diff --git a/app/Livewire/PanelQuickListingForm.php b/app/Livewire/PanelQuickListingForm.php
index ad7447ed1..5b4c002d5 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/PanelQuickListingForm.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/PanelQuickListingForm.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class PanelQuickListingForm extends Component
 
     private const TOTAL_STEPS = 5;
     private const DRAFT_SESSION_KEY = 'panel_quick_listing_draft';
+    private const OTHER_CITY_ID = -1;
 
     public array $photos = [];
     public array $videos = [];
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ class PanelQuickListingForm extends Component
     public ?int $selectedCityId = null;
     public bool $isPublishing = false;
     public bool $shouldPersistDraft = true;
+    public ?string $publishError = null;
 
     public function mount(): void
     {
@@ -117,11 +119,13 @@ class PanelQuickListingForm extends Component
 
     public function goToStep(int $step): void
     {
+        $this->publishError = null;
         $this->currentStep = max(1, min(self::TOTAL_STEPS, $step));
     }
 
     public function goToCategoryStep(): void
     {
+        $this->publishError = null;
         $this->validatePhotos();
         $this->validateVideos();
         $this->currentStep = 2;
@@ -133,12 +137,14 @@ class PanelQuickListingForm extends Component
 
     public function goToDetailsStep(): void
     {
+        $this->publishError = null;
         $this->validateCategoryStep();
         $this->currentStep = 3;
     }
 
     public function goToFeaturesStep(): void
     {
+        $this->publishError = null;
         $this->validateCategoryStep();
         $this->validateDetailsStep();
         $this->currentStep = 4;
@@ -146,6 +152,7 @@ class PanelQuickListingForm extends Component
 
     public function goToPreviewStep(): void
     {
+        $this->publishError = null;
         $this->validateCategoryStep();
         $this->validateDetailsStep();
         $this->validateCustomFieldsStep();
@@ -199,6 +206,7 @@ class PanelQuickListingForm extends Component
             return;
         }
 
+        $this->publishError = null;
         $this->selectedCategoryId = $categoryId;
         $this->loadListingCustomFields();
     }
@@ -210,6 +218,8 @@ class PanelQuickListingForm extends Component
         }
 
         $this->isPublishing = true;
+        $this->publishError = null;
+        $this->resetErrorBag();
 
         try {
             $this->validatePhotos();
@@ -221,11 +231,13 @@ class PanelQuickListingForm extends Component
             $listing = $this->createListing();
         } catch (ValidationException $exception) {
             $this->isPublishing = false;
+            $this->handlePublishValidationFailure($exception);
 
-            throw $exception;
+            return;
         } catch (Throwable $exception) {
             report($exception);
             $this->isPublishing = false;
+            $this->publishError = 'The listing could not be created. Please try again.';
             session()->flash('error', 'The listing could not be created. Please try again.');
 
             return;
@@ -361,10 +373,20 @@ class PanelQuickListingForm extends Component
             return [];
         }
 
-        return collect($this->cities)
+        $cities = collect($this->cities)
             ->where('country_id', $this->selectedCountryId)
             ->values()
             ->all();
+
+        if ($cities !== []) {
+            return $cities;
+        }
+
+        return [[
+            'id' => self::OTHER_CITY_ID,
+            'name' => 'Other',
+            'country_id' => $this->selectedCountryId,
+        ]];
     }
 
     public function getSelectedCountryNameProperty(): ?string
@@ -384,6 +406,10 @@ class PanelQuickListingForm extends Component
             return null;
         }
 
+        if ((int) $this->selectedCityId === self::OTHER_CITY_ID) {
+            return 'Other';
+        }
+
         $city = collect($this->cities)->firstWhere('id', $this->selectedCityId);
 
         return $city['name'] ?? null;
@@ -772,6 +798,49 @@ class PanelQuickListingForm extends Component
         return (string) config('media_storage.local_disk', MediaStorage::diskFromDriver(MediaStorage::DRIVER_LOCAL));
     }
 
