diff --git a/Assets/Tests/Editor/PausePointCompiledLineMapWarningTests.cs b/Assets/Tests/Editor/PausePointCompiledLineMapWarningTests.cs
index 668da781cd..d253c97be3 100644
--- a/Assets/Tests/Editor/PausePointCompiledLineMapWarningTests.cs
+++ b/Assets/Tests/Editor/PausePointCompiledLineMapWarningTests.cs
@@ -932,6 +932,291 @@ public void AppendRequestedLineCandidateCompiledLinesToDriftWarningOrUnchanged_W
                     + " Candidate: the text at --line 107 in the edited file appears at lines 1, 3, 4 (first 3 matches) in the last compiled source."));
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// What: one compiled-source match for the requested --line text is appended to a
+        /// resolve-failure Message.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Test]
+        public void AppendResolveFailureRequestedLineCandidateSuffixOrUnchanged_WhenOneLineMatches_AppendsCandidate()
+        {
+            const string message =
+                "No sequence point found on or after line 116 in 'Assets/Scripts/Enemy.cs'.";
+            string[] compiledLines = new string[110];
+            for (int index = 0; index < compiledLines.Length; index++)
+            {
+                compiledLines[index] = "            return 0;";
+            }
+
+            compiledLines[109] = "            return 2;";
+
+            string result = PausePointEnableWarnings.AppendResolveFailureRequestedLineCandidateSuffixOrUnchanged(
+                message,
+                116,
+                "  return 2;  ",
+                compiledLines);
+
+            Assert.That(
+                result,
+                Is.EqualTo(
+                    "No sequence point found on or after line 116 in 'Assets/Scripts/Enemy.cs'."
+                    + " Candidate: the text at --line 116 in the edited file appears at line 110 in the last compiled source."));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// What: two compiled-source matches for the requested --line text append both line numbers.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Test]
+        public void AppendResolveFailureRequestedLineCandidateSuffixOrUnchanged_WhenTwoLinesMatch_AppendsBothCandidates()
+        {
+            const string message =
+                "No sequence point found on or after line 116 in 'Assets/Scripts/Enemy.cs'.";
+            string[] compiledLines =
+            {
+                "class Sample",
+                "            return 2;",
+                "            return 1;",
+                "            return 2;"
+            };
+
+            string result = PausePointEnableWarnings.AppendResolveFailureRequestedLineCandidateSuffixOrUnchanged(
+                message,
+                116,
+                "return 2;",
+                compiledLines);
+
+            Assert.That(
+                result,
+                Is.EqualTo(
+                    "No sequence point found on or after line 116 in 'Assets/Scripts/Enemy.cs'."
+                    + " Candidate: the text at --line 116 in the edited file appears at lines 2, 4 in the last compiled source."));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// What: more than three compiled-source matches for a resolve-failure Message cap at the
+        /// first three.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Test]
+        public void AppendResolveFailureRequestedLineCandidateSuffixOrUnchanged_WhenMoreThanThreeLinesMatch_CapsAtFirstThree()
+        {
+            const string message =
+                "No sequence point found on or after line 116 in 'Assets/Scripts/Enemy.cs'.";
+            string[] compiledLines =
+            {
+                "            return 2;",
+                "            return 1;",
+                "            return 2;",
+                "            return 2;",
+                "            return 2;"
+            };
+
+            string result = PausePointEnableWarnings.AppendResolveFailureRequestedLineCandidateSuffixOrUnchanged(
+                message,
+                116,
+                "return 2;",
+                compiledLines);
+
+            Assert.That(
+                result,
+                Is.EqualTo(
+                    "No sequence point found on or after line 116 in 'Assets/Scripts/Enemy.cs'."
