diff --git a/authentik/flows/challenge.py b/authentik/flows/challenge.py
index 2a9237234..051978be9 100644
--- a/authentik/flows/challenge.py
+++ b/authentik/flows/challenge.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class WithUserInfoChallenge(Challenge):
     pending_user_avatar = CharField()
 
 
-class AccessDeniedChallenge(Challenge):
+class AccessDeniedChallenge(WithUserInfoChallenge):
     """Challenge when a flow's active stage calls `stage_invalid()`."""
 
     error_message = CharField(required=False)
diff --git a/authentik/flows/stage.py b/authentik/flows/stage.py
index 729f9a07a..2c7c7e5a7 100644
--- a/authentik/flows/stage.py
+++ b/authentik/flows/stage.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 """authentik stage Base view"""
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
+
 from django.contrib.auth.models import AnonymousUser
 from django.http import HttpRequest
 from django.http.request import QueryDict
@@ -11,15 +13,19 @@ from structlog.stdlib import get_logger
 
 from authentik.core.models import DEFAULT_AVATAR, User
 from authentik.flows.challenge import (
+    AccessDeniedChallenge,
     Challenge,
     ChallengeResponse,
+    ChallengeTypes,
     ContextualFlowInfo,
     HttpChallengeResponse,
     WithUserInfoChallenge,
 )
 from authentik.flows.models import InvalidResponseAction
 from authentik.flows.planner import PLAN_CONTEXT_APPLICATION, PLAN_CONTEXT_PENDING_USER
-from authentik.flows.views.executor import FlowExecutorView
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from authentik.flows.views.executor import FlowExecutorView
 
 PLAN_CONTEXT_PENDING_USER_IDENTIFIER = "pending_user_identifier"
 LOGGER = get_logger()
@@ -28,11 +34,11 @@ LOGGER = get_logger()
 class StageView(View):
     """Abstract Stage, inherits TemplateView but can be combined with FormView"""
 
-    executor: FlowExecutorView
+    executor: "FlowExecutorView"
 
     request: HttpRequest = None
 
-    def __init__(self, executor: FlowExecutorView, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, executor: "FlowExecutorView", **kwargs):
         self.executor = executor
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
 
@@ -43,6 +49,8 @@ class StageView(View):
         other things besides the form display.
 
         If no user is pending, returns request.user"""
+        if not self.executor.plan:
+            return self.request.user
         if PLAN_CONTEXT_PENDING_USER_IDENTIFIER in self.executor.plan.context and for_display:
             return User(
                 username=self.executor.plan.context.get(PLAN_CONTEXT_PENDING_USER_IDENTIFIER),
@@ -108,6 +116,8 @@ class ChallengeStageView(StageView):
 
     def format_title(self) -> str:
         """Allow usage of placeholder in flow title."""
+        if not self.executor.plan:
+            return self.executor.flow.title
         return self.executor.flow.title % {
             "app": self.executor.plan.context.get(PLAN_CONTEXT_APPLICATION, "")
         }
@@ -169,3 +179,27 @@ class ChallengeStageView(StageView):
                 stage_view=self,
             )
         return HttpChallengeResponse(challenge_response)
+
+
+class AccessDeniedChallengeView(ChallengeStageView):
+    """Used internally by FlowExecutor's stage_invalid()"""
+
+    error_message: Optional[str]
+
+    def __init__(self, executor: "FlowExecutorView", error_message: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(executor, **kwargs)
+        self.error_message = error_message
+
+    def get_challenge(self, *args, **kwargs) -> Challenge:
+        return AccessDeniedChallenge(
+            data={
+                "error_message": self.error_message or "Unknown error",
+                "type": ChallengeTypes.NATIVE.value,
+                "component": "ak-stage-access-denied",
+            }
+        )
+
+    # This can never be reached since this challenge is created on demand and only the
+    # .get() method is called
+    def challenge_valid(self, response: ChallengeResponse) -> HttpResponse:  # pragma: no cover
+        return self.executor.cancel()
diff --git a/authentik/flows/views/executor.py b/authentik/flows/views/executor.py
index d0b3313ce..d41573876 100644
--- a/authentik/flows/views/executor.py
+++ b/authentik/flows/views/executor.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from django.http import Http404, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, HttpResponseRedirect
 from django.http.request import QueryDict
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect
 from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
-from django.urls.base import reverse
 from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 from django.views.decorators.clickjacking import xframe_options_sameorigin
 from django.views.generic import View
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ from structlog.stdlib import BoundLogger, get_logger
 from authentik.core.models import USER_ATTRIBUTE_DEBUG
 from authentik.events.models import Event, EventAction, cleanse_dict
 from authentik.flows.challenge import (
-    AccessDeniedChallenge,
     Challenge,
     ChallengeResponse,
     ChallengeTypes,
@@ -51,6 +49,7 @@ from authentik.flows.planner import (
     FlowPlan,
     FlowPlanner,
 )
+from authentik.flows.stage import AccessDeniedChallengeView
 from authentik.lib.sentry import SentryIgnoredException
 from authentik.lib.utils.errors import exception_to_string
 from authentik.lib.utils.reflection import all_subclasses, class_to_path
@@ -406,21 +405,9 @@ class FlowExecutorView(APIView):
         is a superuser."""
         self._logger.debug("f(exec): Stage invalid")
         self.cancel()
-        response = HttpChallengeResponse(
-            AccessDeniedChallenge(
-                {
-                    "error_message": error_message,
-                    "type": ChallengeTypes.NATIVE.value,
-                    "component": "ak-stage-access-denied",
-                    "flow_info": {
-                        "title": self.flow.title,
-                        "background": self.flow.background_url,
-                        "cancel_url": reverse("authentik_flows:cancel"),
-                    },
-                }
-            )
-        )
-        return to_stage_response(self.request, response)
+        challenge_view = AccessDeniedChallengeView(self, error_message)
+        challenge_view.request = self.request
+        return to_stage_response(self.request, challenge_view.get(self.request))
 
     def cancel(self):
         """Cancel current execution and return a redirect"""