+    private function handlePublishValidationFailure(ValidationException $exception): void
+    {
+        $errors = $exception->errors();
+
+        foreach ($errors as $key => $messages) {
+            foreach ($messages as $message) {
+                $this->addError($key, $message);
+            }
+        }
+
+        $this->currentStep = $this->stepForValidationErrors(array_keys($errors));
+        $this->publishError = collect($errors)->flatten()->filter()->first() ?: 'Please fix the highlighted fields before publishing.';
+    }
+
+    private function stepForValidationErrors(array $keys): int
+    {
+        $normalizedKeys = collect($keys)->map(fn ($key) => (string) $key)->values();
+
+        if ($normalizedKeys->contains(fn ($key) => str_starts_with($key, 'photos') || str_starts_with($key, 'videos'))) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        if ($normalizedKeys->contains('selectedCategoryId')) {
+            return 2;
+        }
+
+        if ($normalizedKeys->contains(fn ($key) => in_array($key, [
+            'listingTitle',
+            'price',
+            'description',
+            'selectedCountryId',
+            'selectedCityId',
+        ], true))) {
+            return 3;
+        }
+
+        if ($normalizedKeys->contains(fn ($key) => str_starts_with($key, 'customFieldValues.'))) {
+            return 4;
+        }
+
+        return 5;
+    }
+
     private function restoreDraft(): void
     {
         $draft = session()->get($this->draftSessionKey(), []);
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/quick-create/form.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/quick-create/form.blade.php
index 8796cd050..a78492447 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/quick-create/form.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/quick-create/form.blade.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 @php
     $maxPhotoCount = (int) config('quick-listing.max_photo_count', 20);
+    $visiblePhotoSlotCount = min($maxPhotoCount, 8);
     $maxVideoCount = (int) config('video.max_listing_videos', 5);
     $currency = \Modules\Listing\Support\ListingPanelHelper::defaultCurrency();
     $displayPrice = is_numeric($price) ? number_format((float) $price, 0, ',', '.') : $price;
@@ -737,6 +738,8 @@
         .qc-publish-stack {
             display: grid;
             gap: 0.7rem;
+            position: relative;
+            z-index: 2;
         }
 
         .qc-button,
@@ -841,6 +844,14 @@
         </div>
 
         <div class="qc-card">
+            @if ($publishError)
+                <div class="px-4 pt-4">
+                    <div class="rounded-[18px] border border-rose-200 bg-rose-50 px-4 py-3 text-sm font-semibold text-rose-700">
+                        {{ $publishError }}
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            @endif
+
             @if ($currentStep === 1)
                 <div class="qc-body">
                     <div class="qc-stack">
@@ -880,7 +891,7 @@
                                 </div>
 
                                 <div class="qc-photo-grid">
-                                    @for ($index = 0; $index < $maxPhotoCount; $index++)
+                                    @for ($index = 0; $index < $visiblePhotoSlotCount; $index++)
                                         <div class="qc-photo-slot">
                                             @if (isset($photos[$index]))
                                                 <img src="{{ $photos[$index]->temporaryUrl() }}" alt="Uploaded photo {{ $index + 1 }}">
@@ -894,6 +905,10 @@
                                         </div>
                                     @endfor
                                 </div>
+
+                                @if (count($photos) > $visiblePhotoSlotCount)
+                                    <p class="qc-meta-copy mt-3">{{ count($photos) - $visiblePhotoSlotCount }} more photos added.</p>
+                                @endif
                             </div>
                         @else
                             <div class="qc-empty">Add one cover photo to continue.</div>
@@ -1322,10 +1337,11 @@
                             </div>
 
                             <div class="qc-panel">
-                                <form class="qc-publish-stack" wire:submit.prevent="publishListing">
+                                <div class="qc-publish-stack">
                                     <button
-                                        type="submit"
+                                        type="button"
                                         class="qc-button"
+                                        wire:click.prevent="publishListing"
                                         wire:loading.attr="disabled"
                                         wire:target="publishListing"
                                     >
@@ -1333,7 +1349,7 @@
                                         <span wire:loading wire:target="publishListing">Publishing...</span>
                                     </button>
                                     <button type="button" class="qc-button-secondary" wire:click="goToStep(4)" wire:loading.attr="disabled" wire:target="publishListing">Back</button>
-                                </form>
+                                </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                     </div>