+                    + " Candidate: the text at --line 116 in the edited file appears at lines 1, 3, 4 (first 3 matches) in the last compiled source."));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// What: a resolve-failure Message stays unchanged when compiled source has no matching line.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Test]
+        public void AppendResolveFailureRequestedLineCandidateSuffixOrUnchanged_WhenNoLineMatches_ReturnsUnchanged()
+        {
+            const string message =
+                "No sequence point found on or after line 116 in 'Assets/Scripts/Enemy.cs'.";
+            string[] compiledLines =
+            {
+                "            return 0;"
+            };
+
+            string result = PausePointEnableWarnings.AppendResolveFailureRequestedLineCandidateSuffixOrUnchanged(
+                message,
+                116,
+                "return 2;",
+                compiledLines);
+
+            Assert.That(result, Is.EqualTo(message));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// What: a resolve-failure Message stays unchanged when the edited line text is blank.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Test]
+        public void AppendResolveFailureRequestedLineCandidateSuffixOrUnchanged_WhenEditedTextEmpty_ReturnsUnchanged()
+        {
+            const string message =
+                "No sequence point found on or after line 116 in 'Assets/Scripts/Enemy.cs'.";
+            string[] compiledLines =
+            {
+                "            return 2;"
+            };
+
+            string result = PausePointEnableWarnings.AppendResolveFailureRequestedLineCandidateSuffixOrUnchanged(
+                message,
+                116,
+                "   ",
+                compiledLines);
+
+            Assert.That(result, Is.EqualTo(message));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// What: a resolve-failure Message stays unchanged when compiled source lines are null.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Test]
+        public void AppendResolveFailureRequestedLineCandidateSuffixOrUnchanged_WhenCompiledSourceLinesNull_ReturnsUnchanged()
+        {
+            const string message =
+                "No sequence point found on or after line 116 in 'Assets/Scripts/Enemy.cs'.";
+
+            string result = PausePointEnableWarnings.AppendResolveFailureRequestedLineCandidateSuffixOrUnchanged(
+                message,
+                116,
+                "return 2;",
+                null);
+
+            Assert.That(result, Is.EqualTo(message));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// What: an active hot-reload gate plus a compiled-source match appends Candidate after
+        /// Nearby methods on a resolve-failure Message.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Test]
+        public void BuildResolveFailureMessage_WhenHotReloadGateTrueAndLineMatches_AppendsNearbyThenCandidate()
+        {
+            const string errorMessage =
+                "No sequence point found on or after line 116 in 'Assets/Scripts/Enemy.cs'.";
+            SourcePausePointNearbyCompiledMethod[] nearby =
+            {
+                new SourcePausePointNearbyCompiledMethod("Enemy.Update", 100, 120)
+            };
+            string[] compiledLines =
+            {
+                "            return 2;"
+            };
+
+            string result = PausePointEnableWarnings.BuildResolveFailureMessage(
+                errorMessage,
+                nearby,
+                true,
+                116,
+                true,
+                "return 2;",
+                compiledLines);
+
+            Assert.That(
+                result,
+                Is.EqualTo(
+                    "No sequence point found on or after line 116 in 'Assets/Scripts/Enemy.cs'."
+                    + " Nearby methods in the last compiled source: 'Enemy.Update' spans lines 100-120."
+                    + " Candidate: the text at --line 116 in the edited file appears at line 1 in the last compiled source."));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// What: the same matching inputs without the hot-reload gate keep Nearby methods and omit
+        /// Candidate.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Test]
+        public void BuildResolveFailureMessage_WhenHotReloadGateFalseAndLineMatches_AppendsNearbyOnly()
+        {
+            const string errorMessage =
+                "No sequence point found on or after line 116 in 'Assets/Scripts/Enemy.cs'.";
+            SourcePausePointNearbyCompiledMethod[] nearby =
+            {
+                new SourcePausePointNearbyCompiledMethod("Enemy.Update", 100, 120)
+            };
+            string[] compiledLines =
+            {
+                "            return 2;"
+            };
+
+            string result = PausePointEnableWarnings.BuildResolveFailureMessage(
+                errorMessage,
+                nearby,
+                false,
+                116,
+                true,
+                "return 2;",
+                compiledLines);
+
+            Assert.That(
+                result,
+                Is.EqualTo(
+                    "No sequence point found on or after line 116 in 'Assets/Scripts/Enemy.cs'."
