diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 7330b96..9abb99c 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -599,6 +599,7 @@
                                         <!-- state label -->
                                         <div class="my-auto space-x-1">
                                             <span>{{ chatItem.lxmf_message.state }}</span>
+                                            <span v-if="chatItem.lxmf_message.state === 'outbound' && chatItem.lxmf_message.delivery_attempts >= 1">(attempt {{ chatItem.lxmf_message.delivery_attempts + 1 }})</span>
                                             <span v-if="chatItem.lxmf_message.state === 'sending'">{{ chatItem.lxmf_message.progress.toFixed(0) }}%</span>
                                         </div>
 
diff --git a/web.py b/web.py
index d9d8cee..d30da82 100644
--- a/web.py
+++ b/web.py
@@ -843,6 +843,8 @@ class ReticulumMeshChat:
                     "is_incoming": db_lxmf_message.is_incoming,
                     "state": db_lxmf_message.state,
                     "progress": db_lxmf_message.progress,
+                    "delivery_attempts": db_lxmf_message.delivery_attempts,
+                    "next_delivery_attempt_at": db_lxmf_message.next_delivery_attempt_at,
                     "title": db_lxmf_message.title,
                     "content": db_lxmf_message.content,
                     "fields": json.loads(db_lxmf_message.fields),