diff --git a/auth/api/auth/v1/api_test.go b/auth/api/auth/v1/api_test.go
index 3310ad2ba9..17354201fe 100644
--- a/auth/api/auth/v1/api_test.go
+++ b/auth/api/auth/v1/api_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ func (m *mockAuthClient) AuthorizationEndpointEnabled() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+func (m *mockAuthClient) OpenID4VCIEnabled() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
 func (m *mockAuthClient) AuthzServer() oauth.AuthorizationServer {
 	return m.authzServer
 }
diff --git a/auth/api/iam/openid4vp.go b/auth/api/iam/openid4vp.go
index 405a52e7b3..1493fd2eac 100644
--- a/auth/api/iam/openid4vp.go
+++ b/auth/api/iam/openid4vp.go
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/nuts-foundation/nuts-node/http/user"
+	"github.com/nuts-foundation/nuts-node/vcr/types"
+
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"slices"
@@ -536,7 +539,7 @@ func (r Wrapper) handleAuthorizeResponseSubmission(ctx context.Context, request
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, oauth.OAuth2Error{
 				Code:          oauth.InvalidRequest,
-				Description:   "presentation(s) or contained credential(s) are invalid",
+				Description:   verificationErrorDescription(err),
 				InternalError: err,
 				RedirectURI:   callbackURI,
 			}
@@ -764,3 +767,17 @@ func oauthError(code oauth.ErrorCode, description string, internalError ...error
 		InternalError: errors.Join(internalError...),
 	}
 }
+
+// verificationErrorDescription returns a more specific error description when DID resolution fails,
+// otherwise returns the generic error message. This improves user experience by providing actionable
+// error information for common DID resolution issues while maintaining security for other errors.
+func verificationErrorDescription(err error) string {
+	// Check for DID resolution errors
+	if errors.Is(err, resolver.ErrNotFound) || errors.Is(err, resolver.ErrKeyNotFound) || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unable to resolve") ||
+		errors.Is(err, types.ErrStatusNotFound) || errors.Is(err, types.ErrRevoked) || errors.Is(err, types.ErrCredentialNotValidAtTime) || errors.Is(err, types.ErrPresentationNotValidAtTime) {
+		return "presentation(s) or credential(s) verification failed: " + err.Error()
+	}
+
+	// Default generic message for other errors
+	return "presentation(s) or credential(s) verification failed"
+}
diff --git a/auth/api/iam/openid4vp_test.go b/auth/api/iam/openid4vp_test.go
index f57ff74a73..c604ac1afc 100644
--- a/auth/api/iam/openid4vp_test.go
+++ b/auth/api/iam/openid4vp_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ package iam
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/nuts-foundation/nuts-node/http/user"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nuts-foundation/nuts-node/storage"
 	"github.com/nuts-foundation/nuts-node/test"
 	"github.com/nuts-foundation/nuts-node/vcr/pe"
+	"github.com/nuts-foundation/nuts-node/vdr/resolver"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
@@ -964,5 +967,31 @@ func putNonce(ctx *testCtx, nonce string) {
 
 func putCodeSession(ctx *testCtx, code string, oauthSession OAuthSession) {
 	_ = ctx.client.oauthCodeStore().Put(code, oauthSession)
+}
+
+func Test_verificationErrorDescription(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("DID not found error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err := resolver.ErrNotFound
+		result := verificationErrorDescription(err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "presentation(s) or contained credential(s) are invalid: unable to find the DID document", result)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Key not found error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err := resolver.ErrKeyNotFound
+		result := verificationErrorDescription(err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "presentation(s) or contained credential(s) are invalid: key not found in DID document", result)
+	})
 
