@@ -138,14 +140,20 @@
 require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php';
 
 if ( isset( $_GET['updated'] ) ) {
-	wp_admin_notice(
-		__( 'Settings saved.' ),
-		array(
-			'type'        => 'success',
-			'dismissible' => true,
-			'id'          => 'message',
-		)
-	);
+	$settings_errors = get_settings_errors();
+
+	if ( $settings_errors ) {
+		settings_errors();
+	} elseif ( 'true' === $_GET['updated'] ) {
+		wp_admin_notice(
+			__( 'Settings saved.' ),
+			array(
+				'type'        => 'success',
+				'dismissible' => true,
+				'id'          => 'message',
+			)
+		);
+	}
 }
 ?>
 
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/includesTemplate.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/includesTemplate.php
index 4b9b8bc68034e..bfa9a93052304 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/includesTemplate.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/includesTemplate.php
@@ -425,6 +425,46 @@ public function test_get_settings_errors_sources() {
 		$wp_settings_errors = null;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 18088
+	 * @covers ::get_settings_errors
+	 * @covers ::set_network_settings_errors
+	 * @global array $wp_settings_errors
+	 */
+	public function test_get_settings_errors_from_network_transient() {
+		global $current_screen, $wp_settings_errors;
+
+		$previous_screen = $current_screen;
+		$error           = array(
+			'setting' => 'new_admin_email',
+			'code'    => 'invalid_new_admin_email',
+			'message' => 'Invalid email address.',
+			'type'    => 'error',
+		);
+
+		set_current_screen( 'dashboard-network' );
+		$wp_settings_errors = null;
+		add_settings_error( $error['setting'], $error['code'], $error['message'], $error['type'] );
+		set_network_settings_errors();
+
+		$_GET['updated']    = 'false';
+		$wp_settings_errors = null;
+		$errors_when_false  = get_settings_errors();
+
+		$_GET['updated']    = 'true';
+		$wp_settings_errors = null;
+		$errors_when_true   = get_settings_errors();
+		$transient          = get_site_transient( 'settings_errors' );
+
+		unset( $_GET['updated'] );
+		$current_screen     = $previous_screen;
+		$wp_settings_errors = null;
+
+		$this->assertSame( array(), $errors_when_false );
+		$this->assertSame( array( $error ), $errors_when_true );
+		$this->assertFalse( $transient );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @ticket 44941
 	 * @covers ::settings_errors