+                    + " Nearby methods in the last compiled source: 'Enemy.Update' spans lines 100-120."));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// What: a null compiled-source list under an active hot-reload gate keeps Nearby methods
+        /// and omits Candidate.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Test]
+        public void BuildResolveFailureMessage_WhenCompiledSourceLinesNull_AppendsNearbyOnly()
+        {
+            const string errorMessage =
+                "No sequence point found on or after line 116 in 'Assets/Scripts/Enemy.cs'.";
+            SourcePausePointNearbyCompiledMethod[] nearby =
+            {
+                new SourcePausePointNearbyCompiledMethod("Enemy.Update", 100, 120)
+            };
+
+            string result = PausePointEnableWarnings.BuildResolveFailureMessage(
+                errorMessage,
+                nearby,
+                true,
+                116,
+                true,
+                "return 2;",
+                null);
+
+            Assert.That(
+                result,
+                Is.EqualTo(
+                    "No sequence point found on or after line 116 in 'Assets/Scripts/Enemy.cs'."
+                    + " Nearby methods in the last compiled source: 'Enemy.Update' spans lines 100-120."));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// What: a failed edited-line read under an active hot-reload gate keeps Nearby methods and
+        /// omits Candidate even when compiled source would match.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Test]
+        public void BuildResolveFailureMessage_WhenRequestedLineReadFails_AppendsNearbyOnly()
+        {
+            const string errorMessage =
+                "No sequence point found on or after line 116 in 'Assets/Scripts/Enemy.cs'.";
+            SourcePausePointNearbyCompiledMethod[] nearby =
+            {
+                new SourcePausePointNearbyCompiledMethod("Enemy.Update", 100, 120)
+            };
+            string[] compiledLines =
+            {
+                "            return 2;"
+            };
+
+            string result = PausePointEnableWarnings.BuildResolveFailureMessage(
+                errorMessage,
+                nearby,
+                true,
+                116,
+                false,
+                "return 2;",
+                compiledLines);
+
+            Assert.That(
+                result,
+                Is.EqualTo(
+                    "No sequence point found on or after line 116 in 'Assets/Scripts/Enemy.cs'."
+                    + " Nearby methods in the last compiled source: 'Enemy.Update' spans lines 100-120."));
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// What: retarget warning interpolates resolved method, requested line, and edited span.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Packages/src/Editor/FirstPartyTools/PausePoint/PausePointEnableWarnings.cs b/Packages/src/Editor/FirstPartyTools/PausePoint/PausePointEnableWarnings.cs
index d93bcd2e62..df3f3fd4c1 100644
--- a/Packages/src/Editor/FirstPartyTools/PausePoint/PausePointEnableWarnings.cs
+++ b/Packages/src/Editor/FirstPartyTools/PausePoint/PausePointEnableWarnings.cs
@@ -231,6 +231,76 @@ internal static string AppendRequestedLineCandidateCompiledLinesToDriftWarningOr
                 truncated);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Appends compiled-line Candidate text to a resolve-failure Message when the edited
+        /// --line text appears in the last compiled source.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string AppendResolveFailureRequestedLineCandidateSuffixOrUnchanged(
+            string message,
+            int requestedLine,
+            string requestedLineEditedText,
+            IReadOnlyList<string> compiledSourceLines)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(message) || requestedLine <= 0)
+            {
+                return message ?? string.Empty;
+            }
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(requestedLineEditedText) || compiledSourceLines == null)
+            {
+                return message;
+            }
+
+            string editedTrimmed = requestedLineEditedText.Trim();
+            if (editedTrimmed.Length == 0)
+            {
+                return message;
+            }
+
+            (List<int> matches, bool truncated) = CollectCandidateCompiledLineNumbers(
+                editedTrimmed,
+                compiledSourceLines);
+            if (matches.Count == 0)
+            {
+                return message;
+            }
+
+            // Why no drift-warning gate: resolve-failure Messages have no drift warning, and
+            // Candidate is the only compiled-line number the caller can retry with.
