diff --git a/includes/class-modal-checkout.php b/includes/class-modal-checkout.php
index 6d62b13bf..047941796 100644
--- a/includes/class-modal-checkout.php
+++ b/includes/class-modal-checkout.php
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ public static function is_express_checkout() {
 		// Get express_payment_type in a way that works for both Stripe and WooPayments.
 		$express_payment_info = isset( $_POST['express_payment_type'] ) ? sanitize_text_field( wp_unslash( $_POST['express_payment_type'] ) ) : ''; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification
 
-		$is_express_checkout = ! empty( $express_payment_info ) && in_array( $express_payment_info, [ 'apple_pay', 'google_pay', 'payment_request_api' ], true );  // Validate payment request types: https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-gateway-stripe/blob/develop/includes/payment-methods/class-wc-stripe-payment-request.php#L557-L586.
+		$is_express_checkout = ! empty( $express_payment_info ) && in_array( $express_payment_info, [ 'apple_pay', 'google_pay', 'payment_request_api', 'link' ], true );  // Validate payment request types: https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-gateway-stripe/blob/develop/includes/payment-methods/class-wc-stripe-payment-request.php#L557-L586.
 
 		if ( $is_express_checkout ) {
 			$referrer = isset( $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] ) ? \esc_url_raw( \wp_unslash( $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] ) ) : false; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized
diff --git a/languages/newspack-blocks-de_DE.po b/languages/newspack-blocks-de_DE.po
index 273ab3ebc..a2f8c7062 100644
--- a/languages/newspack-blocks-de_DE.po
+++ b/languages/newspack-blocks-de_DE.po
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: Newspack Blocks\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/project\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-12-03T17:31:19+00:00\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-07T21:28:53+00:00\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2024-08-30 08:45-0700\n"
 "Last-Translator: \n"
 "Language-Team: \n"
diff --git a/languages/newspack-blocks-es_ES.po b/languages/newspack-blocks-es_ES.po
index 28fdf9d36..307a28815 100644
--- a/languages/newspack-blocks-es_ES.po
+++ b/languages/newspack-blocks-es_ES.po
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: Newspack Blocks 1.0.0-alpha.20\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/project\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-12-03T17:31:19+00:00\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-07T21:28:53+00:00\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-08-12T14:56:45+00:00\n"
 "Last-Translator: \n"
 "Language-Team: \n"
diff --git a/languages/newspack-blocks-fr_BE.po b/languages/newspack-blocks-fr_BE.po
index 779817270..8a06f076b 100644
--- a/languages/newspack-blocks-fr_BE.po
+++ b/languages/newspack-blocks-fr_BE.po
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: Newspack Blocks 1.0.0-alpha.25\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/project\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-12-03T17:31:19+00:00\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-07T21:28:53+00:00\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2024-08-30 08:46-0700\n"
 "Last-Translator: \n"
 "Language-Team: \n"
diff --git a/languages/newspack-blocks-nb_NO.po b/languages/newspack-blocks-nb_NO.po
index aac1d1bc6..0618c021c 100644
--- a/languages/newspack-blocks-nb_NO.po
+++ b/languages/newspack-blocks-nb_NO.po
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: Newspack Blocks 1.0.0-alpha.20\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/project\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-12-03T17:31:19+00:00\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-07T21:28:53+00:00\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2024-08-30 08:46-0700\n"
 "Last-Translator: \n"
 "Language-Team: \n"
diff --git a/languages/newspack-blocks-pt_PT.po b/languages/newspack-blocks-pt_PT.po
index 3be593e44..ca8e23902 100644
--- a/languages/newspack-blocks-pt_PT.po
+++ b/languages/newspack-blocks-pt_PT.po
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: Newspack Blocks 1.0.0-alpha.25\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/project\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-12-03T17:31:19+00:00\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-07T21:28:53+00:00\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2024-08-30 08:46-0700\n"
 "Last-Translator: \n"
 "Language-Team: \n"
diff --git a/languages/newspack-blocks.pot b/languages/newspack-blocks.pot
index a9782ab9d..3f80b2f6c 100644
--- a/languages/newspack-blocks.pot
+++ b/languages/newspack-blocks.pot
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2025 Automattic
+# Copyright (C) 2026 Automattic
 # This file is distributed under the same license as the Newspack Blocks plugin.
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: Newspack Blocks 4.18.0\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: Newspack Blocks 4.20.1\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/project\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-12-03T17:31:19+00:00\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-07T21:28:53+00:00\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "X-Generator: WP-CLI 2.12.0\n"
 "X-Domain: newspack-blocks\n"
diff --git a/src/blocks/donate/utils.ts b/src/blocks/donate/utils.ts
index e70bf149d..0e913cd70 100644
--- a/src/blocks/donate/utils.ts
+++ b/src/blocks/donate/utils.ts
@@ -49,11 +49,12 @@ export const getFrequencyLabel = ( frequencySlug: DonationFrequencySlug, hideOnc
 		? hideOnceLabel
 			? ''
 			: __( 'once', 'newspack-blocks' )
-		: sprintf(
-				// Translators: %s is the frequency (e.g. per month, per year).
-				_x( 'per %s', 'per `Frequency`', 'newspack-blocks' ),
-				frequencySlug
-		  );
+		: ' ' +
+				sprintf(
+					// Translators: %s is the frequency (e.g. per month, per year).
+					_x( 'per %s', 'per `Frequency`', 'newspack-blocks' ),
+					frequencySlug
+				);
 };
 
