diff --git a/src/hooks/team-session-events/team-member-error-handler.test.ts b/src/hooks/team-session-events/team-member-error-handler.test.ts
index cd9cbcfff..6f198292b 100644
--- a/src/hooks/team-session-events/team-member-error-handler.test.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/team-session-events/team-member-error-handler.test.ts
@@ -198,6 +198,70 @@ describe("createTeamMemberErrorHandler", () => {
     expect(wrongRuntimeState.members[0]?.status).toBe("running")
   })
 
+  test("injects a member_error announcement into the lead inbox when a non-lead member errors", async () => {
+    // given
+    const baseDir = await createTemporaryBaseDir()
+    const config = createConfig(baseDir)
+    const teamRunId = randomUUID()
+    const runtimeStateWithLeader: RuntimeState = {
+      version: 1,
+      teamRunId,
+      teamName: "team-alpha",
+      specSource: "project",
+      createdAt: 1,
+      status: "active",
+      leadSessionId: "lead-session",
+      members: [
+        {
+          name: "lead",
+          sessionId: "lead-session",
+          agentType: "leader",
+          status: "running",
+          pendingInjectedMessageIds: [],
+        },
+        {
+          name: "worker",
+          sessionId: "member-session",
+          agentType: "general-purpose",
+          status: "running",
+          pendingInjectedMessageIds: [],
+        },
+      ],
+      shutdownRequests: [],
+      bounds: {
+        maxMembers: 8,
+        maxParallelMembers: 4,
+        maxMessagesPerRun: 10000,
+        maxWallClockMinutes: 120,
+        maxMemberTurns: 500,
+      },
+    }
+    await seedRuntimeState(runtimeStateWithLeader, config)
+    const handler = createTeamMemberErrorHandler(config)
+
+    // when
+    await handler({
+      event: {
+        type: "session.error",
+        properties: { sessionID: "member-session", error: new Error("task exploded") },
+      },
+    })
+
+    // then — lead inbox must contain an announcement about the failed member
+    const leadInboxDir = getInboxDir(resolveBaseDir(config), teamRunId, "lead")
+    const leadInboxEntries = await readdir(leadInboxDir)
+    expect(leadInboxEntries.some((entry) => entry.endsWith(".json"))).toBe(true)
+
+    const { listUnreadMessages } = await import("../../features/team-mode/team-mailbox/inbox")
+    const unread = await listUnreadMessages(teamRunId, "lead", config)
+    expect(unread).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(unread[0]?.kind).toBe("announcement")
+    expect(unread[0]?.from).toBe("system")
+    expect(unread[0]?.to).toBe("lead")
+    expect(unread[0]?.body).toContain("worker")
+    expect(unread[0]?.body).toContain("task exploded")
+  })
+
   test("requeues pending live-delivery messages when the recipient session errors before idle ack", async () => {
     // given
     const baseDir = await createTemporaryBaseDir()
diff --git a/src/hooks/team-session-events/team-member-error-handler.ts b/src/hooks/team-session-events/team-member-error-handler.ts
index 9fd6f4860..cdc7c2ef9 100644
--- a/src/hooks/team-session-events/team-member-error-handler.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/team-session-events/team-member-error-handler.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto"
+
 import type { TeamModeConfig } from "../../config/schema/team-mode"
 import { findResolvedMemberSession } from "../../features/team-mode/member-session-resolution"
+import { sendMessage } from "../../features/team-mode/team-mailbox/send"
 import {
   releaseDeliveryReservation,
   reserveMessageForDelivery,
 } from "../../features/team-mode/team-mailbox/reservation"
 import { loadRuntimeState, transitionRuntimeState } from "../../features/team-mode/team-state-store/store"
 import { resolveSessionEventID } from "../../shared/event-session-id"
+import { isRecord } from "../../shared/record-type-guard"
 import { log } from "../../shared/logger"
 import {
   DEFAULT_SESSION_IDLE_SETTLE_MS,
@@ -29,6 +33,18 @@ function getErroredSessionID(properties: unknown): string | undefined {
   return resolveSessionEventID(properties)
 }
 
+function extractErrorText(properties: unknown): string {
+  const props = isRecord(properties) ? properties : undefined
+  const errorValue = props?.["error"]
+  if (errorValue instanceof Error) {
+    return errorValue.message
+  }
+  if (typeof errorValue === "string" && errorValue.length > 0) {
+    return errorValue
+  }
+  return "unknown error"
+}
+
 async function requeuePendingLiveDeliveries(
   teamRunId: string,
   memberName: string,
@@ -165,6 +181,35 @@ export function createTeamMemberErrorHandler(
         )),
       }), config)
 
+      const leaderMember = runtimeState.members.find((member) => member.agentType === "leader")
+      if (leaderMember !== undefined && leaderMember.name !== runtimeMember.memberName) {
+        const errorText = extractErrorText(event.properties)
+        const errorBody = `Team member "${runtimeMember.memberName}" has entered an error state and will not complete its task.\nError: ${errorText}`
+        try {
+          await sendMessage(
+            {
+              version: 1,
+              messageId: randomUUID(),
+              from: "system",
+              to: leaderMember.name,
+              kind: "announcement",
+              body: errorBody,
+              timestamp: Date.now(),
+            },
+            runtimeState.teamRunId,
+            config,
+            { isLead: true, activeMembers: runtimeState.members.map((m) => m.name) },
+          )
+        } catch (sendError) {
+          log("team member error handler: failed to notify lead of member error", {
+            event: "team-mode-member-error-notify-failed",
+            teamRunId: runtimeState.teamRunId,
+            memberName: runtimeMember.memberName,
+            error: sendError instanceof Error ? sendError.message : String(sendError),
+          })
+        }
+      }
+
       log("team member session errored", {
         event: "team-mode-member-errored",
         teamRunId: runtimeState.teamRunId,