diff --git a/api/cloudcontroller/ccerror/service_instance_already_shared_error.go b/api/cloudcontroller/ccerror/service_instance_already_shared_error.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9ff9c812b3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/cloudcontroller/ccerror/service_instance_already_shared_error.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package ccerror
+
+// ServiceInstanceAlreadySharedError is returned when a
+// service instance is already shared.
+type ServiceInstanceAlreadySharedError struct {
+	Message string
+}
+
+func (e ServiceInstanceAlreadySharedError) Error() string {
+	return e.Message
+}
diff --git a/api/cloudcontroller/ccv3/errors.go b/api/cloudcontroller/ccv3/errors.go
index c89a60d126a..e819b980a40 100644
--- a/api/cloudcontroller/ccv3/errors.go
+++ b/api/cloudcontroller/ccv3/errors.go
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ func handleUnprocessableEntity(errorResponse ccerror.V3Error) error {
 	roleExistsRegexp := regexp.MustCompile(`User '.*' already has '.*' role.*`)
 	quotaExistsRegexp := regexp.MustCompile(`.* Quota '.*' already exists\.`)
 	securityGroupExistsRegexp := regexp.MustCompile(`Security group with name '.*' already exists\.`)
+	serviceInstanceSharedRegexp := regexp.MustCompile(`A service instance called .* has already been shared with .*\.`)
 
 	// boolean switch case with partial/regex string matchers
 	switch {
@@ -174,6 +175,8 @@ func handleUnprocessableEntity(errorResponse ccerror.V3Error) error {
 	case strings.Contains(errorString,
 		"The service instance name is taken"):
 		return ccerror.ServiceInstanceNameTakenError{Message: err.Message}
+	case serviceInstanceSharedRegexp.MatchString(errorString):
+		return ccerror.ServiceInstanceAlreadySharedError{Message: err.Message}
 	case orgNameTakenRegexp.MatchString(errorString):
 		return ccerror.OrganizationNameTakenError{UnprocessableEntityError: err}
 	case roleExistsRegexp.MatchString(errorString):
diff --git a/api/cloudcontroller/ccv3/errors_test.go b/api/cloudcontroller/ccv3/errors_test.go
index b673ab35370..0fe7c021b4a 100644
--- a/api/cloudcontroller/ccv3/errors_test.go
+++ b/api/cloudcontroller/ccv3/errors_test.go
@@ -507,6 +507,27 @@ var _ = Describe("Error Wrapper", func() {
 						})
 					})
 
+					When("the service instance has already been shared", func() {
+						BeforeEach(func() {
+							serverResponse = `
+{
+  "errors": [
+    {
+      "code": 10008,
+      "detail": "A service instance called foo has already been shared with foo-space.",
+      "title": "CF-UnprocessableEntity"
+    }
+  ]
+}`
+						})
+
+						It("returns an ServiceInstanceAlreadySharedError", func() {
+							Expect(makeError).To(MatchError(ccerror.ServiceInstanceAlreadySharedError{
+								Message: "A service instance called foo has already been shared with foo-space.",
+							}))
+						})
+					})					
+
 					When("the buildpack is invalid", func() {
 						BeforeEach(func() {
 							serverResponse = `
diff --git a/command/v7/share_service_command.go b/command/v7/share_service_command.go
index fdf72c1ad50..cf0a8bdd40b 100644
--- a/command/v7/share_service_command.go
+++ b/command/v7/share_service_command.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package v7
 
 import (
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/cli/actor/v7action"
+	"code.cloudfoundry.org/cli/api/cloudcontroller/ccerror"
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/cli/command/flag"
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/cli/types"
 )
@@ -38,7 +39,14 @@ func (cmd ShareServiceCommand) Execute(args []string) error {
 		})
 
 	cmd.UI.DisplayWarnings(warnings)
-	if err != nil {
+
+	switch err.(type) {
+	case nil:
+	case ccerror.ServiceInstanceAlreadySharedError:
+		cmd.UI.DisplayOK()
+		cmd.UI.DisplayTextWithFlavor("A service instance called {{.ServiceInstanceName}} has already been shared", map[string]interface{}{"ServiceInstanceName": cmd.RequiredArgs.ServiceInstance})
+		return nil
+	default:
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/command/v7/share_service_command_test.go b/command/v7/share_service_command_test.go
index b9f5a503284..2b2315042ce 100644
--- a/command/v7/share_service_command_test.go
+++ b/command/v7/share_service_command_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package v7_test
 import (
 	"errors"
 
+	"code.cloudfoundry.org/cli/api/cloudcontroller/ccerror"
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/cli/util/configv3"
 
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/cli/command/flag"
@@ -141,6 +142,23 @@ var _ = Describe("share-service command", func() {
 			})
 		})
 
+		When("the service instance is already shared", func() {
+			BeforeEach(func() {
+				fakeActor.ShareServiceInstanceToSpaceAndOrgReturns(v7action.Warnings{"warning one", "warning two"}, ccerror.ServiceInstanceAlreadySharedError{})
+			})
+
+			It("succeeds, displaying warnings, 'OK' and an informative message", func() {
+				Expect(executeErr).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+				Expect(testUI.Out).To(Say(`OK`))
+				Expect(testUI.Err).To(SatisfyAll(
+					Say("warning one"),
+					Say("warning two"),
+				))
+				Expect(testUI.Out).To(Say("A service instance called %s has already been shared", expectedServiceInstanceName))
+			})
+		})
+
 		When("the actor errors", func() {
 			BeforeEach(func() {
 				fakeSharedActor.CheckTargetReturns(nil)