diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/SourceControl.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/SourceControl.tsx
index 11803eee85e..85080732d4c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/SourceControl.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/SourceControl.tsx
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ import {
   createPrIntentCurrentTargetConflictsWithToken,
   createPrIntentGitStatusMatchesToken,
   createPrIntentRunTokenMatches,
+  getCreatePrIntentCommitFailureNoticeMessage,
   getCreatePrIntentStagePaths,
   resolveCreatePrIntentReviewBase,
   resolveCreatePrIntentRemoteStep,
@@ -1027,6 +1028,7 @@ function SourceControlInner(): React.JSX.Element {
     loadSessionCommitDrafts()
   )
   const commitDraftsRef = useRef<CommitDraftsByWorktree>(commitDrafts)
+  const commitErrorsRef = useRef<Record<string, string | null>>({})
   const [commitErrors, setCommitErrors] = useState<Record<string, string | null>>({})
   const [remoteActionErrors, setRemoteActionErrors] = useState<
     Record<string, SourceControlActionError | null>
@@ -1155,6 +1157,13 @@ function SourceControlInner(): React.JSX.Element {
     },
     []
   )
+  const setCommitErrorForWorktree = useCallback(
+    (worktreeId: string, message: string | null): void => {
+      commitErrorsRef.current = { ...commitErrorsRef.current, [worktreeId]: message }
+      setCommitErrors((prev) => ({ ...prev, [worktreeId]: message }))
+    },
+    []
+  )
 
   const isFolder = activeRepo ? isFolderRepo(activeRepo) : false
   const worktreePath = activeWorktree?.path ?? null
@@ -1917,6 +1926,7 @@ function SourceControlInner(): React.JSX.Element {
       return changed ? next : prev
     }
     updateCommitDrafts((prev) => pruneRecord(prev))
+    commitErrorsRef.current = pruneRecord(commitErrorsRef.current)
     setCommitErrors((prev) => pruneRecord(prev))
     setRemoteActionErrors((prev) => pruneRecord(prev))
     setCommitInFlightByWorktree((prev) => pruneRecord(prev))
@@ -2037,7 +2047,7 @@ function SourceControlInner(): React.JSX.Element {
       commitInFlightRef.current[target.worktreeId] = true
 
       setCommitInFlightByWorktree((prev) => ({ ...prev, [target.worktreeId]: true }))
-      setCommitErrors((prev) => ({ ...prev, [target.worktreeId]: null }))
+      setCommitErrorForWorktree(target.worktreeId, null)
       try {
         const commitResult = await commitRuntimeGit(
           {
@@ -2050,10 +2060,7 @@ function SourceControlInner(): React.JSX.Element {
           message
         )
         if (!commitResult.success) {
-          setCommitErrors((prev) => ({
-            ...prev,
-            [target.worktreeId]: commitResult.error ?? 'Commit failed'
-          }))
+          setCommitErrorForWorktree(target.worktreeId, commitResult.error ?? 'Commit failed')
           return false
         }
 
