diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/session/index.tsx b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/session/index.tsx
index e2260548b..d8dbd689f 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/session/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/session/index.tsx
@@ -2228,7 +2228,7 @@ function Task(props: ToolProps<typeof TaskTool>) {
 
     const retrying = retry()
     if (isRunning() && retrying) {
-      content.push(`↳ ${Locale.truncate(retrying.message, 80)} [retrying attempt #${retrying.attempt}]`)
+      content.push(`↳ ${formatSubagentRetry(retrying.attempt, Locale.truncate(retrying.message, 80))}`)
     } else if (isRunning() && tools().length > 0) {
       if (current()) {
         const state = current()!.state
@@ -2274,6 +2274,10 @@ export function formatSubagentTitle(agent: string, description: string, backgrou
   return `${agent} Task${background ? " (background)" : ""} — ${description}`
 }
 
+export function formatSubagentRetry(attempt: number, message: string) {
+  return `Retrying (attempt ${attempt}) · ${message}`
+}
+
 export function formatCompletedSubagentDetail(toolcalls: number, duration: string) {
   if (toolcalls === 0) return duration
   return `${formatSubagentToolcalls(toolcalls)} · ${duration}`
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/cli/tui/inline-tool-wrap-snapshot.test.tsx b/packages/opencode/test/cli/tui/inline-tool-wrap-snapshot.test.tsx
index d06f4a47e..6c7de0fb5 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/cli/tui/inline-tool-wrap-snapshot.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/cli/tui/inline-tool-wrap-snapshot.test.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { For } from "solid-js"
 import { testRender, type JSX } from "@opentui/solid"
 import {
   formatCompletedSubagentDetail,
+  formatSubagentRetry,
   formatSubagentTitle,
   formatSubagentToolcalls,
   InlineToolRow,
@@ -155,6 +156,12 @@ describe("TUI inline tool wrapping", () => {
     )
   })
 
+  test("keeps retry status ahead of wrapping messages", () => {
+    expect(formatSubagentRetry(2, "Rate limited by provider")).toBe(
+      "Retrying (attempt 2) · Rate limited by provider",
+    )
+  })
+
   test("snapshots consecutive grep, glob, and read rows at a narrow width", async () => {
     expect(await renderFrame(() => <Fixture />, { width: 72, height: 12 })).toMatchSnapshot()
   })