diff --git a/src/features/background-agent/manager.ts b/src/features/background-agent/manager.ts
index 2ae6b3f..a98af78 100644
--- a/src/features/background-agent/manager.ts
+++ b/src/features/background-agent/manager.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export class BackgroundManager {
       parentSessionID: input.parentSessionID,
       parentMessageID: input.parentMessageID,
       description: input.description,
+      prompt: input.prompt,
       agent: input.agent,
       status: "running",
       startedAt: new Date(),
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ export class BackgroundManager {
         if (!messagesResult.error && messagesResult.data) {
           const messages = messagesResult.data as Array<{
             info?: { role?: string }
-            parts?: Array<{ type?: string; tool?: string; name?: string }>
+            parts?: Array<{ type?: string; tool?: string; name?: string; text?: string }>
           }>
           const assistantMsgs = messages.filter(
             (m) => m.info?.role === "assistant"
@@ -324,6 +325,7 @@ export class BackgroundManager {
 
           let toolCalls = 0
           let lastTool: string | undefined
+          let lastMessage: string | undefined
 
           for (const msg of assistantMsgs) {
             const parts = msg.parts ?? []
@@ -332,6 +334,9 @@ export class BackgroundManager {
                 toolCalls++
                 lastTool = part.tool || part.name || "unknown"
               }
+              if (part.type === "text" && part.text) {
+                lastMessage = part.text
+              }
             }
           }
 
@@ -341,6 +346,10 @@ export class BackgroundManager {
           task.progress.toolCalls = toolCalls
           task.progress.lastTool = lastTool
           task.progress.lastUpdate = new Date()
+          if (lastMessage) {
+            task.progress.lastMessage = lastMessage
+            task.progress.lastMessageAt = new Date()
+          }
         }
       } catch (error) {
         log("[background-agent] Poll error for task:", { taskId: task.id, error })
diff --git a/src/features/background-agent/types.ts b/src/features/background-agent/types.ts
index 6068d4c..1d5356a 100644
--- a/src/features/background-agent/types.ts
+++ b/src/features/background-agent/types.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ export interface TaskProgress {
   toolCalls: number
   lastTool?: string
   lastUpdate: Date
+  lastMessage?: string
+  lastMessageAt?: Date
 }
 
 export interface BackgroundTask {
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ export interface BackgroundTask {
   parentSessionID: string
   parentMessageID: string
   description: string
+  prompt: string
   agent: string
   status: BackgroundTaskStatus
   startedAt: Date
diff --git a/src/tools/background-task/tools.ts b/src/tools/background-task/tools.ts
index d580551..dabb40f 100644
--- a/src/tools/background-task/tools.ts
+++ b/src/tools/background-task/tools.ts
@@ -62,21 +62,51 @@ function delay(ms: number): Promise<void> {
   return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
 }
 
+function truncateText(text: string, maxLength: number): string {
+  if (text.length <= maxLength) return text
+  return text.slice(0, maxLength) + "..."
+}
+
 function formatTaskStatus(task: BackgroundTask): string {
   const duration = formatDuration(task.startedAt, task.completedAt)
-  const progress = task.progress
-    ? `\nTool calls: ${task.progress.toolCalls}\nLast tool: ${task.progress.lastTool ?? "N/A"}`
-    : ""
+  const promptPreview = truncateText(task.prompt, 500)
+  
+  let progressSection = ""
+  if (task.progress) {
+    progressSection = `\nTool calls: ${task.progress.toolCalls}\nLast tool: ${task.progress.lastTool ?? "N/A"}`
+  }
 
-  return `Task Status
+  let lastMessageSection = ""
+  if (task.progress?.lastMessage) {
+    const truncated = truncateText(task.progress.lastMessage, 500)
+    const messageTime = task.progress.lastMessageAt 
+      ? task.progress.lastMessageAt.toISOString()
+      : "N/A"
+    lastMessageSection = `
 
-Task ID: ${task.id}
-Description: ${task.description}
-Agent: ${task.agent}
-Status: ${task.status}
-Duration: ${duration}${progress}
+## Last Message (${messageTime})
 
-Session ID: ${task.sessionID}`
+\`\`\`
+${truncated}
+\`\`\``
+  }
+
+  return `# Task Status
+
+| Field | Value |
+|-------|-------|
+| Task ID | \`${task.id}\` |
+| Description | ${task.description} |
+| Agent | ${task.agent} |
+| Status | **${task.status}** |
+| Duration | ${duration} |
+| Session ID | \`${task.sessionID}\` |${progressSection}
+
+## Original Prompt
+
+\`\`\`
+${promptPreview}
+\`\`\`${lastMessageSection}`
 }
 
 async function formatTaskResult(task: BackgroundTask, client: OpencodeClient): Promise<string> {