diff --git a/src/components/comment-content/__tests__/comment-content.test.tsx b/src/components/comment-content/__tests__/comment-content.test.tsx
index 67723a62..be631c63 100644
--- a/src/components/comment-content/__tests__/comment-content.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/comment-content/__tests__/comment-content.test.tsx
@@ -397,7 +397,8 @@ describe('CommentContent', () => {
       postCid: 'post-2',
       state: 'failed',
     });
-    expect(container.textContent).toContain('Failed to publish');
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('Failed to publish');
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('still pending');
     expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="loading-ellipsis"]')).toBeNull();
 
     testState.stateString = 'Publishing';
diff --git a/src/components/comment-content/comment-content.tsx b/src/components/comment-content/comment-content.tsx
index ee7e9cf4..a34dbe57 100644
--- a/src/components/comment-content/comment-content.tsx
+++ b/src/components/comment-content/comment-content.tsx
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ const CommentContent = ({ comment: post, prependContent }: { comment: Comment; p
   const stateString = useStateString(resolvedPost);
   const hasFailedState = state === 'failed';
   const failedError = getFailedCommentError(resolvedPost);
+  const shouldShowUnpublishedStateDetails = !cid && (!hasFailedState || Boolean(failedError));
 
   const loadingString = (
     <div className={styles.stateString}>
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ const CommentContent = ({ comment: post, prependContent }: { comment: Comment; p
           </Tooltip>
         </span>
       )}
-      {!cid && (
+      {shouldShowUnpublishedStateDetails && (
         <>
           <br />
           <br />
diff --git a/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx b/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
index 7e381981..02ab961b 100644
--- a/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ const PostInfo = ({
               ) : purged ? (
                 t('purged')
               ) : !cid && pseudonymityMode ? (
-                <span className={styles.pendingCid}>{hasFailedState ? capitalize(t('failed')) : capitalize(t('pending'))}</span>
+                <span className={styles.pendingCid}>{hasFailedState ? '?' : capitalize(t('pending'))}</span>
               ) : (
                 <Tooltip
                   content={`${numberOfPostsByAuthor === 1 ? t('1_post_by_this_id') : t('x_posts_by_this_id', { number: numberOfPostsByAuthor })}`}
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ const PostInfo = ({
           ) : (
             <>
               <span>No.</span>
-              <span className={styles.pendingCid}>{hasFailedState ? capitalize(t('failed')) : capitalize(t('pending'))}</span>
+              <span className={styles.pendingCid}>{hasFailedState ? '?' : capitalize(t('pending'))}</span>
             </>
           )}
           {pinned && (
@@ -855,6 +855,7 @@ const PostDesktop = ({
   const isMultiboardView = isInAllView || isInSubscriptionsView || isInModView;
   const directories = useDirectories();
   const boardPath = communityAddress ? getBoardPath(communityAddress, directories) : undefined;
+  const deleteFailedPostRedirectPath = isInPendingPostView ? (boardPath ? `/${boardPath}` : '/') : undefined;
   const displayBoardPath =
     boardPath && communityAddress
       ? boardPath !== communityAddress
@@ -957,8 +958,10 @@ const PostDesktop = ({
 
   const stateString = useStateString(resolvedPost) || t('downloading_board');
   const hasFailedState = state === 'failed';
-  const { canDeleteFailedPost, canRetryFailedPost, isDeletingFailedPost, isRetryingFailedPost, onDeleteFailedPost, onRetryFailedPost } =
-    useDeleteFailedPost(resolvedPost);
+  const { canDeleteFailedPost, canRetryFailedPost, isDeletingFailedPost, isRetryingFailedPost, onDeleteFailedPost, onRetryFailedPost } = useDeleteFailedPost(
+    resolvedPost,
+    deleteFailedPostRedirectPath,
+  );
   const failedPublishNotice = canDeleteFailedPost ? (
     <FailedPublishNotice
       isDeleting={isDeletingFailedPost}
diff --git a/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx b/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
index 0ae37c53..50c6bcc6 100644
--- a/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ const PostInfoAndMedia = ({ post, postReplyCount = 0, roles, threadNumber, posts
                 ) : purged ? (
                   lowerCase(t('purged'))
                 ) : !cid && pseudonymityMode ? (
-                  <span className={styles.pendingCid}>{hasFailedState ? capitalize(t('failed')) : capitalize(t('pending'))}</span>
+                  <span className={styles.pendingCid}>{hasFailedState ? '?' : capitalize(t('pending'))}</span>
                 ) : (
                   <Tooltip
                     content={`${numberOfPostsByAuthor === 1 ? t('1_post_by_this_id') : t('x_posts_by_this_id', { number: numberOfPostsByAuthor })}`}
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ const PostInfoAndMedia = ({ post, postReplyCount = 0, roles, threadNumber, posts
             ) : (
               <>
                 <span>No.</span>
-                <span className={styles.pendingCid}>{hasFailedState ? capitalize(t('failed')) : capitalize(t('pending'))}</span>
+                <span className={styles.pendingCid}>{hasFailedState ? '?' : capitalize(t('pending'))}</span>
               </>
             )}
             {shouldShowPendingApprovalButtons && (
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ const PostMobile = ({
     </button>
   ) : null;
   const linksCount = useCountLinksInReplies(resolvedPost);
+  const deleteFailedPostRedirectPath = isInPendingPostView ? (boardPath ? `/${boardPath}` : '/') : undefined;
   const hasReplyPaginationOverride = !!replyPaginationOverride;
   const shouldFetchReplies = showReplies && !isModQueue && !hasReplyPaginationOverride;
   const shouldUsePreview = shouldFetchReplies && !showAllReplies;
@@ -668,8 +669,10 @@ const PostMobile = ({
   const stateString = useStateString(resolvedPost) || t('loading_post');
   const hasFailedState = state === 'failed';
   const isReply = !!parentCid;
-  const { canDeleteFailedPost, canRetryFailedPost, isDeletingFailedPost, isRetryingFailedPost, onDeleteFailedPost, onRetryFailedPost } =
-    useDeleteFailedPost(resolvedPost);
+  const { canDeleteFailedPost, canRetryFailedPost, isDeletingFailedPost, isRetryingFailedPost, onDeleteFailedPost, onRetryFailedPost } = useDeleteFailedPost(
+    resolvedPost,
+    deleteFailedPostRedirectPath,
+  );
   const failedPublishNotice = canDeleteFailedPost ? (
     <FailedPublishNotice
       isDeleting={isDeletingFailedPost}
diff --git a/src/hooks/__tests__/use-delete-failed-post.test.tsx b/src/hooks/__tests__/use-delete-failed-post.test.tsx
index 2761073d..b7f7aad2 100644
--- a/src/hooks/__tests__/use-delete-failed-post.test.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/__tests__/use-delete-failed-post.test.tsx
@@ -14,9 +14,14 @@ const testState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   alertMock: vi.fn(),
   deleteCommentMock: vi.fn(async (_targetComment: string | number) => undefined),
   lastPublishOptions: undefined as Record<string, any> | undefined,
+  navigateMock: vi.fn(),
   publishCommentMock: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
 }));
 
