diff --git a/src/pobsync_backend/templates/pobsync_backend/run_detail.html b/src/pobsync_backend/templates/pobsync_backend/run_detail.html
index 7f5a7b3..e66cc28 100644
--- a/src/pobsync_backend/templates/pobsync_backend/run_detail.html
+++ b/src/pobsync_backend/templates/pobsync_backend/run_detail.html
@@ -27,12 +27,51 @@
       <h2>Failure</h2>
       <div class="stack">
         <div><strong>Category:</strong> {{ failure.category|default:"unknown" }}</div>
-        <div><strong>Summary:</strong> {{ failure.summary|default:"" }}</div>
+        <div><strong>Summary:</strong> {{ failure_summary }}</div>
         <div><strong>Hint:</strong> {{ failure.hint|default:"" }}</div>
       </div>
     </section>
   {% endif %}
 
+  {% if dry_run_summary %}
+    <section class="panel highlight {{ dry_run_summary.highlight_class }}">
+      <h2>Dry Run Summary</h2>
+      <section class="grid" aria-label="Dry run summary">
+        <div class="metric"><div class="label">Status</div><div class="value">{{ dry_run_summary.status }}</div></div>
+        <div class="metric"><div class="label">Files Seen</div><div class="value">{{ dry_run_summary.files_seen|default:"unknown" }}</div></div>
+        <div class="metric"><div class="label">Would Transfer</div><div class="value">{{ dry_run_summary.files_would_transfer|default:"unknown" }}</div></div>
+        <div class="metric"><div class="label">Transfer Estimate</div><div class="value">{{ dry_run_summary.transfer_estimate_bytes|filesizeformat }}</div></div>
+        <div class="metric"><div class="label">Total Size</div><div class="value">{{ dry_run_summary.total_file_size_bytes|filesizeformat }}</div></div>
+        <div class="metric"><div class="label">Link-Dest Saving</div><div class="value">{{ dry_run_summary.link_dest_estimated_savings_bytes|filesizeformat }}</div></div>
+      </section>
+      <div class="stack">
+        {% if dry_run_summary.duration_seconds is not None %}
+          <div><strong>Duration:</strong> {{ dry_run_summary.duration_seconds }}s</div>
+        {% endif %}
+        <div>
+          <strong>Log:</strong>
+          {% if dry_run_summary.log_available %}
+            <a href="{% url 'run_rsync_log' run.id %}">Open full rsync log</a>
+          {% elif rsync_log_path %}
+            <span class="muted">{{ rsync_log_path }} (missing)</span>
+          {% else %}
+            <span class="muted">not recorded yet</span>
+          {% endif %}
+        </div>
+        {% if dry_run_summary.warnings %}
+          <div><strong>Warnings:</strong></div>
+          <ul>
+            {% for warning in dry_run_summary.warnings %}
+              <li>{{ warning }}</li>
+            {% endfor %}
+          </ul>
+        {% else %}
+          <div><strong>Warnings:</strong> none recorded</div>
+        {% endif %}
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  {% endif %}
+
   <div class="two-col">
     <section class="panel">
       <h2>Timing</h2>
diff --git a/src/pobsync_backend/tests/test_views.py b/src/pobsync_backend/tests/test_views.py
index aec3105..9c66eee 100644
--- a/src/pobsync_backend/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/src/pobsync_backend/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1066,12 +1066,69 @@ class ViewTests(TestCase):
         self.assertContains(response, "--archive")
         self.assertContains(response, "Rsync Log")
         self.assertContains(response, "sending incremental file list")
+        self.assertContains(response, "Dry Run Summary")
+        self.assertContains(response, "Files Seen")
+        self.assertContains(response, "Would Transfer")
+        self.assertContains(response, "Transfer Estimate")
+        self.assertContains(response, "Warnings:</strong> none recorded")
         self.assertContains(response, "Stats")
         self.assertContains(response, "Files seen:</strong> 10")
         self.assertContains(response, "Estimated link-dest saving")
         self.assertContains(response, "&quot;ok&quot;: true")
         self.assertContains(response, reverse("snapshot_detail", args=[snapshot.id]))
 
