diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/account_actions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/account_actions_controller.rb
index 91849811e36..3cfd1e17617 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/account_actions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/account_actions_controller.rb
@@ -14,16 +14,20 @@ module Admin
     def create
       authorize @account, :show?
 
-      account_action                 = Admin::AccountAction.new(resource_params)
-      account_action.target_account  = @account
-      account_action.current_account = current_account
+      @account_action                 = Admin::AccountAction.new(resource_params)
+      @account_action.target_account  = @account
+      @account_action.current_account = current_account
 
-      account_action.save!
-
-      if account_action.with_report?
-        redirect_to admin_reports_path, notice: I18n.t('admin.reports.processed_msg', id: resource_params[:report_id])
+      if @account_action.save
+        if @account_action.with_report?
+          redirect_to admin_reports_path, notice: I18n.t('admin.reports.processed_msg', id: resource_params[:report_id])
+        else
+          redirect_to admin_account_path(@account.id)
+        end
       else
-        redirect_to admin_account_path(@account.id)
+        @warning_presets = AccountWarningPreset.all
+
+        render :new
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/app/models/admin/account_action.rb b/app/models/admin/account_action.rb
index e43a50ae634..3cde3c7f8e4 100644
--- a/app/models/admin/account_action.rb
+++ b/app/models/admin/account_action.rb
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ class Admin::AccountAction
   validates :type, :target_account, :current_account, presence: true
   validates :type, inclusion: { in: TYPES }
 
-  def save!
-    raise ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid, self unless valid?
+  def save
+    return false unless valid?
 
     ApplicationRecord.transaction do
       process_action!
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ class Admin::AccountAction
 
     process_notification!
     process_queue!
+
+    true
+  end
+
+  def save!
+    raise ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid, self unless save
   end
 
   def report
diff --git a/spec/system/admin/account_actions_spec.rb b/spec/system/admin/account_actions_spec.rb
index 787b988a0dc..abfd33dc272 100644
--- a/spec/system/admin/account_actions_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/admin/account_actions_spec.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ RSpec.describe 'Admin Account Actions' do
       expect(page)
         .to have_title(I18n.t('admin.account_actions.title', acct: account.pretty_acct))
 
+      # Invalid submission
+      expect { submit_form }
+        .to_not(change { account.strikes.count })
+      expect(page)
+        .to have_content(/can't be blank/)
+
+      # Valid submission
       choose(option: 'silence')
       expect { submit_form }
         .to change { account.strikes.count }.by(1)