diff --git a/api/logical.go b/api/logical.go
index 977a41ae33d5..cd950a2b7896 100644
--- a/api/logical.go
+++ b/api/logical.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (c *Logical) ReadWithData(path string, data map[string][]string) (*Secret,
 		case io.EOF:
 			return nil, nil
 		default:
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, parseErr
 		}
 		if secret != nil && (len(secret.Warnings) > 0 || len(secret.Data) > 0) {
 			return secret, nil
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (c *Logical) List(path string) (*Secret, error) {
 		case io.EOF:
 			return nil, nil
 		default:
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, parseErr
 		}
 		if secret != nil && (len(secret.Warnings) > 0 || len(secret.Data) > 0) {
 			return secret, nil
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (c *Logical) write(path string, request *Request) (*Secret, error) {
 		case io.EOF:
 			return nil, nil
 		default:
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, parseErr
 		}
 		if secret != nil && (len(secret.Warnings) > 0 || len(secret.Data) > 0) {
 			return secret, err
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func (c *Logical) DeleteWithData(path string, data map[string][]string) (*Secret
 		case io.EOF:
 			return nil, nil
 		default:
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, parseErr
 		}
 		if secret != nil && (len(secret.Warnings) > 0 || len(secret.Data) > 0) {
 			return secret, err
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func (c *Logical) Unwrap(wrappingToken string) (*Secret, error) {
 	case io.EOF:
 		return nil, nil
 	default:
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, parseErr
 	}
 	if secret != nil && (len(secret.Warnings) > 0 || len(secret.Data) > 0) {
 		return secret, nil
diff --git a/changelog/12338.txt b/changelog/12338.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6faf03eb5261
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/12338.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note: bug
+api: Fixes storage APIs returning incorrect error when parsing responses
+```