+vi.mock('react-router-dom', () => ({
+  useNavigate: () => testState.navigateMock,
+}));
+
 vi.mock('@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks', () => ({
   deleteComment: (targetComment: string | number) => testState.deleteCommentMock(targetComment),
   usePublishComment: (options: Record<string, any> | undefined) => {
@@ -63,14 +68,14 @@ const failedPost = {
   title: 'Hello',
 };
 
-const HookHarness = ({ post }: { post: typeof failedPost }) => {
-  latestValue = useDeleteFailedPost(post);
+const HookHarness = ({ deleteRedirectPath, post }: { deleteRedirectPath?: string; post: typeof failedPost }) => {
+  latestValue = useDeleteFailedPost(post, deleteRedirectPath);
   return null;
 };
 
-const renderHook = (post = failedPost) => {
+const renderHook = (post = failedPost, deleteRedirectPath?: string) => {
   act(() => {
-    root.render(createElement(HookHarness, { post }));
+    root.render(createElement(HookHarness, { deleteRedirectPath, post }));
   });
 };
 
@@ -137,6 +142,17 @@ describe('useDeleteFailedPost', () => {
     expect(testState.publishCommentMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
+  it('redirects after deleting a failed post when a redirect path is provided', async () => {
+    renderHook(failedPost, '/mu');
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await latestValue.onDeleteFailedPost();
+    });
+
+    expect(testState.deleteCommentMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('failed-cid');
+    expect(testState.navigateMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/mu', { replace: true });
+  });
+
   it('routes retry challenges through the challenge store and preserves abandon behavior', async () => {
     await act(async () => {
       await testState.lastPublishOptions?.onChallenge('captcha', 'nonce');
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-delete-failed-post.ts b/src/hooks/use-delete-failed-post.ts
index 6ba62ff2..80b73d86 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-delete-failed-post.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-delete-failed-post.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useCallback, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { ChallengeVerification, Comment, PublishCommentOptions, deleteComment, usePublishComment } from '@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks';
 import { alertChallengeVerificationFailed } from '../lib/utils/challenge-utils';
 import useChallengesStore from '../stores/use-challenges-store';
@@ -67,10 +68,11 @@ export const getFailedPostRetryPublishOptions = (post?: FailedPost): PublishComm
   return retryOptions;
 };
 
-const useDeleteFailedPost = (post?: FailedPost) => {
+const useDeleteFailedPost = (post?: FailedPost, deleteRedirectPath?: string) => {
   const [isDeletingFailedPost, setIsDeletingFailedPost] = useState(false);
   const [isRetryingFailedPost, setIsRetryingFailedPost] = useState(false);
   const addChallenge = useChallengesStore((state) => state.addChallenge);
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
   const abandonPublishRef = useRef<(() => Promise<void>) | undefined>();
   const abandonCurrentPublish = useCallback(async () => {
     await abandonPublishRef.current?.();
@@ -114,13 +116,16 @@ const useDeleteFailedPost = (post?: FailedPost) => {
     deleteComment(targetComment)
       .then(() => {
         setIsDeletingFailedPost(false);
+        if (deleteRedirectPath) {
+          navigate(deleteRedirectPath, { replace: true });
+        }
       })
       .catch((error) => {
         console.error('Failed to delete failed post:', error);
         alert(`Failed to delete post: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'}`);
         setIsDeletingFailedPost(false);
       });
-  }, [canDeleteFailedPost, isDeletingFailedPost, isRetryingFailedPost, post]);
+  }, [canDeleteFailedPost, deleteRedirectPath, isDeletingFailedPost, isRetryingFailedPost, navigate, post]);
 
   const canRetryFailedPost = canDeleteFailedPost && Boolean(retryPublishOptions);