diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/pacts/verifiable_pact_messages.rb b/lib/pact_broker/pacts/verifiable_pact_messages.rb
index 099af8c03..d26f4df17 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/pacts/verifiable_pact_messages.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/pacts/verifiable_pact_messages.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def inclusion_reason
         version_text = head_consumer_tags.size == 1 || branches.size == 1 ? "version" : "versions"
         if wip?
           # WIP pacts will always have tags, because it is part of the definition of being a WIP pact
-          "The pact at #{pact_version_url} is being verified because it is a 'work in progress' pact (ie. it is the pact for the latest #{version_text} of #{consumer_name} #{joined_head_consumer_tags_and_branches} and is still in pending state). #{READ_MORE_WIP}"
+          "The pact at #{pact_version_url} is being verified because it is a 'work in progress' pact (ie. it is the pact for the latest #{version_text} of #{consumer_name} #{joined_head_consumer_tags_and_branches} and it has not yet been successfully verified by #{pending_provider_branch_or_tags_description("a")} when the pact's application version was explicitly specified in the consumer version selectors). #{READ_MORE_WIP}".tap { |it| puts it }
         else
           criteria_or_criterion = selectors.size > 1 ? "criteria" : "criterion"
           version_or_versions = pluralize("the consumer version", selectors.size)
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ def inclusion_reason
       end
 
       def pending_reason
-        if pending?
+        if pending? && wip?
+          "This pact is in pending state for this version of #{provider_name} because it was included as a 'work in progress' pact. If this verification fails, it will not cause the overall build to fail. #{READ_MORE_PENDING}"
+        elsif pending?
           "This pact is in pending state for this version of #{provider_name} because a successful verification result for #{pending_provider_branch_or_tags_description("a")} has not yet been published. If this verification fails, it will not cause the overall build to fail. #{READ_MORE_PENDING}"
         else
           "This pact has previously been successfully verified by #{non_pending_provider_branch_or_tags_description}. If this verification fails, it will fail the build. #{READ_MORE_PENDING}"
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact_broker/pacts/verifiable_pact_messages_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact_broker/pacts/verifiable_pact_messages_spec.rb
index d6931c2a6..6127416a5 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact_broker/pacts/verifiable_pact_messages_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact_broker/pacts/verifiable_pact_messages_spec.rb
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ module Pacts
           let(:pending) { true }
           let(:pending_provider_tags) { %w[dev] }
 
-          its(:inclusion_reason) { is_expected.to include "The pact at http://pact is being verified because it is a 'work in progress' pact (ie. it is the pact for the latest version of Foo tagged with 'feat-x' and is still in pending state)."}
+          its(:inclusion_reason) { is_expected.to include "The pact at http://pact is being verified because it is a 'work in progress' pact (ie. it is the pact for the latest version of Foo tagged with 'feat-x' and it has not yet been successfully verified by a version of Bar with tag 'dev' when the pact's application version was explicitly specified in the consumer version selectors). Read more at https://docs.pact.io/go/wip"}
 
           context "when the pact is a WIP pact for a consumer branch" do
             let(:selectors) { Selectors.create_for_latest_of_each_branch(%w[feat-x feat-y]).resolve(consumer_version) }
 
-            its(:inclusion_reason) { is_expected.to include "The pact at http://pact is being verified because it is a 'work in progress' pact (ie. it is the pact for the latest versions of Foo from branches 'feat-x' and 'feat-y' (both have the same content) and is still in pending state)."}
+            its(:inclusion_reason) { is_expected.to include "The pact at http://pact is being verified because it is a 'work in progress' pact (ie. it is the pact for the latest versions of Foo from branches 'feat-x' and 'feat-y' (both have the same content)"}
           end
 
           context "when the pact is a WIP pact for a consumer branch and consumer rags" do
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ module Pacts
           end
         end
 
-        context "when the pact is pending" do
+        context "when the pact is pending but not wip" do
           let(:pending) { true }
 
           context "when there are no non_pending_provider_tags or a provider_branch" do
@@ -247,6 +247,32 @@ module Pacts
             its(:pending_reason) { is_expected.to include "'dev', 'feat-x' and 'feat-y'" }
           end
         end
+
+        context "when the pact is pending and is wip" do
+          let(:pending) { true }
+          let(:wip) { true }
+
+          context "when there are no non_pending_provider_tags or a provider_branch" do
+            its(:pending_reason) { is_expected.to include "This pact is in pending state for this version of Bar because it was included as a 'work in progress' pact. If this verification fails, it will not cause the overall build to fail." }
+          end
+
+          context "when there is a provider_branch" do
+            let(:provider_branch) { "main" }
+            its(:pending_reason) { is_expected.to include "This pact is in pending state for this version of Bar because it was included as a 'work in progress' pact. If this verification fails, it will not cause the overall build to fail." }
+          end
+
+          context "when there is 1 pending_provider_tag" do
+            let(:pending_provider_tags) { %w[dev] }
+
+            its(:pending_reason) { is_expected.to include "This pact is in pending state for this version of Bar because it was included as a 'work in progress' pact. If this verification fails, it will not cause the overall build to fail." }
+          end
+
+          context "when there are 2 pending_provider_tags" do
+            let(:pending_provider_tags) { %w[dev feat-x] }
+
+            its(:pending_reason) { is_expected.to include "This pact is in pending state for this version of Bar because it was included as a 'work in progress' pact. If this verification fails, it will not cause the overall build to fail." }
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
   end