diff --git a/ui/src/e2e/new-session-page.e2e.test.ts b/ui/src/e2e/new-session-page.e2e.test.ts
index 44bb3afe3764..560d8c1d2bd5 100644
--- a/ui/src/e2e/new-session-page.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/e2e/new-session-page.e2e.test.ts
@@ -798,6 +798,22 @@ describeControlUiE2e("Control UI new-session page mocked Gateway E2E", () => {
       await expect
         .poll(() => page.locator(".new-session-page__error").textContent())
         .toContain("cloud worker placement could not be verified");
+      const alert = page.locator(".new-session-page__alert");
+      await expect.poll(() => alert.getAttribute("role")).toBe("alert");
+      await expect.poll(() => alert.locator("svg").count()).toBe(1);
+      const [alertBox, composerBox] = await Promise.all([
+        alert.boundingBox(),
+        page.locator(".new-session-page__composer").boundingBox(),
+      ]);
+      expect(alertBox).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(composerBox).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(
+        Math.abs(
+          (alertBox?.x ?? 0) +
+            (alertBox?.width ?? 0) / 2 -
+            ((composerBox?.x ?? 0) + (composerBox?.width ?? 0) / 2),
+        ),
+      ).toBeLessThanOrEqual(1);
       await expect.poll(() => startButton.isDisabled()).toBe(false);
       await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Start session" }).click();
       await expect
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/new-session/new-session-page.ts b/ui/src/pages/new-session/new-session-page.ts
index 80adb6967a48..294aa2699619 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/new-session/new-session-page.ts
+++ b/ui/src/pages/new-session/new-session-page.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { applicationContext, type ApplicationContext } from "../../app/context.t
 import { beginNativeWindowDragFromTopInset } from "../../app/native-window-drag.ts";
 import { hasOperatorAdminAccess } from "../../app/operator-access.ts";
 import { loadSettings } from "../../app/settings.ts";
+import { icons } from "../../components/icons.ts";
 import "../../components/tooltip.ts";
 import "../../components/web-awesome-popover.ts";
 import "../../components/web-awesome-select.ts";
@@ -42,6 +43,15 @@ import { renderAgentSelect, renderFolderSelect, renderWhereSelect } from "./targ
 
 const CATALOG_RETRY_DELAYS_MS = [0, 1_000, 3_000] as const;
 
+function renderDraftError(message: string) {
+  return html`
+    <div class="callout danger new-session-page__error new-session-page__alert" role="alert">
+      <span class="new-session-page__alert-icon" aria-hidden="true">${icons.alertTriangle}</span>
+      <span class="callout__content new-session-page__alert-message">${message}</span>
+    </div>
+  `;
+}
+
 class NewSessionPage extends OpenClawLightDomElement {
   @property({ attribute: false }) data: NewSessionRouteData | undefined;
 
@@ -1215,12 +1225,10 @@ class NewSessionPage extends OpenClawLightDomElement {
     return html`
       <div class="new-session-page__draft" aria-busy=${String(this.submitting)}>
         ${this.renderTargetBar()}
-        ${worktreeNameInvalid
-          ? html`<div class="new-session-page__error">${t("newSession.worktreeNameInvalid")}</div>`
-          : nothing}
-        ${this.error ? html`<div class="new-session-page__error">${this.error}</div>` : nothing}
+        ${worktreeNameInvalid ? renderDraftError(t("newSession.worktreeNameInvalid")) : nothing}
+        ${this.error ? renderDraftError(this.error) : nothing}
         ${this.submissionOutcomeUnknown
-          ? html`<div class="new-session-page__error">${t("newSession.createOutcomeUnknown")}</div>`
+          ? renderDraftError(t("newSession.createOutcomeUnknown"))
           : nothing}
         ${renderNewSessionDraftComposer({
           agentDefaultModel: this.selectedAgent()?.model?.primary,
diff --git a/ui/src/styles/new-session.css b/ui/src/styles/new-session.css
index b61f26f5d827..e05fefce65e1 100644
--- a/ui/src/styles/new-session.css
+++ b/ui/src/styles/new-session.css
@@ -361,11 +361,54 @@ wa-popover.new-session-page__select--folder::part(body) {
   border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
 }
 
-.new-session-page__error {
+.new-session-page__browser > .new-session-page__error {
+  padding: 8px 10px 0;
   font-size: 12px;
   color: var(--danger);
 }
 
+.new-session-page__alert {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  gap: 10px;
+  width: fit-content;
+  max-width: min(48rem, calc(100% - 36px));
+  margin: 4px auto 2px;
+  padding: 10px 12px;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  text-align: left;
+  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px color-mix(in srgb, var(--danger) 8%, transparent);
+}
+
+.new-session-page__alert-icon {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  width: 26px;
+  height: 26px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--danger) 14%, transparent);
+  color: var(--danger);
+}
+
+.new-session-page__alert-icon svg {
+  width: 15px;
+  height: 15px;
+  fill: none;
+  stroke: currentColor;
+  stroke-width: 1.8;
+  stroke-linecap: round;
+  stroke-linejoin: round;
+}
+
+.new-session-page__alert-message {
+  min-width: 0;
+  padding-top: 3px;
+  line-height: 1.45;
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+}
+
 .new-session-page__browser-use {
   padding: 6px 14px;
   border: 1px solid transparent;