+            return message + FormatRequestedLineCandidateCompiledLinesSuffix(
+                requestedLine,
+                matches,
+                truncated);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Builds a resolve-failure Message: Nearby methods, then Candidate when hot-reload
+        /// patches are active and the edited --line text was read.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string BuildResolveFailureMessage(
+            string errorMessage,
+            IReadOnlyList<SourcePausePointNearbyCompiledMethod> nearbyCompiledMethods,
+            bool hasActiveHotReloadPatches,
+            int requestedLine,
+            bool requestedLineReadOk,
+            string requestedLineEditedText,
+            IReadOnlyList<string> compiledSourceLinesOrNull)
+        {
+            string message = AppendNearbyCompiledMethodsSuffix(errorMessage, nearbyCompiledMethods);
+            // Why skip Candidate when the edited line was not read: the Candidate sentence names
+            // the text at --line N in the edited file, which is false if that read failed.
+            if (!hasActiveHotReloadPatches || !requestedLineReadOk)
+            {
+                return message;
+            }
+
+            return AppendResolveFailureRequestedLineCandidateSuffixOrUnchanged(
+                message,
+                requestedLine,
+                requestedLineEditedText,
+                compiledSourceLinesOrNull);
+        }
+
         private static (List<int> matches, bool truncated) CollectCandidateCompiledLineNumbers(
             string editedTrimmed,
             IReadOnlyList<string> compiledSourceLines)
diff --git a/Packages/src/Editor/FirstPartyTools/PausePoint/PausePointUseCase.cs b/Packages/src/Editor/FirstPartyTools/PausePoint/PausePointUseCase.cs
index 92d52535b1..f582dabf8c 100644
--- a/Packages/src/Editor/FirstPartyTools/PausePoint/PausePointUseCase.cs
+++ b/Packages/src/Editor/FirstPartyTools/PausePoint/PausePointUseCase.cs
@@ -273,10 +273,34 @@ private static PausePointResponse EnableBySourceLocation(EnablePausePointSchema
                 string recommendedNextAction = hasActiveHotReloadPatches
                     ? SourcePausePointConstants.HotReloadCompiledLineMapResolveFailureNextAction
                     : SourcePausePointConstants.ResolveFailedRecommendedNextAction;
+                IReadOnlyList<string> compiledSourceLinesOrNull = null;
+                bool requestedLineReadOk = false;
+                string requestedLineEditedText = string.Empty;
+                // Why skip snapshot/edited-line IO without patches: Candidate is omitted on that
+                // path, so those reads would change the historical no-patch failure for no gain.
+                if (hasActiveHotReloadPatches)
+                {
+                    string compiledSnapshotSource = LoadCompiledSnapshotSourceOrEmpty(parameters.File);
+                    compiledSourceLinesOrNull = string.IsNullOrEmpty(compiledSnapshotSource)
+                        ? null
+                        : SourcePausePointSourceLineReader.SplitSourceLines(compiledSnapshotSource);
+                    (requestedLineReadOk, requestedLineEditedText) =
+                        PausePointCompiledLineComparisonWarnings.ReadEditedLineText(
+                            parameters.File,
+                            parameters.Line);
+                }
+
+                string message = PausePointEnableWarnings.BuildResolveFailureMessage(
+                    resolveResult.ErrorMessage,
+                    resolveResult.NearbyCompiledMethods,
+                    hasActiveHotReloadPatches,
+                    parameters.Line,
+                    requestedLineReadOk,
+                    requestedLineEditedText,
+                    compiledSourceLinesOrNull);
+
                 PausePointResponse response = CreateValidationFailure(
-                    PausePointEnableWarnings.AppendNearbyCompiledMethodsSuffix(
-                        resolveResult.ErrorMessage,
-                        resolveResult.NearbyCompiledMethods),
+                    message,
                     SourcePausePointConstants.ErrorCodeResolveFailed,
                     recommendedNextAction);
                 response.Warning = PausePointEnableWarnings.ChooseCompiledLineMapWarning(