diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/agent-session.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/agent-session.ts
index 5cdc76d7..d02a5dd5 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/agent-session.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/agent-session.ts
@@ -435,6 +435,11 @@ export class AgentSession {
 		return this.agent.state.isStreaming;
 	}
 
+	/** Current retry attempt (0 if not retrying) */
+	get retryAttempt(): number {
+		return this._retryAttempt;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Get the names of currently active tools.
 	 * Returns the names of tools currently set on the agent.
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/components/assistant-message.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/components/assistant-message.ts
index 01c919f3..399f834e 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/components/assistant-message.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/components/assistant-message.ts
@@ -31,12 +31,11 @@ export class AssistantMessageComponent extends Container {
 		// Clear content container
 		this.contentContainer.clear();
 
-		if (
-			message.content.length > 0 &&
-			message.content.some(
-				(c) => (c.type === "text" && c.text.trim()) || (c.type === "thinking" && c.thinking.trim()),
-			)
-		) {
+		const hasVisibleContent = message.content.some(
+			(c) => (c.type === "text" && c.text.trim()) || (c.type === "thinking" && c.thinking.trim()),
+		);
+
+		if (hasVisibleContent) {
 			this.contentContainer.addChild(new Spacer(1));
 		}
 
@@ -75,7 +74,12 @@ export class AssistantMessageComponent extends Container {
 		const hasToolCalls = message.content.some((c) => c.type === "toolCall");
 		if (!hasToolCalls) {
 			if (message.stopReason === "aborted") {
-				this.contentContainer.addChild(new Text(theme.fg("error", "\nAborted"), 1, 0));
+				const abortMessage =
+					message.errorMessage && message.errorMessage !== "Request was aborted"
+						? message.errorMessage
+						: "Operation aborted";
+				const prefix = hasVisibleContent ? "\n" : "";
+				this.contentContainer.addChild(new Text(theme.fg("error", `${prefix}${abortMessage}`), 1, 0));
 			} else if (message.stopReason === "error") {
 				const errorMsg = message.errorMessage || "Unknown error";
 				this.contentContainer.addChild(new Spacer(1));
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
index d32d2d34..d7528ad2 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
@@ -1559,13 +1559,21 @@ export class InteractiveMode {
 				if (event.message.role === "user") break;
 				if (this.streamingComponent && event.message.role === "assistant") {
 					this.streamingMessage = event.message;
+					let errorMessage: string | undefined;
+					if (this.streamingMessage.stopReason === "aborted") {
+						const retryAttempt = this.session.retryAttempt;
+						errorMessage =
+							retryAttempt > 0
+								? `Aborted after ${retryAttempt} retry attempt${retryAttempt > 1 ? "s" : ""}`
+								: "Operation aborted";
+						this.streamingMessage.errorMessage = errorMessage;
+					}
 					this.streamingComponent.updateContent(this.streamingMessage);
 
 					if (this.streamingMessage.stopReason === "aborted" || this.streamingMessage.stopReason === "error") {
-						const errorMessage =
-							this.streamingMessage.stopReason === "aborted"
-								? "Operation aborted"
-								: this.streamingMessage.errorMessage || "Error";
+						if (!errorMessage) {
+							errorMessage = this.streamingMessage.errorMessage || "Error";
+						}
 						for (const [, component] of this.pendingTools.entries()) {
 							component.updateResult({
 								content: [{ type: "text", text: errorMessage }],
@@ -1872,8 +1880,16 @@ export class InteractiveMode {
 						this.chatContainer.addChild(component);
 
 						if (message.stopReason === "aborted" || message.stopReason === "error") {
-							const errorMessage =
-								message.stopReason === "aborted" ? "Operation aborted" : message.errorMessage || "Error";
+							let errorMessage: string;
+							if (message.stopReason === "aborted") {
+								const retryAttempt = this.session.retryAttempt;
+								errorMessage =
+									retryAttempt > 0
+										? `Aborted after ${retryAttempt} retry attempt${retryAttempt > 1 ? "s" : ""}`
+										: "Operation aborted";
+							} else {
+								errorMessage = message.errorMessage || "Error";
+							}
 							component.updateResult({ content: [{ type: "text", text: errorMessage }], isError: true });
 						} else {
 							this.pendingTools.set(content.id, component);