diff --git a/app-instance/backend/tests/unit/test_process_projection.py b/app-instance/backend/tests/unit/test_process_projection.py
index 1b1b47c..7c47320 100644
--- a/app-instance/backend/tests/unit/test_process_projection.py
+++ b/app-instance/backend/tests/unit/test_process_projection.py
@@ -158,6 +158,57 @@ def test_process_projection_maps_task_team_events(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     assert acceptance_event["metadata"]["timeline_type"] == "acceptance"
 
 
+def test_process_projection_maps_failed_task_team_events(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    session = SessionManager(tmp_path)
+    run_store = RunMemoryStore(tmp_path / "memory" / "runs")
+    run_store.append_run_record(
+        RunRecord(
+            run_id="failed-sub-run",
+            session_id="failed-sub-session",
+            task_id="task-1",
+            attempt_index=1,
+            task_text="failed sub task",
+            started_at="2026-01-01T00:00:01+00:00",
+            ended_at="2026-01-01T00:00:02+00:00",
+            success=False,
+            finish_reason="error",
+        )
+    )
+    session.append_message(
+        "web:test",
+        role="system",
+        event_type="task_team_run_failed",
+        event_payload={
+            "task_id": "task-1",
+            "attempt_index": 1,
+            "team_success": False,
+            "team_run_ids": ["failed-sub-run"],
+            "error": "research node failed",
+            "node_results": [
+                {
+                    "node_id": "research",
+                    "success": False,
+                    "error": "source unavailable",
+                    "run_id": "failed-sub-run",
+                    "finish_reason": "error",
+                }
+            ],
+        },
+        context_visible=False,
+    )
+
+    projection = SessionProcessProjector(session, run_store).project("web:test")
+
+    team_event = next(event for event in projection["events"] if event["kind"] == "agent_team_created")
+    assert team_event["status"] == "error"
+    assert team_event["metadata"]["timeline_type"] == "agent_team"
+    assert team_event["metadata"]["team_run_ids"] == ["failed-sub-run"]
+
+    node_event = next(event for event in projection["events"] if event["kind"] == "agent_finished")
+    assert node_event["status"] == "error"
+    assert node_event["metadata"]["timeline_type"] == "agent_progress"
+
+
 def test_process_projection_exposes_ephemeral_guidance_artifacts(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     session = SessionManager(tmp_path)
     run_store = RunMemoryStore(tmp_path / "memory" / "runs")