diff --git a/src/renderer/changes-note.cjs b/src/renderer/changes-note.cjs
index cc2dbeb..c0179a2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/changes-note.cjs
+++ b/src/renderer/changes-note.cjs
@@ -83,6 +83,20 @@ function discardOutcome(res) {
 	return { ok: false, message: `Failed to discard changes: ${res && res.error ? res.error : 'Unknown error'}` };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Apply-related feedback after attempting the destructive exit from a ticket.
+ * A failure preserves the layer and the error that explains why it remains;
+ * success clears both because the ticket is back at its base.
+ *
+ * @param {{ok?: boolean}} outcome The discard result.
+ * @param {*}              current The apply feedback currently on screen.
+ * @return {*}
+ */
+function applyFeedbackAfterDiscard(outcome, current) {
+	if (!outcome || !outcome.ok) return current;
+	return { appliedPatch: null, applyError: '', applyConflict: null, applyNotice: '' };
+}
+
 /**
  * What the note shows in the frame straight after a discard, before any probe
  * has walked the checkout again.
@@ -161,4 +175,4 @@ function discardDisabledReason({ patchLoading, patchLoadFailed, patchHasChanges,
 	return null;
 }
 
-module.exports = { changesNoteParts, discardOutcome, noteAfterDiscard, noteAfterProbe, discardBlocked, discardDisabledReason, DISCARD_CONFIRM_MESSAGE };
+module.exports = { changesNoteParts, discardOutcome, applyFeedbackAfterDiscard, noteAfterDiscard, noteAfterProbe, discardBlocked, discardDisabledReason, DISCARD_CONFIRM_MESSAGE };
diff --git a/src/renderer/index.jsx b/src/renderer/index.jsx
index 71fb6dc..39c5b08 100644
--- a/src/renderer/index.jsx
+++ b/src/renderer/index.jsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import { describeSwitchProgress } from '../switch-progress.cjs';
 import { highlightDiff, hasDiffLines } from './diff-highlight.cjs';
 import { highlightLog } from './log-highlight.cjs';
 import { carryTestMode } from './github-account.cjs';
-import { changesNoteParts, discardOutcome, noteAfterDiscard, noteAfterProbe, discardBlocked, discardDisabledReason, DISCARD_CONFIRM_MESSAGE } from './changes-note.cjs';
+import { changesNoteParts, discardOutcome, applyFeedbackAfterDiscard, noteAfterDiscard, noteAfterProbe, discardBlocked, discardDisabledReason, DISCARD_CONFIRM_MESSAGE } from './changes-note.cjs';
 import { initialConfirmations, confirmationReducer, prConfirmationMessage } from './confirmations.cjs';
 
 const TERMINAL_ALLOWED_SCRIPTS = ['build', 'build:dev', 'dev', 'test', 'watch', 'grunt'];
@@ -3456,7 +3456,11 @@ function SiteRow({ sitePath, initialized, createdAt, label, onInitialized, onSit
         return;
       }
       applyDiscardToNote(outcome);
-      setAppliedPatch(null);
+      const feedback = applyFeedbackAfterDiscard(outcome);
+      setAppliedPatch(feedback.appliedPatch);
+      setApplyError(feedback.applyError);
+      setApplyConflict(feedback.applyConflict);
+      setApplyNotice(feedback.applyNotice);
       writeToTerminal('\nDiscarded local changes.\n');
       confirm('All changes discarded.');
       if (isPatchOpen) await loadPatchText();
diff --git a/test/discard-apply-state.test.cjs b/test/discard-apply-state.test.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a347957
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/discard-apply-state.test.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const test = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const { applyFeedbackAfterDiscard } = require('../src/renderer/changes-note.cjs');
+
+test('a successful discard clears the apply failure it resolved', () => {
+	assert.deepEqual(applyFeedbackAfterDiscard({ ok: true }, {
+		appliedPatch: { label: 'PR #13017' },
+		applyError: 'The patch could not be lifted back out.',
+		applyConflict: { headline: '1 change needs rework' },
+		applyNotice: 'Older notice'
+	}), {
+		appliedPatch: null,
+		applyError: '',
+		applyConflict: null,
+		applyNotice: ''
+	});
+});
+
+test('a failed discard preserves the failure the contributor still needs', () => {
+	const current = {
+		appliedPatch: { label: 'PR #13017' },
+		applyError: 'The patch could not be lifted back out.',
+		applyConflict: { headline: '1 change needs rework' },
+		applyNotice: ''
+	};
+	assert.strictEqual(applyFeedbackAfterDiscard({ ok: false }, current), current);
+});