diff --git a/src/core/Cline.ts b/src/core/Cline.ts
index ccf2cffc2d..79dac08c45 100644
--- a/src/core/Cline.ts
+++ b/src/core/Cline.ts
@@ -1106,11 +1106,26 @@ export class Cline {
 							// Construct newContent from diff
 							let newContent: string
 							if (diff) {
-								newContent = await constructNewFileContent(
-									diff,
-									this.diffViewProvider.originalContent || "",
-									!block.partial,
-								)
+								try {
+									newContent = await constructNewFileContent(
+										diff,
+										this.diffViewProvider.originalContent || "",
+										!block.partial,
+									)
+								} catch (error) {
+									await this.say(
+										"error",
+										`Failed to apply changes to ${relPath}. The model's diff instructions could not be processed correctly. This usually happens when the search patterns don't match the file content exactly.`,
+									)
+									pushToolResult(
+										formatResponse.toolError(
+											`Error writing file: ${JSON.stringify(serializeError(error))}`,
+										),
+									)
+									await this.diffViewProvider.revertChanges()
+									await this.diffViewProvider.reset()
+									break
+								}
 							} else if (content) {
 								newContent = content