diff --git a/src/Actions/DeleteModel.php b/src/Actions/DeleteModel.php
index e22be90b..4759e8e6 100644
--- a/src/Actions/DeleteModel.php
+++ b/src/Actions/DeleteModel.php
@@ -61,7 +61,21 @@ public function bypassesDirtyWarning(): bool
 
     public function run($items, $values)
     {
-        $items->each->delete();
+        $failures = $items->reject(fn ($model) => $model->delete());
+        $total = $items->count();
+
+        if ($failures->isNotEmpty()) {
+            $success = $total - $failures->count();
+            if ($total === 1) {
+                throw new \Exception(__('Item could not be deleted'));
+            } elseif ($success === 0) {
+                throw new \Exception(__('Items could not be deleted'));
+            } else {
+                throw new \Exception(__(':success/:total items were deleted', ['total' => $total, 'success' => $success]));
+            }
+        }
+
+        return trans_choice('Item deleted|Items deleted', $total);
     }
 
     public function redirect($items, $values)
diff --git a/src/Actions/Publish.php b/src/Actions/Publish.php
index 9bcafdbc..9a6a3121 100644
--- a/src/Actions/Publish.php
+++ b/src/Actions/Publish.php
@@ -44,6 +44,20 @@ public function buttonText()
 
     public function run($models, $values)
     {
-        $models->each(fn ($model) => $model->published(true)->save());
+        $failures = $models->reject(fn ($model) => $model->published(true)->save());
+        $total = $models->count();
+
+        if ($failures->isNotEmpty()) {
+            $success = $total - $failures->count();
+            if ($total === 1) {
+                throw new \Exception(__('Model could not be published'));
+            } elseif ($success === 0) {
+                throw new \Exception(__('Model could not be published'));
+            } else {
+                throw new \Exception(__(':success/:total models were published', ['total' => $total, 'success' => $success]));
+            }
+        }
+
+        return trans_choice('Model published|Models published', $total);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Actions/Unpublish.php b/src/Actions/Unpublish.php
index 3fa1d670..0c115ea4 100644
--- a/src/Actions/Unpublish.php
+++ b/src/Actions/Unpublish.php
@@ -44,6 +44,20 @@ public function buttonText()
 
     public function run($models, $values)
     {
-        $models->each(fn ($model) => $model->published(false)->save());
+        $failures = $models->reject(fn ($model) => $model->published(false)->save());
+        $total = $models->count();
+
+        if ($failures->isNotEmpty()) {
+            $success = $total - $failures->count();
+            if ($total === 1) {
+                throw new \Exception(__('Model could not be unpublished'));
+            } elseif ($success === 0) {
+                throw new \Exception(__('Models could not be unpublished'));
+            } else {
+                throw new \Exception(__(':success/:total models were unpublished', ['total' => $total, 'success' => $success]));
+            }
+        }
+
+        return trans_choice('Model unpublished|Models unpublished', $total);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Traits/HasRunwayResource.php b/src/Traits/HasRunwayResource.php
index f2d4bd7f..61f1ab45 100644
--- a/src/Traits/HasRunwayResource.php
+++ b/src/Traits/HasRunwayResource.php
@@ -263,7 +263,11 @@ public function publish($options = [])
         }
 
         if ($this->runwayResource()->hasPublishStates()) {
-            $this->published(true)->save();
+            $saved = $this->published(true)->save();
+
+            if (! $saved) {
+                return false;
+            }
         }
 
         return $this;
@@ -276,7 +280,11 @@ public function unpublish($options = [])
         }
 
         if ($this->runwayResource()->hasPublishStates()) {
-            $this->published(false)->save();
+            $saved = $this->published(false)->save();
+
+            if (! $saved) {
+                return false;
+            }
         }
 
         return $this;