+    def test_run_detail_surfaces_dry_run_warnings_and_log_link(self) -> None:
+        self.client.force_login(self.staff_user)
+        host = HostConfig.objects.create(host="web-01", address="web-01.example.test")
+        with TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            log_path = Path(tmp) / "dry-run" / "rsync.log"
+            log_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+            log_path.write_text("WARNING: noisy shell output\npermission denied\n", encoding="utf-8")
+            run = BackupRun.objects.create(
+                host=host,
+                status=BackupRun.Status.FAILED,
+                rsync_exit_code=255,
+                result={
+                    "ok": False,
+                    "dry_run": True,
+                    "log": str(log_path),
+                    "failure": {
+                        "category": "transport",
+                        "message": "Rsync transport failed.",
+                        "hint": "Check SSH access.",
+                    },
+                    "stats": {
+                        "duration_seconds": 4,
+                        "rsync": {
+                            "files_total": 25,
+                            "files_transferred": 3,
+                            "total_file_size_bytes": 10_000,
+                            "total_transferred_file_size_bytes": 1_500,
+                        },
+                    },
+                    "rsync": {
+                        "exit_code": 255,
+                        "log_tail": ["WARNING: noisy shell output", "permission denied"],
+                    },
+                },
+            )
+
+            response = self.client.get(reverse("run_detail", args=[run.id]))
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertContains(response, "Dry Run Summary")
+        self.assertContains(response, "failed")
+        self.assertContains(response, "Files Seen")
+        self.assertContains(response, "25")
+        self.assertContains(response, "Would Transfer")
+        self.assertContains(response, "3")
+        self.assertContains(response, "1.5")
+        self.assertContains(response, "Open full rsync log")
+        self.assertContains(response, reverse("run_rsync_log", args=[run.id]))
+        self.assertContains(response, "Rsync transport failed.")
+        self.assertContains(response, "Check SSH access.")
+        self.assertContains(response, "WARNING: noisy shell output")
+
     def test_run_detail_links_existing_rsync_log(self) -> None:
         self.client.force_login(self.staff_user)
         host = HostConfig.objects.create(host="web-01", address="web-01.example.test")
diff --git a/src/pobsync_backend/views.py b/src/pobsync_backend/views.py
index 56363f1..524ea23 100644
--- a/src/pobsync_backend/views.py
+++ b/src/pobsync_backend/views.py
@@ -415,19 +415,29 @@ def run_detail(request, run_id: int):
     prune_result = result.get("prune") if isinstance(result.get("prune"), dict) else {}
     rsync_log_path = _run_rsync_log_path(run)
     rsync_log_tail = _run_rsync_log_tail(rsync_result, rsync_log_path)
+    requested = result.get("requested") if isinstance(result.get("requested"), dict) else {}
     context = {
         "run": run,
         "can_cancel": run.status in {BackupRun.Status.QUEUED, BackupRun.Status.RUNNING},
-        "requested": result.get("requested") if isinstance(result.get("requested"), dict) else {},
+        "requested": requested,
         "stats": run_stats if isinstance(run_stats, dict) else {},
         "rsync": rsync_result,
         "rsync_command": _run_rsync_command(rsync_result),
         "failure": failure,
+        "failure_summary": failure.get("message") or failure.get("summary") or "",
         "prune_result": prune_result,
         "has_prune_result": bool(prune_result),
         "rsync_log_path": str(rsync_log_path) if rsync_log_path is not None else "",
         "rsync_log_exists": bool(rsync_log_path and rsync_log_path.exists()),
         "rsync_log_tail": rsync_log_tail,
+        "dry_run_summary": _dry_run_summary(
+            result=result,
+            requested=requested,
+            stats=run_stats if isinstance(run_stats, dict) else {},
+            failure=failure,
+            rsync_log_tail=rsync_log_tail,
+            rsync_log_exists=bool(rsync_log_path and rsync_log_path.exists()),
+        ),
         "result_json": _pretty_json(run.result),
     }
     return render(request, "pobsync_backend/run_detail.html", context)
@@ -739,6 +749,48 @@ def _run_rsync_log_tail(rsync_result: dict, log_path: Path | None, *, max_lines:
         return []
 
 
+def _dry_run_summary(
+    *,
+    result: dict,
+    requested: dict,
+    stats: dict,
+    failure: dict,
+    rsync_log_tail: list[str],
+    rsync_log_exists: bool,
+) -> dict[str, object]:
+    if not (result.get("dry_run") or requested.get("dry_run")):
+        return {}
+
+    rsync_stats = stats.get("rsync") if isinstance(stats.get("rsync"), dict) else {}
+    warnings = []
+    if failure:
+        message = failure.get("message") or failure.get("summary")
+        hint = failure.get("hint")
+        if message:
+            warnings.append(str(message))
+        if hint:
+            warnings.append(str(hint))
+    for line in rsync_log_tail:
+        lowered = line.lower()
+        if "warning" in lowered or "permission denied" in lowered or "failed" in lowered:
+            warnings.append(line)
+
+    return {
+        "ok": result.get("ok"),
+        "status": "passed" if result.get("ok") else ("failed" if result.get("ok") is False else "running"),
+        "highlight_class": "success" if result.get("ok") else ("failed" if result.get("ok") is False else "warning"),
+        "files_seen": rsync_stats.get("files_total"),
+        "files_would_transfer": rsync_stats.get("files_transferred"),
+        "total_file_size_bytes": rsync_stats.get("total_file_size_bytes"),
+        "transfer_estimate_bytes": rsync_stats.get("total_transferred_file_size_bytes")
+        or rsync_stats.get("literal_data_bytes"),
+        "link_dest_estimated_savings_bytes": rsync_stats.get("link_dest_estimated_savings_bytes"),
+        "duration_seconds": stats.get("duration_seconds"),
+        "log_available": rsync_log_exists,
+        "warnings": list(dict.fromkeys(warnings)),
+    }
+
+
 def _log_context(request) -> dict[str, object]:
     units = ("pobsync-web.service", "pobsync-worker.service", "pobsync-scheduler.service")
     priorities = {