diff --git a/tests/form_pages/test_block.py b/tests/form_pages/test_block.py
index 651898288..db0376b79 100644
--- a/tests/form_pages/test_block.py
+++ b/tests/form_pages/test_block.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from wcs.categories import Category
 from wcs.data_sources import NamedDataSource
 from wcs.formdef import FormDef
 from wcs.wf.form import FormWorkflowStatusItem, WorkflowFormFieldsFormDef
-from wcs.workflows import Workflow
+from wcs.workflows import JumpOnSubmitWorkflowStatusItem, Workflow
 
 from ..utilities import clean_temporary_pub, create_temporary_pub, get_app, login
 from .test_all import create_user
@@ -1517,3 +1517,66 @@ def test_block_subfields_display_locations(pub, blocks_feature):
     assert 'Blah Title' not in resp.text
     assert 'Blah Subtitle' not in resp.text
     assert 'Blah Comment' not in resp.text
+
+
+def test_workflow_display_form_with_block_add(pub):
+    user = create_user(pub)
+
+    block = BlockDef()
+    block.name = 'foobar2'
+    block.fields = [
+        fields.StringField(id='123', required=True, label='Test', type='string'),
+    ]
+    block.store()
+
+    wf = Workflow.get_default_workflow()
+    wf.id = '2'
+    wf.store()
+    wf = Workflow.get(wf.id)
+    status = wf.get_status('new')
+    status.items = []
+    display_form = FormWorkflowStatusItem()
+    display_form.id = '_display_form'
+    display_form.by = ['_submitter']
+    display_form.varname = 'blah'
+    display_form.formdef = WorkflowFormFieldsFormDef(item=display_form)
+    display_form.formdef.fields = [
+        fields.StringField(id='1', label='Test', varname='str', type='string', required=True),
+        fields.BlockField(id='2', label='Blocks', type='block:foobar2', varname='data', max_items=3),
+    ]
+    status.items.append(display_form)
+    display_form.parent = status
+
+    jump = JumpOnSubmitWorkflowStatusItem()
+    jump.id = '_jump'
+    jump.status = 'accepted'
+    status.items.append(jump)
+    jump.parent = status
+
+    wf.store()
+
+    formdef = FormDef()
+    formdef.name = 'form title'
+    formdef.fields = []
+    formdef.workflow_id = wf.id
+    formdef.store()
+
+    formdef.data_class().wipe()
+    formdata = formdef.data_class()()
+    formdata.user_id = user.id
+    formdata.just_created()
+    formdata.status = 'wf-new'
+    formdata.store()
+
+    resp = login(get_app(pub), username='foo', password='foo').get(formdata.get_url())
+    resp.form['fblah_1'] = 'blah'
+    resp.form['fblah_2$element0$f123'] = 'foo'
+    resp = resp.form.submit('fblah_2$add_element')
+    resp.form['fblah_2$element1$f123'] = 'bar'
+    resp = resp.form.submit('submit')
+
+    assert formdef.data_class().get(formdata.id).workflow_data == {
+        'blah_var_data': 'foobar2, foobar2',
+        'blah_var_data_raw': {'data': [{'123': 'foo'}, {'123': 'bar'}], 'schema': {'123': 'string'}},
+        'blah_var_str': 'blah',
+    }
diff --git a/wcs/forms/common.py b/wcs/forms/common.py
index c89786730..b9925590b 100644
--- a/wcs/forms/common.py
+++ b/wcs/forms/common.py
@@ -257,9 +257,14 @@ class FormStatusPage(Directory, FormTemplateMixin):
 
         user = get_request().user
         form = self.get_workflow_form(user)
-        response = self.check_submitted_form(form)
-        if response:
-            return response
+        try:
+            response = self.check_submitted_form(form)
+        except RedisplayFormException:
+            # don't display errors after "add block" button has been clicked.
+            form.clear_errors()
+        else:
+            if response:
+                return response
 
         if form:
             form.add_media()