@@ -2071,7 +2078,7 @@ function SourceControlInner(): React.JSX.Element {
           }
           return writeCommitDraftForWorktree(prev, target.worktreeId, '')
         })
-        setCommitErrors((prev) => ({ ...prev, [target.worktreeId]: null }))
+        setCommitErrorForWorktree(target.worktreeId, null)
         if (!options?.target) {
           void refreshActiveGitStatusAfterMutation()
         }
@@ -2103,10 +2110,10 @@ function SourceControlInner(): React.JSX.Element {
         }
         return true
       } catch (error) {
-        setCommitErrors((prev) => ({
-          ...prev,
-          [target.worktreeId]: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Commit failed'
-        }))
+        setCommitErrorForWorktree(
+          target.worktreeId,
+          error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Commit failed'
+        )
         return false
       } finally {
         setCommitInFlightByWorktree((prev) => ({ ...prev, [target.worktreeId]: false }))
@@ -2122,6 +2129,7 @@ function SourceControlInner(): React.JSX.Element {
       compareBaseRef,
       grouped.staged.length,
       refreshActiveGitStatusAfterMutation,
+      setCommitErrorForWorktree,
       updateCommitDrafts,
       unresolvedConflicts.length,
       worktreePath
@@ -3822,12 +3830,21 @@ function SourceControlInner(): React.JSX.Element {
           if (abortIfStale()) {
             return
           }
+          const commitFailure = commitErrorsRef.current[token.worktreeId] ?? null
           setCreatePrIntentNoticeForWorktree(token.worktreeId, {
             tone: 'destructive',
-            message: translate(
-              'auto.components.right.sidebar.SourceControl.createPrIntentCommitFailed',
-              'Could not commit changes. Fix the issue, then retry Create PR.'
-            )
+            message: getCreatePrIntentCommitFailureNoticeMessage(commitFailure, {
+              fallback: translate(
+                'auto.components.right.sidebar.SourceControl.createPrIntentCommitFailed',
+                'Could not commit changes. Fix the issue, then retry Create PR.'
+              ),
+              withSummary: (summary) =>
+                translate(
+                  'auto.components.right.sidebar.SourceControl.createPrIntentCommitBlockedSummary',
+                  'Commit blocked: {{value0}} Fix the issue, then retry Create PR.',
+                  { value0: summary }
+                )
+            })
           })
           return
         }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/source-control-create-pr-intent-flow.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/source-control-create-pr-intent-flow.test.ts
index 07bff95171e..74853dd4147 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/source-control-create-pr-intent-flow.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/source-control-create-pr-intent-flow.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   createPrIntentCurrentTargetConflictsWithToken,
   createPrIntentGitStatusMatchesToken,
   createPrIntentRunTokenMatches,
+  getCreatePrIntentCommitFailureNoticeMessage,
   getCreatePrIntentStagePaths,
   resolveCreatePrIntentReviewBase,
   resolveCreatePrIntentRemoteStep
@@ -241,4 +242,23 @@ describe('source-control Create PR intent flow helpers', () => {
       })
     ).toBe('blocked')
   })
+
+  it('surfaces the commit failure summary in the Create PR intent notice', () => {
+    expect(
+      getCreatePrIntentCommitFailureNoticeMessage(
+        'husky - pre-commit hook\neslint found 2 errors\nfull output'
+      )
+    ).toBe('Commit blocked: Lint failed during commit. Fix the issue, then retry Create PR.')
+
+    expect(getCreatePrIntentCommitFailureNoticeMessage(null)).toBe(
+      'Could not commit changes. Fix the issue, then retry Create PR.'
+    )
+
+    expect(
+      getCreatePrIntentCommitFailureNoticeMessage('pre-commit hook failed', {
+        fallback: 'fallback',
+        withSummary: (summary) => `localized ${summary}`
+      })
+    ).toBe('localized Pre-commit hook failed.')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/source-control-create-pr-intent-flow.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/source-control-create-pr-intent-flow.ts
index 009315fb197..7e183122ec5 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/source-control-create-pr-intent-flow.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/source-control-create-pr-intent-flow.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   normalizeHostedReviewHeadRef
 } from '../../../../shared/hosted-review-refs'
 import type { GitStatusEntry, GitUpstreamStatus } from '../../../../shared/types'
+import { summarizeCommitFailure } from './commit-failure-summary'
 import { getStageAllPaths } from './discard-all-sequence'
 
 export type CreatePrIntentRemoteStep = 'publish' | 'push' | 'force_push' | 'blocked' | 'none'
@@ -145,3 +146,23 @@ export function resolveCreatePrIntentRemoteStep({
 