+	t.Run("Wrapped DID resolution error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("unable to resolve valid signing key: %w", resolver.ErrNotFound)
+		result := verificationErrorDescription(err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "presentation(s) or contained credential(s) are invalid: unable to resolve valid signing key: unable to find the DID document", result)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Generic error returns default message", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err := errors.New("some other error")
+		result := verificationErrorDescription(err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "presentation(s) or contained credential(s) are invalid", result)
+	})
 }
+
diff --git a/auth/api/iam/s2s_vptoken.go b/auth/api/iam/s2s_vptoken.go
index 16018dbc31..c215ea4269 100644
--- a/auth/api/iam/s2s_vptoken.go
+++ b/auth/api/iam/s2s_vptoken.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (r Wrapper) handleS2SAccessTokenRequest(ctx context.Context, clientID strin
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, oauth.OAuth2Error{
 				Code:          oauth.InvalidRequest,
-				Description:   "presentation(s) or contained credential(s) are invalid",
+				Description:   verificationErrorDescription(err),
 				InternalError: err,
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/vcr/pe/schema/gen/go.mod b/vcr/pe/schema/gen/go.mod
index b872a8ae8e..05c918dc65 100644
--- a/vcr/pe/schema/gen/go.mod
+++ b/vcr/pe/schema/gen/go.mod
@@ -2,6 +2,4 @@ module github.com/nuts-foundation/nuts-node/vcr/pe/gen/schema
 
 go 1.21
 
-require (
-	github.com/a-h/generate v0.0.0-20220105161013-96c14dfdfb60 // indirect
-)
+require github.com/a-h/generate v0.0.0-20220105161013-96c14dfdfb60
diff --git a/vcr/pe/schema/gen/go.sum b/vcr/pe/schema/gen/go.sum
index 1f994a18a1..d5af305fbb 100644
--- a/vcr/pe/schema/gen/go.sum
+++ b/vcr/pe/schema/gen/go.sum
@@ -1,16 +1,2 @@
-github.com/PaesslerAG/gval v1.0.0 h1:GEKnRwkWDdf9dOmKcNrar9EA1bz1z9DqPIO1+iLzhd8=
-github.com/PaesslerAG/gval v1.0.0/go.mod h1:y/nm5yEyTeX6av0OfKJNp9rBNj2XrGhAf5+v24IBN1I=
-github.com/PaesslerAG/gval v1.2.2 h1:Y7iBzhgE09IGTt5QgGQ2IdaYYYOU134YGHBThD+wm9E=
-github.com/PaesslerAG/gval v1.2.2/go.mod h1:XRFLwvmkTEdYziLdaCeCa5ImcGVrfQbeNUbVR+C6xac=
-github.com/PaesslerAG/jsonpath v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4BzmtoM/PI8fPO4aQGIusjGxGir2BzcV0grWtFzq1Y8=
-github.com/PaesslerAG/jsonpath v0.1.1 h1:c1/AToHQMVsduPAa4Vh6xp2U0evy4t8SWp8imEsylIk=
-github.com/PaesslerAG/jsonpath v0.1.1/go.mod h1:lVboNxFGal/VwW6d9JzIy56bUsYAP6tH/x80vjnCseY=
-github.com/PaesslerAG/jsonpath v0.1.2-0.20230323094847-3484786d6f97 h1:XIsQOSBJi/9Bexr+rjUpuYi0IkQ+YqNKKlE7Yt/sw9Q=
-github.com/PaesslerAG/jsonpath v0.1.2-0.20230323094847-3484786d6f97/go.mod h1:zTyVtYhYjcHpfCtqnCMxejgp0pEEwb/xJzhn05NrkJk=
 github.com/a-h/generate v0.0.0-20220105161013-96c14dfdfb60 h1:/rNdG6EuzjwcR1KRFpF+9qWmWh2xIcz84QOeMGr/2L8=
 github.com/a-h/generate v0.0.0-20220105161013-96c14dfdfb60/go.mod h1:traiLYQ0YD7qUMCdjo6/jSaJRPHXniX4HVs+PhEhYpc=
-github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
-github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.3.1 h1:2Usl1nmF/WZucqkFZhnfFYxxxu8LG21F6nPQBE5gKV8=
-github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.3.1/go.mod h1:DKyhrW/HYNuLGql+MJL6WCR6knT2jwCFRcu2hWCYk4o=
-gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
-gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=