diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/fixtures/order-fbs.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/fixtures/order-fbs.ts
index ac9fe20..b5e8c57 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/fixtures/order-fbs.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/fixtures/order-fbs.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ interface CommandResultFixtureBase {
 	cmdId: string;
 	applied: boolean | null;
 	errorCode: number | null;
+	// Optional engine-formatted rejection reason; mirrors the
+	// `cmd_error_message` field added in the same patch as
+	// `cmdErrorCode`'s shelf renumber. Omit on applied commands.
+	errorMessage?: string | null;
 }
 
 export interface PlanetRenameResultFixture extends CommandResultFixtureBase {
@@ -132,6 +136,14 @@ export function buildOrderResponsePayload(
 	updatedAt: number,
 ): Uint8Array {
 	const builder = new Builder(256);
+	// flatbuffers@25 elides any field equal to its generated default;
+	// for `cmd_applied: bool = null` the default is int8 0, so the
+	// false case (per-command rejection) would silently disappear from
+	// the encoded payload. The production Go transcoder uses explicit
+	// `Slot()` calls that force the write, and the unit-test helpers
+	// in `tests/helpers/fake-order-client.ts` flip `forceDefaults`;
+	// these e2e fixtures need the same toggle.
+	builder.forceDefaults(true);
 	const itemOffsets = commands.map((c) => encodeItem(builder, c));
 	const commandsVec = UserGamesOrderResponse.createCommandsVector(
 		builder,
@@ -155,6 +167,11 @@ export function buildOrderGetResponsePayload(
 	found = true,
 ): Uint8Array {
 	const builder = new Builder(256);
+	// See `buildOrderResponsePayload` — the GET response path needs
+	// the same `forceDefaults` toggle so a stored per-command rejection
+	// (cmd_applied=false / cmd_error_code=0) survives the round trip
+	// to the UI's `hydrateFromServer`.
+	builder.forceDefaults(true);
 
 	let orderOffset = 0;
 	if (found) {
@@ -290,6 +307,10 @@ function encodeItem(builder: Builder, c: CommandResultFixture): number {
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+	const errMsgOffset =
+		c.errorMessage !== undefined && c.errorMessage !== null
+			? builder.createString(c.errorMessage)
+			: 0;
 	CommandItem.startCommandItem(builder);
 	CommandItem.addCmdId(builder, cmdIdOffset);
 	if (c.applied !== null) CommandItem.addCmdApplied(builder, c.applied);
@@ -298,6 +319,9 @@ function encodeItem(builder: Builder, c: CommandResultFixture): number {
 	}
 	CommandItem.addPayloadType(builder, payloadType);
 	CommandItem.addPayload(builder, inner);
+	if (errMsgOffset !== 0) {
+		CommandItem.addCmdErrorMessage(builder, errMsgOffset);
+	}
 	return CommandItem.endCommandItem(builder);
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/rename-planet.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/rename-planet.spec.ts
index 25c7170..558a551 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/rename-planet.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/rename-planet.spec.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ async function mockGateway(page: Page, opts: MockOpts): Promise<MockHandle> {
 							name: submittedName,
 							applied,
 							errorCode: applied ? null : 1,
+							errorMessage: applied
+								? null
+								: "Entity does not exists: planet #99",
 						});
 					}
 					if (opts.submitOutcome === "applied") {
@@ -320,14 +323,19 @@ test("rejected submit keeps the old name and surfaces the failure", async ({
 	const orderTool = page.getByTestId("sidebar-tool-order");
 
 	// The auto-sync pipeline reaches the server immediately after
-	// the inline confirm; the rejected verdict surfaces through the
-	// per-row status badge and the sync bar.
+	// the inline confirm. Per-command rejection is a player-correctable
+	// state: the round trip succeeded, the engine just refused this
+	// command, so the sync bar stays `synced` while the rejected row
+	// surfaces the engine-formatted reason for the player.
 	await expect(orderTool.getByTestId("order-command-status-0")).toHaveText(
 		"rejected",
 	);
+	await expect(orderTool.getByTestId("order-command-error-0")).toHaveText(
+		"Entity does not exists: planet #99",
+	);
 	await expect(orderTool.getByTestId("order-sync")).toHaveAttribute(
 		"data-sync-status",
-		"error",
+		"synced",
 	);
 
 	await page.getByTestId("sidebar-tab-inspector").click();
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/ship-classes.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/ship-classes.spec.ts
index 5742f65..d40afc3 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/ship-classes.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/ship-classes.spec.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ async function mockGateway(page: Page, opts: MockOpts): Promise<MockHandle> {
 								cargo: lastCreate.cargo,
 								applied,
 								errorCode: applied ? null : 1,
+								errorMessage: applied
+									? null
+									: "Entity already exists: ship type \"Drone\"",
 							});
 							continue;
 						}
@@ -392,9 +395,10 @@ test("rejected createShipClass keeps the table empty and surfaces the failure",
 	await expect(orderTool.getByTestId("order-command-status-0")).toHaveText(
 		"rejected",
 	);
+	await expect(orderTool.getByTestId("order-command-error-0")).toBeVisible();
 	await expect(orderTool.getByTestId("order-sync")).toHaveAttribute(
 		"data-sync-status",
-		"error",
+		"synced",
 	);
 
 	// Switch sidebar back to inspector so the active-view (table)