diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Slack/Slack.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Slack/Slack.node.ts
index 1c17ce6e3a0..7487ffcf3cb 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Slack/Slack.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Slack/Slack.node.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export class Slack extends VersionedNodeType {
 			group: ['output'],
 			subtitle: '={{$parameter["operation"] + ": " + $parameter["resource"]}}',
 			description: 'Consume Slack API',
-			defaultVersion: 2.4,
+			defaultVersion: 2.5,
 		};
 
 		const nodeVersions: IVersionedNodeType['nodeVersions'] = {
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export class Slack extends VersionedNodeType {
 			2.2: new SlackV2(baseDescription),
 			2.3: new SlackV2(baseDescription),
 			2.4: new SlackV2(baseDescription),
+			2.5: new SlackV2(baseDescription),
 		};
 
 		super(nodeVersions, baseDescription);
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Slack/V2/SlackV2.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Slack/V2/SlackV2.node.ts
index 5bcb513b583..4b2022b78fd 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Slack/V2/SlackV2.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Slack/V2/SlackV2.node.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class SlackV2 implements INodeType {
 	constructor(baseDescription: INodeTypeBaseDescription) {
 		this.description = {
 			...baseDescription,
-			version: [2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4],
+			version: [2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5],
 			defaults: {
 				name: 'Slack',
 			},
@@ -380,12 +380,19 @@ export class SlackV2 implements INodeType {
 		const instanceId = this.getInstanceId();
 
 		if (resource === 'message' && operation === SEND_AND_WAIT_OPERATION) {
-			await slackApiRequest.call(
-				this,
-				'POST',
-				'/chat.postMessage',
-				createSendAndWaitMessageBody(this),
-			);
+			try {
+				await slackApiRequest.call(
+					this,
+					'POST',
+					'/chat.postMessage',
+					createSendAndWaitMessageBody(this),
+				);
+			} catch (error) {
+				if (this.continueOnFail()) {
+					return [[{ json: { error: (error as JsonObject).message } }]];
+				}
+				throw error;
+			}
 
 			const waitTill = configureWaitTillDate(this);
 
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Slack/test/v2/node/message/sendAndWait.test.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Slack/test/v2/node/message/sendAndWait.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..845b053a2a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Slack/test/v2/node/message/sendAndWait.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+import type { MockProxy } from 'jest-mock-extended';
+import { mock } from 'jest-mock-extended';
+import { type INode, SEND_AND_WAIT_OPERATION, type IExecuteFunctions } from 'n8n-workflow';
+
+import { SlackV2 } from '../../../../V2/SlackV2.node';
+import * as GenericFunctions from '../../../../V2/GenericFunctions';
+
+describe('Test SlackV2, message => sendAndWait', () => {
+	let slack: SlackV2;
+	let mockExecuteFunctions: MockProxy<IExecuteFunctions>;
+	let slackApiRequestSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
+
+	const mockNode: INode = {
+		id: 'test-node-id',
+		name: 'Slack',
+		type: 'n8n-nodes-base.slack',
+		typeVersion: 2.3,
+		position: [0, 0],
+		parameters: {},
+	};
+
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		slack = new SlackV2({
+			name: 'Slack',
+			displayName: 'Slack',
+			description: 'Slack node',
+			group: ['output'],
+		});
+		mockExecuteFunctions = mock<IExecuteFunctions>();
+		slackApiRequestSpy = jest.spyOn(GenericFunctions, 'slackApiRequest');
+
+		mockExecuteFunctions.getNode.mockReturnValue(mockNode);
+		mockExecuteFunctions.getInstanceId.mockReturnValue('instanceId');
+		mockExecuteFunctions.getInputData.mockReturnValue([{ json: { data: 'test' } }]);
+		mockExecuteFunctions.continueOnFail.mockReturnValue(false);
+		mockExecuteFunctions.putExecutionToWait.mockImplementation(async () => {});
+		mockExecuteFunctions.getSignedResumeUrl.mockReturnValue(
+			'http://localhost/waiting-webhook/nodeID?approved=true&token=abc',
+		);
+
+		mockExecuteFunctions.getNodeParameter.mockImplementation((key: string) => {
+			if (key === 'authentication') return 'accessToken';
+			if (key === 'resource') return 'message';
+			if (key === 'operation') return SEND_AND_WAIT_OPERATION;
+			if (key === 'select') return 'channel';
+			if (key === 'channelId') return 'C123456789';
+			if (key === 'message') return 'test message';
+			if (key === 'subject') return '';
+			if (key === 'approvalOptions.values') return {};
+			if (key === 'options') return {};
+			if (key === 'options.limitWaitTime.values') return {};
+			if (key === 'responseType') return 'approval';
+			return undefined;
+		});
+	});
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		jest.clearAllMocks();
+	});
+
+	it('should send message and put execution to wait', async () => {
+		slackApiRequestSpy.mockResolvedValue({ ok: true });
+
+		const result = await slack.execute.call(mockExecuteFunctions);
+
+		expect(result).toEqual([[{ json: { data: 'test' } }]]);
+		expect(slackApiRequestSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		expect(mockExecuteFunctions.putExecutionToWait).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+		expect(slackApiRequestSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('POST', '/chat.postMessage', {
+			channel: 'C123456789',
+			blocks: [
+				{ type: 'divider' },
+				{
+					type: 'section',
+					text: {
+						type: 'mrkdwn',
+						text: 'test message',
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					type: 'section',
+					text: { type: 'plain_text', text: ' ' },
+				},
+				{ type: 'divider' },
+				{
+					type: 'actions',
+					elements: [
+						{
+							type: 'button',
+							style: 'primary',
+							text: { type: 'plain_text', text: 'Approve', emoji: true },
+							url: 'http://localhost/waiting-webhook/nodeID?approved=true&token=abc',
+						},
+					],
+				},
+			],
+		});
+	});
+
+	it('should route API errors to error output when continueOnFail is true', async () => {
+		slackApiRequestSpy.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('channel_not_found'));
+		mockExecuteFunctions.continueOnFail.mockReturnValue(true);
+
+		const result = await slack.execute.call(mockExecuteFunctions);
+
+		expect(result).toEqual([[{ json: { error: 'channel_not_found' } }]]);
+		expect(mockExecuteFunctions.putExecutionToWait).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it('should throw error when continueOnFail is false', async () => {
+		slackApiRequestSpy.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('channel_not_found'));
+
+		await expect(slack.execute.call(mockExecuteFunctions)).rejects.toThrow('channel_not_found');
+		expect(mockExecuteFunctions.putExecutionToWait).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+});