 export const getFormattedAmount = ( amount: number, withCurrency = false ) => {
diff --git a/src/modal-checkout/checkout.scss b/src/modal-checkout/checkout.scss
index 01b88255b..53090590e 100644
--- a/src/modal-checkout/checkout.scss
+++ b/src/modal-checkout/checkout.scss
@@ -985,6 +985,10 @@
 		margin-top: 0;
 	}
 
+	.woocommerce .woocommerce-notices-wrapper .woocommerce-error.newspack-ui__notice--error {
+		padding: var(--newspack-ui-spacer-2, 12px);
+	}
+
 	.modal-processing {
 		opacity: 0.5;
 	}
diff --git a/src/modal-checkout/index.js b/src/modal-checkout/index.js
index 5238186d5..a327c90ba 100644
--- a/src/modal-checkout/index.js
+++ b/src/modal-checkout/index.js
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ import { domReady, onCheckoutPlaceOrderProcessing } from './utils';
 		}
 
 		function clearNotices() {
+			$( '.woocommerce-notices-wrapper' ).empty();
 			$(
-				`.woocommerce-NoticeGroup-checkout, .${ CLASS_PREFIX }__inline-error, .woocommerce-error, .woocommerce-message, .wc-block-components-notice-banner, .woocommerce-notices-wrapper`
+				`.woocommerce-NoticeGroup-checkout, .${ CLASS_PREFIX }__inline-error, .woocommerce-error, .woocommerce-message, .wc-block-components-notice-banner`
 			).remove();
 		}
 
@@ -786,6 +787,70 @@ import { domReady, onCheckoutPlaceOrderProcessing } from './utils';
 					form.removeClass( 'modal-processing' );
 					return true;
 				}
+
+				/**
+				 * Watch for Express Checkout errors added to the checkout container.
+				 * Express Checkout (GPay/Apple Pay) uses the Store API which doesn't trigger
+				 * the standard WooCommerce checkout_error event.
+				 */
+				function observeExpressCheckoutErrors() {
+					if ( ! container ) {
+						return;
+					}
+
+					const ERROR_HANDLED_ATTR = 'data-newspack-error-handled';
+
+					const handleExpressCheckoutError = errorNode => {
+						if ( errorNode.hasAttribute( ERROR_HANDLED_ATTR ) ) {
+							return;
+						}
+						errorNode.setAttribute( ERROR_HANDLED_ATTR, 'true' );
+
+						$( errorNode ).addClass( `${ CLASS_PREFIX }__notice ${ CLASS_PREFIX }__notice--error` );
+						container.dispatchEvent( placeOrderErrorEvent );
+						errorNode.scrollIntoView( { behavior: 'smooth', block: 'center' } );
+					};
+
+					const isErrorNode = node => {
+						if ( node.classList?.contains( 'woocommerce-error' ) ) {
+							return true;
+						}
+						if ( node.classList?.contains( 'wc-block-components-notice-banner' ) && node.classList?.contains( 'is-error' ) ) {
+							return true;
+						}
+						return false;
+					};
+
+					const observer = new MutationObserver( mutations => {
+						for ( const mutation of mutations ) {
+							for ( const node of mutation.addedNodes ) {
+								if ( node.nodeType !== Node.ELEMENT_NODE ) {
+									continue;
+								}
+								if ( isErrorNode( node ) ) {
+									handleExpressCheckoutError( node );
+									return;
+								}
+								const nestedError = node.querySelector?.( '.woocommerce-error, .wc-block-components-notice-banner.is-error' );
+								if ( nestedError ) {
+									handleExpressCheckoutError( nestedError );
+									return;
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					} );
+
+					observer.observe( container, { childList: true, subtree: true } );
+					return observer;
+				}
+
+				const expressCheckoutErrorObserver = observeExpressCheckoutErrors();
+				if ( expressCheckoutErrorObserver ) {
+					const disconnect = () => expressCheckoutErrorObserver.disconnect();
+					container.addEventListener( 'checkout-complete', disconnect );
+					container.addEventListener( 'checkout-cancel', disconnect );
+					window.addEventListener( 'beforeunload', disconnect );
+				}
 			}
 			init();
 		}