   return 'none'
 }
+
+export function getCreatePrIntentCommitFailureNoticeMessage(
+  commitError: string | null | undefined,
+  copy: {
+    fallback: string
+    withSummary: (summary: string) => string
+  } = {
+    fallback: 'Could not commit changes. Fix the issue, then retry Create PR.',
+    withSummary: (summary: string) =>
+      `Commit blocked: ${summary} Fix the issue, then retry Create PR.`
+  }
+): string {
+  const summary = commitError ? summarizeCommitFailure(commitError) : null
+
+  if (!summary) {
+    return copy.fallback
+  }
+
+  return copy.withSummary(summary)
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json
index ca2bbd195a2..0897b9c2929 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -9177,7 +9177,8 @@
             "b715ef615b": "{{value0}} commits ahead of {{value1}}",
             "c1a8f3e204": "1 commit behind {{value0}}",
             "d2b9g4f315": "{{value0}} commits behind {{value1}}",
-            "e9c2a5d416": "Even with {{value0}}"
+            "e9c2a5d416": "Even with {{value0}}",
+            "createPrIntentCommitBlockedSummary": "Commit blocked: {{value0}} Fix the issue, then retry Create PR."
           },
           "SourceControlAgentActionDialog": {
             "8e856842d1": "Could not start the selected agent.",
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json
index 9d4cdf90b27..f5800a8c709 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json
@@ -9177,7 +9177,8 @@
             "b715ef615b": "{{value0}} commits por delante de {{value1}}",
             "c1a8f3e204": "1 commit por detrás de {{value0}}",
             "d2b9g4f315": "{{value0}} commits por detrás de {{value1}}",
-            "e9c2a5d416": "A la par con {{value0}}"
+            "e9c2a5d416": "A la par con {{value0}}",
+            "createPrIntentCommitBlockedSummary": "Commit blocked: {{value0}} Fix the issue, then retry Create PR."
           },
           "SourceControlAgentActionDialog": {
             "8e856842d1": "No se pudo iniciar el agente seleccionado.",
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
index 775f4b584b3..5ec2d6318a4 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
@@ -9177,7 +9177,8 @@
             "b715ef615b": "{{value1}}より{{value0}}commits 進んでいます",
             "c1a8f3e204": "{{value0}}より1commit 遅れています",
             "d2b9g4f315": "{{value1}}より{{value0}}commits 遅れています",
-            "e9c2a5d416": "{{value0}}と同じ状態"
+            "e9c2a5d416": "{{value0}}と同じ状態",
+            "createPrIntentCommitBlockedSummary": "Commit blocked: {{value0}} Fix the issue, then retry Create PR."
           },
           "SourceControlAgentActionDialog": {
             "8e856842d1": "選択した agent を開始できませんでした。",
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
index 62132106ac7..92e32723833 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
@@ -9177,7 +9177,8 @@
             "b715ef615b": "{{value1}}보다 {{value0}} commits 앞서 있음",
             "c1a8f3e204": "{{value0}}보다 1 commit 뒤처짐",
             "d2b9g4f315": "{{value1}}보다 {{value0}} commits 뒤처짐",
-            "e9c2a5d416": "{{value0}}와 동일한 상태"
+            "e9c2a5d416": "{{value0}}와 동일한 상태",
+            "createPrIntentCommitBlockedSummary": "Commit blocked: {{value0}} Fix the issue, then retry Create PR."
           },
           "SourceControlAgentActionDialog": {
             "8e856842d1": "선택한 agent를 시작할 수 없습니다.",
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
index 41d3bbeb76c..9fa432eaa7a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
@@ -9177,7 +9177,8 @@
             "b715ef615b": "领先 {{value1}} {{value0}} 个提交",
             "c1a8f3e204": "落后 {{value0}} 1 个提交",
             "d2b9g4f315": "落后 {{value1}} {{value0}} 个提交",
-            "e9c2a5d416": "与 {{value0}} 同步"
+            "e9c2a5d416": "与 {{value0}} 同步",
+            "createPrIntentCommitBlockedSummary": "Commit blocked: {{value0}} Fix the issue, then retry Create PR."
           },
           "SourceControlAgentActionDialog": {
             "8e856842d1": "无法启动选定的智能体。",