diff --git a/src/core/prompts/responses.ts b/src/core/prompts/responses.ts
index 0696bf6f11..332e3c63b7 100644
--- a/src/core/prompts/responses.ts
+++ b/src/core/prompts/responses.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const formatResponse = {
 				feedback: feedback,
 			})
 		}
-		return `<user_message>\n${feedback}\n</user_message>`
+		return `The user denied this operation and responded with the message:\n<user_message>\n${feedback}\n</user_message>`
 	},
 
 	toolApprovedWithFeedback: (feedback?: string, protocol?: ToolProtocol) => {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export const formatResponse = {
 				feedback: feedback,
 			})
 		}
-		return `<user_message>\n${feedback}\n</user_message>`
+		return `The user approved this operation and responded with the message:\n<user_message>\n${feedback}\n</user_message>`
 	},
 
 	toolError: (error?: string, protocol?: ToolProtocol) => {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Otherwise, if you have not completed the task and do not need additional informa
 				feedback: feedback,
 			})
 		}
-		return `<user_message>\n${feedback}\n</user_message>`
+		return `You seem to be having trouble proceeding. The user has provided the following feedback to help guide you:\n<user_message>\n${feedback}\n</user_message>`
 	},
 
 	missingToolParameterError: (paramName: string, protocol?: ToolProtocol) => {
diff --git a/src/core/tools/__tests__/readFileTool.spec.ts b/src/core/tools/__tests__/readFileTool.spec.ts
index 80d1bb6ff5..1f5ab1e277 100644
--- a/src/core/tools/__tests__/readFileTool.spec.ts
+++ b/src/core/tools/__tests__/readFileTool.spec.ts
@@ -86,8 +86,14 @@ const { toolResultMock, imageBlocksMock } = vi.hoisted(() => {
 vi.mock("../../prompts/responses", () => ({
 	formatResponse: {
 		toolDenied: vi.fn(() => "The user denied this operation."),
-		toolDeniedWithFeedback: vi.fn((feedback?: string) => `<user_message>\n${feedback}\n</user_message>`),
-		toolApprovedWithFeedback: vi.fn((feedback?: string) => `<user_message>\n${feedback}\n</user_message>`),
+		toolDeniedWithFeedback: vi.fn(
+			(feedback?: string) =>
+				`The user denied this operation and responded with the message:\n<user_message>\n${feedback}\n</user_message>`,
+		),
+		toolApprovedWithFeedback: vi.fn(
+			(feedback?: string) =>
+				`The user approved this operation and responded with the message:\n<user_message>\n${feedback}\n</user_message>`,
+		),
 		rooIgnoreError: vi.fn(
 			(path: string) =>
 				`Access to ${path} is blocked by the .rooignore file settings. You must try to continue in the task without using this file, or ask the user to update the .rooignore file.`,