diff --git a/docling/service_client/_async_client.py b/docling/service_client/_async_client.py
index 0c9a3eab61..372b2ace19 100644
--- a/docling/service_client/_async_client.py
+++ b/docling/service_client/_async_client.py
@@ -264,13 +264,19 @@ async def submit(
                     output_formats=output_formats,
                     target=effective_target,
                 )
-                initial_status = await self._submit_convert_task(
-                    source=source,
-                    options=submit_options,
-                    target=effective_target,
-                    async_client=self._async_client,
-                    request_headers=headers,
-                )
+                try:
+                    initial_status = await self._submit_convert_task(
+                        source=source,
+                        options=submit_options,
+                        target=effective_target,
+                        async_client=self._async_client,
+                        request_headers=headers,
+                    )
+                except ServiceError as fallback_exc:
+                    combined = self._inbody_fallback_error(exc, fallback_exc)
+                    if combined is None:
+                        raise
+                    raise combined from fallback_exc
         else:
             effective_target = target
             submit_options = self._options_for_output_formats(
@@ -493,13 +499,19 @@ async def process_one(
                     output_formats=None,
                     target=effective_target,
                 )
-                initial_status = await self._submit_convert_task(
-                    source=item.source,
-                    options=submit_options,
-                    target=effective_target,
-                    async_client=async_client,
-                    request_headers=item.headers,
-                )
+                try:
+                    initial_status = await self._submit_convert_task(
+                        source=item.source,
+                        options=submit_options,
+                        target=effective_target,
+                        async_client=async_client,
+                        request_headers=item.headers,
+                    )
+                except ServiceError as fallback_exc:
+                    combined = self._inbody_fallback_error(exc, fallback_exc)
+                    if combined is None:
+                        raise
+                    raise combined from fallback_exc
 
             terminal_status = (
                 await self._wait_for_terminal_status_for_submit_and_retrieve_many(
diff --git a/docling/service_client/client.py b/docling/service_client/client.py
index e8aaa12990..97c98f77cc 100644
--- a/docling/service_client/client.py
+++ b/docling/service_client/client.py
@@ -852,6 +852,28 @@ def _should_fallback_from_presigned_target(self, exc: ServiceError) -> bool:
             )
         )
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _inbody_fallback_error(
+        presigned_exc: ServiceError, fallback_exc: ServiceError
+    ) -> ServiceError | None:
+        """Combine both rejections when the server refuses the InBody fallback too.
+
+        The presigned rejection is usually the actionable cause (for example,
+        artifact storage is not enabled), so the fallback error must not hide it.
+        """
+        if fallback_exc.status_code not in {400, 422}:
+            return None
+        # A FastAPI validation error has a list detail, which the client maps to None.
+        prefix = f"{fallback_exc.detail} " if fallback_exc.detail else ""
+        return ServiceError(
+            fallback_exc.message,
+            status_code=fallback_exc.status_code,
+            detail=(
+                f"{prefix}The client tried the InBody target because "
+                f"the server rejected the presigned_url target: {presigned_exc.detail}"
+            ),
+        )
+
     def _url(self, path: str) -> str:
         if path.startswith("/"):
             return f"{self._base_url}{path}"
@@ -1480,19 +1502,26 @@ def _submit_conversion_job_with_auto_target(
         except ServiceError as exc:
             if not self._should_fallback_from_presigned_target(exc):
                 raise
-        return self._submit_conversion_job(
-            source=source,
-            options=self._options_for_output_formats(
-                options,
-                output_formats=None,
+            presigned_exc = exc
+        try:
+            return self._submit_conversion_job(
+                source=source,
+                options=self._options_for_output_formats(
+                    options,
+                    output_formats=None,
+                    target=InBodyTarget(),
+                ),
+                limits=limits,
                 target=InBodyTarget(),
-            ),
-            limits=limits,
-            target=InBodyTarget(),
-            descriptor=descriptor,
-            request_headers=request_headers,
-            materialize_presigned=materialize_presigned,
-        )
+                descriptor=descriptor,
+                request_headers=request_headers,
+                materialize_presigned=materialize_presigned,
+            )
+        except ServiceError as fallback_exc:
+            combined = self._inbody_fallback_error(presigned_exc, fallback_exc)
+            if combined is None:
+                raise
+            raise combined from fallback_exc
 
     def _make_convert_fetch_result_handler(
         self,
diff --git a/tests/test_service_client_sdk_unit.py b/tests/test_service_client_sdk_unit.py
index 04959ee6f3..4ed6a159a6 100644
--- a/tests/test_service_client_sdk_unit.py
+++ b/tests/test_service_client_sdk_unit.py
@@ -1814,6 +1814,40 @@ def fake_submit_convert_task(
     ]
 
 
+def test_submit_auto_reports_presigned_rejection_when_inbody_is_also_rejected() -> None:
+    def fake_submit_convert_task(
+        self,
+        source,
+        options,
+        target,
+        request_headers=None,
+    ):
+        if isinstance(target, PresignedUrlTarget):
+            raise ServiceError(
+                "Task submission failed.",
+                status_code=422,
+                detail=(
+                    "Presigned URL target requires artifact storage to be configured "
+                    "and enabled on the server."
+                ),
+            )
+        raise ServiceError(
+            "Task submission failed.",
+            status_code=422,
+            detail="target kind 'inbody' is not allowed.",
+        )
+
+    with DoclingServiceClient(url=TEST_BASE_URL) as client:
+        client._submit_convert_task = MethodType(fake_submit_convert_task, client)
+        with pytest.raises(ServiceError) as exc_info:
+            client.submit(source="https://example.org/sample.pdf")
+
+    assert exc_info.value.status_code == 422
+    assert exc_info.value.detail is not None
+    assert "target kind 'inbody' is not allowed." in exc_info.value.detail
+    assert "requires artifact storage" in exc_info.value.detail
+
+
 def test_submit_and_retrieve_each_auto_target_returns_presigned_when_supported(
     tmp_path: Path,
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,