diff --git a/authentik/stages/authenticator_sms/models.py b/authentik/stages/authenticator_sms/models.py
index 7d7fa08a3..222aecb90 100644
--- a/authentik/stages/authenticator_sms/models.py
+++ b/authentik/stages/authenticator_sms/models.py
@@ -76,13 +76,17 @@ class AuthenticatorSMSStage(ConfigurableStage, Stage):
             return self.send_generic(token, device)
         raise ValueError(f"invalid provider {self.provider}")
 
+    def get_message(self, token: str) -> str:
+        """Get SMS message"""
+        return _("Use this code to authenticate in authentik: %(token)s" % {"token": token})
+
     def send_twilio(self, token: str, device: "SMSDevice"):
         """send sms via twilio provider"""
         client = Client(self.account_sid, self.auth)
 
         try:
             message = client.messages.create(
-                to=device.phone_number, from_=self.from_number, body=token
+                to=device.phone_number, from_=self.from_number, body=self.get_message(token)
             )
             LOGGER.debug("Sent SMS", to=device, message=message.sid)
         except TwilioRestException as exc:
@@ -95,6 +99,7 @@ class AuthenticatorSMSStage(ConfigurableStage, Stage):
             "From": self.from_number,
             "To": device.phone_number,
             "Body": token,
+            "Message": self.get_message(token),
         }
 
         if self.mapping:
diff --git a/authentik/stages/authenticator_sms/stage.py b/authentik/stages/authenticator_sms/stage.py
index 0192a3d8f..c4e0e16b7 100644
--- a/authentik/stages/authenticator_sms/stage.py
+++ b/authentik/stages/authenticator_sms/stage.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from authentik.flows.challenge import (
     Challenge,
     ChallengeResponse,
     ChallengeTypes,
+    ErrorDetailSerializer,
     WithUserInfoChallenge,
 )
 from authentik.flows.stage import ChallengeStageView
@@ -46,15 +47,9 @@ class AuthenticatorSMSChallengeResponse(ChallengeResponse):
 
     def validate(self, attrs: dict) -> dict:
         """Check"""
-        stage: AuthenticatorSMSStage = self.device.stage
         if "code" not in attrs:
             self.device.phone_number = attrs["phone_number"]
-            hashed_number = hash_phone_number(self.device.phone_number)
-            query = Q(phone_number=hashed_number) | Q(phone_number=self.device.phone_number)
-            if SMSDevice.objects.filter(query, stage=self.stage.executor.current_stage.pk).exists():
-                raise ValidationError(_("Invalid phone number"))
-            # No code yet, but we have a phone number, so send a verification message
-            stage.send(self.device.token, self.device)
+            self.stage.validate_and_send(attrs["phone_number"])
             return super().validate(attrs)
         if not self.device.verify_token(str(attrs["code"])):
             raise ValidationError(_("Code does not match"))
@@ -67,6 +62,17 @@ class AuthenticatorSMSStageView(ChallengeStageView):
 
     response_class = AuthenticatorSMSChallengeResponse
 
+    def validate_and_send(self, phone_number: str):
+        """Validate phone number and send message"""
+        stage: AuthenticatorSMSStage = self.executor.current_stage
+        hashed_number = hash_phone_number(phone_number)
+        query = Q(phone_number=hashed_number) | Q(phone_number=phone_number)
+        if SMSDevice.objects.filter(query, stage=stage.pk).exists():
+            raise ValidationError(_("Invalid phone number"))
+        # No code yet, but we have a phone number, so send a verification message
+        device: SMSDevice = self.request.session[SESSION_KEY_SMS_DEVICE]
+        stage.send(device.token, device)
+
     def _has_phone_number(self) -> Optional[str]:
         context = self.executor.plan.context
         if "phone" in context.get(PLAN_CONTEXT_PROMPT, {}):
@@ -96,19 +102,21 @@ class AuthenticatorSMSStageView(ChallengeStageView):
     def get(self, request: HttpRequest, *args, **kwargs) -> HttpResponse:
         user = self.get_pending_user()
 
-        # Currently, this stage only supports one device per user. If the user already
-        # has a device, just skip to the next stage
-        if SMSDevice.objects.filter(user=user).exists():
-            return self.executor.stage_ok()
-
         stage: AuthenticatorSMSStage = self.executor.current_stage
 
         if SESSION_KEY_SMS_DEVICE not in self.request.session:
             device = SMSDevice(user=user, confirmed=False, stage=stage, name="SMS Device")
             device.generate_token(commit=False)
+            self.request.session[SESSION_KEY_SMS_DEVICE] = device
             if phone_number := self._has_phone_number():
                 device.phone_number = phone_number
-            self.request.session[SESSION_KEY_SMS_DEVICE] = device
+                try:
+                    self.validate_and_send(phone_number)
+                except ValidationError as exc:
+                    response = AuthenticatorSMSChallengeResponse()
+                    response._errors.setdefault("phone_number", [])
+                    response._errors["phone_number"].append(ErrorDetailSerializer(exc.detail))
+                    return self.challenge_invalid(response)
         return super().get(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def challenge_valid(self, response: ChallengeResponse) -> HttpResponse:
diff --git a/authentik/stages/authenticator_sms/tests.py b/authentik/stages/authenticator_sms/tests.py
index d985fea08..79bfc4bf6 100644
--- a/authentik/stages/authenticator_sms/tests.py
+++ b/authentik/stages/authenticator_sms/tests.py
@@ -80,6 +80,39 @@ class AuthenticatorSMSStageTests(FlowTestCase):
             phone_number_required=False,
         )
 
+    def test_stage_context_data(self):
+        """test stage context data"""
+        self.client.get(
+            reverse("authentik_flows:configure", kwargs={"stage_uuid": self.stage.stage_uuid}),
+        )
+        sms_send_mock = MagicMock()
+        with (
+            patch(
+                (
+                    "authentik.stages.authenticator_sms.stage."
+                    "AuthenticatorSMSStageView._has_phone_number"
+                ),
+                MagicMock(
+                    return_value="1234",
+                ),
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "authentik.stages.authenticator_sms.models.AuthenticatorSMSStage.send",
+                sms_send_mock,
+            ),
+        ):
+            response = self.client.get(
+                reverse("authentik_api:flow-executor", kwargs={"flow_slug": self.flow.slug}),
+            )
+            sms_send_mock.assert_called_once()
+        self.assertStageResponse(
+            response,
+            self.flow,
+            self.user,
+            component="ak-stage-authenticator-sms",
+            phone_number_required=False,
+        )
+
     def test_stage_submit_full(self):
         """test stage (submit)"""
         self.client.get(