diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
index 56914d2d9d..f88f1c83a9 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
@@ -3423,7 +3423,7 @@ processAgentMsgSndFile _corrId aFileId msg =
             liftIO $ updateFileCancelled db user fileId CIFSSndError
             lookupChatItemByFileId db vr user fileId
           withAgent (`xftpDeleteSndFileInternal` aFileId)
-          toView $ CRSndFileError user ci ft
+          toView $ CRSndFileError user ci ft err
 
 splitFileDescr :: ChatMonad m => RcvFileDescrText -> m (NonEmpty FileDescr)
 splitFileDescr rfdText = do
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
index b2d82a0243..ce7c952ded 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ data ChatResponse
   | CRSndFileCompleteXFTP {user :: User, chatItem :: AChatItem, fileTransferMeta :: FileTransferMeta}
   | CRSndStandaloneFileComplete {user :: User, fileTransferMeta :: FileTransferMeta, rcvURIs :: [Text]}
   | CRSndFileCancelledXFTP {user :: User, chatItem_ :: Maybe AChatItem, fileTransferMeta :: FileTransferMeta}
-  | CRSndFileError {user :: User, chatItem_ :: Maybe AChatItem, fileTransferMeta :: FileTransferMeta}
+  | CRSndFileError {user :: User, chatItem_ :: Maybe AChatItem, fileTransferMeta :: FileTransferMeta, errorMessage :: Text}
   | CRUserProfileUpdated {user :: User, fromProfile :: Profile, toProfile :: Profile, updateSummary :: UserProfileUpdateSummary}
   | CRUserProfileImage {user :: User, profile :: Profile}
   | CRContactAliasUpdated {user :: User, toContact :: Contact}
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
index 8aa917f044..50dc151aa4 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ responseToView hu@(currentRH, user_) ChatConfig {logLevel, showReactions, showRe
   CRSndStandaloneFileComplete u ft uris -> ttyUser u $ standaloneUploadComplete ft uris
   CRSndFileCompleteXFTP u ci _ -> ttyUser u $ uploadingFile "completed" ci
   CRSndFileCancelledXFTP {} -> []
-  CRSndFileError u Nothing ft -> ttyUser u $ uploadingFileStandalone "error" ft
-  CRSndFileError u (Just ci) _ -> ttyUser u $ uploadingFile "error" ci
+  CRSndFileError u Nothing ft e -> ttyUser u $ uploadingFileStandalone "error" ft <> [plain e]
+  CRSndFileError u (Just ci) _ e -> ttyUser u $ uploadingFile "error" ci <> [plain e]
   CRSndFileRcvCancelled u _ ft@SndFileTransfer {recipientDisplayName = c} ->
     ttyUser u [ttyContact c <> " cancelled receiving " <> sndFile ft]
   CRStandaloneFileInfo info_ -> maybe ["no file information in URI"] (\j -> [plain . LB.toStrict $ J.encode j]) info_