From 9b4495c491d86cad1674e8e086b91ad2311669ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lukas Bockstaller <bockstaller@pretix.eu>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:48:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] provide more context for failed transactions

---
 src/pretix/base/payment.py                                 | 7 +++++--
 .../control/templates/pretixcontrol/giftcards/payment.html | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/pretix/base/payment.py b/src/pretix/base/payment.py
index 5e7913f45..f7fdd3c7a 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/payment.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/payment.py
@@ -1533,6 +1533,8 @@ class GiftCardPayment(BasePaymentProvider):
                 'request': request,
                 'event': self.event,
                 'gc': gc,
+                **({'error': payment.info_data[
+                    'error']} if 'error' in payment.info_data else {})
             }
             return template.render(ctx)
 
@@ -1554,7 +1556,8 @@ class GiftCardPayment(BasePaymentProvider):
             'gift_card': {
                 'id': gc.pk,
                 'secret': gc.secret,
-                'organizer': gc.issuer.slug
+                'organizer': gc.issuer.slug,
+                ** ({'error': payment.info_data['error']} if 'error' in payment.info_data else {})
             }
         }
 
@@ -1657,7 +1660,7 @@ class GiftCardPayment(BasePaymentProvider):
                     }
                 )
         except PaymentException as e:
-            payment.fail(info={'error': str(e)}, send_mail=not is_early_special_case)
+            payment.fail(info={**payment.info_data, 'error': str(e)}, send_mail=not is_early_special_case)
             raise e
 
     def payment_is_valid_session(self, request: HttpRequest) -> bool:
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/giftcards/payment.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/giftcards/payment.html
index d66803a61..8ccbb0565 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/giftcards/payment.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/giftcards/payment.html
@@ -15,4 +15,8 @@
     </dd>
     <dt>{% trans "Issuer" %}</dt>
     <dd>{{ gc.issuer }}</dd>
+    {% if error %}
+         <dt>{% trans "Error" %}</dt>
+        <dd>{{ error }}</dd>
+    {% endif %}
 </dl>